‘Johnston v Financial Ombudsman Service [2025] EWCA Civ 551 is a case with a particularly complicated procedural history, but for present purposes the critical questions for the Court of Appeal were: (1) whether Mr Johnston lacked litigation capacity at the material times; and (2) whether, if he did lack that capacity, he could have brought proceedings against the Financial Ombudsman Service at all.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 12th May 2025

Source: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk

‘Finn Selman, pupil barrister at 12KBW, discusses the issues of medical examination and fairness between the parties in the latest application for the ongoing proceedings of Clarke v Poole.’

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12 King's Bench Walk, 12th May 2025

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‘The government has suffered another setback in the House of Lords over its plans to let artificial intelligence firms use copyright-protected work without permission.’

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The Guardian, 12th May 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘The government’s efforts to fix the prison crisis may not work without “bold investment decisions”, the leading union for the probation service has said.’

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BBC News, 10th May 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Just 21 companies have been prosecuted for not paying the minimum wage in 15 years, shock new figures show.’

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The Independent, 11th May 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘CILEX has introduced the first formal recognition of paralegals after receiving Privy Council approval to amend its Royal Charter and introduce the title of CILEX chartered paralegal.’

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Legal Futures, 13th May 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘A man who made repeated “vile” threats to murder his MP has been jailed for one and a half years.’

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BBC News, 12th May 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘A driver who used his car “as a weapon” to hunt down and ram a man on an electric off-road bike in Birmingham has been jailed for life for murder.’

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The Guardian, 12th May 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A legal campaign group is planning a judicial review against the UK government’s new planning bill, arguing it will result in a weakening of environmental protections which were fought for and created over decades.’

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The Guardian, 12th May 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A cargo interest, who may be an importer, exporter, a reseller, enters into a voyage charterparty with a vessel interest, who may be an owner or a bareboat charterer, a time charterer or even a voyage charterer.’

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4-5 Gray's Inn Square, May 2025

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‘The Court of Appeal held that a room in a seaside hotel was both available for the appellant, and reasonable for him to continue to occupy, and therefore upheld the authority’s review decision that he was homeless intentionally for not staying there, even though his children could not go there. This was in circumstances where the authority had decided that he was in priority need because his children were reasonably expected to reside with him, and the authority were searching for permanent accommodation where his children could reside.’

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4-5 Gray's Inn Square, 9th May 2025

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‘A former teacher who was found with more than 120,000 images of child abuse on his devices has been banned from teaching for life.’

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The Independent, 9th May 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is not improving its performance with “sufficient urgency or pace”, the oversight regulator has concluded.’

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Legal Futures, 9th May 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘A new ruling by the UK’s highest court helps to clarify how insolvency practitioners might obtain compensation for creditors in cases where there has been fraudulent trading, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 9th May 2025

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘The High Court has upheld part of a campaign group’s judicial review claim against Lambeth Council’s implementation of a low traffic neighbourhood (LTN).’

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Local Government Lawyer, 9th May 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘A second appeal from a section 204 appeal of South Hams’ review decision that Mr Beach was intentionally homeless by not occupying (or not continuing to occupy) a hotel room in Paignton that had been provided as s.193 Housing Act 1996 accommodation.’

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Nearly Legal, 11th May 2025

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‘Professional football clubs in England will soon be subject to a regime of statutory regulation overseen by the new Independent Football Regulator (IFR).’

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OUT-LAW.com, 9th May 2025

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‘A company that ran a hazard-strewn butchers shop, where council inspectors found walls stained with blood and pools of blood on the floor, has been fined more than £58,000.’

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BBC News, 10th May 2025

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‘A woman who stabbed a man to death as he sexually assaulted her has lost an appeal against her 17-year jail term.’

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The Guardian, 9th May 2025

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‘The Court of Appeal has refused to hear an appeal from man sentenced to eight years in prison for stalking a judge.’

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Legal Futures, 12th May 2025

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