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Council secures £125k fine for company which failed to repair listed church
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Council secures £140k costs order against ex-councillor over failed judicial review
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Council secures £34k order against tenant who had sub-let property since 2010
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Council secures £88k confiscation order against landlords who sub-divided property into flats without permission
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Council secures anti-harassment injunction in High Court against landlord who waged “deliberately offensive” campaign against councillors, lawyers and other officers
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Council secures closure order after finding takeaway operating secret basement nightclub
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Council secures continuation of High Court interim injunction over unauthorized development
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Council secures continued prohibition on art installation where fibreglass sharks make speeches, sing song
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Council secures court victory over unpaid business rates
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Council secures fundamental dishonesty finding after social media posts show “injured” golfer playing competitively
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Council secures fundamental dishonesty finding in highways tripping claim
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Council secures injunction after developer fails to build-out affordable homes
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Council secures injunction against garden fete that lacked proper risk assessment
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Council secures injunction against man who circumvented redaction in child protection papers
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Council secures injunction over residential use of caravans near Ashdown Forest
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Council secures injunction to ban proposed “tent city” homeless encampment
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Council secures interim High Court injunction over 100+ acres of Green Belt land
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Council secures interim injunction in bid to keep affordable homes subject to section 106 agreement
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Council secures interim injunction in High Court over creation of extra plots for caravans
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Council secures interim injunction stopping hotel from being used to house asylum seekers
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