‘The wife of a Conservative councillor who was jailed after an online rant on the day of last year’s Southport attacks “never” intended to incite violence, the Court of Appeal has heard.’
BBC News, 15th May 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v PK & Anor [2025] EWCOP 17 (T3), McKendrick J was asked to decide that continuation of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (‘CANH’) was not in the best interests of a “much loved family man and devout Muslim.” Unlike many of these cases, the 73 year old man, PK, was not in a prolonged disorder of consciousness. He was, however, in a situation following a stroke, exacerbating already existing co-morbidities, where the Trust was concerned as to whether continuing CANH was in his best interests.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 15th May 2025
‘What the bereaved hope might be investigated at an inquest and what the inquest actually explores are often very different things. In this recent case the Assistant Coroner’s decision to draw a very tight investigatory scope was upheld by the Divisional Court. There is no new law here. Coroners have a wide discretion regarding scope and that discretion was properly exercised. The Coroner was entitled to have heard only limited evidence related to events very close to the time of death.’
UK Inquest Law Blog, 12th May 2025
Source: www.ukinquestlawblog.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has imposed its largest-ever fine, just shy of £4m, on the former non-solicitor owner of collapsed law firm Kingly Solicitors.’
Legal Futures, 15th May 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A teaching assistant may have abused “well over 81” children with special educational needs and disabilities, it can now be revealed.’
BBC News, 15th May 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An innocent man who spent five years behind bars after being wrongly convicted of rape has hit out at the “unfair and draconian” compensation system, warning a miscarriage of justice could happen to anyone.’
The Independent, 16th May 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Significant changes to the Civil Procedural Rules (CPR) – the rules governing civil litigation proceedings in England and Wales – took effect on 6 April.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th May 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Plans to modernise will making – including allowing electronic wills – and reduce the number of disputes were today published by the Law Commission.’
Legal Futures, 16th May 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘How does the law deals with a situation in which a leaseholder possesses property outside of their demise but within their landlord’s title? This issue appears to be a common one, and understandably so. A leaseholder of a flat may have access to a loft space above their demise, or a flat roof that might conveniently be used as a roof terrace or garden. If these are not within the leaseholder’s demise, but they possess them anyway, is there a legal means for claiming ownership of them?’
Tanfield Chambers, 14th May 2025
Source: tanfieldchambers.co.uk
‘A convicted drug dealer who dragged a 69-year-old grandmother from her bed and stamped on her at least 15 times, breaking every bone in her face, has been found guilty of murder.’
BBC News, 15th May 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A black security manager who was called a “slave” and left his job due to “continuous bullying” has been awarded £361,000, an employment tribunal has heard.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A barrister acted within professional boundaries in arguing that comparing Israel with Nazi Germany was not inherently antisemitic, the High Court has ruled – although tweets from his client doing so were found to be antisemitic.’
Legal Futures, 16th May 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A father who murdered his 14-year-old daughter by stabbing her in the heart while “mucking around” in a play-fight will not have his sentence increased, judges have ruled.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Zhang, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 639 (15 May 2025)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Ladybill Ltd v Sheffield Magistrates’ Court [2025] EWHC 1169 (Admin) (15 May 2025)
Husain v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2025] EWHC 1170 (Admin) (14 May 2025)
Bandla v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2025] EWHC 1167 (Admin) (13 May 2025)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Acasta European Insurance Company Ltd v Emmiera Group Ltd [2025] EWHC 1168 (Ch) (15 May 2025)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Bakhaty & Anor v Hampshire County Council [2025] EWHC 1175 (KB) (14 May 2025)
Bevan v Ministry of Defence [2025] EWHC 1145 (KB) (14 May 2025)
High Court (Technology & Construction Court)
EE Ltd v Avanti Broadband Ltd [2025] EWHC 1160 (TCC) (15 May 2025)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Prisoners will be able to earn their freedom after serving a third of their sentences under new minimum and maximum sentence plans released by the government to tackle the overcrowding in jails.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A seven-year, £250,000 neighbours’ row over a few inches of land, sparked by a doctor’s garden tap, has been blasted as “ridiculous” by a top judge.’
The Independent, 15th May 2026=5
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A father who murdered his 14-year-old daughter during a ‘play-fight’ could have his sentence increased on Thursday after his case was referred for possibly being ‘too lenient’.’
The Independent, 15th May 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Theo Dixon of Wilberforce Chambers considers a recent PO determination on the extent to which an employer must consider additional increases to pensions in payment when RPI exceeded the maximum increase mandated by the scheme rules.’
Pensions Barrister, 15th May 2025
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
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