Grooming gang guilty of raping and abusing girls – BBC News
Seven men have been found guilty of sexually exploiting two teenage girls who were repeatedly raped and assaulted in Rochdale for five years.
BBC News, 13th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Trading Blows: Supreme Court draws the line on fraud and third-party liability – St Philips Barristers
‘The Supreme Court’s judgment in Bilta (UK) Ltd (in liquidation) v Tradition Financial Services Ltd is important for insolvency practitioners, lawyers, and those involved in fraud litigation. It clarifies the extent to which third parties can be held liable for fraudulent trading under section 213 of the Insolvency Act 1986.’
St Philips Barristers, 12th June 2025
Source: st-philips.com
The Cunliffe Report and Nuisance Caselaw Update – Six Pump Court
‘In this week’s blog, Nicholas Ostrowski covers what is likely to be the most significant re-imagining of the regulation and set up of the water industry since privatisation in 1991 – the Cunliffe Report. Gordon Wignall also provides an analysis of the significant case of Nicholas v. Thomas [2025] EWHC 752 (Ch) which identifies the approach to be taken in establishing a private nuisance concerning ‘sensible’ injury.’
Six Pump Court, 12th June 2025
Source: 6pumpcourt.co.uk
Environment & Planning Roundup: Solar Panels, Water Company Reforms, Noise Nuisance & Biofuels – Six Pump Court
‘A raft of developments across the UK’s environmental and planning landscape this month signals a strong policy push toward cleaner energy, tighter water regulation, and more robust planning frameworks. From solar panels becoming standard on new homes to a landmark case on noise nuisance, here’s what you need to know.’
Six Pump Court, 9th June 2025
Source: 6pumpcourt.co.uk
A Summer of Discontent: The Return of University Protest Litigation? – St Philips Barristers
‘In the summer of 2024, a number of protests to the actions of the Israeli Defence Force in Palestine occurred on university campuses both in this jurisdiction, as well as overseas. In this article, Michelle Caney and Harry Marriott review how such protests gave rise to difficult balancing exercises between a University’s right to exercise their private property rights and the rights of others, particularly students, to protest about causes that they are passionate about.’
St Philips Barristers, 9th June 2025
Source: st-philips.com
Scattering ashes – Church of England – Law & Religion UK
‘In Re Lambeth Cemetery [2025] ECC Swk 2, Petchey Ch. addressed the scattering of crenation ashes, [26] to [31], and whether it was unlawful for an Anglican minister to scatter cremated remains as opposed to strewing.’
Law & Religion UK, 12th June 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Which Article 2 legacy inquest authorities have survived Dalton? – Administrative Court Blog
‘When does Article 2 ECHR apply to investigations into deaths occurring at the hands of the state? This deceptively simple question has vexed the House of Lords and Supreme Court on (more than) five different occasions over the past 20 years. In the case of Bradley and Duffy v Ministry of Defence, the High Court and Court of Appeal of Northern Ireland sought, with questionable success, to clarify and explain the current legal position.’
Administrative Court Blog, 12th June 2025
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
Legal win for son tricked into moving to Africa by parents – BBC News
‘A teenager who was tricked into going to boarding school in Africa has won a significant legal victory against his own parents.’
BBC News, 12th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Adverts for assisted dying to be debated by MPs as divisive bill returns to Parliament – The Independent
‘A ban on advertising assisted dying is to be debated as the controversial Bill returns to Parliament.’
The Independent, 13th June 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Criminal Law in Healthcare (Part 1): Corporate Manslaughter – Goodmayes Hospital, Lucy Letby and Beyond – Doughty Street Chambers
‘Healthcare is grounded in the principle that clinicians must do no harm. Sometimes, that principle is so dramatically perverted that the criminal law must respond. In this two-part article series, Maya Sikand KC and Jordan Briggs consider the criminal and regulatory framework in healthcare in the context of patient safety. This first article describes the offence of corporate manslaughter, with a focus on the Lucy Letby case and the Goodmayes Hospital prosecution that concluded on 9 June 2025. The second article will consider the roles and impact of the Care Quality Commission and the Health and Safety Executive.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 10th June 2025
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
Beyond PACCAR? Publication of the Civil Justice Council’s Review of Litigation Funding Final Report – Henderson Chambers
‘Two years on from the decision of the Supreme Court in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc & Others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal & Others [2023] UKSC 28 (PACCAR), the Civil Justice Council has published the Final Report following its Review of Litigation Funding. The Final Report recommends that new legislation be enacted to reverse the effect of PACCAR with respect to certain litigation funding agreements and to clarify the distinction between such agreements and contingency fee agreements.’
Henderson Chambers, 11th June 2025
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
Rosie Muncer provides summary of case: A Local Authority v X (Attendance of Experts) [2025] EWFC 137, Mr Justice MacDonald – Park Square Barristers
‘This was an application in care proceedings pursuant to FPR 2010 r.25.9(2) for a direction that single joint experts attend to give oral evidence at trial, on the grounds it is necessary for them to do so in the interests of justice.’
Park Square Barristers, 11th June 2025
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Suspended Sentences – Devon Chambers
‘The most recent update of the Independent Sentencing Review was published on 22nd May 2025 and addresses a number of issues, in particular highlighting the current pressures the prison estate is under in England and Wales and what could potentially be done to alleviate that.’
Devon Chambers, June 2025
Source: devonchambers.co.uk
Patel v Patel – When executors of a Will cannot agree on funeral arrangements for a deceased, what can the Court do? – Farrar’s Building
‘The case, Patel v Patel [2025] EWHC 560 (Ch), provides a helpful reminder of the factors which the Court will consider when it is required to intervene in probate matters.’
Farrar's Building, 9th June 2025
Source: www.farrarsbuilding.co.uk
Met pays damages to woman for failing to investigate rape claim against ex-husband – The Guardian
‘Scotland Yard has paid a five-figure sum to a woman after officers “brought the service into disrepute” for failing to investigate her report of rape by her ex-husband, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Prompting Misconduct: When Lawyers Misuse AI – Mountford Chambers
‘James Lloyd discusses the judgment handed down on 6 June 2025 in Ayinde v London Borough of Haringey and Al-Haroun v Qatar National Bank [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin), in which the Divisional Court issued a powerful warning to legal professionals about the risks of using generative artificial intelligence tools for legal research and drafting, and provided a stark reminder of the severe consequences for both lawyers and litigants who knowingly or inadvertently present ‘fake’ material to the court.’
Mountford Chambers, 9th June 2025
Source: www.mountfordchambers.com
School wins village green challenge as High Court orders deletion of land from register – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has taken the rare step of ordering a local authority to delete land from a village green register in a case brought by a school against Bristol City Council and a local campaigner.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th June 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
No sanction for doctor found guilty of misconduct in Martha’s rule case – The Guardian
‘A senior doctor who was found guilty of “misconduct which impairs his fitness to practise” in his treatment of 13-year-old Martha Mills will face no sanction due to “exceptional circumstances”.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
The relevance of voluntariness when considering loss in negligence after BDW v URS – Gatehouse Chambers
‘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.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 9th June 2025
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
Police officer jailed for raping woman while off duty – The Independent
‘A police officer who raped a woman while off-duty has been jailed for five years.’
The Independent, 11th June 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
