‘In a damning report published today, the House of Commons public accounts committee criticises the Ministry of Justice and Department for Education for failing to recognise the urgent need for reform “glaringly obvious to court users”.’
Law Society Gazette, 12th September 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘For financial remedy lawyers, life’s certainties are death, taxes, and discovering assets the other side swore blind didn’t exist. The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Entwistle v Helliwell [2025] EWCA Civ 1055 is a timely reminder that, with pre-nuptial agreements, disclosure isn’t just a polite formality, it’s the concrete slab the whole thing rests on.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 11th September 2025
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘A man who tried to smuggle cocaine worth almost £1m into the UK by hiding it in an electric wheelchair has been jailed.’
BBC News, 12th September 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Law Commission has launched a project to examine whether new legislation is needed on automated decision-making (ADM) by public bodies, using algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI).’
Legal Futures, 9th September 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In response to political pressure to curb immigration, the UK Home Office has stepped up enforcing compliance with sponsor licence obligations by UK businesses that employ overseas workers. This has led to a surge in the number of suspensions and revocations of sponsor licences, with a 300% increase in negative action taken against sponsors as a result of an investigation or compliance visit.’
EIN Guest Blog, 11th September 2025
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘The responsibility for holding the government to account for its failings is the core constitutional role of a range of “watchdog” bodies outside of Parliament, such as inspectorates, commissioners, public inquiries, independent reviews, and ombudsmen.’
UK Constitutional Law Association Blog, 11th September 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Judges have taken another scythe to claimant costs in the “dieselgate” group claim after dismissing the idea that 30 fee earners may need to attend court.”
Law Society Gazette, 10th September 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Maintaining “office harmony” a valid factor in recruitment decisions, employment tribunal in London rules’
The Guardian, 10th September 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A driver high on cocaine who crashed head-on into a motorcyclist has been jailed for more than two years.’
BBC News, 11th September 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man convicted of murdering a registered sex offender has been told he must spend at least 20 years in jail.’
BBC News, 11th September 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court recognises that it has a leadership role to play in supporting increasing diversity of the judiciary, and to communicate the Court’s support for diversity and inclusion to the legal profession and the public. The overarching aims of this strategy are to support the progress of underrepresented groups into judicial roles and to achieve an inclusive and respectful working environment for justices where differences are valued.’
Supreme Court, 8th September 2025
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
‘A High Court judge has issued an interim injunction preventing Caerphilly County Borough Council from proceeding with its plans to shut ten libraries pending a judicial review.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th September 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Women barristers will be “disproportionately adversely affected” by plans to introduce mandatory reporting by barristers of any complaints they receive, the Bar Council has warned.’
Legal Futures, 10th September 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has announced that it is accelerating its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) to support the modernisation of courts and tribunals, while emphasising that all applications will be implemented responsibly.’
Family Law, 9th September 2025
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Section 1(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FOIA”) creates the right to have information held by a public authority communicated to a requestor. But as night follows day, this is not an absolute right. Part II of the Act sets out a series of exemptions to the right in section 1(1)(b). Some of these are absolute exemptions. Others are qualified.’
Panopticon, 9th September 2025
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘An employment appeal tribunal ruling over ‘out of hours’ sexual harassment will throw welcome clarity onto UK employers’ responsibilities of care, experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th September 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Businesses involved in commercial disputes litigated in England and Wales should expect more documents relevant to their case to be accessible to journalists and other ‘non-parties’ in future, experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th September 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘On 21 June 2025, Franklin Graham, the President and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), announced the creation of a UK fund to support Christian organisations facing legal challenges. This follows a touchstone case on religious discrimination, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Against Scottish Event Campus Ltd [2022] SC GLW 33 where the BGEA successfully sued a Scottish events provider for cancelling the letting of their premises.’
Law & Religion UK, 9th September 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘The Ministry of Justice has defended its evaluation of pre-recorded video evidence that suggested the special measure made little difference to rape conviction rates, after being grilled by MPs on why the department’s report and a bigger study conducted by an eminent academic reached different conclusions.’
Law Society Gazette, 10th September 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Discussions around artificial intelligence (AI) in legal practice are often polarised. Some lawyers believe AI is the future of the profession, set to transform everything from legal research to drafting and case strategy. Others see it as unpredictable, risky and dangerous.
‘As with most technological shifts, the truth lies somewhere in between. AI is neither a magic wand nor an existential threat – it is a tool. Whether that tool is helpful or harmful depends on how it is used.’
Counsel, 8th September 2025
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
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