They have said they had no choice but to begin work without planning permission.

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In a separate statement the RFU added that Richards's role, which was to write a report for Worcester and make recommendations, was now over and that he has "no ongoing permission from the RFU to carry out any further work for Worcester or any other club or body".

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Defence QC Peter Gray argued there was no evidence available to prove the company had given Mr McCann permission to carry out the work.

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In 1994-95 the United States reformed its process, depriving applicants of permission to work while waiting for their cases to be settled, as long as that took no more than six months.

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