Day: 24 July 2025

‘In R (Campbell) v HM Attorney General [2025] EWHC 1653 (Admin), the Divisional Court (Lord Justice Stuart-Smith and Mr Justice Chamberlain) determined that a refusal by the Attorney General to issue a fiat for an application for a new inquest under section 13 (1) (b) of the Coroners Act 1988 is non-justiciable.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 24th July 2026

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

‘The Freedom of Information Act 2000 created a scheme which sets up a general right upon members of the public to have information held by public bodies disclosed to them. This right is, however, subject to a number of important exemptions, set out in Part II of the Act. Exemptions are either absolute or qualified. Absolute exemptions, by their nature, operate as a complete answer to any information request: if one of the absolute exemptions applies, it would never be in the public interest for a public body to disclose the information sought.’

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Administrative Court Blog, 23rd July 2025

Source: administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com

An “urgent and comprehensive, root-and-branch” review is required to address systemic delays and entrenched inefficiencies across the County Court’s operations, MPs have said.

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd July 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘An advert by high street retailer Marks & Spencer has been banned for featuring an “irresponsible” image of a model who appeared “unhealthily thin”.’

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The Guardian, 23rd July 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A High Court ruling casting uncertainty over the immunity of advocates for what they say and do in court could have a “chilling effect”, both on the administration of justice and on “fearless advocacy”, the Bar Council has warned.’

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Legal Futures, 24th July 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘Leicester City Council has lost a racial discrimination case in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division), having previously failed at both an Employment Tribunal (ET) and the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT).’

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Local Government Lawyer, 24th July 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘On Tuesday last week it emerged that a mind-boggling data breach by the UK government – and the momentous policy decisions taken in its wake – had been kept a secret from all but a handful of people across the three institutions of the state for nearly two years.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 23rd July 2025

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

‘Two former City traders who were at the centre of one of the biggest scandals of the financial crisis have had their convictions quashed following a 10-year fight.’

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BBC News, 23rd July 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk