‘Hundreds of suspected rapists in England and Wales are spending years released under investigation, under a system that the government has been urged to scrap as it “doesn’t serve anyone’s interests apart from the police”.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A teenage boy charged with murder could go on trial about 100 miles from the town where the crime was allegedly committed.’
BBC News, 15th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Court of Protection judge has considered the correct legal test for assessing whether an elderly woman with dementia has the capacity to make her own decision as to whether or not to marry, finding that the court should asses her capacity to marry in general, rather than her capacity to marry a particular person.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A Family Court judge has approved a care plan for a young looked-after British child to move to Jamaica to live with her maternal half-brother, who is in the care of his paternal aunt.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A decision by a Police and Crime Commissioner to appoint a chief constable on a temporary basis was “unlawful”, the High Court has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The General Council of the Bar (GCB) has monitored barrister earnings since 2015, with the latest publication “Gross earnings by sex and practice area at the self-employed Bar 2025” being published in November. In this blog, Dr Rose Holmes, Bar Council Head of Research, and Rachel Krys, Bar Council Equality and Diversity Consultant, explain why it’s important to collect and analyse this data and how our work has evolved over the last decade.’
Bar Council, 11th December 2025
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘Neurodivergent individuals – particularly autistic people and those with ADHD – are overrepresented within prison populations, according to research.’
The Independent, 12th December 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The home secretary is to order an independent special inquiry into whether the Metropolitan police allowed hundreds of recruits to join without proper vetting amid fears they may pose a criminal risk.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Nationwide has been fined £44m by the City watchdog over “weak” financial crime controls that culminated in a serious case of Covid fraud that left UK taxpayers £800,000 out of pocket.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In this case, the High Court considered the appropriate legal test for leaving findings of fact to juries in Article 2 inquests. Is it that such findings are arguable? Or is it that there is sufficient evidence to support them? The answer, quite firmly, is the latter.’
Quarterly Medical Law Review, 11th December 2025
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘A child whose health was damaged by exposure to emissions from a landfill site has lost the third round of litigation in the case, with the High Court rejecting arguments for judicial review.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed as “wholly unarguable” a landlord’s case that its tenant was liable to pay business rates on an “unoccupied hereditament”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘At the heart of this consultation is a simple but powerful principle: the legal profession should better reflect the society it serves. Greater diversity brings many advantages, not just for fairness, but also for improving the quality, reach, and relevance of legal services. It is also imperative for the sector’s continued economic growth that it has access to the widest range of talent.’
Legal Services Board, 9th December 2025
Source: legalservicesboard.org.uk
‘Both the structure and delivery of legal services – such as a lack of guidance and reactive communication – can cause difficulties for consumers, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 11th December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The government’s motor insurance taskforce reported yesterday with a hint that it may extend the whiplash tariff to other injuries and also review the small claims limit.’
Legal Futures, 11th December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Experts have joined prosecutors to advise on how to spot hidden signs of “honour”-based abuse as part of a drive to improve how these complex and often-hidden crimes are prosecuted.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th December 2025
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Digital exclusion can cause significant barriers to accessing legal services, finds research commissioned by the Bar Standards Board (BSB), CILEx Regulation Ltd (CRL), the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), and the Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).’
Bar Standards Board, 9th December 2025
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘A new report into family legal aid has laid bare the detrimental impact the work is having on barristers as well as how underfunding affects the justice outcomes for their clients.’
Bar Council, 11th December 2025
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘In July 2025, the Divisional Court in R (Campbell) v Attorney General [2025] EWHC 1653 (Admin), held that “there is a category of functions of the Attorney General which are immune from review on any ground”. In November, the Supreme Court granted Mr Campbell direct leave to appeal.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 10th December 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘On 27 November 2025 the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in IA v SHHD [2025] EWCA Civ 1516 clarifying the correct test to be used when determining whether there is ‘family life’ in immigration cases. The Court of Appeal followed the consistent line of case law from the European Court of Human Rights in stating that in cases not concerning the core family, family life will only be established where there are additional elements of dependence, involving more than the normal emotional ties. This is well-established doctrine. The judgment is, however, significant as the earlier tribunal decisions in IA have played a critical role in influencing policy making in respect of immigration and human rights law.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 10th December 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
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