‘Two police officers have been sacked for gross misconduct over the way they dealt with a suspected drunk driver who was arrested and later died.’
The Independent, 14th August 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An enforcement order to demolish a block of flats is unlikely to affect the human rights of children as the building comprises only one-bedroom flats, the High Court has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th August 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘On 30 July 2025, Mr Justice Peel handed down a judgment in the case of BC v BC [2025] EWHC 2016 (Fam), confirming the “sanctity of confidentiality” in relation to Financial Dispute Resolution (‘FDR’) and private FDR (‘pFDR’) hearings.’
Kingsley Napley Family Law Blog, 13th August 2025
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘The flipside of the intense focus on the wishes, feelings, beliefs and values of the person required by s.4 MCA 2005, as clarified by the Supreme Court in Aintree v James, is that there may be situations in which, objectively, a person’s medical situation might appear hopeless, but nonetheless continued treatment is in their best interests. Such a case is that of The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v YD & Ors (Refusal of Withdrawal of Treatment) [2025] EWCOP 31.[1] On the face of it, YD, who had been in a prolonged disorder of consciousness since October 2024 and had no prospect of emerging from the permanent vegetative state in which he now found himself, was a clear candidate for withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 14th August 2025
‘A 14-year-old girl left alone to self-harm at a mental health hospital when she should have been under constant supervision was unlawfully killed, an inquest jury has concluded.’
BBC News, 14th August 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A barrister has been disbarred for raping a woman, when she was a teenager under 16 and when she was older, while he was a policeman in the 1980s.’
Legal Futures, 15th August 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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