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Judge criticises ‘rolling’ judicial reviews in dispute over parking control zone: report
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Judge criticises arm’s length children’s social care company over FOI failures
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Judge criticises bundle that exceeded 1,200 pages in care proceedings case
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Judge criticises children's trust and clinical commissioning group over "wholesale failure of best interest decisions" for man with epilepsy
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Judge criticises claim against council in private dispute
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Judge criticises council for breaching duty of disclosure when making streamlined application for authorisation of deprivation of liberty
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Judge criticises council for failure to implement recommendations of First-tier Tribunal
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Judge criticises council that conceded care needs dispute
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Judge criticises failures of local authority in care proceedings case
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Judge criticises First-tier Tribunal over decision to raise point of own initiative in service charges dispute
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Judge criticises fundamental errors in childcare case after earlier ruling ignored
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Judge criticises housing association over anti-social behaviour injunction bid, awards £27,500 damages for anti-discrimination counterclaim
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Judge criticises local authority and Children's Guardian over efforts to identify birth father but declines to revoke adoption order
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Judge criticises police force over “unjustifiable” redactions in child proceedings case
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Judge criticises public bodies for operating in silos having only regard to own duties in disordered eating case
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Judge criticises regular misunderstanding of Lady Hale’s “nothing else will do” adoption comment
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Judge criticises SEN Tribunal for Wales for refusal to accept case
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Judge decides further orders regulating residence or constraining choices of vulnerable woman are “unjustified”, despite concern over dysfunctional relationship with father
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Judge decides woman lacking capacity should remain in placement in England, rather than move to near family in Scotland
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Judge declares council breached housing duty but dismisses rest of claim as she was not satisfied breach was ongoing
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