‘Inspectors at the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) found there had been a surge in incidents at the scandal-hit Brook House centre, from four in 2023 to 28 in 2024, with an increase in illegal drug use and attacks on staff and other detainees.’
The Independent, 4th December 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reprimanded the Post Office over the breach, in which the company’s press office accidentally published an unredacted version of a legal settlement document with the operators on its website.’
The Guardian, 3rd December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Whistleblowers who provide information that leads to the collection of unpaid tax can get 15 to 30 per cent of the funds recovered, excluding penalties and interest.’
The Independent, 3rd December 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Foreign Office failures led to opportunities being missed to achieve justice for the family of Harry Dunn, killed in August 2019 in a motorcycle crash outside a US airbase, an independent review commissioned by the Labour government has found.’
The Guardian, 3rd December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A legal battle over the digital resurrection of actor Peter Cushing in the Star Wars spin-off film Rogue One has reached the Court of Appeal, with film companies arguing the claim should be dismissed.’
The Independent, 3rd December 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A solicitor jailed for 26 months last year for using drug money generated by his twin brother to pay a mortgage has been struck off.’
Legal Futures, 3rd December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A senior male barrister who sexually harassed a female junior shortly out of pupillage “must have appreciated that he was in a position of power and importance” to her, a Bar disciplinary tribunal has held.’
Legal Futures, 3rd December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said paid-for Google ads run by all three retailers used terms such as “sustainable”, “sustainable materials” or “sustainable style” without providing evidence proving the green claims.’
The Guardian, 3rd December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A father who was jailed for murdering his baby daughter by shaking her has had his sentence increased.’
The Independent, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Twelve retired police officers would have faced gross misconduct proceedings under today’s laws over the Hillsborough disaster, a long-awaited report has found.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘New measures will stop the “profound injustice” of victims being questioned, sometimes without warning, about past rapes that they have reported to the police, said David Lammy, the justice secretary.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Trans girls will no longer be able to join Girlguiding, the organisation has announced, saying it has made the decision after seeking legal advice as a result of the supreme court ruling on gender earlier this year.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Lady Elish Angiolini KC’s latest report, looking at the prevention of sexually motivated crimes against women in public, said the crimes remained widespread, criticised limited data on them and called for urgent action to prevent predators from offending.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Jury trials in England and Wales for crimes that carry a likely sentence of less than three years will be scrapped, the justice secretary has announced.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Epping Forest District Council cannot challenge a decision to allow the Home Office to intervene in its unsuccessful bid to block asylum seekers staying at a hotel, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Upper Tribunal’s recent decision in Hassan & Osman -v- Heath [2025] UKUT 242 (LC) is a timely reminder of the oft-encountered tension between the grant of planning permission and the existence of restrictive covenants which prevent the intended development of a property.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 1st December 2025
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘British police are set to gain enhanced powers at ports, enabling officers to compel illegal migrants to remove outer garments and undergo mouth searches.’
The Independent, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government is set to announce plans to restrict the right to a jury trial in England and Wales in an attempt to turn around unprecedented backlogs and delays in justice.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK public’s awareness of class actions and litigation funding is continuing to rise, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The UK’s independent reviewer of terrorism laws has criticised the government’s latest national security strategy for failing to take online threats more seriously, despite Keir Starmer claiming it would result in “a hardening and sharpening of our approach” in the face of Russian menace.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
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