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Government awards £2m in funding for technology firm to support digital transformation of legal sector
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Government backs down on drilling decision after legal action by seahorse charity
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Government backs right to request flexible working from day one
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Government backtracks on public sector exit cap
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Government brings together guidance for councils on rules post-Brexit
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Government call for Supreme Court to overturn Cheshire West ruling on deprivations of liberty prompts furious response from charities
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Government calls on Law Commission to conduct review into law on contempt of court
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