‘The High Court has granted summary judgment to a KC accused of negligence in the way he drafted the particulars of claim (PoC) against a law firm and a firm of property agents.’
Legal Futures, 17th November 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A Twitter hacker who breached the accounts of celebrities including Barack Obama and Jeff Bezos has been forced to hand over £4million.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th November 2025
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, unveiled by Science and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall this week, will give regulators the power to hit companies with stronger, turnover-based penalties for serious cyber security breaches, with harmful incidents now required to be reported within 24 hours.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th November 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘This was a second appeal from a s.204 Housing Act 1996 appeal of the suitability of temporary accommodation. The appeal was by LB Enfield, Ms A having been successful on first appeal.’
Nearly Legal, 16th November 2025
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice could come under pressure to fund and accelerate the expansion of “Pathfinder” courts after an independent review of murdered 10-year-old Sara Sharif found the problem-solving child-led model could have made a “substantial difference” in her case.’
Law Society Gazette, 14th November 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The High Court has made a costs budgeting order in a group action where the total value of the claim comes to £340 million. In White & Ors v Uber London Ltd & Ors Mrs Justice O’Farrell opted to dispense with the usual rule that claims exceeding the threshold of £10m would not require the parties to provide costs budgets.’
Law Society Gazette, 17th November 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The action, led by an accountant and former Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) panel member Jeremy Newman, will argue that Rightmove charged excessive and unfair prices to estate agents to list properties on its online portal. The damages from this practice are estimated to total around £1 billion.’
Law Society Gazette, 17th November 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The publicity surrounding Trump’s attack on DEI has unnerved employers in Great Britain (GB), leaving some wondering whether they should reduce their DEI initiatives, especially since companies such as Meta and Ford have widely publicised their actions doing so. In this article, I explain some key differences between US and GB equality law and why companies in GB that are operating lawfully should not follow the US example.’
Counsel, 13th November 2025
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘Little has changed since Burns v Burns. Cohabiting couples deserve better than to be left on the blasted heath with the existing witch’s brew for another four decades, argues Christopher Stirling’
Counsel, 13th November 2025
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘It is approaching 10 years since HHJ Edward Hess and Joanna Miles published their seminal article which fired the starting gun for the creation of the Financial Remedies Court (FRC). Much has happened in the intervening years. The purpose of this article is to reflect upon the possible ways in which the FRC might evolve and develop in the future.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 17th November 2025
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Under sweeping reforms unveiled by the home secretary, the government will attempt to change the way the European Convention on Human Rights is interpreted by UK judges in a bid to stop asylum seekers using their rights to a family life to avoid deportation’
The Independent, 17th November 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police have paid out £20,000 in damages for unlawfully arresting a couple after they made complaints about their daughter’s primary school, including on a WhatsApp group chat.’
BBc News, 16th November 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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