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Supreme Court to rule next week in landmark case on ‘ordinary residence’ and s117 aftercare services
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Supreme Court to rule next week in test case on local authority land and injunctions against unidentified newcomers
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Supreme Court to rule next week on ‘sleep in’ care workers and national minimum wage
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Supreme Court to rule next week on appellate courts, proportionality assessments and care orders
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Supreme Court to rule next week on application of benefit cap to lone parents with children under two
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Supreme Court to rule next week on assumption of responsibility and duty of care in “failure to remove” cases
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Supreme Court to rule next week on community benefit fund donations and material considerations for granting planning permissions
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Supreme Court to rule next week on council public highway planning condition
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Supreme Court to rule next week on environmental impact assessment and downstream greenhouse gas emissions
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Supreme Court to rule next week on homelessness duties and mandatory orders against local housing authorities
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Supreme Court to rule next week on implying condition restricting use of premises into planning permission
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Supreme Court to rule next week on liability of social services authorities to protect children
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Supreme Court to rule next week on local authority disposals of land subject to statutory trust and failure to comply with requirements
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Supreme Court to rule next week on overlapping or ‘drop in’ planning permissions
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Supreme Court to rule next week on policy of Scottish local authority on charging for community care services
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Supreme Court to rule next week on use of inherent jurisdiction in cases where there is insufficient registered secure accommodation for vulnerable children
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Supreme Court to rule next week on whether judicial review challenge over neighbourhood plan was out of time
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Supreme Court to rule next week over rent repayment orders and superior landlord liability
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Supreme Court to rule on ability of tribunals to calculate entitlement to housing benefit without deducting for under-occupancy
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Supreme Court to rule on liability of claimant for costs of other parties in statutory and JR cases where challenge refused at permission stage
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