‘A food delivery sales manager who was sacked after his company found out he was working remotely from Egypt has been awarded £61,000 for unfair dismissal.’
BBC News, 24th September 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The interim chief executive of the Legal Services Board (LSB) has called on the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to publish data on Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) pass rates by provider “as soon as possible”.’
Legal Futures, 25th September 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The £2m-plus fortune of a bachelor multimillionaire has become the subject of a High Court dispute, involving heir hunters, DNA testing, and an inquiry into his father’s “romantic life”.’
The Independent, 24th September 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The UK’s advertising regulators have published a further consultation on the implementation of less healthy food and drink product advertising restrictions ahead of new rules coming into effect in January.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th September 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A developer has lodged an application with the Supreme Court for permission to appeal in a bid to secure the discharge of a series of covenants contained in a lease agreement and benefitting a city council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th September 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
High Court (Chancery Division)
Grosvenor Property Developers Ltd v Portner Law Ltd [2025] EWHC 2362 (Ch) (24 September 2025)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Smith v Rice [2025] EWHC 2426 (Comm) (24 September 2025)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Barings Investment Services Ltd v Wheeler [2025] EWHC 2369 (KB) (22 September 2025)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A nurse convicted of murdering four patients and trying to kill a fifth will not be allowed to appeal to the supreme court, judges have ruled.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An NHS trust at the centre of concerns over its poor maternity services has had to repay almost £5m after wrongly claiming it provided safe care to mothers and their babies.’
BBC News, 24th September 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A convicted killer who stalked Cheryl Tweedy has been jailed after turning up at the singer’s home for a fourth time.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints against three law firms over misleading websites and online advertising for group actions.’
Legal Futures, 24th September 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Changes to UK immigration rules aimed at tightening visa requirements and reducing UK net migration will have a significant impact over the coming year for both employers recruiting workers and education providers recruiting international students.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd September 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Noel Clarke has been ordered to pay the Guardian an initial £3m towards its legal costs from successfully defending his libel claim over an investigation in which the actor was accused of sexual misconduct by more than 20 women.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An asylum seeker staying at a hotel in Essex that became the focus of protests has been jailed for 12 months for the assault of a 14-year-old girl and a woman.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former Metropolitan Police constable has been jailed for 16 years after being found guilty of rape, coercive and controlling behaviour, voyeurism and stalking, relating to three women.’
BBC News, 23rd September 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The new Sentencing Bill 2025 could risk confusing candidates, councillors and the public about when a council member is disqualified from public office, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd September 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Gotti v Perrett [2025] EWCA Civ 1168 (22 September 2025)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Iordache v Dambovita Court, Romania [2025] EWHC 2379 (Admin) (19 September 2025)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Fernandez v Fernandez & Anor [2025] EWHC 2373 (Ch) (22 September 2025)
Merck KGaA v Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC & Ors [2025] EWHC 2376 (Ch) (19 September 2025)
Stein v Jaffe [2025] EWHC 2334 (Ch) (19 September 2025)
Abcor Finance Securities Ltd v Binomia Ltd [2025] EWHC 2374 (Ch) (19 September 2025)
High Court (Commercial Court)
VXJ v FY & Ors [2025] EWHC 2394 (Comm) (22 September 2025)
Ahmed & Ors v White & Company (UK) Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 2399 (Comm) (22 September 2025)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Bukhari v Bukhari [2025] EWHC 2391 (KB) (22 September 2025)
Boxxer Ltd v Wischhusen [2025] EWHC 2386 (KB) (19 September 2025)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Court of Appeal has reduced a drug dealer’s sentence after the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) found that his solicitors had provided inadequate advice on his guilty plea.’
Legal Futures, 22nd September 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Darlington Borough Council v AW & Ors [2025] EWCOP 33 (T3), decided in August 2025, but only published more recently, is another in a now near-continuous stream of cases grappling with complexities of applying the time-specific MCA 2005 in real life.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 23rd September 2025
‘The UK’s new “Hillsborough Law” could have significant implications for private bodies who are responsible for delivering public services and functions, an expert has warned.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd September 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Making a claim to an insurance company can be worse than the distress of the original incident, according to Which?, as it launches a rare type of action against the sector.’
BBC News, 23rd September 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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