Twix ad banned for encouraging unsafe driving – BBC News
‘A TV ad for chocolate bar Twix has been banned for encouraging unsafe driving.’
BBC News, 11th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court orders landlord to pay £20,000+ for ignoring planning enforcement notice – Local Government Lawyer
‘A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £20,000 after he failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice issued by Barking and Dagenham Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th June 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
UK teenager who killed herself was ‘highly affected’ by terrorism arrest, inquest finds – The Guardian
‘A vulnerable teenage girl who died five months after terrorism charges against her were dropped was “highly affected” by her arrest but failures in her case were “not systemic”, a coroner has concluded.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Law Commission consults on framework for future regulation of new funerary methods – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Law Commission has published a consultation on new funerary methods, seeking views on a framework to enable future regulation in England and Wales.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th June 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
The ins and outs of adjourning a trial – Law Society’s Gazette
‘In the recent case of Manchester Property Development Holdings and Stephen Beech v Kuit Steinart Levy [2025] EWHC 35 (Comm), Dame Clare Moulder DBE adjourned a substantial trial due to take place in the Commercial Court after leading counsel for the defendant was unexpectedly taken ill. The judge concluded that a fair trial could not be guaranteed if the trial went ahead.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th June 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Getty Images’ legal action against AI firm is ‘day of reckoning’ – The Independent
‘The High Court has heard that Getty Images’ legal action against an AI firm over alleged copyright infringement marks a “day of reckoning” for the use of photographs in training AI models.’
The Independent, 9th June 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court refuses permission in Liberty’s challenge against EHRC Code of Practice consultation – Administrative Court Blog
‘The High Court (Swift J) has refused Liberty permission to apply for judicial review of the EHRC’s Code of Practice consultation, commenced on 20 May 2025, following the Supreme Court’s judgment in For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, [2025] 2 WLR 879 (“FWS”) concerning the meaning of sex in the Equality Act 2010 on 16 April 2025. Swift J refused permission in an ex-tempore decision on Friday 6 June 2025.’
Administrative Court Blog, 9th June 2024
Hospital and manager guilty over patient death – BBC News
‘A hospital trust and a staff member have been found guilty of health and safety failings over the death of a young woman in a mental health unit.’
BBC News, 9th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Plastic surgeon jailed for life over attempted murder of fellow doctor – The Guardian
‘A plastic surgeon who attempted to murder a colleague he “hated” has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge refuses Liberty permission to challenge length of consultation by equalities watchdog on updates to code of practice – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has refused civil liberties organisation Liberty permission for a legal challenge against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) over the lawfulness of its consultation on an updated Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th June 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
MPs demand sentence review for killers of man, 80 – BBC News
‘Two MPs have called for a review into “unduly lenient” sentences given to two teenagers convicted of killing an 80-year-old man at a park.’
BBC News, 9th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MH (Bangladesh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 688 (09 June 2025)
AAZA (Yemen) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 705 (06 June 2025)
Forbes v Interbay Funding Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 690 (06 June 2025)
Servis-Terminal LLC v Drelle [2025] EWCA Civ 698 (05 June 2025)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Wishart v R. [2025] EWCA Crim 704 (06 June 2025)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Jobson v Director of Public Prosecutions [2025] EWHC 1385 (Admin) (05 June 2025)
High Court (Chancery Division)
NOAL SCSP & Ors v Novalpina Capital LLP & Ors [2025] EWHC 1392 (Ch) (06 June 2025)
Rogers v Wills [2025] EWHC 1367 (Ch) (06 June 2025)
Manolete Partners PLC v Rahman & Ors [2025] EWHC 1384 (Ch) (06 June 2025)
Miles & Anor v Reid & Anor [2025] EWHC 1347 (Ch) (06 June 2025)
HSE Finance SARL, In the Matter Of (Re Companies Act 2006) [2025] EWHC 1386 (Ch) (05 June 2025)
Hasan & Anor v Al-Raudi & Anor [2025] EWHC 1272 (Ch) (04 June 2025)
Hamid v Queen Anne Street Medical Centre Ltd [2025] EWHC 1366 (Ch) (04 June 2025)
High Court (Commercial Court)
JP Morgan Securities PLC & Ors v VTB Bank PJSC (Rev1) [2025] EWHC 1368 (Comm) (05 June 2025)
Home Long Income Fund v Knight Frank Llp [2025] EWHC 1345 (Comm) (03 June 2025)
High Court (Family Division)
N v N (Expert Evidence on Gender Affirming Treatment) [2025] EWHC 1325 (Fam) (03 June 2025)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Vince v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2025] EWHC 1411 (KB) (09 June 2025)
Security Industry Authority v Josoemag Services Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 1381 (KB) (06 June 2025)
Hamilton & Anor v Katung & Ors [2025] EWHC 1401 (KB) (06 June 2025)
Mex Group Worldwide Ltd v Duthie & Anor [2025] EWHC 1360 (KB) (05 June 2025)
Wilson & Ors v Department for Transport [2025] EWHC 1387 (KB) (05 June 2025)
Archer v R ‘n’ F Catering Ltd (t/a Biplob Restaurant) & Anor [2025] EWHC 1342 (KB) (05 June 2025)
Craft Development SCI v Actis LLP & Ors (Rev1) [2025] EWHC 1355 (KB) (04 June 2025)
Century Property (Leeds) Ltd v Aldiss & Anor [2025] EWHC 1348 (KB) (04 June 2025)
Santander UK PLC v CCP Graduate School Ltd [2025] EWHC 1351 (KB) (03 June 2025)
Source: www.bailii.org
Mandatory laws at the seat of arbitration – Law Society’s Gazette
‘In arbitration, the parties are free to choose the law to determine the substantive issues in dispute (the substantive law). This freedom is recognised by section 46(1)(a) of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the 1996 act) which requires the arbitral tribunal to decide the issues in dispute in accordance with the law chosen by the parties or, under section 46(1)(b), ‘if the parties so agree, in accordance with such other considerations as are agreed by them or determined by the tribunal’. This latter provision allows the parties to choose a substantive law which may include religious law, such as sharia law or Jewish law. However, as illustrated by the recent decision of the English High Court in Djanogly v Djanogly [2025] EWHC 61 (Ch), the parties’ choice of substantive law may be restricted by any mandatory laws to which the parties and the arbitral tribunal must adhere.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th June 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Police actions worsened medical crisis that led to black man’s death, inquest finds – The Guardian
‘A vulnerable black man who died after police dragged him across a bathroom floor by his collar and handcuffed him had a medical emergency that was worsened by his interactions with the officers, an inquest jury has concluded.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Teacher who posed as teen for sexual images jailed – BBC News
‘A 46-year-old teacher who posed as a teenager online to ask girls for indecent images of themselves has been jailed for eight years.’
BBC News, 6th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Is an error ‘minor’ or ‘major’: when can the EAT extend the time for appealing under Rule 37(5)? – 3PB
‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘EAT’) has long enforced the time limit for appealing from the Employment Tribunal (‘ET’) strictly. The EAT’s general power to extend the time for appealing is contained in Rule 37(1) of the Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules 1993 (‘Rules’). It is only exercised in rare and exceptional cases, although, following Ridley & Others v HB Kirtley t/a Queen’s Court Business Centre & Others [2024] EWCA Civ 884, the discretion may now be more liberally exercised than previously.’
3PB, 27th May 2025
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
London residents win £550,000 compensation in cladding defects case – The Guardian
‘Residents of a multistorey development in London have received £550,000 in compensation from a housing association for cladding defects in a case they hope will set a precedent for other claims.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Miscarriages of justice more likely due to forensic science crisis, report finds – The Guardian
‘The forensic science sector is in a “graveyard spiral”, according to a parliamentary inquiry that has warned of biased criminal investigations, a rising risk of wrongful convictions, and murder and sexual offence cases collapsing due to missing evidence.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Supreme Court ‘joint loans’ ruling clarifies duties facing banks – OUT-LAW.com
‘Lenders making joint loans for non-commercial purposes should now identify all loans where one borrower receives an exclusive benefit and then ensure that the other borrower receives independent legal advice, an expert has said, after the UK’s highest court ruled that the existence of an exclusive benefit for one joint borrower raises a presumption that the other borrower may be under undue influence from the borrower receiving the exclusive benefit.’
OUT-LAW,com, 6th June 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
How did abuse of children go undetected for a decade? – BBC News
‘Parents are demanding answers over how a paedophile was able to abuse potentially dozens of disabled and special educational needs children while working as a teaching assistant.’
BBC News, 9th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
