‘A recorder has adjourned a family court hearing after finding the parties had come to it “in such a disordered and chaotic state that it is simply impossible to proceed in a fair way.” ’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A private call handling firm operating the NHS 111 non-emergency service has admitted it was at fault for failing to send an ambulance to a baby boy who died shortly after falling ill, an inquest has heard.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A shop in Coventry was fined after inspectors discovered a mice and cockroach infestation, a council said.’
BBC News, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A row over plans for a new bridge over the Thames is due to go to judicial review later.’
BBC News, 4th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Four men have been jailed after they attacked a rival drugs gang with swords, machetes and knives, before pushing them out of a first floor window and continuing the attack on the ground.’
BBC News, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Thousands of Asda workers have won the latest stage in a decade-long equal pay case against the supermarket that could lead to a payout worth £1.2bn.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Letby’s legal team is preparing to submit a case to the body that investigates potential miscarriages of justice.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Access to weight-loss jabs through online pharmacies is to be tightened up as part of a crackdown on inappropriate prescriptions – although some experts say even more must be done.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An international panel of experts in the care of newborn babies will present what they say is “significant new medical evidence” in the case of convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby.’
The Independent, 4th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Supreme Court
The Father v Worcestershire County Council [2025] UKSC 1 (29 January 2025)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions
Servis-Terminal LLC v Drelle [2025] EWCA Civ 62 (31 January 2025)
L-G (Children: Risk Assessment) [2025] EWCA Civ 60 (31 January 2025)
JP Morgan International Finance Ltd v WeRealize.com Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 57 (30 January 2025)
Norman Hay PLC v Marsh Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 58 (30 January 2025)
Kingdom of Spain v Lorenzo (Supplementary Judgment) [2025] EWCA Civ 59 (29 January 2025)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hobday v R. (Rev1) [2025] EWCA Crim 46 (31 January 2025)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd, Re [2025] EWHC 205 (Ch) (03 February 2025)
Arcadia Group Pension Trust Ltd v Smith [2025] EWHC 11 (Ch) (03 February 2025)
White v Williams [2025] EWHC 115 (Ch) (03 February 2025)
Xenfin Fund 1 Trading Ltd v GFG Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 172 (Ch) (31 January 2025)
Hanson v Coleman & Anor (Re Costs) [2025] EWHC 116 (Ch) (31 January 2025)
Office Properties PL Ltd & Ors v Adcamp LLP & Anor [2025] EWHC 170 (Ch) (30 January 2025)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Tactus Holdings Ltd v Jordan & Ors [2025] EWHC 133 (Comm) (29 January 2025)
Wyllie & Ors v Joseph & Ors [2025] EWHC 157 (Comm) (29 January 2025)
High Court (Family Division)
C (A Child) (Recognition of Nigerian Adoption) (Rev1) [2025] EWHC 204 (Fam) (03 February 2025)
V, Re (Profound Disabilities) [2025] EWHC 200 (Fam) (31 January 2025)
H v O & Ors (Art 13(b) and Domestic Abuse) [2025] EWHC 114 (Fam) (29 January 2025)
High Court (Patents Court)
Celltrion Inc v Genentech, Inc & Anor [2025] EWHC 174 (Pat) (30 January 2025)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The director of a law firm and the firm itself have each been fined £25,000 for a series of compliance failures, including widespread accounts rule breaches and anti-money laundering (AML) shortcomings.’
Legal Futures, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, said: “Criminal prosecutions brought against police officers for actions taken in the course of their duties are extremely rare and these decisions are only made after careful consideration of all the relevant evidence and circumstances.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 31st January 2025
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The Lady Chief Justice gave a lecture on 28 January 2025 to the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. In the lecture, entitled Mediation after the Singapore Convention, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill explored how mediation is likely to play an important role in promoting the rule of law domestically and internationally, as is happening with the promotion and development of international commercial courts.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 29th January 2025
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘The Family Justice Council (FJC) has published Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System for practitioners (PDF). The guidance is aimed at legal practitioners working with neurodivergent users of the Family Justice System.’
Family Justice Council, 30th January 2025
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘The High Court ordered parties to mediate despite defendant arguments that there was no real chance of success, in a newly published ruling thought to be the first time the court has used its new powers under the amended Civil Procedure Rules.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Husband is 70. The Wife is 51. They have a 9-year-old daughter. They cohabited from February 2003 and in early 2012 separated due to the wife’s affair. In August 2012 – c.9 months later – they reunited. They married on 8 October 2012. In November 2020 the parties relocated to England from abroad. They came as non-doms to take advantage of the tax regime. The wife applied for divorce in May 2023. They therefore had nearly 20 years together, albeit not seamless cohabitation.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 29th January 2025
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘The last convicted member of the Stockwell Six, a group of young black men falsely accused of trying to rob a corrupt police officer more than half a century ago, has had his case referred back to the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
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