‘Complaints from litigants in person now account for one fifth of all reports made of alleged misconduct by barristers, the Bar Standards Board’s annual report has revealed.’
Law Society Gazette, 4th December 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘There were 28 serious incidents at Gatwick immigration removal centre in 2024 compared with four recorded in 2023, the report from the independent monitoring board said. These included large protests and men jumping on to anti-suicide netting. On 12 occasions the National Tactical Response Group, a specialist unit to deal with protests and other serious problems, was called in to quell disorder.’
The Guardian, 4th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ministers will speed up the implementation of protections against unfair dismissal for workers so that they start from 2027 after brokering a compromise with Angela Rayner.’
The Guardian, 4th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Dryrobe, the maker of huge waterproof towel-lined coats favoured by cold water swimming fans, has won a trademark case against a smaller label that must now stop selling items under the D-Robe brand within a week.’
The Guardian, 4th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Communities across south-east England are filing the first coordinated legal complaints that sewage pollution by Thames Water negatively affects their lives.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A High Court master has explained how judicial mediation was able to resolve a dispute, where one of the sides was unable to afford a private mediation.’
Legal Futures, 4th December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The court rejected a claim by CEK Investment that a default rate of interest of 4% per month (compounded), under a loan it obtained from London Credit, amounted to a penalty clause.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd December 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A Privy Council ruling that claimants can succeed in a claim based on a false representation even if they cannot provide evidence that they were actually aware of the deceit will have significant impact on future fraud cases, an expert has highlighted.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd December 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A High Court judge has sentenced the non-lawyer owner of a defunct law firm to 12 months’ imprisonment for contempt of court after she failed to comply with a freezing order obtained by its previous owners.’
Legal Futures, 4th December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Ofcom has fined a porn company £1m for failing to put in place sufficiently robust age checks – the biggest penalty it has imposed so far under the Online Safety Act.’
BBC News, 4th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 10-week publication consultation on how to regulate the technology and protect people’s privacy has been launched, which could pave the way for new laws.’
BBC News, 4th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Inspectors at the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) found there had been a surge in incidents at the scandal-hit Brook House centre, from four in 2023 to 28 in 2024, with an increase in illegal drug use and attacks on staff and other detainees.’
The Independent, 4th December 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reprimanded the Post Office over the breach, in which the company’s press office accidentally published an unredacted version of a legal settlement document with the operators on its website.’
The Guardian, 3rd December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Whistleblowers who provide information that leads to the collection of unpaid tax can get 15 to 30 per cent of the funds recovered, excluding penalties and interest.’
The Independent, 3rd December 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Foreign Office failures led to opportunities being missed to achieve justice for the family of Harry Dunn, killed in August 2019 in a motorcycle crash outside a US airbase, an independent review commissioned by the Labour government has found.’
The Guardian, 3rd December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A legal battle over the digital resurrection of actor Peter Cushing in the Star Wars spin-off film Rogue One has reached the Court of Appeal, with film companies arguing the claim should be dismissed.’
The Independent, 3rd December 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
E (A Child), Re [2025] EWCA Civ 1563 (02 December 2025)
N (A Child: Placement Order: Proportionality) [2025] EWCA Civ 1541 (01 December 2025)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Keane v Sargen & Ors [2025] EWHC 3147 (Ch) (02 December 2025)
Aviva Plc v Litani LLC [2025] EWHC 3134 (Ch) (01 December 2025)
Maher & Anor v Investalet Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 3133 (Ch) (01 December 2025)
Shenzhen SKE Technology Co Ltd v Bargain Busting Ltd [2025] EWHC 3141 (Ch) (28 November 2025)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
Barts Health NHS Trust v MC & Anr [2025] EWHC 3140 (Fam) (27 November 2025)
C v D [2025] EWHC 3131 (Fam) (17 November 2025)
Silberschmidt v Richards [2025] EWHC 2841 (Fam) (31 October 2025)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A solicitor jailed for 26 months last year for using drug money generated by his twin brother to pay a mortgage has been struck off.’
Legal Futures, 3rd December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A senior male barrister who sexually harassed a female junior shortly out of pupillage “must have appreciated that he was in a position of power and importance” to her, a Bar disciplinary tribunal has held.’
Legal Futures, 3rd December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said paid-for Google ads run by all three retailers used terms such as “sustainable”, “sustainable materials” or “sustainable style” without providing evidence proving the green claims.’
The Guardian, 3rd December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
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