Boy and girl sentenced for killing dog walker, 80 – BBC News
‘A 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl have been sentenced for killing an 80-year-old man out walking his dog in a park.’
BBC News, 5th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The sub judice rule – House of Commons Library
‘MPs should not raise matters in debates, questions and motions which are awaiting adjudication in a court of law to avoid influencing the outcome of those court proceedings.’
House of Commons Library, 6th June 2025
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Court of Appeal Reaffirms Limits on Drawing Adverse Inferences in Disease Claims – Park Square Barristers
‘The recent decision in Johnstone v Fawcett’s Garage (Newbury) Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 467 serves as a timely reminder of the principled and fact-sensitive approach to adverse inferences in occupational disease litigation.’
Park Square Barristers, 29th May 2025
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Council launches legal action over approval of 173-home development in challenge to ‘Grey Belt’ decision by inspector – Local Government Lawyer
‘Castle Point Borough Council has launched legal action after a planning inspector allowed an appeal over a decision by the local authority to refuse planning permission for residential development in Daws Heath.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th June 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Top 3 Cases of May 2025 – Falcon Chambers
‘This month: decisions about actual occupation; the Court of Appeal on adverse possession against the estate of a deceased person; and landlord’s commission on insurance premiums.’
Falcon Chambers, 2nd June 2025
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
Footballer jailed for £600k drugs smuggling plot – BBC News
‘A professional footballer who imported £600,000 worth of cannabis from Thailand to the UK has been jailed for four years.’
BBC News, 5th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Challenge of Proving Prevention: The Inquest of Linda O’Brien v Assistant Coroner – Parklane Plowden Chamers
‘The High Court rejected an application for judicial review in the case of O’Brien v HM Assistant Coroner for Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens which limited the scope of the inquest into the death of Linda O’Brien. Linda’s family contended that had her ex-partner, who was subject to a restraining order but present at her flat on the day of her death, been arrested one month prior, her death might have been prevented. The judicial review was of a decision taken by Mr Graham Jackson, HM Assistant Coroner, on 15 March 2023 that there was no coronial causation established linking previous conduct by officers of the Merseyside Police and the events resulting in Linda’s death.’
Parklane Plowden, 3rd June 2025
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
Warning to UK snack manufacturers as tribunal confirms VAT treatment of mini poppadoms – OUT-LAW.com
‘Snack manufacturers should carefully consider a recent decision that held mini poppadoms do not benefit from a value added tax (VAT) zero rating to determine whether it impacts any of their VAT positions, experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th June 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Latest Whiplash Regulations effective from 31 May 2025 – Pump Court Chambers
‘The Lord Chancellor has introduced a circa 15% uplift to the tariffs set out in the Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021, which will apply to all claims for whiplash injury lasting up to 2 years, where the cause of action accrues on or after 31 May 2025.’
Pump Court Chambers, 3rd June 2025
Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com
Immigration law and appeals: A guide to best practice and procedure – EIN Blog
‘Barrister Adam Pipe presents a comprehensive, hour-long webinar (originally for the Association of Interpreters and Translators) covering key updates in UK immigration law, including the new Immigration White Paper, changes to the nationality ‘good character’ policy, recent Immigration Rules and case law developments, and best practice for appeals under the FTT (IAC) Practice Direction.’
EIN Blog. 5th June 2025
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Makin Review – next stages announced – Law & Religion UK
‘On 5 June 2025, the Church of England issued the following Press Release on the initiation of proceedings under the Clergy Discipline Measure.’
Law & Religion UK, 5th June 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Landlord required to repay hundreds of thousands of pounds of unlawfully charged insurance commissions to tenant – Wilberforce Chambers
‘Criterion Group – the landlord of c. £4bn of property in central London – has been required by Mr Justice Richards to repay hundreds of thousands of pounds of overcharged insurance rent to one of its tenants, Picturehouse Cinemas.’
Wiberforce Chambers, 29th May 2025
Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk
Thousands of criminal cases collapsing due to missing or lost police evidence – BBC News
‘Thousands of criminal cases – including some of the most serious violent and sexual offences – are collapsing every year because of lost, damaged or missing evidence, the BBC has found.’
BBC News, 6th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Remind Me About … Winding Up DB Schemes – Pensions Barrister
‘It’s the return of our popular Remind Me About series, summarising particular areas of pensions law for newly-qualified practitioners or those wanting to brush up on the subject. This week, Daniel Jukes of Wilberforce Chambers considers the topical issue of winding up DB schemes.’
Pensions Barrister, 5th June 2025
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
The WhatsApp messages that could get you sacked – The Independent
‘It’s late evening, and your phone vibrates with some banter from colleagues. You join the conversation and go to bed feeling part of the work community. You then wake up and have a feeling of apprehension as to how the messages will be perceived.’
The Independent, 4th June 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rape victims can challenge CPS if cases dropped under pilot scheme – The Guardian
‘Victims of rape and serious sexual assault who face their cases being dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service will be given the right to request a review under a government pilot.’
The Guardian, 5th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Penelope Cassandra Webb: Silences, Spectacle, and the Limitations of Law – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The decision of the UK Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers [2025] is one that has generated a rapid response, from the photos of those celebrating the decision on the steps of the UKSC, to the massive wave of protest from trans people and allies. Within the legal world, it has unleashed a flurry of commentary, the excellent analysis by Crash Wigley being a notable example. As such, this post will not replicate Wigley’s analysis, but will instead draw upon and develop the point that she makes in her work: that there are a series of silences in the judgment. This is interesting when considered with the work of Louis Althusser, for whom silences are not accidental but reveal important tensions about the text.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 5th June 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Animal sanctuary wins court fight with council to keep lemurs – Local Government Lawyer
‘The high-profile founder of a private animal sanctuary has won an appeal against a decision by Uttlesford District Council to refuse her application to keep ring-tailed Lemurs.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th June 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Birmingham toddler starved by his parents ‘was invisible to child services’ – The Guardian
‘A toddler who was starved by his parents and buried in their garden was “invisible and lost” to child services, a review has said.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Criminal appeals body will be reformed ‘whatever it takes’, says new chair – BBC News
‘The new interim chairwoman of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has told the BBC she will do “whatever it takes” to reform the embattled legal appeals body.’
BBC News, 4th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
