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Claimant seeks judicial review of grant of planning permission which will see closure of highway
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Claimant seeks new legal team for appeal in £650m bitcoin hard drive case
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Claimant to appeal High Court refusal of Bloomsbury tower block judicial review
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Claimant to seek permission from Court of Appeal for legal challenge to decision allowing poultry farm expansion
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Claimant wins appeal over duration of EHC Plan
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Claimant wins appeal over lawfulness of housing needs assessment while care proceedings ongoing
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Claimant wins appeal over status of path on which she was injured
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Claimant wins challenge over Welsh Government refusal to fund further education
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Claimant wins High Court battle over decision by council that statutory overcrowding was ‘deliberate act’
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Claimant wins High Court battle over social and life skills activities and disability related expenditure
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Claimant wins High Court challenge to council over failure to secure suitable accommodation, conduct lawful assessment of children
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Claimant wins High Court dispute over whether council had discretion to backdate registration of housing allocation application
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Claimant wins housing case against council in part but judge rejects anonymity bid
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Claimant wins judicial review challenge over “unlawful” level of Care Act support
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Claimant wins legal challenge over refusal of application for Disabled Facilities Grant
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Claimant wins Upper Tribunal appeal over tenancy agreement and housing benefit
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Claimant with Down Syndrome secures permission for judicial review of charging policy of county council
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Claimant withdraws discrimination claim against council and former chief executive
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Claimants eye appeal after High Court rejects challenge over SEND cuts proposed by council
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Claimants eye legal action against developer and possibly council over former gasworks site
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