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High Court rejects application by father for lay advocate in care proceedings, describing “fundamental misunderstanding” of Article 6
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High Court rejects application by father for young boy subject to care order to be circumcised
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High Court rejects application by mother to prevent local authority from imposing vaccinations on child in foster care
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High Court rejects application by teenage boy to return to UK from boarding school in Ghana
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High Court rejects challenge to award by arbitrator favouring council in property lease dispute
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High Court rejects challenge to decision by council not to take enforcement action in respect of alleged breach of planning control
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