‘The publicity surrounding Trump’s attack on DEI has unnerved employers in Great Britain (GB), leaving some wondering whether they should reduce their DEI initiatives, especially since companies such as Meta and Ford have widely publicised their actions doing so. In this article, I explain some key differences between US and GB equality law and why companies in GB that are operating lawfully should not follow the US example.’

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Counsel, 13th November 2025

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

‘Little has changed since Burns v Burns. Cohabiting couples deserve better than to be left on the blasted heath with the existing witch’s brew for another four decades, argues Christopher Stirling’

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Counsel, 13th November 2025

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

‘It is approaching 10 years since HHJ Edward Hess and Joanna Miles published their seminal article which fired the starting gun for the creation of the Financial Remedies Court (FRC). Much has happened in the intervening years. The purpose of this article is to reflect upon the possible ways in which the FRC might evolve and develop in the future.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 17th November 2025

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘Under sweeping reforms unveiled by the home secretary, the government will attempt to change the way the European Convention on Human Rights is interpreted by UK judges in a bid to stop asylum seekers using their rights to a family life to avoid deportation’

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The Independent, 17th November 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Police have paid out £20,000 in damages for unlawfully arresting a couple after they made complaints about their daughter’s primary school, including on a WhatsApp group chat.’

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BBc News, 16th November 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘The UK’s prison system is in a state of crisis, jeopardising efforts to rehabilitate offenders and curb crime rates, a committee of MPs has warned.’

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The Independent, 14th November 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘A London judge has ruled that the global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, when a dam collapse 10 years ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a major river, killing 19 people and devastating villages downstream.’

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The Guardian, 14th November 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A man who fatally stabbed a young Porsche driver in a scene compared to the “Wild West” has been sent to prison for life.’

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The Independent, 13th November 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘No-fault evictions will be outlawed in England from 1 May, the government confirmed, as it set out the timeline for sweeping renters’ reforms.’

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BBC News, 13th November 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Babies and toddlers have been referred to the government’s anti-terror scheme Prevent on hundreds of occasions since 2016, with infants under the age of one referred 45 times.’

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The Independent, 13th November 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘The Supreme Court has, this week, been hearing argument in a case brought by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland (“the Attorney General”) who seeks to amend the (Northern Ireland) Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Code of Practice to reflect that an adult may give valid consent to living arrangements, even if they lack capacity within the meaning of Mental Capacity (Northern Ireland) Act 2016, such that there would be no deprivation of liberty within the meaning of Article 5 ECHR.’

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Spire Barristers, 24th October 2025

Source: spirebarristers.co.uk

‘The recently circulated judgment Re Tolleshunt Knights Cemetery [2025] ECC Chd 2 highlighted three aspects of burial law in the Church of England: the decreasing availability of burial plots; the complexity of the legislation of certain sites; and the importance placed on family graves.’

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Law & Religion UK, 13th November 2025

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘The claim was brought against a dental practice for negligent dental treatment performed by dentists based at the practice. The allegations were based on breaches of non-delegable duties of care by the practice. The Defendant took an approach to defending the litigation which has become all too common, by bringing in the individual dentists as Part 20 defendants and in effect delegating defence of the claim to them. The defence pleaded no response to the allegations of negligence on the basis that the Defendant had a lack of direct knowledge of the events in question. Despite this pleading, District Judge Woosnam at first instance granted permission for the Defendant to rely on expert evidence to defend the claim against one of the dentists who had been unresponsive to the litigation.’

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1 QMLR, 13th November 2025

Source: 1corqmlr.com

‘A Cambridge University professor and orthopaedic surgeon, accused of deliberately failing IQ and memory tests to bolster a £1 million brain damage claim against the NHS, has been cleared of dishonesty by a High Court judge.’

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The Independent, 14th November 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘This article considers the recent case of Isaacs v Green & Others [2025] EWHC 1951 (Fam). The case was heard before Mr David Rees KC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court, on 23 and 24 July 2025, with judgment being handed down on 25 July 2025.’

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Wilberforce Chambers, 3rd November 2025

Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk

‘On 13 November 2025, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review following the death of Sara Sharif has been published. It makes devastating reading, and has already generated reporting in the national and local media.’

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Transparency Project, 13th November 2025

Source: transparencyproject.org.uk

‘The head of the courts service in England and Wales has apologised for failing to tell ministers and judges sooner about an IT bug that caused evidence to go missing, be overwritten or appear lost.’

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BBC News, 13th November 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Ministers will abolish elected police and crime commissioners, declaring them to be an expensive failure, with a large proportion of people unaware of them.’

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The Guardian, 13th November 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘This case concerned an application by intended parents for a parental order in respect of an 18-month-old child following a surrogacy arrangement with a surrogate in Nigeria whom neither of the intended parents had met and about whom they had no information.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 13th November 2025

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

‘The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 will recalibrate how student housing in England is managed and let, owing to a raft of reforms that will alter the status of some tenancies and the grounds for landlords to obtain possession of the underlying properties. It will also impact on rent increases, payments and marketing practices.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th November 2025

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com