Cricketer’s daughter would’ve lived without delay – BBC News
‘A student “would not have died” if her care and treatment had not been delayed, an inquest has found.’
BBC News, 17th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for life for Christmas Day murders of two women in Milton Keynes – The Guardian
‘A man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering two women and trying to kill two other people, including his son, in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day last year.’
The Guardian, 17th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK Graduate Visa: Requirements and Reforms – EIN Blog
‘Introduced in July 2021, the UK Graduate Visa route allows international students to remain in the UK after completing an eligible qualification. With the publication of the 2025 White Paper and evaluations by the Migration Advisory Committee, this article reviews the current requirements, recent evidence, and proposed reforms to the route.’
EIN Blog, 17th June 2025
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Woman who killed baby in crash has sentence cut – BBC News
‘A woman who was jailed for killing an eight-month-old girl in a crash outside a hospital has had her sentence reduced.’
BBC News, 17th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
DNA testing firm 23andMe fined £2.3m by UK regulator for 2023 data hack – The Guardian
‘The genetic testing company 23andMe has been fined more than £2.3m for failing to protect the personal information of more than 150,000 UK residents after a large-scale cyberattack in 2023.’
The Guardian, 17th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Woman, 22, convicted of abusing 21 babies at nursery where she worked – The Guardian
‘A 22-year-old nursery worker has been convicted of abusing 21 babies, including kicking one little boy in the face and stepping on his shoulder during a harrowing campaign of abuse.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
VAT on School Fees and Its Impact on the SEND System: An Emerging Pressure Point – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square
‘Lauren Fullerton and Arran Dowling-Hussey have written an interesting education article named VAT on School Fees and Its Impact on the SEND System: An Emerging Pressure Point.’
4-5 Gray's Inn Square, 13th June 2025
Source: www.4-5.co.uk
The President of the UK Supreme Court on populism, the judicial role and the constitution – Public Law for Everyone
‘Lord Reed, the President of the UK Supreme Court, is right to argue that the role of the judiciary needs to be explained and defended more carefully than ever thanks to the challenges wrought by the rise of populism. And if experience elsewhere, and the direction of travel of political debate in the UK is any guide, such considerations will only become more important in the coming years.’
Public Law for Everyone, 16th June 2025
Source: publiclawforeveryone.com
Police to collect ethnicity data for all cases of child sexual abuse – The Guardian
‘Yvette Cooper has condemned damning failures by the authorities to protect children from grooming gangs as she announced there would be a formal requirement on police for the first time to collect ethnicity and nationality data for all cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court grants injunction prohibiting caravans on ‘national landscape’ site – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has granted an interim injunction against siting residential homes or caravans on a patch of rural land after Tunbridge Wells Borough Council raised fears that the site was about to be occupied without planning permission.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th June 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Grooming gangs in UK thrived in ‘culture of ignorance’, Casey report says – The Guardian
‘A culture of “blindness, ignorance and prejudice” led to repeated failures over decades to properly investigate cases in which children were abused by grooming gangs, a report has said.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Unethical behaviour by barristers “more limited and nuanced” – Legal Futures
‘The evidence of unethical behaviour by barristers is “more limited and nuanced” than that relating to other lawyers, the Bar Council has said.’
Legal Futures, 17th June 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Abortion laws in England and Wales face biggest shake-up in nearly 60 years – The Guardian
‘Parliament is set to vote on whether to decriminalise abortion on Tuesday, in what would be the biggest shake-up to reproductive rights in England and Wales in almost 60 years.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
BMJ v R. [2025] EWCA Crim 716 (13 June 2025)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Cabo Concepts Ltd & Anor v MGA Entertainment (UK) Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 1451 (Ch) (16 June 2025)
Atkinson & Ors v Browne & Ors [2025] EWHC 1448 (Ch) (13 June 2025)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Jefferies International Ltd v Ashenden Finance SA [2025] EWHC 1441 (Comm) (16 June 2025)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Sivanandan v Capstone Foster Care Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 1478 (KB) (16 June 2025)
Robinson v Air Compressors & Tool Limited & Ors [2025] EWHC 1469 (KB) (13 June 2025)
Source: www.bailii.org
Does a promise create a legitimate expectation? – Law Society’s Gazette
‘We all have expectations. Some, like Dickens’ Pip, may have Great Expectations. But, great or otherwise, expectations aren’t always ‘legitimate’. For that is a question of law. So if a councillor apparently gives a binding commitment to a meeting that a proposal will not happen if residents oppose it, would that create a legally recognised legitimate expectation? This was the issue before Mrs Justice Lieven when on 14 April she gave judgment in R (Grantchester Parish Council) v Greater Cambridge Partnership [2025] EWHC 923 (Admin).’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th June 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Politicians, lawyers and doctors express concern over use of expert witnesses in English courts – The Guardian
‘A lack of regulation over the use of expert witnesses in English courts could be leading to miscarriages of justice, senior politicians, lawyers and doctors have said.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Conor Casey: The “Constitutional Oddity” at the Centre of Government Lawyering in the United Kingdom: A Note on the First Treasury Counsel – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘More attention has been paid in recent years to the important role government lawyers play in many constitutional systems, and the Janus-faced impact they have on executive authority. On the one hand, it has been pointed out that government lawyers act as a critical source of executive empowerment – by assisting officials as they assert and deploy power through recognized constitutional channels and legal forms, defending executive positions in court, advising on the scope and limits of its existing authority, and providing legalistic credibility for its actions. Conversely, even if they do not set out to be obstructive in any respect, to the extent that government lawyers faithfully adhere to their professional obligation to advise honestly and candidly about what the law reasonably requires or permits, they will inevitably serve as some kind of internal constraint on executive power.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 16th June 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Young carer who unwittingly breached allowance rules forced to repay £2,000 – The Guardian
‘A young carer who had looked after her disabled mother from the age of eight was forced to repay more than £2,000 when she unwittingly breached carer’s allowance benefit earnings rules after joining a government youth employment scheme.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Molotov cocktail police attacker jailed for life – BBC News
‘A man who tried to murder a police officer while armed with Molotov cocktails has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years.’
BBC News, 13th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court gives reasons for rejecting injunction bid over trans rights protest outside equality watchdog offices – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has given its reasons for refusing an injunction application aimed at curbing future protests by trans rights campaigners who had previously staged a four-day protest outside the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) London offices.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th June 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
