Day: 12 December 2025

‘A Court of Protection judge has considered the correct legal test for assessing whether an elderly woman with dementia has the capacity to make her own decision as to whether or not to marry, finding that the court should asses her capacity to marry in general, rather than her capacity to marry a particular person.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘A Family Court judge has approved a care plan for a young looked-after British child to move to Jamaica to live with her maternal half-brother, who is in the care of his paternal aunt.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘A decision by a Police and Crime Commissioner to appoint a chief constable on a temporary basis was “unlawful”, the High Court has found.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The General Council of the Bar (GCB) has monitored barrister earnings since 2015, with the latest publication “Gross earnings by sex and practice area at the self-employed Bar 2025” being published in November. In this blog, Dr Rose Holmes, Bar Council Head of Research, and Rachel Krys, Bar Council Equality and Diversity Consultant, explain why it’s important to collect and analyse this data and how our work has evolved over the last decade.’

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Bar Council, 11th December 2025

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

‘Neurodivergent individuals – particularly autistic people and those with ADHD – are overrepresented within prison populations, according to research.’

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The Independent, 12th December 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘The home secretary is to order an independent special inquiry into whether the Metropolitan police allowed hundreds of recruits to join without proper vetting amid fears they may pose a criminal risk.’

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The Guardian, 12th December 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Nationwide has been fined £44m by the City watchdog over “weak” financial crime controls that culminated in a serious case of Covid fraud that left UK taxpayers £800,000 out of pocket.’

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The Guardian, 12th December 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com