Day: 4 August 2025

‘In Ravfox Ltd v Bexmoor Ltd [2025] EWHC 1313 (Ch), HHJ Keyser KC (sitting as a judge of the High Court) considered the following two issues: if one party to a dispute makes a reference to arbitration under the Arbitration Act 1996 and the arbitrator accedes to the respondent’s challenge to his jurisdiction, does the arbitrator have the power to award the respondent its costs of the jurisdictional challenge? And whether, if the arbitrator does not have the power to make such an order (or does not exercise the power that he does have to make such an order), the court has the power to make such an order. Although these issues are not dealt with by the 1996 act, they have been addressed by the Law Commission’s Review of the 1996 act and section 6(3) of the Arbitration Act 2025.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 1st August 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Lawyers have warned that a cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency has pushed the sector into chaos, with barristers going unpaid, cases being turned away and fears a growing number of firms could desert legal aid work altogether.’

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The Guardian, 3rd August 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘There are “millions” of motor finance customers in the same position as Marcus Johnson – whose claim succeeded before the Supreme Court – his solicitor has declared.’

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Legal Futures, 4th August 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘The High Court is to consider in November a judicial review challenge over the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s guidance on trans people’s use of toilets at work and in services, following the Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 4th August 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘PB was a woman in her early 50s who suffered with a number of health conditions including Emotional Unstable Personality Disorder (“EUPD”) or Borderline Personality Disorder (“BPD”), anxiety and depression, claustrophobia, sleep apnoea, fibromyalgia (a chronic pain condition), severe back, knee and muscle skeleton pain, and a congenital heart condition called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. PB also had a history of suicidal thoughts. All of PB’s medical conditions were documented in her medical records and she was known to mental health services.’

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Nearly Legal, 3rd August 2025

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

‘Five men have been found guilty of murdering a Greek tourist who was followed from a West End club and stabbed to death when he resisted being robbed.’

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BBC News, 1st August 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Millions of drivers will miss out on compensation after the supreme court spared lenders a potential £44bn bill for hidden commission payments in car finance contracts.’

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The Guardian, 1st August 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com