XL bully owner jailed for man’s attack death – BBC News
‘The owner of an XL bully dog which chased and killed a man has been jailed for three years.’
BBC News, 27th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lessons from R (Andrews) v SSHD [2025]: The Risks of Relying Solely on Home Office Guidance – EIN Blog
‘The High Court’s recent judgment in R (Andrews) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWHC 64 (Admin), handed down on 17 January 2025, underscores the critical importance of adhering strictly to the Immigration Rules when navigating the UK immigration system. The judgment highlights that you cannot rely solely on Home Office guidance, which does not carry the same legal authority as statutory provisions or the Immigration Rules.’
EIN Blog, 27th January 2025
Source: www.ein.org.uk
UK tribunal decides individual was agency worker despite use of PSC – OUT-LAW.com
‘A recent employment tribunal decision has shown that a contractor engaged via a personal service company (PSC) can be held under UK employment law to be an agency worker, and therefore entitled to the protection of worker rights.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Ruling clarifies court expectations on challenges raised to bill of costs – OUT-LAW.com
‘Businesses commencing court proceedings in England and Wales have obtained fresh guidance on what they need to do when seeking to challenge costs claims put forward by opponents they are in litigation against, experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Obtaining imaging orders from the English courts – OUT-LAW.com
‘Imaging orders offer another useful tool to civil fraud litigators needing to urgently prevent the concealment and destruction of relevant digital evidence.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Renewed homeless applications and new facts – Nearly Legal
‘Ivory, R (On the Application Of) v Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (2025) EWCA Civ 21. A second appeal to the Court of Appeal from a judicial review of Welwyn Hatfield’s rejection of a homelessness application by Ms Ivory, on the basis that it was based on the same facts as a previous application by Ms Ivory on which Welwyn had decided no full housing duty was owed as Ms Ivory was intentionally homeless.’
Nearly Legal, 26th January 2025
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Access injunctions: not as straightforward as they may seem… – Local Government Lawyer
‘Jane Talbot discusses how some of the issues faced by social landlords when it comes to obtaining access injunctions can be overcome.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Successive applications for homelessness assistance and new facts – Local Government Lawyer
‘Toby Vanhegan and Stephanie Lovegrove analyse a Court of Appeal ruling on whether a council was justified in declining to accept an application under section 183 of the Housing Act 1996 on the ground that it was based on the same facts as a previous application.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Saudi prince sees off $1.2bn bankruptcy bid over jurisdiction argument – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A prominent member of the Saudi royal family has beaten off a High Court bankruptcy order because the petitioner could not show he was resident in the UK.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th January 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Couple defend first-cousin marriages amid ban call – BBC News
‘Family life is busy for Israr Hussain and his wife, Tasleem Akhtar, who have four daughters between the ages of five and 15. They chose to have their wedding back home in Pakistan in 2007 and live in Birmingham. The 47-year-olds are not only husband and wife, but also first cousins, as both of their fathers are brothers. Marrying a first cousin is commonplace among Muslim families. It is about protecting wealth, land and property and helps keep the family together. While marriage between first cousins is not illegal in the UK, medical experts say it can cause genetic diseases in the children they may bear.’
BBC News, 27th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stalking protection orders very rarely used – BBC News
‘Stalking Protection Orders (SPOs) were introduced five years ago to prevent victims being harassed further. But figures show they have hardly been used.’
BBC News, 27th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Southport murders: No 10 rejects calls to change law on whole-life sentences – The Guardian
‘Downing Street has rejected calls for sentencing changes, saying it does not have the power to extend whole-life sentences to killers aged under 18 because of international law.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Gig economy firms warned by UK government they may be operating illegally – The Guardian
‘Gig economy companies supplying “freelance” workers to shops, restaurants and warehouses may be operating illegally, the government has warned, after a series of Observer reports highlighting their use.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Just Stop Oil protester has prison sentence extended – BBC News
‘A 78-year-old climate protester has had her prison sentence extended by 20 days for being “unlawfully at large”, after the authorities failed to find a tracking bracelet that fitted her.’
BBC News, 26th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Press now allowed to report from family courts – BBC News
‘Journalists can now report from family courts in England and Wales in what the UK’s most senior family judge has called a “watershed” change.’
BBC News, 27th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prince Harry among claimants told to limit legal costs against Daily Mail publishers to £4m – The Independent
‘Prince Harry has been told that he and fellow claimants taking legal action against the Daily Mail publishers must not spend more than £4.1m on costs – around £14m less than they were proposing.’
The Independent, 24th January 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judges who allowed Sara Sharif to remain in her father’s custody to be named next week – The Independent
‘Three judges that oversaw Sara Sharif’s family court cases before she was murdered by her father and stepmother, can be named in seven days, a court has ruled.’
The Independent, 24th January 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
DWP program that automatically approves landlord benefit deduction requests ruled unlawful – The Guardian
‘A “computer says yes” program that automatically approves landlord requests to deduct hundreds of pounds from tenants’ universal credit benefits without requiring officials to check first with the claimant has been declared unlawful by the courts.’
The Guardian, 26th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Serious concerns’ about DWP’s use of AI to read correspondence from benefit claimants – The Guardian
‘White mail system handles “highly sensitive personal data” and people not told it is processing their information.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Representative actions for mis-use of private information: “very difficult to bring” Prismall v Google [2024] EWCA Civ 1516 – Henderson Chambers
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld the striking out a representative action for misuse of private information. The judgment confirms the correct approach to identifying whether all claimants have the necessary ‘same interest’ in order to pursue a representative action. It highlights the risk that stripping back a claim to its lowest common denominator so as to satisfy the ‘same interest’ requirement may result in the pared down claim having no real prospect of success. Indeed, the Court of Appeal concluded that “a representative class claim for misuse of private information is always going to be very difficult to bring”.’
Henderson Chambers, 23rd December 2025
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
