Council U-turn on abusive language crackdown – BBC News

Posted September 5th, 2025 in news by michael

‘A Kent council has made a U-turn on its decision to implement a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) which would have made swearing a fineable offence.’

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BBC News, 5th September 2025

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Home Office wins right to challenge Palestine Action’s terror ban appeal – The Guardian

Posted September 5th, 2025 in news by michael

‘The latest legal twist in the battle between the government and the protest group – now proscribed as a terror organisation – saw the court of appeal rule that Yvette Cooper can challenge the decision to grant a judicial review of the organisation’s proscription that was due to be heard in November.’

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The Guardian, 4th September 2025

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Surgeon jailed after amputation of own legs – BBC News

Posted September 5th, 2025 in news by michael

‘An NHS vascular surgeon who had his own legs removed has been jailed for two years and eight months for insurance fraud and possessing extreme pornography.’

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BBC News, 4th September 2025

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AA driver wins £22k payout over sacking for ‘incredibly inappropriate’ joke – The Independent

Posted September 5th, 2025 in news by michael

‘The tribunal found that [the claimant’s] employer could have done more to make reasonable adjustments for his autism diagnosis.’

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The Independent, 4th September 2025

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Calling boss a dickhead was not a sackable offence, tribunal rules – The Guardian

Posted September 5th, 2025 in news by michael

‘The ruling came in the case of an office manager who was sacked on the spot when – during a row – she called her manager and another director dickheads.’

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The Guardian, 4th September 2025

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A former priest convicted of abusing members of a “cult-like” church group will face a second trial next year – BBC News

Posted September 5th, 2025 in news by michael

‘A former priest convicted of abusing members of a “cult-like” church group will face a second trial next year.’

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BBC News, 4th September 2025

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Rayner lawyers ‘made scapegoats’ and ‘did not give her tax advice’ on flat at centre of row – The Independent

Posted September 5th, 2025 in news by michael

‘Angela Rayner’s lawyers say they did not give tax advice on buying her seaside flat in Hove – and claim they have been made “scapegoats” in the scandal.’

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The Independent, 4th September 2025

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Martha’s rule now in operation at every acute hospital in England – The Guardian

Posted September 4th, 2025 in news by sally

‘Martha’s rule, which lets NHS patients request a review of their care, is now in operation in every acute hospital in England, health service bosses disclosed on Thursday.’

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The Guardian, 4th September 2025

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Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025 – legislation.gov.uk

Posted September 4th, 2025 in news by sally

Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025

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Public access barristers used mainly for advice, not representation – Legal Futures

Posted September 4th, 2025 in news by sally

‘People who instruct barristers through the public access scheme are much more likely to be seeking advice than representation in court, new research has indicated.’

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Legal Futures, 4th September 2025

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Judge quashes planning permission over failure to take into account rebuttal report on right to light – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 4th, 2025 in news by sally

‘The High Court has quashed planning permission given by South Norfolk District Council for a new house, which a neighbour complained would have a detrimental impact on their property.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 3rd September 2025

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Gareth Evans: The Devolution of the Crown Estate in Wales – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted September 4th, 2025 in news by sally

‘On 22 July 2025, the Crown Estate (Wales) Bill passed unopposed through report stage in the House of Lords. The Bill, which seeks to devolve the management of the Crown Estate in Wales, was introduced as a Private Members’ Bill in the Lords by the former leader of Plaid Cymru, Lord Wigley. This is by no means the first attempt at such a scheme – Plaid Cymru introduced an identical Bill in the Commons in 2021, as well as tabling amendments to the Crown Estate Bill 2024-25 to attempt to effect devolution to Wales – but serves as an important moment in recent developments on the devolution of the Crown Estate in Wales. At the time of writing, the UK Government remains opposed to the devolution of the Crown Estate in Wales. This short analysis will consider the increasing territorialisation of the Crown Estate, will assess the arguments for and against its devolution in Wales, and will analyse the scheme for devolution put forward under the Bill.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, September 2025

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Man jailed for sexually assaulting girls, 11 and 15 – BBC News

Posted September 4th, 2025 in news by sally

‘A man who admitted sexually assaulting two girls aged 11 and 15 has been jailed for 23 months.’

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BBC News, 3rd September 2025

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UK court freezes £150m of assets of collapsed Prax Lindsey oil refinery owner – The Guardian

Posted September 4th, 2025 in news by sally

‘A court has frozen £150m of assets belonging to the owner of the collapsed Prax Lindsey oil refinery, an oil tycoon whose whereabouts have been a mystery since the plant’s sudden financial implosion earlier this year.’

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The Guardian, 4th 2025

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Judiciary silent on justice secretary’s sentencing veto – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 3rd, 2025 in news by sally

‘The judiciary is staying silent on lord chancellor Shabana Mahmood’s decision to grant herself a veto on sentencing guidance amid concern the new ministerial power threatens judges’ independence.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 3rd September 2025

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English water firms spend £16.6m on legal fees over environmental breaches – The Guardian

Posted September 3rd, 2025 in news by sally

‘English water companies have spent £16.6m fighting legal action against regulators and campaigners over environmental breaches such as illegal sewage spills.’

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The Guardian, 2nd September 2025

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David Erdos: How Exposed? The Information Commissioner’s Office and the Afghan Spreadsheet Data Breach – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted September 3rd, 2025 in news by sally

‘On 17 August 2023 the Ministry of Defence (MoD) put the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) on broad notice about the devastating failure of data protection that is now generally known as the Afghan data breach (although sadly there have been many others). This involved the illegal release of some 33,000 lines of gravely sensitive personal spreadsheet data which put almost 100,000 people – up to 25,000 Afghans applying for relocation to the UK as well as their family members, many of whom were also identified in the data – at grave risk of harm and may even have resulted in some of their deaths. However, despite details of this egregious and illegal exposure of data subjects being immediately required by law and subsequently coming into view, the ICO decided not to carry out any investigation and therefore not to take any enforcement action, such as issuing a fine, enforcement notice or even a mere reprimand. Astonishingly, the ICO also made no contemporaneous record whatsoever of the rationale for these critical decisions or even the bare fact that they had been made. Given the exacting supervisory requirements set down in the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), these subsequent (in)actions expose further serious failings in UK data protection. These failings point to the need for an in-depth independent investigation of UK data protection regulation, which should also explore the serious gap between the UK GDPR’s promises and the ICO’s hyper-discretionary and hyper-selective track-record and approach and what might be done to address this. What follows merely provides a partial indication of some of the particular issues which arise in relation to Afghan spreadsheet data breach itself. It is based on the (still very limited) information which has come into public view so far and builds on a previous blog post on the same subject posted last month.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 3rd September 2025

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Epping council eyes Supreme Court over hotel – BBC News

Posted September 3rd, 2025 in news by sally

‘Epping Forest District Council has asked for permission to take its case against a hotel housing asylum seekers to the Supreme Court.’

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BBC News, 2nd September 2025

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Anonymous, Again – 1 QMLR

Posted September 3rd, 2025 in news by sally

‘The Court of Appeal allowed the Claimant’s appeal against the decision of Nicklin J in PMC -v- A Local Health Board [2024] EWHC 2969 (KB). The judgment was written by Sir Geoffrey Vos MR, with whom Warby LJ and Whipple LJ agreed. Nicklin J had doubted the Court of Appeal’s decision in JX MX -v- Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust [2015] EWCA Civ 96.’

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1 QMLR. 2nd September 2025

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Toddler murdered by grandparents ‘failed’ by system – BBC News

Posted September 3rd, 2025 in news by sally

‘The aunt of a toddler murdered by his grandparents has said he was failed by social services, who she believes should have done more to check on his welfare.’

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BBC News, 2nd September 2025

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