NHS worker assaulted women for sexual gratification in fake examinations – BBC News
‘A healthcare support worker has been jailed for nine years for sex assaults on two hospital patients.’
BBC News, 18th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chris Rowe: Human rights as ceiling: the government’s asylum reform proposals – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘When the government announces a ‘crackdown’ or some new tough policy on immigration or asylum, it is important to recognise that what this means (at most) is that migrants will be treated in accordance with the new policy unless their Convention rights require that they are treated otherwise; at most, since often when the policy is implemented there will be an explicit exemption for some groups, such as people entitled to disability benefit or the elderly. Naturally, ministers prefer not to spell this out, but it is unfortunate that 25 years after the introduction of the Human Rights Act that so many commentators, as recently shown in the response to the plans to reform aspects of the asylum system, seem unaware of (or for strategic reasons prefer not to make) this essential point.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 19th December 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Complex court processes “shut out litigants in person” – Legal Futures
‘Complex court administrative processes “increasingly function as gatekeepers to justice” and shut out litigants in person (LiPs), research has found.’
Legal Futures, 19th December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Man jailed for killing best friend with one punch – BBC News
‘A man left his “best friend” to die alone on his kitchen floor after launching a fatal alcohol and cocaine-fuelled attack on him, a court has heard.’
BBC News, 18th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Revenue and Customs v Hotel La Tour Ltd [2025] UKSC 46 (17 December 2025)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for Judicial Review [2025] UKSC 47 (17 December 2025)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Abbott Diabetes Care Inc & Ors v Dexcom Incorporated & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 1633 (18 December 2025)
The Nursing And Midwifery Council v Ibrahim [2025] EWCA Civ 1631 (15 December 2025)
AGA Rangemaster Group Ltd v UK Innovations Group Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1622 () (15 December 2025)
C (A Child)(Interim Separation: Residential Care) [2025] EWCA Civ 1618 (15 December 2025)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Jenkins v R. [2025] EWCA Crim 1657 (18 December 2025)
Smith & Ors, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1623 (16 December 2025)
Vesey, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1642 (15 December 2025)
Younis, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1632 (15 December 2025)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Mginah v Health And Care Professions Council [2025] EWHC 3300 (Admin) (17 December 2025)
High Court (Commercial Court)
V Ships Limited v [2025] EWHC 3329 (Comm) (17 December 2025)
Borrelli & Ors v Otaibi & Ors [2025] EWHC 3263 (Comm) (15 December 2025)
High Court (Family Division)
FZ v MZ [2025] EWHC 3338 (Fam) (18 December 2025)
HF, KF and LF (Children) (Habitual Residence) [2025] EWHC 3306 (Fam) (17 December 2025)
LM (A Child) (Interim Welfare Arrangements) [2025] EWHC 3243 (Fam) (10 December 2025)
VW (Looked After Child: SMT: Need for Application), Re [2025] EWHC 3298 (Fam) (10 December 2025)
TS v AS & Ors [2025] EWHC 3169 (Fam) (05 December 2025)
High Court (Patents Court)
Acer Incorporated & Ors v Nokia Technologies OY [2025] EWHC 3331 (Pat) (18 December 2025)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Tates (Agents) Ltd & Anor v Nicholas & Anor [2025] EWHC 3318 (KB) (17 December 2025)
Ranaie v Warland [2025] EWHC 3320 (KB) (17 December 2025)
Aston v United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy [2025] EWHC 3288 (KB) (17 December 2025)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Project One London Ltd v VMA Services Ltd [2025] EWHC 3304 (TCC) (18 December 2025)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Pretty birds and silly moos’: the women behind the Sex Discrimination Act – The Guardian
‘In the 50 years since equal rights for women were enshrined in UK law, the campaigners have been reduced to caricatures, or forgotten. But their struggle is worth remembering.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police turned me from victim to offender’ – BBC News
‘The son of a former police officer was “misled” by a force into accepting a community resolution for violence he did not admit to, an investigation has found.’
BBC News, 18th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court backs ruling that UK unlawfully detained Tamils on Diego Garcia – The Guardian
‘Appeal court judges have backed a decision that dozens of asylum seekers were unlawfully detained on one of the world’s most remote islands, rejecting an appeal on Tuesday by the commissioner for the territory.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Paddy Power Betfair to pay £2m over problem gambling failings – BBC News
Paddy Power Betfair has agreed to pay £2m for failing to step in quickly enough when customers appeared to be problem gambling.
BBC News, 17th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Opt-out class action first for businesses as car delivery case settles – Legal Futures
‘Businesses are to benefit from an opt-out class action for the first time after the last two defendants in the car delivery charges case settled for £54m.’
Legal Futures, 18th December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
UK spying laws could result in overreach and real harm, says review – The Guardian
‘Espionage offences in the UK’s new National Security Act are so broadly defined that they “will result in cases of real harm” with people wrongly investigated, according to the first review of state threats legislation.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK sex offenders may have to tell police about social media and dating accounts – The Guardian
‘Convicted sex offenders will be forced to notify police with the details of any dating app and social media accounts or face up to five years in jail, under plans announced by Shabana Mahmood.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Weight-loss jab ad banned for targeting new mums – BBC News
‘An advert which targeted weight-loss injections at new mums has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).’
BBC News, 17th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home Office fails to protect vulnerable migrants, high court judge rules – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has failed to protect vulnerable migrants it locks up in detention centres, a high court judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Parade attacker jailed for 21 years and six months – BBC News
‘A man who used his car as a “weapon” to plough into more than 130 people at Liverpool FC’s victory parade has been jailed for 21 years and six months.’
BBC News, 16th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Establishing the facts in the face of silence and uncertainty – 1 QMLR
‘This case shows how claimants can convince the court that their version of the facts is right despite the contemporaneous record being silent and neither party recalling the detail.’
1 QMLR, 17th December 2025
Source: 1corqmlr.com
Woman who fled rape and torture in DRC wins UK citizenship case after Home Office U-turn – The Guardian
‘A woman who fled rape and torture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 18 years ago and was denied British citizenship because she entered the UK illegally has won her case after a government U-turn.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Children’s mentor guilty of sexually abusing five girls at London school – The Independent
‘A children’s mentor has been convicted of 14 sexual offences against former students in a London school, police said after an investigation into two decades of child sexual abuse.’
The Independent, 15th December 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Thousands of drivers wrongly fined for speeding since 2021 – BBC News
‘Thousands of drivers could have speeding fines cancelled after a fault saw some cameras falsely triggered on English A roads and motorways.’
BBC News, 16th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
