Man who imprisoned partner in caravan guilty of coercive control – BBC News

Posted October 9th, 2025 in news by sally

‘A man who imprisoned and beat his partner, and forced her to wear a full face-covering to hide bruising, has been found guilty of coercive control, strangulation, unlawful wounding, actual bodily harm and fraud.

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BBC News, 8th October 2025

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On China, the Official Secrets Act and ‘enemies’: Is the Prime Minister wrong? – Public Law for Everyone

Posted October 9th, 2025 in news by sally

‘The Prime Minister insists that the dropping of China-related espionage charges occurred for reasons entirely outwith the control of his government — but his argument that his hands were tied by the previous government’s position on China is, at best, highly contestable.’

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Public Law for Everyone, 8th October 2025

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Police officer who put girl in headlock found guilty of assault – The Guardian

Posted October 9th, 2025 in news by sally

‘A British Transport Police officer who put a 15-year-old girl in a headlock during an arrest has been found guilty of assault.’

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The Guardian, 9th October 2025

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Debt shield: Still up for grabs – Pensions Barrister

Posted October 9th, 2025 in news by sally

‘Paul Newman KC looks at a recent High Court case dealing with further issues arising from the enforcement of judgment debts against pension schemes.’

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Pensions Barrister, 9th October 2025

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Man guilty of stalking TV presenter Myleene Klass – BBC News

Posted October 8th, 2025 in news by sally

‘A man has been found guilty of stalking TV and radio presenter Myleene Klass, after posting her items that included a gun, handcuffs, and a police uniform.’

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BBC News, 7th October 2025

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Car loan scandal victims may get average £700 payout from 14m loans, FCA says – The Guardian

Posted October 8th, 2025 in news by sally

‘Victims of the UK’s car finance scandal are likely to receive compensation payouts averaging £700 resulting from 14m unfair loans, the City regulator said on Tuesday.’

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The Guardian, 7th October 2025

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Still “too many” incidences of non-compliance with Public Law Outline, Presiding Family Judge for London warns – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 8th, 2025 in news by sally

‘Whilst work is leading to improvement, London remains an “outlier” in terms of the time it takes to determine care proceedings and the number of hearings it takes to do so, with “too many” incidences of non-compliance with the Public Law Outline (PLO), the Family Presiding Judge for London has warned.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 7th October 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

The UK can, and should, leave the Human Rights Convention: Shadow AG’s advice underlines Conservative Party’s policy – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 8th, 2025 in news by sally

‘Lord Wolfson’s advice was commissioned by the Conservative Party and is known as the Wolfson Report. It is important to note at the outset that, despite its title on the Party website, Lord Wolfson emphasises that this is “neither a policy paper nor a report. It is a legal analysis”, in other words, advice to the leader of the Conservative party. For reasons of economy in the following paragraphs I will refer to this 185 page document as a “report”.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 7th October 2025

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Jenrick attacks ‘activist’ judges in conference speech – BBC News

Posted October 8th, 2025 in news by sally

‘Robert Jenrick has hit out at “activist” judges, as he set out Conservative plans to hand ministers a bigger role in filling judicial vacancies.’

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BBC News, 6th October 2025

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‘Kardashian of Cheshire’ paedophile jailed for luxury handbag fraud – The Guardian

Posted October 8th, 2025 in news by sally

‘A convicted paedophile who described himself as the “Kardashian of Cheshire” has been jailed for fraud after he used an elaborate luxury handbag scam to steal nearly £200,000.’

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The Guardian, 7th October 2025

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Cassandra Somers-Joce: A New Chapter for Governmental Candour? The Public Office (Accountability) Bill – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted October 6th, 2025 in news by sally

‘The Public Office (Accountability) Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on 16 September 2025. It gives effect to the Labour Party’s 2024 Manifesto commitment to introduce a ‘Hillsborough Law’ which will ‘place a legal duty of candour on public servants and authorities and provide legal aid for victims of disasters or state-related deaths’. As the Government’s ‘Duty of Candour Factsheet’, produced to supplement the Bill, explains, the Bill represents ‘a powerful new package of measures to address these failings and others seen at Grenfell Tower, in the infected blood and Horizon scandals – and in too many other examples over too many years’.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 6th October 2025

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Understanding the Justice Ramifications of Immediately Deporting Foreign National Offenders – EIN Blog

Posted October 6th, 2025 in news by sally

‘The government recently announced it will begin deporting foreign national offenders who are given a custodial sentence as soon as possible after they are convicted. Once deported, it will be up to the receiving country to determine if the offender serves any prison time. This development is the logical end of the repeated expansion of this policy in recent years.’

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EIN Blog, 3rd October 2025

Source: www.ein.org.uk

Fundamental Dishonesty and The Role of Experts – 1 QMLR

Posted October 6th, 2025 in news by sally

‘In O’Connell, Christopher Kennedy KC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, dismissed claims in negligence and under the Animals Act 1971 brought by a former gunner in the Royal Horse Artillery. He also found that the claim was fundamentally dishonest.’

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1 QMLR, 3rd October 2025

Source: 1corqmlr.com

Jail for “intimidating” litigant in person who abused family judge – Legal Futures

Posted October 6th, 2025 in news by sally

‘A litigant in person (LiP) who was “extremely abusive” to a district judge in a family case and made “direct threats of physical violence” has been jailed for four months for contempt in the face of the court.’

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Legal Futures, 2nd October 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Civil liberty groups express concern over plan for more anti-protest powers – The Guardian

Posted October 6th, 2025 in news by sally

‘Civil liberty groups have expressed concern over government plans to hand police greater powers to restrict protests as organisers of mass demonstrations against the banning of Palestine Action pledged a “major escalation” of their campaign.’

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The Guardian, 5th October 2025

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Couple who murdered toddler grandson jailed for life – BBC News

Posted October 6th, 2025 in news by sally

‘Grandparents who murdered their two-year-old grandson had a “campaign to break” him and did not like it when he stood up for himself, a judge has said as he jailed them for life.’

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BBC News, 3rd October 2025

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LSB brings regulators together to discuss Mazur ruling – Legal Futures

Posted October 6th, 2025 in news by sally

‘The Legal Services Board is convening a meeting of the frontline regulators next week to discuss the continuing fall-out from the Mazur ruling, Legal Futures can reveal.’

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Legal Futures, 3rd October 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Dad given life for killing baby son in hospital – BBC News

Posted October 6th, 2025 in news by sally

‘A father who murdered his two-week-old baby son on a neonatal ward has been jailed for life.’

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BBC News, 3rd October 2025

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The Centrality of ‘Guilt’ in Youth Justice – Conceptualising Child ‘Guilt’ for Child First Justice – Youth Justice

Posted October 3rd, 2025 in news by sally

‘Children are extremely vulnerable yet often treated as adults, measured by adult-centric conceptualisations of ‘guilt’ and expected to decide on their own culpability for law infringement. In addition, system agents incentivise children to admit guilt by offering contingent support or implying further consequences for refusal, resulting in a youth justice system that exacerbates this by requiring admissions of guilt throughout the process. We explore difficulties of applying adult-centric understandings of ‘guilt’ to children through our typology of guilt, which examines responses children might give to questions of guilt and asks whether applying adult-centric notions of guilt erodes ‘Child First’ youth justice.’

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Youth Justice, 1st October 2025

Source: journals.sagepub.com

2024 King’s Speech: progress of legislation – House of Commons Library

Posted October 3rd, 2025 in news by sally

‘What progress have bills announced in the 2024 King’s Speech made in the current Parliament?’

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House of Commons Library, 2nd October 2025

Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk