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‘In its anxiously awaited decision in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW [2025] UKSC 21, the Supreme Court considered issues arising from the ongoing challenge of remediating unsafe buildings following the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the passing of the Building Safety Act 2022. This article considers the issue of loss in negligence, the first ground of appeal tested in the Supreme Court.’

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Gatehouse Chambers, 9th June 2025

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‘A police officer who raped a woman while off-duty has been jailed for five years.’

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The Independent, 11th June 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Expert Tooling used a third-party energy broker (UW) to source, negotiate and execute its contracts with its energy provider, Engie. Engie paid UW a commission. Expert Tooling knew this but did not know the details – importantly, where the money would come from to pay that commission (it was added onto Expert Tooling’s unit price) [28] and how much the commission was.’

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Five Pump Court, 6th June 2025

Source: www.5pumpcourt.com

‘Transgender people may be asked about their gender status in the workplace, the equalities watchdog has said, with its chair arguing people should “distinguish between rights in law, and a preference for things to be a certain way”.’

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The Guardian, 11th June 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Against the backdrop of the Verity Trustees litigation, James McCreath of Wilberforce Chambers considers the conditions applicable to severance in cases of excessive execution of pension scheme powers.’

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Pensions Barriter, 12th June 2025

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

‘In the summer of 2022, during the election process which Liz Truss would eventually win, Tortoise Media wrote to the Conservative Party’s CEO, Darren Mott, asking nine questions. Considering Tortoise Media had just successfully registered a tortoise called Archie, two overseas nationals, and one fictional person called ‘Margaret Roberts’ to vote for Britain’s next prime minister, they were understandably concerned about the integrity of the Party’s internal election processes. The Conservative Party declined to answer Tortoise Media’s questions replying, ‘the Party is not a public body and does not carry out public functions’ (Tortoise Media v Conservative Party [10]). Lang J, and then Fordham J, refused applications for judicial review, and now the Court of Appeal has as well.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 11th June 2025

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

‘The Supreme Court has refused a school permission to appeal a ruling that the dismissal of a Christian employee constituted unlawful discrimination on the ground of religion or belief.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th June 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘A French furniture expert and a renowned restorer have been found guilty of conning the art world with a multimillion-euro scam in which they faked 18th-century chairs they claimed had adorned the rooms of historic figures including Marie Antoinette.’

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The Guardian, 11th June 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Re AB (ADRT: Validity and Applicability) [2025] EWCOP 20 (T3) is a (rare) example of a court having to grapple with advance decisions to refuse medical treatment. It is rare largely because ADRTs are rare, and also because (in my experience at least), issues relating to ADRTs are usually resolved outside court. The case has a very tangled and complex history, and important issues relating to whether the ADRT in question in fact ever existed in legal terms are still to be resolved.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 11th June 2025

Source: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk

‘Rough sleeping will be decriminalised next year under government plans to scrap a 200-year-old law.’

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BBC News, 10th June 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Britain’s media regulator, Ofcom, on Tuesday launched nine investigations into the internet message board 4chan as well as several file-sharing services over possible breaches of online safety laws.’

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The Guardian, 10th June 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘The continued refusal by the House of Lords to pass the Data Bill threatens its existence altogether, a minister has said, as the Commons passed an amendment to head off a challenge from peers.’

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The Independent, 10th June 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘In an appeal concerning the right approach to be taken by “SIAC”, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, in disputes about matters which are relevant to the assessment of national security, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the appeal of “U3” (a British and Moroccan woman who was deprived of her British citizenship because of travelling to Syria) and held that SIAC approached the issues in the present case on the proper basis. In a judgment given by Lord Reed (President), the Supreme Court held that an appeal to SIAC, whether made under section 2 or section 2B of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997, is an appeal in substance as well as in form, and is not equivalent to an application for judicial review. Overall, Lord Hodge (Deputy President) and Lords Lloyd-Jones, Sales and Stephens all agreed with Lord Reed who explained that the appeal raised questions concerning the effect the judgment in R (Begum) v SIAC [2021] UKSC 7 and the earlier decision of the House of Lords in SSHD v Rehman [2001] UKHL 47. U3 has three children who are British citizens. Between 2014 and 2017, she and her children and her then husband lived in Syria under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (“ISIL”). On 18 April 2017 the SSHD gave U3 notice under section 40(5) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (as amended) that she had decided to make an order under section 40(2) of that Act.’

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EIN Blog, 10th June 2025

Source: www.ein.org.uk

‘Two academics who sued their own union after being called transphobic have had their discrimination claims rejected by an employment tribunal.’

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The Guardian, 10th June 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A TV ad for chocolate bar Twix has been banned for encouraging unsafe driving.’

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BBC News, 11th June 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £20,000 after he failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice issued by Barking and Dagenham Council.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th June 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘A vulnerable teenage girl who died five months after terrorism charges against her were dropped was “highly affected” by her arrest but failures in her case were “not systemic”, a coroner has concluded.’

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The Guardian, 9th June 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘The Law Commission has published a consultation on new funerary methods, seeking views on a framework to enable future regulation in England and Wales.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 9th June 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘In the recent case of Manchester Property Development Holdings and Stephen Beech v Kuit Steinart Levy [2025] EWHC 35 (Comm), Dame Clare Moulder DBE adjourned a substantial trial due to take place in the Commercial Court after leading counsel for the defendant was unexpectedly taken ill. The judge concluded that a fair trial could not be guaranteed if the trial went ahead.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 9th June 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘The High Court has heard that Getty Images’ legal action against an AI firm over alleged copyright infringement marks a “day of reckoning” for the use of photographs in training AI models.’

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The Independent, 9th June 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk