‘A shopkeeper who groomed and sexually assaulted a teenage girl in Stockport has been jailed for 10 years.’
The Independent, 6th July 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In September 2024, the Business and Trade Secretary (“the Secretary of State”) suspended licences authorising the export of items that might be used in carrying out or facilitating Israeli military operations in the Gaza conflict. However, the Secretary of State carved out from that suspension licences for the export of components for F-35 aircraft which could not be identified as destined for Israel (“the F-35 Carve Out”). The carve out was justified on the basis that suspending licensing for the export of F-35 components would have an impact on the entire F-35 programme, which would “have a profound and immediate impact on international peace and security, would undermine US confidence in the UK and NATO at a critical juncture, would seriously undermine the credibility of the UK as a trusted partner on the international stage, and would undermine a key capability allowing the UK and its closest allies and partners to address current security challenges.”’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 7th July 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Major changes to the way in which barristers are disciplined – enabling cases to move faster through the process – have been laid out by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).’
Legal Futures, 7th July 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court and Court of Appeal have refused interim relief in Palestine Action’s (“PA”) judicial review of the Home Secretary’s decision to proscribe the organisation, following hearings on 4 July 2025.’
Administrative Court Blog, 5th July 2025
‘The Secretary of State for Business and Trade decided in September 2024 to suspend licences authorising the export of items that might be used in carrying out or facilitating military operations in the conflict in Gaza. He did so explicitly because the Government had formed the view that Israel was not committed to compliance with international humanitarian law (“IHL”) in the conflict in Gaza and that there was therefore a clear risk that such items might be used in that conflict to commit or facilitate a serious violation of IHL. However, the Secretary of State excluded from that suspension licences for the export of components for F-35 combat aircraft which could not be identified as destined for Israel. In this claim for judicial review the Claimant, supported by the Interveners, challenged the lawfulness of this exclusion, which has been referred to as the “F-35 Carve Out”.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th July 2025
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Ahead of the city’s Pride celebrations next month, Jim Duffy is joined by Clare Ciborowska and Pauline Troy of 1COR Brighton. They take us through the legal, social and political history behind the concept of parenthood in the UK today. Drawing from their experience as seasoned advocates in the family courts, Clare and Pauline describe how the evolution of equality and human rights laws around sexual orientation have helped lead us to where we are today in terms of parenthood. They examine legal developments in relation to surrogacy, and the recent shelving of proposals by the Law Commission in England and Wales for significant reform in that area.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th July 2025
Source: audioboom.com
‘A landlord who illegally let out two flats for short-term rental bookings has been fined £75,000.’
BBC News, 7th July 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The drugs crisis in prisons is the worst it has ever been, experts have warned, with the prevalence of illicit substances rendering jails “almost impossible to run positively”.’
The Independent, 6th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Lawyers from lower socio-economic backgrounds are less likely to succeed when applying for the bench than those from higher ones, the first official analysis has indicated.’
Legal Futures, 4th July 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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