‘The Court of Appeal has refused to grant civil liberties organisation Liberty permission to bring 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.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd July 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An ex-banker who gave his wife £78m will not have to split it equally with her after their divorce, according to a supreme court ruling that experts say sets a precedent for dividing up assets after a marriage ends.’
The Guardian, 2nd July 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK’s financial watchdog is expanding bullying and harassment rules to more than 37,000 City firms, in an effort to crack down on “rolling bad apples” who avoid consequences by hopping from firm to firm.’
The Guardian, 2nd July 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Oliver Hilton of Radcliffe Chambers explains how the process for allowing appeals by consent has been recently applied to a determination of the Pensions Ombudsman.’
Pensions Barrister, 3rd July 2025
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘The recent cyberattacks on major UK retailers have put cybersecurity back in the spotlight. But a more significant development for data protection practitioners has been flying under the radar: the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a notable fine directly against a data processor for breaching UK GDPR security obligations – an important shift in enforcement focus.’
Kingsley Napley Corporate and Commercial Law Blog, 1st July 2025
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘West Northamptonshire Council has secured lifetime banning orders under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 for four landlords after a council investigation uncovered a rent-to-rent scheme.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd July 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The gender and ethnicity pay gaps at the Bar remains substantial and have actually widened a little over the past three years, according to Bar Standards Board (BSB) research.’
Legal Futures, 2nd July 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A ban on “exploitative” zero-hours contracts and “day-one” protections against unfair dismissal will not come into force until 2027 as the Government seeks to give businesses time to prepare for its workers’ rights reforms.’
The Independent, 1st July 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘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.’
Law & Religion UK, 1st July 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘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.’
The Guardian, 1st July 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Saipem SPA & Ors v Petrofac Ltd & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 821 (01 July 2025)
White v 29 Buckland Crescent Management Company Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 814 (30 June 2025)
Mudan & Anor v Revenue And Customs [2025] EWCA Civ 799 (27 June 2025)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Borges [2025] EWCA Civ 784 (27 June 2025)
Karpasitis v Hertfordshire County Council [2025] EWCA Civ 788 (25 June 2025)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Campbell (aka Norris) v R. [2025] EWCA Crim 795 (26 June 2025)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Shenzhen SKE Technology Co Ltd v Bargain Busting Ltd [2025] EWHC 1629 (Ch) (01 July 2025)
Midland Premier Properties Ltd & Anor v Doal & Ors [2025] EWHC 1639 (Ch) (30 June 2025)
Illiquidx Ltd v Altana Wealth Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 1627 (Ch) (30 June 2025)
Naish v Vassili & Anor (Rev1) [2025] EWHC 1619 (Ch) (30 June 2025)
Tinkler & Anor v Invesco Asset Management Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 1624 (Ch) (27 June 2025)
Ravfox Ltd v Bexmoor Ltd [2025] EWHC 1313 (Ch) (27 June 2025)
High Court (Commercial Court)
LC Eurochem North-West-2 & Anor v Societe Generale SA & Ors [2025] EWHC 1614 (Comm) (26 June 2025)
Ocean Clap Shipping Ltd v Global Offshore Services BV & Anor [2025] EWHC 1591 (Comm) (26 June 2025)
Al Haroun v Qatar National Bank QPSC & Anor [2025] EWHC 1588 (Comm) (26 June 2025)
Trafigura PTE Ltd & Anor v Gupta & Ors [2025] EWHC 1609 (Comm) (25 June 2025)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Raine v JD Wetherspoon PLC [2025] EWHC 1593 (KB) (27 June 2025)
Haddon v United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy [2025] EWHC 1628 (KB) (27 June 2025)
Sinclair Pharmaceuticals Ltd v Burrell & Anor [2025] EWHC 1602 (KB) (27 June 2025)
Turner v Coupland Cavendish Ltd [2025] EWHC 1605 (KB) (26 June 2025)
Hodgson v Hammond & Anor (Re Quantum)(Rev1) [2025] EWHC 1610 (KB) (26 June 2025)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Municipio de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group (UK) Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 1601 (TCC) (26 June 2025)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘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.’
Law Pod UK, 30th June 2025
Source: audioboom.com
‘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.’
BBC News, 30th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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.’
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.’
Legal Futures, 30th June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘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.’
BBC News, 30th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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.’
House of Commons Library, 27th June 2025
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘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.’
The Guardian, 30th June 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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.’
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.’
BBC News, 27th June 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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