Man jailed for trying to kill PC with scissors – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for 30 years for trying to kill a police officer by stabbing him in the head with a pair of scissors.’
BBC News, 4th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Thousands to sue Johnson & Johnson in UK over alleged talc link to cancer – The Guardian
‘Lawyers representing 3,500 claimants are preparing to sue the pharmaceutical firm Johnson & Johnson (J&J) over alleged links between talcum powder and cancer, in what is expected to be one of the largest pharmaceutical product group actions in English and Welsh legal history.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Mikelic v The County Court in Zagreb, Croatia [2025] EWHC 208 (Admin) (03 February 2025)
Vanhove v Secretary of State for Education & Anor [2025] EWHC 191 (Admin) (31 January 2025)
Marin & Anor v Court of Ilfov, Romania [2025] EWHC 178 (Admin) (31 January 2025)
Social Work England v Evans [2025] EWHC 188 (Admin) (30 January 2025)
Szybowicz v The Regional Court In Krakow [2025] EWHC 152 (Admin) (29 January 2025)
Government of Japan v Chappell & Anor [2025] EWHC 166 (Admin) (29 January 2025)
Peto v Information Commissioner [2025] EWHC 146 (Admin) (29 January 2025)
BLZ, R (On the Application Of) v Leeds City Council [2025] EWHC 154 (Admin) (29 January 2025)
Source: www.bailii.org
Holding the Charity Commission’s feet to the fire: Atwal – Law & Religion UK
‘Not so much about “religion” as about charity law and what happens when the Charity Commission refuses to act on serious allegations of mismanagement.’
Law & Religion UK, 4th February 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Homelessness – local connection and necessity – Nearly Legal
‘Hussaini v Islington London Borough Council (2025) EWCA Civ 22. Mr Hussaini was a refugee. He had been accommodated in Barking & Dagenham area. On grant of leave to remain, he applied as homeless to Islington. Islington decided he did not have a local connection to the borough and referred the application to Barking. Mr H sought a review and s.204 appeal but was unsuccessful on both. He appealed to the Court of Appeal.’
Nearly Legal, 2nd February 2025
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Tasneem Ghazi: Political Accountability for the Abuse of Guidance: Comparing English and Irish Guidance during the Coronavirus Lockdown – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘This blog post compares how the government of Ireland and the UK government exercising its responsibility for England used non-statutory guidance during the pandemic to reinforce two severe intrusions upon peoples’ liberty: the orders requiring people to stay home and to refrain from public gatherings.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 3rd February 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Councillor jailed after sustained campaign against head of legal and chief executive – Local Government Lawyer
‘A councillor at Torridge District Council has been jailed for 18 weeks for harassment of the local authority’s head of legal and governance.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Solicitor “cannot complain” to JCIO about judge’s criticism – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has rejected a solicitor and his client’s bid to challenge the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office’s (JCIO) refusal to entertain their complaints about three Court of Appeal judges.’
Legal Futures, 4th February 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Fraudster who defrauded Covid ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme jailed – Crown Prosecution Service
‘An accountant who helped himself to £27,000 from the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme as part of a bigger Covid loans fraud has been jailed for three years and eight months today.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Disordered and chaotic’ financial remedies hearing adjourned over procedural breaches – Law Society’s Gazette
‘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
NHS 111 firm admits fault for not sending ambulance to baby who later died – The Guardian
‘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
Shop fined for mouse and cockroach infestation – BBC News
‘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
Judicial review set to begin over new bridge – BBC News
‘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
Drugs gang jailed after machete attack on rivals – BBC News
‘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 win latest stage in decade-long equal pay case – The Guardian
‘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
What is the new challenge to the evidence used to convict Lucy Letby? – The Guardian
‘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
UK online pharmacies face stricter rules for sales of weight-loss jabs – The Guardian
‘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
Lucy Letby latest: Experts to reveal ‘significant new medical evidence’ questioning child killer’s guilt – The Independent
‘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
