‘A would-be killer who tried to shoot a rival at point-blank range while disguised in a niqab has been found guilty of conspiracy to murder.’
The Guardian, 12th August 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More live facial recognition (LFR) vans will be rolled out across seven police forces in England to locate suspects for crimes including sexual offences, violent assaults and homicides, the Home Office has announced.’
BBC News, 13th August 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Fresh doubts have been cast over a 2009 gang murder conviction after the mother of the prosecution’s star witness said he was threatened with being charged with the crime himself if he did not give police a name.’
The Guardian, 11th August 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In Hegab v The Spectator (1828) Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 2043 (KB), Mr Hegab sought damages in libel and under the Data Protection Act 2018 in respect of an article written by the second defendant, Mr Murray, and published in The Spectator. The article said that Mr Hegab was a street agitator who had whipped up his followers and made disparaging comments about Hindus in the context of disturbances between local Muslims and Hindus.’
Law & Religion UK, 12th August 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘There were more than 655m class members of actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) at the end of 2024 – equivalent to 10.4 class actions for every person in the country – according to new research.’
Legal Futures, 12th August 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In June the Ministry of Justice announced new legislation under the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 which affects NDAs and confidentiality clauses.* Related guidance, published at the beginning of June, sets out the impact of this legislation on the enforceability of such agreements.’
Kingsley Napley Criminal Law Blog, 12th August 2025
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal, in the decision of Bratt v Jones [2025] EWCA Civ 562, has opened the door to removing the pre-condition that in order for a valuer to be liable for negligent valuation of a property, their valuation must fall outside of a reasonable range of valuations. This may make it easier in the future, particularly for lenders, to recover losses as a result of negligent valuations, subject to the usual considerations, including limitation.’
Law Society's Gazette, 8th August 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to consult on strengthening continuing competence requirements as it was not clear whether solicitors are reflecting properly on their practices.’
Legal Futures, 12th August 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The operator of Wikipedia has been given permission by a high court judge to challenge the Online Safety Act if it is categorised as a high-risk platform, which would impose the most stringent duties.’
The Guardian, 11th August 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Lord Justice Birss, the outgoing deputy head of civil justice, has spoken out at what he called the “heavily Balkanised” civil justice process in England and Wales.’
Legal futures, 11th August 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In Searson v Chief Constable of Nottingham Constabulary [2025] EWHC 1982 (KB), the Appellants successfully appealed against the dismissal of their claim for damages against the Respondent’s police force. The claim arose out of the circumstances of the Second Appellant’s unlawful detention contrary to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (“PACE”). Wall J’s judgment emphasises the need for strict compliance with the spirit of the procedural safeguard of regular reviews of detention in s 40 PACE, which serves to protect the fundamental right of freedom of movement.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th August 2025
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The issue was whether a database kept and used by Tower Hamlets of those owed a homelessness duty and in unsuitable accommodation amounted to a provision, criterion or practice (PCP) that was indirectly discriminatory against women. The High Court had said the database did not amount to a PCP.’
Nearly Legal, 10th August 2025
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Five years after the landmark legal victory, how does UK immigration AI work now – and what immigration practitioners need to know.’
EIN Guest BLog, 8th August 2025
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘On 8 August 2025, the Divisional Court (Dingemans LJ, Chamberlain and Johnson JJ) published the OPEN version of a previously CLOSED judgment, dated 19 April 2024, in which it allowed a claim for judicial review by two claimants (a judge and journalist) who were identified in the leaked Afghan relocation dataset, against their exclusion from the bespoke relocation scheme the Government set up in the data leak’s aftermath. At the time of the claim, the claimants were unaware about the decisions which were subject to this challenge; their claims were advanced by Special Advocates in CLOSED proceedings.’
Administrative Court Blog, 10th August 2025
‘A landlord who raised concerns about the ‘unhealthy connection’ between housing disrepair solicitors and the surveyors they instruct has failed to have two claims struck out.’
Law Society Gazette, 11th August 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The High Court has suggested a legal representative may need to explain ‘specifically’ who can and cannot be shown a judgment after the latest breach of a judgment embargo.’
Law Society Gazette, 11th August 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Following King LJ’s judgment in Helliwell v Entwistle [2025] EWCA Civ 1055, Sir Nicholas Mostyn reconsiders his reasoning in Cummings v Fawn [2023] EWHC 830 (Fam) and concludes that some of his language needs to be modified.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 8th August 2025
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘When it comes to the Lucy Letby case, there are two parallel universes. In one, the question of her guilt is settled. She is a monster who murdered seven babies and attempted to murder seven more while she was a nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016. In the other universe, Letby is the victim of a flawed criminal justice system in which unreliable medical evidence was used to condemn and imprison an innocent woman.’
BBC News, 11th August 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Oligarchs whose business empire was under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office spied on lawyers who ran some of the UK’s most sensitive criminal cases.’
The Guardian, 10th August 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More foreign criminals will be deported before their appeals against their removal are heard as the Home Office adds 15 new countries to its “deport now, appeal later” scheme.’
BBC News, 11th Auguse 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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