‘Online grooming offences have reached a record high, with police data revealing a four-year-old boy as being among the victims.’
The Independent, 13th November 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who worked as a prison officer and caterer in a youth detention centre was able to rape and torture boys for three decades while the abuse was “ignored and dismissed”, according to a report labelling him as possibly Britain’s worst ever sex offender.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Crime and Policing Bill was introduced to Parliament on 25 February 2025. The Bill builds on the Labour party manifesto commitment to “take back our streets”, and contains a wide-ranging scope of provisions aiming at tackling violence, antisocial behaviour and enhancing public confidence in the criminal justice system. Having passed through the Commons in June this year, the Bill is currently at the Committee stage in the Lords until 27 January 2026. The Bill creates an offence of concealing identity at a protest. After outlining the mechanics of the proposed offence, this post will highlight potential conflicts with the freedoms of expression and assembly as protected by Articles 10 and 11 of the ECHR. The offence will then be considered within the context of growing anti-protest law in Britain.’
UK Constitutional Association, 12th November 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘An NHS manager who sexually abused and raped young girls after grooming them on Snapchat has been jailed for 28 years.’
BBC News, 11th November 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In this hour-long webinar for DG Legal, barrister Adam Pipe of No.8 Chambers gives a clear overview of key recent Immigration Rules changes, focusing on HC 1333 (October 2025) and other updates affecting visas, stateless dependants, the Graduate and High Potential Individual routes, and family and work permissions.’
EIN Blog, 11th November 2025
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘This court judgment – [2025] EWFC 374 – has been published with two names: one is Re A (A Child) (Mother killed by Father) and the other: Linda Westcarr v Gogoa Lois Tape (1) A (2) The Paternal Grandmother (3)The Paternal Grandfather (4) and The London Borough of Haringey (5).’
Transparency Project, 11th November 2025
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A decision to reject compensation for women hit by changes to the state pension age will be reconsidered by the government.’
BBC News, 11th November 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Asylum seekers can continue living at an Essex hotel after a council lost a landmark legal battle at the High Court to remove them.’
BBC News, 11th November 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Victims of domestic abuse have had to share waiting rooms with the alleged perpetrators in “dilapidated” court facilities, with a lack of security compromising their safety, a leading barrister has said.’
The Independent, 11th November 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman whose daughter killed herself on a “death trap” mental health ward in London has called for urgent change after an NHS trust was fined more than half a million pounds.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal in Re D has overturned final care and placement orders made at an Issues Resolution Hearing (“IRH”), stating that judges must give clear, reasoned findings on the threshold criteria under section 31(2) Children Act 1989 (“CA 1989”), even where proceedings are uncontested or parents are absent.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th November 2025
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Re RS (Best Interests: Surgery and Intensive Care) [2025] EWCOP 38 (T3) is a case which demonstrates the care and thought which – rightly – should go into ensuring that those with cognitive impairments are put forward for appropriate physical procedures, and also contains some very helpful wider observations about the role of the courts in such cases.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 8th November 2025
‘A 17-year-old girl who says she has been exposed to harrowing content such as beheading videos, footage of a young child shooting another and porn has joined a legal action against the government.’
The Independent, 10th November 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Environmental protesters are being given licence conditions on release from jail that are supposed to be limited to extremism cases.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An online prankster who invaded the pitch during a football match in Dublin has been banned from attending all national and international games for five years.’
BBC News, 7th November 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘There is a lot going on in this Court of Appeal appeal of a possession order. The two primary issues were i) whether a notification of review rights of a decision to discharge the homelessness duty had to be given in an offer of final accommodation and/or in a review decision upholding the suitability of offered accommodation, and ii) whether that failure, if such it was, could be a defence to a possession claim for the temporary accommodation.’
Nearly Legal, 9th November 2025
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Former footballer Joey Barton has been found guilty of six counts of sending “grossly offensive” social media posts aimed at broadcaster Jeremy Vine and television pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko.’
BBC News, 7th November 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court is set to decide on whether the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has the power it claims to examine legally privileged material as part of investigations.’
Legal Futures, 10th November 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Council has called for all family court cases involving domestic abuse to be brought within the scope of legal aid for both parties, and for means testing to be scrapped for alleged victims and survivors of domestic abuse.’
The Guardian, 9th November 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The legal dispute between Getty Images (and its associated companies) and Stability AI revolves around complex issues of copyright infringement, database rights, trademark infringement, and passing off. The arguments centred on the use of Getty Images’ visual content in the training and operation of Stability AI’s generative AI model, Stable Diffusion. Media firm Mischcon de Reya has acclaimed this as the “one of the most anticipated cases in recent years.” The case has significant implications for intellectual property law as it intersects with the development and deployment of AI technologies in the UK.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th November 2025
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
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