‘The final report of the Independent Sentencing Review has proposed the most significant reform of sentencing and punishment in England and Wales since the 1990s.’
The Independent, 23rd May 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Only a third of the recommendations from major reports commissioned to tackle endemic racism in the UK over the past 40 years have actually been implemented, a Guardian investigation has found.’
The Guardian, 25th May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Medway Council’s decision to issue a possession order requiring a family of travellers to leave a disused car park represented a “disproportionate interference” with their rights under article 8.2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, a County Court judge has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd May 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Collective proceedings before the UK’s specialist Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) are now worth a combined total of £160bn, it was reported earlier this year – a phenomenal increase from the reported figure of £4bn in 2021.’
Blackstone Chambers, 23rd May 2025
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
‘The family of an 86-year-old beaten to death in a Somerset village have said her killer has escaped “a life sentence” after he was sentenced to six years in prison.’
The Guardian, 23rd May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘When the Conservative Party elected Liz Truss to be its leader in 2022, was it exercising a “public function” for the purposes of section 6 of the Human Rights Act, and was it therefore amenable to challenge under that Act? This was the question for the Court of Appeal in R (Tortoise Media) v Conservative Party [2025] EWCA Civ 673 (23 May 2025).’
Administrative Court Blog, 23rd May 2025
‘Criminals at a prison where some cells have been locked down during the day due to serious violence could pose an even higher risk to the public when released, their families have warned.’
BBC News, 27th May 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lincoln Crown Court has rejected an appeal by a self-employed taxi driver over the revocation of his hire driver licence.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd May 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘When a no-nonsense lecturer set up a radical solution to help free the wrongfully convicted in the UK, he was hopeful he could change the justice system. But what started as a revolution ended in acrimony.’
The Guardian, 26th May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Zoos across Britain will be subject to new animal welfare regulations, requiring them to provide more spacious enclosures in a bid to end outdated practices.’
The Independent, 26th May 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Family Court has rejected a challenge by an unregulated sperm donor said to have fathered more than 180 around the world over proposals made by local authorities in two sets of care proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd May 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The supreme court’s ruling that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex “has been misinterpreted”, Brenda Hale has said.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The decision of His Honour Judge Pearce in Makin v Protec & QBE [2025] EWHC 895 (KB) is a significant High Court decision which considers whether the duty to notify timeously was a condition precedent under a policy of insurance.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 20th May 2025
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘The information age has led to extensive personal data aggregation, posing various challenges for posthumous privacy and digital remains. Users are often unaware of tools for managing their digital remains, laws in the area are predominantly silent or inadequate, and the scholarship has argued for appropriate legal and technological solutions. Our study of 1766 adult UK residents’ attitudes, the first in the UK, reveals a desire for control over digital remains but low awareness and utilisation of existing tools. These phenomena are known in the literature as “the posthumous privacy paradox” and “the inverted posthumous privacy paradox” – our data and findings offer strong evidence for future policy and law reform. Based on our findings, complemented by earlier theoretical and doctrinal research, our recommendations include law reforms in data protection, recognition of online tools for managing digital remains and a more comprehensive UK and EU-wide reform that encompasses several relevant areas of law.’
International Review of Law, Computers and Technology, 20th May 2025
Source: www.tandfonline.com
‘HHJ Everett DL sitting in Chester Crown Court has ordered the HSE to pay total Defence costs of £587,382.76 pursuant to s.19(1) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 and Regulation 3 of the Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986 on the basis that the fact and manner in which the prosecution was brought constituted an unnecessary or improper act or omission by the HSE. Counsel were instructed by Richard Crockford of FSW Law (formerly of Clyde & Co).’
Henderson Chambers, 15th May 2025
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
The Law Commission last week produced its final report on its consultation on the law of wills – the first comprehensive review of the law in this area in nearly 200 years. The project has been an ambitious and lengthy undertaking and proposes to modernise the law in a significant way. The accompanying Bill, if enacted, would aim to do following:
Farrar's Building, 19th May 2025
Source: www.farrarsbuilding.co.uk
‘New sentencing guidelines came into force on the 1 st of April 2025 for the offence of Blackmail. This followed research into judges’ sentencing remarks, and small-scale qualitative research to gauge how the guidelines would work in practice.’
Devon Chambers, May 2025
Source: devonchambers.co.uk
‘The Sentencing Children and Young People guideline is now a widely utilised mechanism for approaching youth offenders. However, this guideline is also essential to consider when an adult is being tried for historic sex offences, carried out in his or her childhood. In approaching sentence for these individuals, counsel must consider the overarching Sentencing Children and Young People guideline and review useful authorities offering guidance on how to address historic offending perpetrated when the Defendant was a youth.’
Pump Court Chambers, 21st May 2025
Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com
‘This blog provides a brief overview of orders that can be made under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989. It will then consider prohibited steps orders in greater detail – what they are, what they can do, what they can’t do and who can apply for one.’
Five Pump Court Chambers, 20th May 2025
Source: www.5pumpcourt.com
‘In 56 Westbourne Terrace RTM Company Limited v Polturak and Ors [2025] UKUT 88 (LC), the Upper Tribunal provided much needed guidance on the approach to be taken when determining applications for a lease variation under section 35, Landlord and Tenant Act 1987.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 19th May 2025
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
© Inner Temple Library 2025