‘The father, stepmother and uncle of 10-year-old Sara Sharif have lost their Court of Appeal bids to reduce their sentences after she was killed.’
BBC News, 13th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A killer who stabbed a 15-year-old schoolgirl in the neck in a fit of “white hot” rage after she stood up for her friend in a row over a teddy bear has been jailed for 23 years.’
The Independent, 13th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A UN judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave who she “exploited and abused”. Lydia Mugambe, 49, took “advantage of her status” over the victim in the “most egregious way” by preventing her from holding down steady employment and forcing her to work as her maid and to provide childcare without payment, prosecutors said.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two British taxi companies have launched a crowdfunding drive for the last leg of a lengthy legal battle with Uber that could result in higher cab fares.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A county court appeal in a tenancy deposit penalty claim, which is both a catalogue of ‘you don’t want to do it like that’, and has a significant point on the operation of section 48 Landlord and Tenant Act 1987.’
Nearly Legal, 12th March 2025
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Apple’s appeal against a UK government demand to be able to access its customers’ most highly encrypted data is set to be considered at a secret hearing at the High Court on Friday, the BBC understands.’
BBC News, 12th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The City’s top two regulators have said they will not bring in new diversity and inclusion rules for financial firms because they want to avoid imposing extra “regulatory burdens” and costs, in the latest sign of a retreat from efforts to help underrepresented groups.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Earlier last month, The Washington Post reported that Apple, a technology company known for emphasizing privacy as one of its key selling points, had been ordered by the U.K. government to create a back door that would enable the retrieval of all content uploaded by any Apple user worldwide to iCloud. iCloud is a cloud storage service that is encrypted by default, and its users may also opt in to the use of end-to-end encryption, an additional layer of security ensuring that only the user (and not even Apple) can access the stored data.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 13th March 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The historic injustice of a scandal in which black children were incorrectly labelled “educationally subnormal” and sent to schools for physically and mentally disabled pupils must be addressed with a public inquiry, an MP has said.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘While police officers tried to “deflect blame” after the Hillsborough disaster, they do not have a misconduct case to answer, a watchdog has told families.’
BBC News, 12th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The decision not to classify Axel Rudakubana as a terrorist following the Southport murders was right because it would be unhelpful to stretch the definition of terrorism to cover all extreme violence, the UK’s terror watchdog has concluded.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In Re All Saints, Featherstone [2025] ECC Lee 1, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council sought a confirmatory faculty for felling and removing an ash tree without lawful authority. The burial ground had been closed by Order in Council under the Burial Act 1853 and the maintenance obligation transferred to Wakefield MDC pursuant to s.215 Local Government Act 1972. Under the transfer of the duty of maintenance, Wakefield MDC was obliged to conduct routine inspections of the churchyard and to undertake “such works as are necessary to eliminate or reduce the risk of harm”. However, closed burial grounds remain subject to the faculty jurisdiction.’
Law & Religion UK, 11th March 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘A magistrate who “escalated out of all proportion” a minor incident has had her employment tribunal claims of discrimination, harassment and victimisation dismissed.’
Law Society's Gazette, 12th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The state of the rule of law in the UK is to come under scrutiny by a high-powered committee of peers with members including a former lord chief justice. The House of Lords Constitution Committee today invited written contributions into an inquiry “seeking to understand the rule of law as a constitutional principle and what the state of the rule of law is in the UK.”‘
Law Society's Gazette, 11th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘N3 & ZA v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKSC 6 concerned orders depriving two British people of their citizenship on national security grounds. The Defendant (initially) contended that to do so would not render them stateless, because they were dual British Bangladeshi nationals.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th March 2025
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Planning and Infrastructure Bill was introduced into the UK parliament on Tuesday and has been heralded by the government as providing for “transformative reforms to get Britain building, tackle blockers and unleash billions in economic growth”. The Bill is wide-ranging. Most of the provisions apply in England and Wales only, though some would have effect in Scotland.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th March 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A new Office for Students (OfS) proposal means that consumer law requirements for new higher education providers in England go above and beyond what is required by consumer law, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th March 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Mass claims brought against six water and wastewater companies, alleging that the companies had breached competition law by misleadingly under-reporting the number of pollution incidents (PIs) they had incurred, will not be heard by the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), it has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th March 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The family of a Kent carpenter who died from mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos, have agreed a six-figure settlement in a claim against Medway Council, after arguing the local authority owed him a duty of care as the occupier of the site he was working on’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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