Day: 31 October 2025

‘The Competition Appeal Tribunal’s decision in Kent v Apple is an important landmark in the approach of UK courts to competition within tech ecosystems, showing how traditional tools can be used to police digital walled gardens.’

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Competition Bulletin, 30th October 2025

Source: competitionbulletin.com

‘At 740PM last night the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (“RRA”) received Royal Assent and passed into law. The Prime Minster declared:

“Every family deserves the dignity of a safe and secure home.”

“For too long, millions of renters have lived at the mercy of rogue landlords or insecure contracts, with their futures hanging in the balance. We’re putting an end to that.”

“A secure home isn’t just bricks and mortar – it’s the foundation for opportunity, safety, and a better life. No child should grow up without one.”

And while, at the time of writing, a consolidated version of the final legislative text does not appear on either the Parliamentary or Government legislation websites (and this post is to be read subject to that caveat), it nevertheless seems an apt time to take stock.’

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Falcon Chambers, 28th October 2025

Source: www.falcon-chambers.com

‘The courts are gradually working their way through various cases relating to the Insurance Act 2015, the latest being Delos Shipholding SA & Ors v Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality SE & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 1019. Delos Shipholding is of general interest to non-shipping insurance contracts with regard to the scope of the duty of fair presentation and the determination of whether an insured has actual or constructive knowledge of material circumstances requiring disclosure.’

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Farrar's Building, 13th October 2025

Source: www.farrarsbuilding.co.uk

‘Ministers have ruled out establishing a public inquiry into the IRA’s 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.’

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The Guardian, 30th October 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Taylor Swift’s Anti-Hero is, to the best of my knowledge, the only pop song to feature a contentious probate dispute (Reader: if you know another, do please tell).’

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Gatehouse Chambers, 28th October 2025

Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk

‘The UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Andrysiewicz v Circuit Court in Lodz, Poland [2025] UKSC 23 earlier this Summer. The decision is important for evaluating the weight to be given to early release mechanisms in the context of immigration appeals, and in particular for its dismissal of the approach adopted by Fordham J in the case of Dobrowolski [2023] EWHC 763 (Admin).’

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Administrative Court Blog, 30th October 2025

Source: administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com

‘A police officer who blackmailed a suspect she had arrested in an indecent images case to fund her gambling addiction has been jailed for more than three years.’

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The Guardian, 30th October 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com