‘Criminals who refuse to attend their sentencing face segregation in prison cells and longer time in jail under new powers handed to judges.’
The Guardian, 7th May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In a judgment handed down on 23 January, the Court of Appeal ruled, unanimously, against Wirral Council’s attempt to use representative proceedings to pursue a claim under sections 90 and 90A of schedule 10A to the Financial Services and Markets Act (FSMA) 2000 against Indivior plc and Reckitt Benckiser Group plc. Wirral has applied to the Supreme Court for permission to appeal.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd May 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A UN judge has been jailed for six years and four months after forcing a young woman to work as a slave in the UK.’
The Guardian, 2nd May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 is a judgment that has triggered great public discussion about the position of trans people in Great Britain (for an interesting discussion of the legal position in Northern Ireland, see Deb et al, “Limits to the UK Supreme Court’s Reach: Northern Ireland, the Windsor Framework and Trans Rights”).’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 6th May 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The Court of Appeal (Underhill LJ, with whom Dingemans and Edis LJJ agreed) has rejected the proposition that, where a public authority voluntarily seeks the views of an interested party at the formative stage of “sufficiently crystallised” proposal affecting a group’s rights, such a process necessarily constitutes a formal consultation to which common law standards of fairness (i.e. the Gunning requirements) apply. This is a significant decision which affects public authorities’ ability to freely seek views on their policy proposals without necessarily being subject to certain public law obligations.’
Administrative Court Blog, 3rd May 2025
‘Civil rights campaigners have hailed a “huge victory for democracy” after the court of appeal upheld the quashing of a key anti-protest regulation they said was introduced unlawfully.’
The Guardian, 2nd May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘With effect from 7 April, limited means cases can now be dealt with under the express financial remedy procedure. The details are contained in Practice Direction 36ZH which has been incorporated into the Family Procedure Rules 2010.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd May 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Ms M had applied to Hounslow as homeless. Her household included her 4 children, 3 adult children and Z, 13 years old.’
Nearly Legal, 5th May 2025
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The UK has one of the most difficult voter registration processes among liberal democracies, according to research that examined 62 countries.’
The Guardian, 6th May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘We are pleased to share the latest edition of the 36 Crime Newsletter, designed to keep our instructing solicitors and colleagues up to date with the latest developments in criminal law.’
The 36 Group, 2nd May 2025
Source: 36group.co.uk
‘Alex Ruck Keene KC has been deeply involved in the Bill’s passage through Parliament. Join Rosalind English in Episode 1 of this discussion, with the Canadian experience to follow in Episode 2.’
Law Pod UK, 2nd May 2025
Source: audioboom.com
‘Many jails still in use today were built by the Victorians. Here’s how their 19th-century design is contributing to a 21st-century crisis.’
The Guardian, 3rd May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two men who say they are being failed by the UK’s flawed response to climate breakdown are taking their case to Europe’s top human rights court.’
The Guardian, 5th May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has issued a written ruling outlining its reasons for allowing an appeal against a decision by Mrs Justice Lieven that a local authority could authorise the deprivation of liberty of a 14-year-old boy in exercise of its parental responsibility under a care order.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd May 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Ministers are rethinking changes to copyright law before a vote in parliament next week, in a further concession to artists, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 4th May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Defence arguments have a habit of resurrecting themselves as one generation of lawyers takes up the baton from the previous generation. In this article, Dan Jacklin explores a recent spate in defendants raising the issue of noncompliance with PACE Code B when subject to various local authority powers of entry, search, inspection and seizure, is a case in point.’
St Philips Barristers, 30th April 2025
Source: st-philips.com
‘A key function of family law is to regulate family breakdown and conflict. Consequently, family law has been characterized as under threat as family disputes have been diverted from courts and lawyers, and its norms have become inaccessible to many. This article questions the scale of the threat. It argues for a rethinking of the boundaries of family law to shift focus away from dispute resolution and towards more constructive and anticipatory approaches. It shows how family law norms and rules might usefully be understood at the beginning of, or during, relationships. As such, the relevance of family law can be recaptured by seeing it as a tool for better informed—and perhaps normatively better—relationships over time; family law can be for family life, as well as family conflict. Finally, the article considers how contemporary shifts in the modalities of family law might be embraced and extended to accommodate a family law for family life agenda.’
Current Legal Problems, 22nd April 2025
Source: academic.oup.com
‘Subjecting your neighbours to early starts is nothing to crow about, the owner of a cockerel has discovered to his cost.’
The Guardian, 1st May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Concern for vulnerable people is a crucial issue when considering the legalization of assisted dying (AD), but the meaning and normative significance of vulnerability in this context is under-explored. We examine vulnerability and the protective obligation through the lens of vulnerability theory to improve understanding of vulnerability in the context of AD. By appealing to a more nuanced account of vulnerability, we argue that the current ban on AD in England and Wales is a blunt tool that lacks compassion and fails to recognize the importance of personal autonomy, as well as the relationship between vulnerability and autonomy. Recently, some emerging lawful models of AD purport to better protect the vulnerable via prospective legal authorization. This is also a feature of recent English Assisted Dying bills, with proposals for judicial or quasi-judicial authorization, and so we consider the potential value of prospective legal authorization. Although this approach risks being burdensome for applicants, we suggest that it could, in principle, not only safeguard vulnerable individuals, but also enhance end-of-life autonomy thereby offering support for a restrictive approach to lawful AD.’
Medical Law Review, 17th April 2025
Source: academic.oup.com
‘Fourteen national LGBTQ+ charities have written to Keir Starmer seeking an urgent meeting to discuss what they describe as “a genuine crisis for the rights, dignity and inclusion of trans people in the UK” after the supreme court’s ruling on biological sex.’
The Guardian, 2nd May 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
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