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‘In a judgment with significant practical implications for tribunal litigation, the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Willis v GWB Harthills LLP & Ors [2025] EAT 79 has confirmed that despite being a cost neutral jurisdiction, costs orders remain a powerful tool in cases of serious litigation misconduct — even against vulnerable claimants. It is the latest in a line of decisions reflecting a greater judicial willingness to hold parties accountable for unreasonable conduct by awarding costs, particularly where scarce tribunal resources are wasted.’

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Park Square Barristers, 5th June 2025

Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk

‘Transport for London (TfL) has banned adverts from the charity Save the Children calling for the two-child limit on universal credit and child tax credit to be scrapped, deeming them in breach of its bar on “political” advertising.’

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The Guardian, 4th June 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘The government has today [2 June] published guidance on new legislation which will come into effect on 1 October 2025, affecting confidentiality clauses, also known as non-disclosure agreements or ‘NDAs’. The guidance explains the changes and what they will mean for businesses and individuals who use non-disclosure agreements. These changes were made through section 17 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 and they extend and apply to England and Wales only.’

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Old Square Chambers, 2nd June 2025

Source: oldsquare.co.uk

‘Any parent wanting to relocate with their child/children within the jurisdiction would be best advised to seek legal advice as these areas of law are fraught with difficulties.’

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Becket Chambers, 2nd June 2025

Source: becket-chambers.co.uk

‘Part 4 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the “Act” or “DMCCA”) covers consumer rights and dispute resolution. It primarily collates existing legislation regulating unfair business-to-consumer practices by repealing and restating the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (“CPUT”). It also provides both a strengthened and new dual enforcement mechanism whereby both regulators (primarily, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”)) and private individuals can bring actions following infringements (replacing Part 8 of the Enterprise Act 2002). The new enforcement scheme under Part 3 was considered by Chambers’ previous Alerter here.’

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Henderson Chambers, 30th May 2025

Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk

‘This case had an expected claim value of up to £30,000 and it was heard by a Circuit Judge. Both parties requested allocation to the multi-track but the court determined that the fast track may have been the most proportionate track.’

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Exchange Chambers, 6th June 2025

Source: www.exchangechambers.co.uk

‘A 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl have been sentenced for killing an 80-year-old man out walking his dog in a park.’

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BBC News, 5th June 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘MPs should not raise matters in debates, questions and motions which are awaiting adjudication in a court of law to avoid influencing the outcome of those court proceedings.’

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House of Commons Library, 6th June 2025

Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk

‘The recent decision in Johnstone v Fawcett’s Garage (Newbury) Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 467 serves as a timely reminder of the principled and fact-sensitive approach to adverse inferences in occupational disease litigation.’

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Park Square Barristers, 29th May 2025

Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk

‘Castle Point Borough Council has launched legal action after a planning inspector allowed an appeal over a decision by the local authority to refuse planning permission for residential development in Daws Heath.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th June 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘This month: decisions about actual occupation; the Court of Appeal on adverse possession against the estate of a deceased person; and landlord’s commission on insurance premiums.’

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Falcon Chambers, 2nd June 2025

Source: www.falcon-chambers.com

‘A professional footballer who imported £600,000 worth of cannabis from Thailand to the UK has been jailed for four years.’

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BBC News, 5th June 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘The High Court rejected an application for judicial review in the case of O’Brien v HM Assistant Coroner for Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens which limited the scope of the inquest into the death of Linda O’Brien. Linda’s family contended that had her ex-partner, who was subject to a restraining order but present at her flat on the day of her death, been arrested one month prior, her death might have been prevented. The judicial review was of a decision taken by Mr Graham Jackson, HM Assistant Coroner, on 15 March 2023 that there was no coronial causation established linking previous conduct by officers of the Merseyside Police and the events resulting in Linda’s death.’

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Parklane Plowden, 3rd June 2025

Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk

‘Snack manufacturers should carefully consider a recent decision that held mini poppadoms do not benefit from a value added tax (VAT) zero rating to determine whether it impacts any of their VAT positions, experts have said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th June 2025

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘The Lord Chancellor has introduced a circa 15% uplift to the tariffs set out in the Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021, which will apply to all claims for whiplash injury lasting up to 2 years, where the cause of action accrues on or after 31 May 2025.’

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Pump Court Chambers, 3rd June 2025

Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com

‘Barrister Adam Pipe presents a comprehensive, hour-long webinar (originally for the Association of Interpreters and Translators) covering key updates in UK immigration law, including the new Immigration White Paper, changes to the nationality ‘good character’ policy, recent Immigration Rules and case law developments, and best practice for appeals under the FTT (IAC) Practice Direction.’

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EIN Blog. 5th June 2025

Source: www.ein.org.uk

‘On 5 June 2025, the Church of England issued the following Press Release on the initiation of proceedings under the Clergy Discipline Measure.’

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Law & Religion UK, 5th June 2025

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘Criterion Group – the landlord of c. £4bn of property in central London – has been required by Mr Justice Richards to repay hundreds of thousands of pounds of overcharged insurance rent to one of its tenants, Picturehouse Cinemas.’

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Wiberforce Chambers, 29th May 2025

Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk

‘Thousands of criminal cases – including some of the most serious violent and sexual offences – are collapsing every year because of lost, damaged or missing evidence, the BBC has found.’

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BBC News, 6th June 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘It’s the return of our popular Remind Me About series, summarising particular areas of pensions law for newly-qualified practitioners or those wanting to brush up on the subject. This week, Daniel Jukes of Wilberforce Chambers considers the topical issue of winding up DB schemes.’

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Pensions Barrister, 5th June 2025

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com