‘The collective action regime received a timely boost yesterday after a claim against Apple over its App Store became the first case to win at trial.’
Legal Futures, 24th October 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor found to have been fundamentally dishonest in a personal injury claim has been cleared of dishonesty by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).’
Legal futures, 27th October 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A group of men have been sentenced following an arson at a warehouse housing humanitarian aid and Starlink satellite equipment destined for Ukraine.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 24th October 2025
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man has been convicted of murdering a hotel worker after he followed her to a railway station and stabbed her multiple times with a screwdriver.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 24th October 2025
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘When will the Courts extend human rights law principles in order to keep up with emerging technology? The Strasbourg Court gave us some answers in Bradshaw & Others v United Kingdom (app no. 15653/22) . However, they may not have been the last word, because this week, the Applicants have sought a referral to the Grand Chamber.’
Panopticon, 24th October 2025
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘A couple of cases involving bad behaviour by landlords/freeholders, both prior to and during proceedings.’
Nearly Legal, 26th October 2025
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The review, led by criminal barrister Richard Wright KC, will consider how stalking and harassment laws work together and whether legislation sufficiently defines and addresses stalking behaviour. It will also determine whether changes in the law are necessary to aid police in better handling of stalking cases, the impact of new and emerging technology and whether the current legal framework can “deal with stalking behaviours facilitated by technology”.’
Law Society Gazette, 27th October 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘People at risk of violence will no longer have to pay to have their personal details removed from the Insolvency Register and the official public record. The change, the government say, will mean the £318 cost “will no longer be an obstacle to their safety”.’
Law Society Gazette, 27th October 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The new legal duties compel landlords to fix emergency health and safety hazards within 24 hours of reporting, investigate significant damp and mould within 10 working days of being notified, make properties safe in five working days after inspection and write the findings to tenants within three working days of inspection completing.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Mr Justice Johnson made an order in the out-of-hours case just before 2am on Wednesday, disapplying a Home Office policy that requires new refugees to move on from their asylum accommodation within 28 days.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A juror who collapsed a murder trial after doing his own research on the internet has been jailed for four months.’
BBC News, 26th October 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government has ordered governors to carry out new procedures to avoid a repeat of Hadush Kebatu’s mistaken release from HMP Chelmsford on Friday, which led to a manhunt and his eventual arrest in London on Sunday.’
BBC News, 27th October 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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