‘The consistory court judgments reviewed in Ecclesiastical court judgments – June included the ELA review of the recent case Re An Exhumation [2025] ECC Por 1 which followed the confusion in distinguishing between “the Correct Plot” and “the Incorrect Plot” of cremation ashes, [capitalization in original]. In order to protect the privacy of the family concerned in this case, Summers Ch. anonymized the judgment, and incidentally protected the identity of the rector/petitioner whose “self-help remedy” proved costly.’

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Law & Religion UK, 1st July 2025

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‘Police acted in an “oppressive and unconstitutional manner” by arresting and detaining a protester for antisemitic chanting without making any inquiries as to what they allegedly said, a judge has found.’

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The Guardian, 1st July 2025

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‘Poppy Mulligan and Monty Fynn tell Jim Duffy all about their time as Judicial Assistants at the UK Supreme Court and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Counsel.’

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Law Pod UK, 30th June 2025

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‘The UK’s High Court has rejected a case brought by campaigners trying to stop the transfer to Israel of all British-made spare parts for US-produced F-35 fighter jets, saying it didn’t have the constitutional authority to intervene.’

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BBC News, 30th June 2025

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‘The government has published draft guidance on social landlords’ responsibilities under “Awaab’s Law” which will require social landlords to address emergency and damp and mould hazards that present a “significant risk of harm” to tenants in fixed timeframes.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 1st July 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘Legal regulators have pledged to help subpostmasters concerned about fees being charged by lawyers in their claims for compensation over the Post Office Horizon scandal.’

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Legal Futures, 30th June 2024

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‘A family have won a six-month fight for a refund on their £3,500 dream holiday to Lapland which was hit by a series of weather-related cancellations.’

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BBC News, 30th June 2025

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‘This research briefing examines one type of “public inquiry” – statutory public inquiries held under the Inquiries Act 2005. It sets out how they are set up and run. It also gives information about current statutory inquiries. These include the UK Covid-19 inquiry and the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry.’

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House of Commons Library, 27th June 2025

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‘A 92-year-old man who evaded justice for almost 60 years has been convicted of raping and murdering a woman in Bristol, after a review by a cold case police team and scientists.’

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The Guardian, 30th June 2025

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‘Waller-Edwards (Appellant) v One Savings Bank Plc (Respondent) [2025] UKSC (22) has brought much-needed lucidity to the application of the Etridge protocol as regards non-commercial relationships involving hybrid surety and joint borrowing transactions.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 27th June 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘A garden gun maker and notorious “drugs general” have been jailed for producing and distributing “assassination kits” for organised crime groups across the country.’

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BBC News, 27th June 2025

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‘A collection of groups campaigning on transgender issues have urged Europe’s main human rights body to investigate the UK over the implementation of the supreme court’s ruling on gender.’

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The Guardian, 28th June 2025

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‘In Kindertons Ltd v Murtagh [2024] EWHC 471 (KB), which we examined in a July 2024 article (see tinyurl.com/29jetu66), the High Court upheld a non-party costs order (NPCO) against a credit hire company. The decision confirmed that the financial interest and control exercised by credit hire providers over proceedings can justify such orders, even in the absence of ‘but for’ causation. Turner J emphasised that the key test is whether justice requires such an order, with the credit hire company’s commercial interest and structural control over litigation being decisive factors. The Court of Appeal has now revisited and expanded upon these principles in the conjoined appeals of Tescher v Direct Accident Management Ltd and AXA Insurance UK Plc v Spectra Drive Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 733. These judgments represent the most comprehensive appellate authority to date on the applicability of NPCOs in the context of credit hire litigation.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 27th June 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘The aim of this paper is to challenge the argument that says, as judges are not elected, they have weaker or no democratic legitimacy when compared to legislators. This paper draws on dicta from Laws LJ, as he then was, in the Divisional Court case of Cart v Upper Tribunal, to offer two reasons why this is false. Call these the efficacy and equality principles of representation. The claim here is that without an independent judiciary, legislators cannot legislate or legislate in a way that applies equally. So, without an independent judiciary, the democratic legitimacy of a legislature is weakened or disappears. This argument makes a legal difference, but the kind of legal difference it makes varies between jurisdictions. This paper focuses on one difference the democratic legitimacy of judges makes in the UK: the extent to which Parliament can oust judicial review for error of jurisdiction.’

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Legal Studies, 17th June 2025

Source: www.cambridge.org

‘Eight men have been found guilty of a conspiracy to unlawfully obtain data from garages to sell on as potential leads for personal injury (PI) claims.’

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Legal Futures, 30th June 2025

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‘On Friday 20 June 2025, the House of Commons gave the Third Reading to the Private Member’s Bill, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, by 314 votes to 291; it had its first reading in the House of Lords on 23 June but the date of the second reading is yet to be announced. This post considers three aspects of the Bill: i] the events leading to Friday’s vote; ii] the responses of groups; and iii] the next stages of the Bill.’

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Law & Religion UK, 28th June 2025

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‘Crown courts are at “breaking point” and there will be 100,000 outstanding criminal cases by 2028, a minister has warned, as the backlog reaches a new record high.’

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The Independent, 26th June 2025

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‘A man has been jailed for at least 40 years after being convicted of murdering a 14-year-old schoolboy with a samurai sword during a 20-minute rampage in east London.’

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BBC News, 27th June 2025

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‘A group of 10 people are threatening a judicial review against the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) unless it investigates a judge’s alleged misogynistic and bullying behaviour.’

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Legal Futures, 30th June 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk