‘James Castle examines why proprietary estoppel claims often fail in commercial disputes. This article explores the core elements of the doctrine and discusses how the commercial sophistication of the parties can undermine a claim, drawing on principles from key cases such as Cobbe v Yeoman’s Row Management Limited [2008] UKHL 55. It looks at the challenges posed by section 2 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989, and considers the development of the principles to be applied when determining the appropriate remedy for proprietary estoppel and the likely need to revisit the guidance set out in Guest v Guest [2022] UKSC 27 in cases involving the sale of land.’

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Tanfield Chambers, 28th August 2025

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‘A Metropolitan Police special constable has been found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a child.’

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BBC News, 28th August 2025

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‘The Upper Tribunal has allowed an appeal by parents concerning their child’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), finding that the First-tier Tribunal’s reasoning was “lacking” as it failed to “adequately evaluate all the available evidence”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 28th August 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has struck out an appeal by an immigration adviser against the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) after she failed an exam.’

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Legal Futures, 29th August 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘One of the oddities of British labour law, especially when compared with its continental and common law cousins, is that collective agreements concluded as a result of the collective bargaining process between an employer and a trade union have no necessary legal effect whether vis-à-vis the employer and the union or vis-à-vis the employer and an individual employee. On the former relationship—which is sometimes referred to the ‘contractual dimension’ of collective agreements—the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, s 179, conclusively presumes that such agreements were not intended by the parties to take effect as legally enforceable contracts unless the agreement is in writing and contains a provision which states that the parties intend that the agreement shall be a legally enforceable contract. As for the latter—which can be referred to as the ‘normative dimension’ of collective agreements, whereby the ‘norms’ in the collective agreement ‘are applied to the individual employment relationship’—ordinarily, for a collective agreement to have any legal effect, it must be incorporated into an individual’s contract of employment and there is no automatic rule to this effect.’

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Industrial Law Journal, 9th July 2025

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‘The London Borough of Haringey was wrong to impose a £10,000 financial penalty on a company that was not managing a licensable house in multiple occupation.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 28th August 2025

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‘A prisoner trapped on an abolished indefinite jail term for 13 years longer than his original sentence took his own life weeks after the Conservative government refused to right the historic wrong.’

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The Independent, 27th August 2025

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‘Ensuring the safety and health of employees is a cornerstone of responsible business practice in the UK. At the heart of this responsibility lies the legal requirement to carry out workplace risk assessments – a duty enshrined in the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR). This article sets out the legal framework surrounding risk assessments, outlines practical steps for compliance, and includes expert insights from Andrew Sanderson of Kingsley Napley and Craig Lydiate of Eighty20 Risk Systems.’

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Kingsley Napley Regulatory Blog, 18th August 2025

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

‘The High Court has dismissed a challenge to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council over whether a child in a family without recourse to public funds was a ’child in need’.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 27th August 2025

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‘More than 285,000 crimes went unrecorded by police last year, new research has found.’

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The Independent, 28th August 2025

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‘This application was brought by the parents and aunt of a woman who has previously been anonymised to “Patricia”. Patricia, aged 25, had lived with anorexia nervosa since childhood, and was extremely malnourished with a BMI as low as 7, unable to walk unaided, and suffering severe complications like bed sores and osteoporosis. Diagnosed also with autism and pathological demand avoidance (PDA), Patricia’s condition was refractory despite years of efforts; she persistently refused to eat enough to sustain herself, though she voiced a desire to live and to travel. In 2023, the Court (Moor J) had ordered—after hearing her strongly expressed wishes—that Patricia should not be force-fed or receive medical treatment against her will, emphasising her autonomy in treatment decisions.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 27th August 2025

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‘The High Court has dismissed a challenge to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council over whether a child in a family without recourse to public funds was a ’child in need’.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 27th August 2025

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‘A car park operator has paid £10,240 to charity after losing a court battle against a woman for a second time.’

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BBC News, 23rd August 2025

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‘Companies should act now to build flexibility into their employment contracts ahead of new laws to stop ‘fire and rehire’ which come into force next year, an expert has warned.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th August 2025

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘People convicted of crimes in England and Wales could find themselves barred from going to pubs and sport matches as part of changes to sentencing rules.’

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BBC News, 23rd August 2025

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‘A County Court appeal to a Circuit Judge from a first instance decision on a possession claim based on a section 21 notice (after previous s.21 proceedings were discontinued because the landlord had not served the How to Rent guide. This may be a clue as to what follows.)’

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Nearly Legal, 26th August 2025

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‘On 20 August 2025, the Church in Wales published the judgment of the Disciplinary Tribunal In the Matter of a Complaint against the Reverend Ryan Forey on referral from the Bishop of Llandaff, The Right Reverend Mary Stallard. The judgment includes the Charge, (Annex B), and full details of the penalty imposed, (Annex A).’

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Law & Religion UK, 25th August 2025

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‘A judge in the Family Court has criticised the size of a bundle in a care proceedings case involving a six-month-old child, noting that this was not an “isolated example” and that he has shared his experiences with the Designated Family Judge for Nottinghamshire.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 26th August 2025

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‘A woman was paid thousands of pounds in compensation after police officers moved her underwear and laughed at sex toys in her bedroom.’

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BBC News, 27th August 2025

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