Day: 12 August 2025

‘In Hegab v The Spectator (1828) Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 2043 (KB), Mr Hegab sought damages in libel and under the Data Protection Act 2018 in respect of an article written by the second defendant, Mr Murray, and published in The Spectator. The article said that Mr Hegab was a street agitator who had whipped up his followers and made disparaging comments about Hindus in the context of disturbances between local Muslims and Hindus.’

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Law & Religion UK, 12th August 2025

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘There were more than 655m class members of actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) at the end of 2024 – equivalent to 10.4 class actions for every person in the country – according to new research.’

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Legal Futures, 12th August 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘In June the Ministry of Justice announced new legislation under the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 which affects NDAs and confidentiality clauses.* Related guidance, published at the beginning of June, sets out the impact of this legislation on the enforceability of such agreements.’

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Kingsley Napley Criminal Law Blog, 12th August 2025

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

‘The Court of Appeal, in the decision of Bratt v Jones [2025] EWCA Civ 562, has opened the door to removing the pre-condition that in order for a valuer to be liable for negligent valuation of a property, their valuation must fall outside of a reasonable range of valuations. This may make it easier in the future, particularly for lenders, to recover losses as a result of negligent valuations, subject to the usual considerations, including limitation.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 8th August 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to consult on strengthening continuing competence requirements as it was not clear whether solicitors are reflecting properly on their practices.’

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Legal Futures, 12th August 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘The operator of Wikipedia has been given permission by a high court judge to challenge the Online Safety Act if it is categorised as a high-risk platform, which would impose the most stringent duties.’

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The Guardian, 11th August 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com