‘The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a dispute over whether a local authority’s duty to house homeless applicants under section 193 of the Housing Act 1996 ends by operation of law or whether the local authority is required to make a decision that the duty has ended.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 7th July 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘On 23 June 2025 the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced in Parliament that she had “decided to proscribe Palestine Action under section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000.”’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 8th July 2025

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

‘Removing the right to a jury trial for more offences would disadvantage people of colour and other minorities and lead to more miscarriages of justice, reformers have warned.’

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The Guardian, 8th July 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘We are all human and some perhaps are more human than others. But while judges should always be unbiased and above the fray, as Roman Poet Horace acknowledged in his Ars Poetica, even Homer can sometimes nod. A recent example appeared in the judgment of Turner J on 15 May 2025 in R (Ladybill Ltd) v Sheffield Magistrates’ Court [2025] EWHC 1169 (Admin). This concerned a judicial challenge to a decision of District Judge Spruce (the judge) when he refused to recuse himself from hearing proceedings between the claimant, Ladybill Ltd, and the interested party, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 7th July 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Where medical treatment has been paid for on a credit card, a dissatisfied patient[1] may have recourse against the credit card provider under section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (“CCA”).[2] This provision gives consumers who have been the victim of a misrepresentation or breach of contract by the supplier of goods or services paid for on a credit card the option of seeking redress against the supplier, the credit card company or both.’

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1 QMLR, 4th July 2025

Source: 1corqmlr.com

‘It ought to be uncontroversial that in democracies founded on the rule of law, the government can do only those things the law authorises it to do and that, as US Chief Justice John Roberts put it, the courts’ job is to “check the excesses” of the executive. The Vice-President, however, sees things differently, describing Roberts’ view as “profoundly wrong” and arguing that it is inappropriate for judges to prevent elected politicians from enacting their mandate.’

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Public Law for Everyone, 7th July 2025

Source: publiclawforeveryone.com

‘In its latest ‘learning from severe maladministration’ report, the Housing Ombudsman has urged landlords to focus on hate incidents in antisocial behaviour (ASB).’

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Local Government Lawyer, 3rd July 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘Bosses in the UK will be banned from using non-disclosure agreements to silence employees who have suffered harassment and discrimination in the workplace as part of the government’s overhaul of workers’ rights.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘The Court of Appeal has upheld as enforceable litigation funding agreements (LFAs) which calculate funders’ return as a multiple of their investment, rather than a percentage of the damages.’

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Legal Futures, 7th July 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘Parents who experience a miscarriage before 24 weeks of pregnancy will be entitled to bereavement leave under a planned law change.’

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BBC News, 7th July 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘The need for reform is not abstract or theoretical. Cross-border criminal activity, whether it involves fraud, cybercrime, organised crime or politically sensitive cases, has become the norm, not the exception.’

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Kingsley Napley Criminal Law Blog, 3rd July 2025

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

‘The 1 July 2025 Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules announces the first changes to the Skilled Worker route since the publication of the White Paper on reform of UK immigration in May this year.’

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EIN Blog, 6th July 2025

Source: www.ein.org.uk

‘A shopkeeper who groomed and sexually assaulted a teenage girl in Stockport has been jailed for 10 years.’

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The Independent, 6th July 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘In September 2024, the Business and Trade Secretary (“the Secretary of State”) suspended licences authorising the export of items that might be used in carrying out or facilitating Israeli military operations in the Gaza conflict. However, the Secretary of State carved out from that suspension licences for the export of components for F-35 aircraft which could not be identified as destined for Israel (“the F-35 Carve Out”). The carve out was justified on the basis that suspending licensing for the export of F-35 components would have an impact on the entire F-35 programme, which would “have a profound and immediate impact on international peace and security, would undermine US confidence in the UK and NATO at a critical juncture, would seriously undermine the credibility of the UK as a trusted partner on the international stage, and would undermine a key capability allowing the UK and its closest allies and partners to address current security challenges.”’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 7th July 2025

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

‘Major changes to the way in which barristers are disciplined – enabling cases to move faster through the process – have been laid out by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).’

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Legal Futures, 7th July 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘The High Court and Court of Appeal have refused interim relief in Palestine Action’s (“PA”) judicial review of the Home Secretary’s decision to proscribe the organisation, following hearings on 4 July 2025.’

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Administrative Court Blog, 5th July 2025

Source: administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com

‘The Secretary of State for Business and Trade decided in September 2024 to suspend licences authorising the export of items that might be used in carrying out or facilitating military operations in the conflict in Gaza. He did so explicitly because the Government had formed the view that Israel was not committed to compliance with international humanitarian law (“IHL”) in the conflict in Gaza and that there was therefore a clear risk that such items might be used in that conflict to commit or facilitate a serious violation of IHL. However, the Secretary of State excluded from that suspension licences for the export of components for F-35 combat aircraft which could not be identified as destined for Israel. In this claim for judicial review the Claimant, supported by the Interveners, challenged the lawfulness of this exclusion, which has been referred to as the “F-35 Carve Out”.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 4th July 2025

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

‘Ahead of the city’s Pride celebrations next month, Jim Duffy is joined by Clare Ciborowska and Pauline Troy of 1COR Brighton. They take us through the legal, social and political history behind the concept of parenthood in the UK today. Drawing from their experience as seasoned advocates in the family courts, Clare and Pauline describe how the evolution of equality and human rights laws around sexual orientation have helped lead us to where we are today in terms of parenthood. They examine legal developments in relation to surrogacy, and the recent shelving of proposals by the Law Commission in England and Wales for significant reform in that area.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 7th July 2025

Source: audioboom.com

‘A landlord who illegally let out two flats for short-term rental bookings has been fined £75,000.’

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BBC News, 7th July 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk