‘Stalking Protection Orders (SPOs) were introduced five years ago to prevent victims being harassed further. But figures show they have hardly been used.’
BBC News, 27th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Downing Street has rejected calls for sentencing changes, saying it does not have the power to extend whole-life sentences to killers aged under 18 because of international law.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Gig economy companies supplying “freelance” workers to shops, restaurants and warehouses may be operating illegally, the government has warned, after a series of Observer reports highlighting their use.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 78-year-old climate protester has had her prison sentence extended by 20 days for being “unlawfully at large”, after the authorities failed to find a tracking bracelet that fitted her.’
BBC News, 26th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Journalists can now report from family courts in England and Wales in what the UK’s most senior family judge has called a “watershed” change.’
BBC News, 27th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Prince Harry has been told that he and fellow claimants taking legal action against the Daily Mail publishers must not spend more than £4.1m on costs – around £14m less than they were proposing.’
The Independent, 24th January 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Three judges that oversaw Sara Sharif’s family court cases before she was murdered by her father and stepmother, can be named in seven days, a court has ruled.’
The Independent, 24th January 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A “computer says yes” program that automatically approves landlord requests to deduct hundreds of pounds from tenants’ universal credit benefits without requiring officials to check first with the claimant has been declared unlawful by the courts.’
The Guardian, 26th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘White mail system handles “highly sensitive personal data” and people not told it is processing their information.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld the striking out a representative action for misuse of private information. The judgment confirms the correct approach to identifying whether all claimants have the necessary ‘same interest’ in order to pursue a representative action. It highlights the risk that stripping back a claim to its lowest common denominator so as to satisfy the ‘same interest’ requirement may result in the pared down claim having no real prospect of success. Indeed, the Court of Appeal concluded that “a representative class claim for misuse of private information is always going to be very difficult to bring”.’
Henderson Chambers, 23rd December 2025
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
‘It’s time to unwrap Rule 7(6) of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013 (‘the Tribunal Rules’): the Upper Tribunal (‘UT’) has held in Wyldecrest Parks Management Ltd [2024] UKUT 355 (LC) that the First-tier Tribunal (‘FTT’) is not entitled under Rule 7(6) to require one party to serve the Tribunal’s directions on another, but must do so itself.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 11th December 2025
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘A massive reduction in the combustion of fossil fuels will be required if the UK is to meet its target of “net zero” carbon emissions by 2050. At a global scale, reliance on fossil fuels will need to be greatly reduced if irreversible impacts on the environment are to be avoided. It is against this background that the Supreme Court has had to answer the following question: in circumstances where there is an obligation to consider the environmental effects of a development proposal for the extraction of fossil fuels, must the climate impacts of the eventual combustion of those fossil fuels be assessed?’
Cambridge Law Journal, 7th January 2025
Source: www.cambridge.org
‘Residents of a “renegade” Somerset market town have won their battle to create an innovative 5-hectare (12-acre) community-led development that includes homes, workspaces and a lido, after councillors agreed to sell a large brownfield site to the not-for-profit social enterprise behind the project.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In Menzies v Oakwood Solicitors [2024] UKSC 34, the Supreme Court considered the meaning of payment for the purposes of section 70(4) of the Solicitors Act 1974 (SA 1974).’
Gatehouse Chambers, 20th December 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘The Justice Committee has launched a new inquiry to examine the work of the County Court amid “persistent” concerns over capacity and resources.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been jailed for a minimum of 52 years for the “ferocious” and “sadistic” knife rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In view of the name of this case HO v TL [2024] 2 FLR 175, and the fact that the family business was a hotel business, I really hope that it will become known as “The Hotel Case”. Anyway, it does deserve to become known, because it is another decision from Peel J of the type referred to by Edward Kenny in his article last month, i.e. a really useful authority that sets out fundamental points, and quite a lot of them in this case. What is more, the costs decision in this case is also reported HO v TL (Costs) [2024] 2 FLR 200 and fits into the same category.’
Becket Chambers, 18th December 2024
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘On 1 November 2024, the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (FTT IAC) ushered in a new era with the publication of its latest Practice Direction (PD). This comprehensive document replaces previous iterations and Practice Statement No. 1 of 2022, signifying a considerable shift in the landscape of immigration and asylum appeals.’
Garden Court Chambers, 19th December 2024
Source: gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘A woman has been jailed for four years for causing the death of an eight-month-old baby girl in a crash outside a hospital after losing control of her car while reaching for a handbag.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A protester has been ordered to pay more than £7,500 after failing to comply with a public space protection order (PSPO), which created a designated safe zone outside a reproductive health clinic in Ealing.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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