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Judges decide “No recourse to public funds” policy infringes prohibition on inhuman and degrading treatment
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Judges dismiss appeal against sentence of imprisonment for “repeated breaches” of court order
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Judges dismiss appeal brought by developer seeking to discharge covenants in lease agreement with council
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Judges dismiss care proceedings appeal even though all parties were in support
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Judges dismiss judicial review challenge over interpretation by Prime Minister of ministerial code in Priti Patel "bullying" claims
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Judges dismiss legal challenge over use of WhatsApp and other non-government communications systems for government business
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Judges overturn conviction for refusal to give name and address in case of suspected Covid regulations breach
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Judges refuse council permission to appeal “academic” homelessness ruling
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Judges reject appeal against local authority decision not to determine appellant as “child in need” when he was 16
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Judges reject appeal by council in dispute over entitlement to right to buy
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Judges reject appeal over motion boycotting produce from Israeli settlements
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Judges reject appeal over succession to tenancy and meaning of “step-child”
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Judges reject appeal over whether protective duty had arisen in school exclusion case where pupil was vulnerable to child criminal exploitation
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Judges reject challenge by freeholders over changes to legislation on determination of sums payable on exercise of right to enfranchise
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Judges reject challenge over adoption and special guardianship for half-brothers
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Judges reject council challenge over requirement to participate in national dispersal scheme for asylum seeker children
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Judges reject legal challenge over system operated by council for allocating temporary accommodation including ‘transfer list’
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