‘Rough sleeping will be decriminalised next year under government plans to scrap a 200-year-old law.’

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BBC News, 10th June 2025

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‘Britain’s media regulator, Ofcom, on Tuesday launched nine investigations into the internet message board 4chan as well as several file-sharing services over possible breaches of online safety laws.’

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The Guardian, 10th June 2025

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‘The continued refusal by the House of Lords to pass the Data Bill threatens its existence altogether, a minister has said, as the Commons passed an amendment to head off a challenge from peers.’

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The Independent, 10th June 2025

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‘In an appeal concerning the right approach to be taken by “SIAC”, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, in disputes about matters which are relevant to the assessment of national security, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the appeal of “U3” (a British and Moroccan woman who was deprived of her British citizenship because of travelling to Syria) and held that SIAC approached the issues in the present case on the proper basis. In a judgment given by Lord Reed (President), the Supreme Court held that an appeal to SIAC, whether made under section 2 or section 2B of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997, is an appeal in substance as well as in form, and is not equivalent to an application for judicial review. Overall, Lord Hodge (Deputy President) and Lords Lloyd-Jones, Sales and Stephens all agreed with Lord Reed who explained that the appeal raised questions concerning the effect the judgment in R (Begum) v SIAC [2021] UKSC 7 and the earlier decision of the House of Lords in SSHD v Rehman [2001] UKHL 47. U3 has three children who are British citizens. Between 2014 and 2017, she and her children and her then husband lived in Syria under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (“ISIL”). On 18 April 2017 the SSHD gave U3 notice under section 40(5) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (as amended) that she had decided to make an order under section 40(2) of that Act.’

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EIN Blog, 10th June 2025

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‘Two academics who sued their own union after being called transphobic have had their discrimination claims rejected by an employment tribunal.’

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The Guardian, 10th June 2025

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‘A TV ad for chocolate bar Twix has been banned for encouraging unsafe driving.’

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BBC News, 11th June 2025

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‘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.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th June 2025

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‘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.’

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The Guardian, 9th June 2025

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‘The Law Commission has published a consultation on new funerary methods, seeking views on a framework to enable future regulation in England and Wales.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 9th June 2025

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‘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.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 9th June 2025

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‘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.’

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The Independent, 9th June 2025

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‘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.’

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Administrative Court Blog, 9th June 2024

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‘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.’

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BBC News, 9th June 2025

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‘A plastic surgeon who attempted to murder a colleague he “hated” has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years.’

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The Guardian, 9th June 2025

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‘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.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 9th June 2025

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‘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.’

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BBC News, 9th June 2025

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‘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.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 6th June 2025

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‘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.’

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The Guardian, 6th June 2025

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