‘A woman who fled rape and torture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 18 years ago and was denied British citizenship because she entered the UK illegally has won her case after a government U-turn.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A children’s mentor has been convicted of 14 sexual offences against former students in a London school, police said after an investigation into two decades of child sexual abuse.’
The Independent, 15th December 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Thousands of drivers could have speeding fines cancelled after a fault saw some cameras falsely triggered on English A roads and motorways.’
BBC News, 16th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘One of the world’s biggest providers of educational services has been fined more than £2m for a range of serious breaches related to examination standards that could have affected tens of thousands of students.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Is our society obsessed with youth? UN Human Rights’ Nena Georgantzi joins Equality Commissioner Alasdair Henderson to consider what stronger domestic and international legal frameworks could look like if society is serious about valuing people at a later stage of life.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th December 2025
Source: audioboom.com
‘This was quite a remarkable (and successful) judicial review of a decision of HHJ Gerald to refuse permission to appeal on four grounds from an inunction order made against Mr Batt by a District Judge. It also involves what can charitably be said to be an innovative approach to section 9A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – the fitness for human habitation obligation.’
Nearly Legal, 7th December 2025
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Co-editor of the blog, Lewis Graham, has written on the Article 14 ECHR aspects of R (Jwanczuk) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2025] UKSC 42. The Supreme Court concluded that the “contribution condition” for bereavement support payment in the Pensions Act 2014, section 31, did not breach Article 14 ECHR read with Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the ECHR (“A1P1”). This condition required an applicant’s deceased spouse or civil partner to have paid certain national insurance contributions during their working life. The Claimant’s case, which the Supreme Court rejected, was that this condition gave rise to unjustified discrimination. The Supreme Court stated this “may seem a harsh decision” ([160]), but the result was not unexpected: this is the clear direction of travel since the Supreme Court’s judgment in R (SC, CB and 8 children) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] UKSC 26, [2022] A.C. 223.’
Administrative Court Blog, 6th December 2025
‘David Lammy plans to cut the number of jury trials in England and Wales. A defendant, a victim, a barrister, a KC, a judge and a juror have concerns.’
The Guardian, 7th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Jury trials in England and Wales for crimes that carry a likely sentence of less than three years will be scrapped, the justice secretary has announced.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Epping Forest District Council cannot challenge a decision to allow the Home Office to intervene in its unsuccessful bid to block asylum seekers staying at a hotel, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Upper Tribunal’s recent decision in Hassan & Osman -v- Heath [2025] UKUT 242 (LC) is a timely reminder of the oft-encountered tension between the grant of planning permission and the existence of restrictive covenants which prevent the intended development of a property.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 1st December 2025
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘British police are set to gain enhanced powers at ports, enabling officers to compel illegal migrants to remove outer garments and undergo mouth searches.’
The Independent, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government is set to announce plans to restrict the right to a jury trial in England and Wales in an attempt to turn around unprecedented backlogs and delays in justice.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK public’s awareness of class actions and litigation funding is continuing to rise, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The UK’s independent reviewer of terrorism laws has criticised the government’s latest national security strategy for failing to take online threats more seriously, despite Keir Starmer claiming it would result in “a hardening and sharpening of our approach” in the face of Russian menace.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More than 100 lawyers who wrote to the Ministry of Justice expressing significant concerns about plans to severely restrict jury trials say representations by the legal profession are being ignored.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An Albanian national who was deported from the UK twice in three years has been jailed after returning illegally for a third time.’
BBC News, 29th November 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal hearing the Mazur case will have to decide between statutory interpretation and “the contextual argument”, the solicitor bringing the appeal said last week.’
Legal Futures, 1st December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The family of a woman judged to have been unlawfully killed by her partner after she took her own life following years of domestic abuse has said “lessons have still not been learnt” after the government indicated it would not make changes to how officers use the police national database.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘After years trapped in an abusive marriage, Becky – not her real name – thought her horrific ordeal might start to be over the day she watched her ex-husband jailed for raping her twice.’
BBC News, 1st December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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