‘The proscribing of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act is an assault on the English language and on civil liberties, argues Paul Harris SC, founder of the Bar Human Rights Committee’
Counsel, 8th September 2025
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘Efforts to improve judicial diversity have gained momentum in recent years, with growing recognition that a representative bench is essential for public confidence. That will not happen without focused work. To address this, the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) and its partners in the Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF) have implemented a range of initiatives and support pathways aimed at increasing appointments from underrepresented groups.”
Counsel, 8th September 2025
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘What can we as individual barristers, and as members of chambers, do to prevent, protect and prosecute VAWG? It is beyond urgent that we answer this question resoundingly and effectively, writes Celestine Greenwood’
Counsel, 8th September 2025
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘The appointment of King’s Counsel (KC) represents one of the most significant milestones in a barrister’s career. Yet, for many disabled barristers, structural and procedural barriers remain deeply embedded in the selection process. While formal equality duties exist in law, the interplay of evaluation mechanisms, practical adjustments, and institutional culture create complex obstacles that demand scrutiny.’
Counsel, 8th September 2025
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘A pub manager who claimed her boss suggested she was associated with Nazi ideology after she didn’t buy him a coffee has received a payout for unlawful discrimination.’
The Independent, 8th September 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy has appeared on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building in central London.’
BBC News, 8th September 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Embedded within Clarke’s legal action was a new threat to public interest reporting, despite his emphatic defeat.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The miscarriage of justice watchdog is failing prisoners appealing against wrongful convictions because it does not have forensic expertise and will not engage with third parties who do, experts have claimed.’
The Guardian, 7th September 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK advertising watchdog has received a complaint about its own high-profile UK-wide campaign, accusing it of breaking the rules it enforces around misleading marketing.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Insolvency practitioners have been issued guidance on members’ voluntary liquidations (MVLs) following a recent surprising decision by the High Court in England & Wales.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th September 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The Secretary of State for the Home Department (“SSHD”) Yvette Cooper has trained her crosshairs squarely on foreign national families in her recent announcement, declaring the suspension and reform of the refugee family reunion scheme and a review of “the application of Article 8 in the immigration and asylum system.” The suspension came with a statement of changes to the Immigration Rules today at 3pm.’
Kingsley Napley Immigration Law Blog, 4th September 2025
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘The UK advertising watchdog has received a complaint about its own high-profile UK-wide campaign, accusing it of breaking the rules it enforces around misleading marketing.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The report of the independent review of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment at the Bar, chaired by Baroness Harriet Harman KC, sets out 36 recommendations.’
The Bar Council, 8th September 2025
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘In this new, much more extreme, case, the boy ‘M’, now 16, had been taken with his siblings from the UK to live in Somalia by his mother six years ago. M was born in the UK and is a UK citizen; he went to a local primary school in the UK. In Somalia, he became fearful for his life because his mother is part of a strong religious group and he had started to question those beliefs.’
Transparency Project, 7th September 2025
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Sexual relations between barristers and pupils and anyone undertaking work experience in their chambers should be banned to prevent predatory abuse at the England and Wales bar, a review by the Labour peer Harriet Harman has concluded.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Kent council has made a U-turn on its decision to implement a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) which would have made swearing a fineable offence.’
BBC News, 5th September 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The latest legal twist in the battle between the government and the protest group – now proscribed as a terror organisation – saw the court of appeal rule that Yvette Cooper can challenge the decision to grant a judicial review of the organisation’s proscription that was due to be heard in November.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An NHS vascular surgeon who had his own legs removed has been jailed for two years and eight months for insurance fraud and possessing extreme pornography.’
BBC News, 4th September 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The tribunal found that [the claimant’s] employer could have done more to make reasonable adjustments for his autism diagnosis.’
The Independent, 4th September 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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