Gang who stole more than £1m worth of cars jailed – BBC News
‘Members of an organised crime group who stole more than £1m worth of cars and motorbikes from homes across West Yorkshire have been jailed.’
BBC News, 5th March 2025
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Parish council chaos as £20k libel bill issued over claim clerk ‘gave the finger’ during meeting – The Independent
‘A parish councillor who accused the village clerk of secretly giving him “the finger” during a council meeting has been handed a £20,000 libel bill after being sued at the High Court.’
The Independent, 4th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prison officer who boasted about sex acts with inmates is jailed – The Independent
‘A former prison officer who boasted of performing a sex act on an inmate has been jailed for 21 months.’
The Independent, 4th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Nurse who fell asleep feeding two babies suspended – BBC News
‘A nurse went to sleep as she fed two babies and left another alone when they needed to be constantly monitored, the nursing regulator has heard.’
BBC News, 5th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Leaseholders’ legal victory over offshore landlord – BBC News
‘A group of leaseholders have won a legal battle to prove they were unlawfully deprived of the chance to take control of their own building when their landlord sold it to an offshore firm.’
BBC News, 5th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who quit job after three hours sues for unpaid wages – The Independent
‘A London nanny successfully sued a couple for unpaid wages after quitting just three hours into the job.’
The Independent, 4th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Justice should never come at such a cost’: Court delays leaving victims struggling and suicidal, report finds – The Independent
‘Record court backlogs are leaving victims unable to work or turning to drugs, alcohol and self-harm as they wait years for cases to reach trial, the Victims’ Commissioner has warned.’
The Independent, 4th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
More funding for judges to tackle record court delays – BBC News
‘Ministers have pledged to increase the number of judges hearing criminal cases in an attempt to cut unprecedented backlogs and delays in Crown Courts in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 5th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government no longer places girls in Young Offender Institutions – Ministry of Justice
‘Ministers have acted immediately to end the practice of placing girls in young offender institutions following recommendations from Susannah Hancock’s independent review into the placement and care of girls in youth custody.’
Ministry of Justice, 4th March 2025
Source: www.gov.uk
More than 170 mothers killed by their sons in 15 years in UK, report reveals – The Guardian
‘Nearly one in 10 of all women who died at the hands of men in the UK over the past 15 years were mothers killed by their sons, a report reveals.’
The Guardian, 5th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
New duties and liabilities attach to water companies as industry review progresses – OUT-LAW.com
‘Water companies in England and Wales face new duties to reduce pollution incidents and be transparent about their discharges from emergency overflows, under new legislation that has received Royal Assent.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th February 2025
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Disentangling symptoms and their causes – Quarterly Medical Law Review
‘Tuffin v University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust [2024] EWHC 3318 (KB). In Tuffin, the Claimant underwent elective spinal surgery in 2015. In breach of duty, the Defendant failed to administer Clexane (a medication to prevent blood clots) post-surgery. This resulted in the Claimant suffering from a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and post thrombotic syndrome (PTS). There was no dispute that the DVT and PTS were caused by the Defendant’s negligent failure to administer Clexane. After the surgery, it was also clear the Claimant may have also been suffering from symptoms indicative of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Consequently, in 2018, the Claimant had her left leg amputated.’
Quarterly Medical Law Review, 3rd March 2025
Source: 1corqmlr.com
Amending JCT Design & Build Contract – lessons learnt from recent case law – Local Government Lawyer
‘Ewan Anthony and David Owens provide a round up of the recent case law in the world of construction contracts.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Claimant firms at odds as judge refuses group order for £18bn PPI case – Legal Futures
‘A circuit judge has refused to make a group litigation order (GLO) in relation to thousands of Plevin claims brought by one class action law firm, a move competitors had opposed.’
Legal Futures, 3rd March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Law Commission opens a further consultation in light of the contempt issues that arose after the Southport murders. – Law Commission
‘Since the guilty pleas by Axel Rudakubana, there has been a renewed and acute focus on liability for contempt of court, and specifically on what can be said after a suspect has been arrested. The Law Commission has today (3 March) published a brief supplementary consultation paper so that people have an opportunity to let us know their views about the law in light of those events.’
Law Commission, 3rd March 2025
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
Government publishes commonhold White Paper – Law Commission
‘The Government has today taken forward recommendations by the Law Commission in its Commonhold White Paper.’
Law Commission, 3rd March 2025
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
‘Badly amiss’: Judge blasts £100k case wrongly issued in London – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Something had gone “badly amiss” for a six-figure claim over an accident in Wales to be litigated in London’s Royal Courts of Justice, a judge has said.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Phone and travel limits imposed on jailed pilot – BBC News
‘Restrictions on phone use and travel have been imposed on a pilot jailed for helping to smuggle four Albanian migrants into the UK.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Murderer worked in schools after being barred – BBC News
‘A convicted murderer spent almost two years working with children after he was barred from doing so, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 4th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
