Twice-deported man jailed for re-entering country – BBC News
‘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
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Mazur appeal lawyer sets out Court of Appeal battleground – Legal Futures
‘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
Lessons not learned after Georgia Barter driven to suicide by abuse, says her mother – The Guardian
‘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
‘I shouldn’t have to co-parent with my rapist ex’ – BBC News
‘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
Employment Rights Bill: ‘day one’ rights to claim unfair dismissal dropped – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government has dropped its plans to provide employees in Britain with rights to claim unfair dismissal from “day one” of their employment.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th November 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
UK asylum seekers to be banned from taking taxis to medical appointments – The Guardian
‘Asylum seekers will be banned from taking taxis to medical appointments after it was revealed the Home Office spends about £15.8m a year on the service.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Man jailed over murder ‘for box of cornflakes’ – BBC News
‘A mugger who murdered an 87-year-old man as he walked home with his shopping has been jailed for a minimum of 23 years.’
BBC News, 28th November 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Student Accommodation: How the Renters’ Rights Act Impacts Student Lets – Kingsley Napley Real Estate Law Blog
‘The far-reaching impact of the Renters’ Rights Act, which received royal assent on 27 October 2025, on England’s private rental market has already been widely discussed’
Kingsley Napley Real Estate Law Blog, 26th November 2025
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
Pair guilty of £1.38 million jewellery shop robbery linked to manager’s suicide – The Independent
‘Two men have been found guilty of plotting a £1.38 million jewellery shop robbery which led its manager, a court heard, to take his own life.’
The Independent, November 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
An end to secrecy in family courts? Proposed reforms of contempt of court law that could lift the threats to sharing information – Transparency Project
‘It’s common knowledge that people involved in family court proceedings held in private are very restricted in what they can say about what’s happening. There are well-established and accepted restrictions on naming children (under section 97 Children Act 1989). The confusing part comes in when someone might be in contempt of court just for talking or writing about their case, even when anonymised.’
Transparency Project, 27th November 2025
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
Reports to BSB about barrister conduct jump by 24% – Legal Futures
‘There has been a 24% spike in reports about barristers to their regulator this year, according to new figures from the Bar Standards Board (BSB).’
Legal Futures, 28th November 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Government to ditch day-one unfair dismissal policy from workers’ rights bill – The Guardian
‘A flagship policy that would have given workers the right to claim unfair dismissal after their first day on the job is to be ditched by the government in favour of a six month-threshold.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court refuses garden radar scan for McKay remains – BBC News
‘A High Court judge has ruled that the family of a woman, who was kidnapped and murdered 56 years ago, cannot scan a back garden where they now believe she is buried.’
BBC News, 25th November 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CPS to train staff on ‘spectrum of abuse’ in violence against women and girls – The Guardian
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will train its staff to recognise the “wide spectrum of abuse” in cases of violence against women, after new data found that domestic abuse was present in more than a third of rape cases, and in more than eight out of 10 cases of stalking and image-based abuse.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
System failed our daughter, say parents, as NHS trust fined £200,000 over death – The Guardian
‘A girl who killed herself when she absconded from 24-hour clinical supervision was failed by a system that was meant to protect her, her parents have said, after the NHS trust involved was fined over the avoidable death.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Abuser jailed for coercively controlling partner for years in off-grid caravan – BBC News
‘A man who subjected his partner to seven years of violent abuse, leaving her homeless, penniless and suicidal, has been jailed for eight years.’
BBC News, 26th November 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bahrain to argue at UK supreme court it has immunity from surveillance claims – The Guardian
‘Bahrain is to tell the UK’s supreme court that it enjoys sovereign immunity from claims it placed surveillance software on the computers of two dissidents when they were living in London.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Solicitors asked to vote on Law Society reform it no longer wants – Legal Futures
‘Solicitors yesterday received an invitation to vote on whether to increase the threshold for calling a special general meeting of the Law Society – a move it no longer supports.’
Legal Futures, 27th November 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Racism tribunal claims by Met police officers and staff doubled last year – The Guardian
‘Race discrimination employment tribunal claims brought by Metropolitan police officers and staff more than doubled in the last financial year, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
The meaning of “accrued rights or interests” – Pensions Barrister
‘Paul Newman KC considers the recent High Court decision in 3i PLC v Decesare, in which a fetter in a scheme amendment power which prohibited changes diminishing the accrued rights or interests of members was held not to protect members’ future service rights.’
Pensions Barrister, 27th November 2025
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
