Day: 21 October 2025

‘In this guest blog, Daisy Long an experienced social worker and member of the RITES Committee, reflects on the current Supreme Court case considering the Cheshire West principles alongside the Government’s unexpected weekend announcement about the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS). Article 5 of the Human Rights Act protects everyone’s right to liberty. In 2014 the landmark Cheshire West judgment confirmed disabled people’s rights are the same as anyone else, and any restrictions must be in line with human rights. The oft-quoted phrase a gilded cage is still a cage was coined by the court. However, this case and the laws, policies and practices that followed are now at the heart of a new case at the Supreme Court this week, along with the new LPS system announced. Daisy explores the case, the LPS announcement and what it means, highlighting why human rights remain essential in everyday practice.’

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The British Institute of Human Rights, 20th October 2025

Source: www.bihr.org.uk

‘A sharp rise in the number of nationally significant cyber attacks in the UK highlights the need for greater vigilance in implementing security, an expect has warned.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th October 2025

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘The annual cost of settling clinical negligence claims has more than tripled over the past two decades, from £1.1 billion in 2006-07 to £3.6 billion in 2024-25 due to “increased claim numbers and the rising costs of settlements”, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO).’

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Local Government Lawyer, 17th October 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘This is a County Court appeal judgment, by Her Honour Melissa Clarke, on both the validity of a GSC and, most significantly, on the effect of there being no valid GSC at the commencement of the tenancy when the tenant first goes into occupation.’

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Nearly Legal, 19th October 2025

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

‘The Attorney General is one of the most powerful and influential officers in the British Constitution. They are the chief adviser of the Crown on points of law and the chief counsel for the government in legal proceedings. They also have an important role in the machinery of criminal law enforcement in England & Wales and a wide range of prerogative and statutory powers that they exercise in their capacity of guardian of the public interest.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 20th October 2025

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

‘A “vile and sadistic” online groomer has been jailed for 20 years in a UK legal first for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl he encouraged to self-harm.’

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The Guardian, 20th October 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘The Metropolitan Police says it will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents to allow officers to “focus on matters that meet the threshold for criminal investigations”.’

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BBC News, 20th October 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Private client group STEP is to lobby the government to bring the Non-Contentious Probate Rules (NCPR) in line with the Legal Services Act 2007 in the wake of the Mazur ruling.’

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Legal Futures, 20th October 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘Under the current UK immigration rules, if you have ever received a custodial sentence of 12 months or more, you will face a mandatory ban from the UK for life. This has been the position since December 2020 and has created a lot of challenges. While the rule has been in place for some time, with the roll out of the Electronic Travel Authorisation (‘ETA’) earlier this year, the problems this creates are showing themselves with increasing regularity. This is because the ETA specifically asks about historic criminality, something which most likely did not arise when non-visa nationals visited the UK before this.’

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Kingsley Napley Immigration Law Blog, 16th October 2025

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk