‘An asylum seeker who “calmly” walked into a bank and stabbed a man inside to death without provocation or motive has been jailed for life.’

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BBC News, 29th October 2025

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‘In this blog post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses the recent Supreme Court judgment in C G Fry & Son Ltd v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities [2025] UKSC 35 concerning the ongoing interpretive role of EU law.’

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UK-EU Relations Law, 29th October 2025

Source: eurelationslaw.com

‘The High Court has expressed surprise that a paralegal did not know more about the restrictions that the reserved legal activities imposed on her work.’

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Legal Futures, 30th October 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘A teenager has been found guilty of murder after stabbing Harry Pitman, 16, in a central London park during New Year’s Eve celebrations two years ago.’

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The Guardian, 29th October 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘As new figures show that UK cyber attacks are getting more serious Simon Colvin explains how to deal with the vulnerabilities in your supply chain, while David Halliwell applies some Nobel-winning counter-intuition to the economics of legal services.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 28th October 2025

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘In this, the 100th anniversary year of the Law of Property Act 1925, the Court of Appeal has resolved a question under s. 53(1)(b) of the 1925 Act that has gone unanswered for all 100 of those years, at least at appellate level. Indeed, the same question arose under s. 7 of the Statute of Frauds 1677. So, it has awaited a clear answer for 348 years.’

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Gatehouse Chambers, 27th October 2025

Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk

‘The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 provides for the biggest shake-up of short term residential lettings in England in a generation.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 28th October 2025

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Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Act 2025

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

‘Section 1(2A) of the Children Act 1989, as amended in 2014, states that, with regard to applications for child arrangements orders under Section 8:

A court … is as respects each parent … to presume, unless the contrary is shown, that involvement of that parent in the life of the child concerned will further the child’s welfare.’

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Transparency Project, 28th October 2025

Source: transparencyproject.org.uk

‘A regional costs judge has described how he applied the High Court’s ruling in Mazur to cut the costs awarded to a law firm in a housing possession case from £3,000 to less than £500.’

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Legal Futures, 29th October 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘Five other prisoners have also been released by mistake in the same week a convicted Ethiopian sex offender was allowed to walk free from an Essex jail, says the prison officers’ union.’

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The Guardian, 28th October 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Under the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS), also known as Clare’s Law, people concerned their partner or ex-partner may have a history of being abusive can ask police to disclose incidents on their record in a “right to ask” application.’

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BBC News, 29th October 2025

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‘In 2020, Awaab Ishak sadly passed away at 2 years of age due to being exposed to damp and mould in their home. The findings of his inquest led to a national outcry, calls for a reckoning, and ultimately, his tragedy lit the match of reform in what is now known as ‘Awaab’s Law’.’

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Park Square Barristers, 28th October 2025

Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk

‘In this blog post, Reuben Andrews of Monckton Chambers discusses pre-settled status and welfare benefits.’

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UK-EU Relations Law, 28th October 2025

Source: eurelationslaw.com

‘Six children, aged between two and twelve, were removed from their parents’ care because they had suffered chronic neglect and emotional harm, after court proceedings that had lasted 28 weeks and local authority involvement for 12 years.’

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Transparency Project, 24th October 2025

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General Cemetery Act 2025

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

‘The long-running legal battle between Mr Potanin and his ex-wife Mrs Potanina has received understandable legal and mainstream media attention. Most recently, a Court of Appeal decision permitted Mrs Potanina to pursue her claim under Part III of the Matrimonial Causes Act for financial relief further to an overseas divorce. This case is undoubtedly sensational due to Mr Potanin’s wealth and, by extension, the value of the litigation, estimated by some to be $30bn. It is also a case that has put a renewed spotlight on the willingness and ability of the courts in England and Wales to permit Part III claims.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 24th October 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old child, died in 2020 after prolonged exposure to mould in his social housing association home. The inquest into his death found that, despite repeated reports by his parents about the property’s uninhabitable conditions, their concerns were dismissed and the housing association failed to take sufficient action.’

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The Independent, 27th October 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘A university academic is to receive “substantial damages” after a court ruling that the portrayal of him in a Steve Coogan film about the discovery of a Richard III’s remains did have a defamatory meaning.’

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BBC News, 27th October 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk