‘Blog by Will Bulman of the Garden Court Family Law Team, which provides an overview of The Family Justice Council (FJC) Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System for practitioners.’
Garden Court Chambers, 14th May 2025
Source: gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘In this blog we consider whether a pre-nuptial agreement is a good option to help protect the estates of vulnerable individuals in the event that their marriage should come to an end.’
Kingsley Napley Family Law Blog, 13th May 2025
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘A 68-year-old man who has spent 38 years in jail has had his murder conviction quashed at the court of appeal in what is thought to be the longest-running miscarriage of justice in British history.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has handed down a preliminary trial judgment in Paisley v Linehan dealing with three statements published as comments written by subscribers on the Defendant’s Substack blog. It held that all three (known as publications 4(1)-(3)) were defamatory of the Claimant at common law: the first two conveyed that the Claimant was a paedophile and the third that the Claimant was party to a co-ordinated effort by child molesters who had adopted LGBT causes.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 13th May 2025
Source: www.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘When the former nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others, a 1980s research paper was key to the prosecution’s case. But the author of the paper himself believes there has been a miscarriage of justice – and so too do other doctors.’
The Guardian,14th May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ministers are seeking to broaden the law to criminalise assisting self-harm online or in person.’
The Independent, 13th May 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The NHS’s total liabilities for medical negligence have hit an “astounding” £58.2bn amid ministers’ failure to improve patient safety, an influential group of MPs have warned.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A legal challenge will be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice later on Wednesday about the role of physician associates (PA) in the NHS.’
BBC News, 14th May 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three child sexual abusers who raped a vulnerable teenager over several years in the 1990s have had their sentences extended after intervention by the solicitor general.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In the wake of recent high-profile cyber-attacks on major retailers like Marks & Spencer and Co-op, the UK government has launched a new voluntary Code of Practice for software vendors at its flagship cyber security event, CyberUK 2025. This initiative sets a dynamic baseline for software security and resilience, aiming to help prevent such breaches in the future.’
Kingsley Napley Corporate and Commercial Law Blog, 13th May 2025
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘There was little support for a Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) proposal to reapportion contributions to the compensation fund so that individual solicitors pay more than firms, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 14th May 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A hospital worker has pleaded guilty to a number of sex offences against children.’
BBC News, 13th May 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court
U3 v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKSC 19 (12 May 2025)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
HM Treasury & Anor v Global Feedback Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 624 (13 May 2025)
QY (Vietnam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 607 (13 May 2025)
Carvill-Biggs & Anor v Reading [2025] EWCA Civ 619 (13 May 2025)
Leadingway Consultants Ltd v Saab & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 582 (09 May 2025)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Earp v R. [2025] EWCA Crim 546 (09 May 2025)
BZG & Anor, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 598 (09 May 2025)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Social Work England v Gregory [2025] EWHC 1140 (Admin) (13 May 2025)
Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Schools [2025] EWHC 1146 (Admin) (13 May 2025)
Berki v Tribunal of Gyor, Hungary & Anor [2025] EWHC 1080 (Admin) (09 May 2025)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Crushcov v Hyland & Ors [2025] EWHC 1117 (Ch) (13 May 2025)
Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Wright [2025] EWHC 1139 (Ch) (12 May 2025)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Lay & Anor v Independent Vetcare Ltd [2025] EWHC 1098 (Comm) (09 May 2025)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Woodhead v WTTV Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 1128 (KB) (12 May 2025)
High Court (Technology & Construction Court)
Jaevee Homes Ltd v Fincham (t/a Fincham Demolition) [2025] EWHC 1134 (TCC) (12 May 2025)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A couple who sued for £180,000 over claims they were driven crazy by the “beep” of a car park intercom inches from their apartment’s only window in a historic city centre have had their compensation bid thrown out.’
The Independent, 13th May 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A legal campaign group is threatening a judicial review unless the Secretary of State for Local Government corrects a statement she made in Parliament that suggested the Planning and Infrastructure Bill would not reduce environmental protections.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th May 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A near-four decade old murder case is to be considered at the Court of Appeal in what could be the UK’s longest running miscarriage of justice.’
The Independent, 13th May 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The UK government’s migration plans are facing an imminent challenge this week, with lawyers seeking to overturn deportations to Bulgaria due to allegations of brutal conditions faced by migrants and asylum seekers in the country.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The House of Lords continues to stand off with the Government in light of the recent Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman, with one peer arguing that passports can no longer be relied upon to verify someone’s sex.’
The Independent, 13th May 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A construction company and four men are to face manslaughter charges over the death of a woman who was killed seven years ago when she was hit by a pallet of bricks that fell from a crane.’
BBC News, 12th May 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Johnston v Financial Ombudsman Service [2025] EWCA Civ 551 is a case with a particularly complicated procedural history, but for present purposes the critical questions for the Court of Appeal were: (1) whether Mr Johnston lacked litigation capacity at the material times; and (2) whether, if he did lack that capacity, he could have brought proceedings against the Financial Ombudsman Service at all.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 12th May 2025
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