‘The ageing prison estate is in a dire condition after years of neglect, but the cost of outsourcing basic repairs is spiralling out of control, with shower upgrades in one prison set to cost taxpayers £7.8m.’
The Independent, 19th October 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Home Secretary’s alternative remedy argument against the High Court’s grant of permission for Palestine Action’s judicial review challenge against proscription to proceed, and granted the claimant permission to rely on two further grounds at the final hearing listed for 25 November 2025. The Court held that the claimant’s cross-appeal was brought out of time (which is itself an important practice point), but granted an extension of time on the particular facts of the case.’
Administrative Court Blog, 17th October 2025
‘Bereaved families and survivors of a pro-suicide forum have called for a public inquiry into the government’s failure to prevent harm linked to the online platform.’
The Guardian, 20th October 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting sexually abusing 37 girls online.’
BBC News, 17th October 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It will come to the surprise of many that the common law offence of blasphemy in the UK was only abolished in 2008. It has no place in a secular society such as ours. However attempts have been made to use the Public Order Act 1986 to introduce blasphemy by the back door, by criminalising religious hatred offences.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th October 2025
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The City regulator has called on banks and payment firms to bring in stricter controls protecting customers from romance fraud after a study showed a number of missed “red flags” that led to people losing huge sums of money.’
The Guardian, 17th October 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government’s rejection of MPs’ call for an “urgent and comprehensive” review of the county court risks perpetuating a “dysfunctional” system, the justice select committee has warned.’
Legal Futures, 17th October 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales (DAC) this week published a report, Everyday Business: Addressing domestic abuse and continuing harm through a family court review and reporting mechanism by Mandy Burton and Rosemary Hunter, Loughborough University, on the DAC’s ‘monitoring mechanism’ of the way family courts deal with allegations of domestic abuse in cases about arrangements for children. The report’s title reflects the fact that domestic abuse is routinely a factor in child arrangements cases, in a system that was not designed and is not resourced to deal with this.’
Transparency Project, 16th October 2025
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A woman has been found guilty of murdering her five-year-old son at their family home.’
BBC News, 16th October 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Legal professional bodies representing 250,000 lawyers in the UK have issued a joint statement accusing politicians of “irresponsible and dangerous” language that they claim is putting lawyers at risk.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th October 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Now-published government witness statements submitted to prosecutors in the China espionage case cast only limited light on what happened. In this post, I outline six key questions that remain to be answered by government ministers and the Crown Prosecution Service.’
Public Law for Everyone, 16th October 2025
Source: publiclawforeveryone.com
‘The concept of protective issuing is familiar to litigation lawyers. It involves issuing a claim without any (or without any full) pleaded case when some aspect of the pre-action process has not yet been completed, most frequently when a proposed claim is coming up against a limitation deadline. It is perhaps of especial importance to public lawyers, given the judicial review longstop of 3 months means that any proposed claim comes up against limitation very quickly. An important point to note, which public lawyers will be well-aware of, is that the 3-month period is a longstop; the statutory requirement is to act promptly.’
Administrative Court Blog, 16th October 2025
‘Nearly 500 companies have been fined by the government for failing to pay employees the legally mandated minimum wage.’
The Independent, 17th October 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A bereaved woman has said her fight to get a death certificate in Welsh following the loss of her husband had been frustrating, emotional and draining.’
BBC News, 16th October 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Law Society has updated its guidance on greetings in correspondence, observing that the historical use of “Dear Sirs” as a standard greeting in legal correspondence “originates from a time when the profession was predominantly male”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th October 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The NHS’s total liabilities for medical negligence have hit £60bn, driven by a jump in childbirth injury cases that cost more than £11m each on average to settle.’
The Guardian, 17th October 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Europe’s most senior human rights official has called on Shabana Mahmood to review UK protest laws after mass arrests over the ban on Palestine Action.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In this sad case, Turner J considered the scope of duty of hospital doctors towards a baby who was the victim of an assault perpetrated by his mother after his discharge from hospital.’
1 QMLR, 15th October 2025
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘The government’s treatment of trans people in the UK could breach the European Convention on Human Rights, a human rights expert has warned.’
The Independent, 14th October 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A dog owner whose XL bullies attacked and killed a man has pleaded guilty to having dogs dangerously out of control.’
BBC News, 15th October 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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