Man jailed over murder captured on doorbell camera – BBC News
‘A man has been handed a life sentence after murdering a father in a stabbing.’
BBC News, 10th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Vos eyes machine-made decisions for property disputes – Legal Futures
‘Many property disputes “could be amenable to machine-made decision-making” in the future, the Master of the Rolls (MR) has predicted.’
Legal Futures, 10th December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Common Law Post-ECHR: What Lord Briggs’ Anniversary Lecture Tells Us – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘At the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Human Rights Act, Lord Briggs of Westbourne delivered a lecture that quietly advanced a vision of what a post-HRA constitutional framework might look like. Delivered at a moment when political discussion of withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights has gained real momentum, the speech did more than merely commemorate the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA). Titled, “25 Years of the Human Rights Act Protecting Human Rights: The Common Law as the Starting Point”, the analysis aimed to celebrate the Act and positioned the common law at the centre of domestic rights protection.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 9th December 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Whistling in the Wind – Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog
‘The Court of Appeal’s judgment in the important whistleblowing cases Wicked Vision and Barton Turns highlights the need for legislative reform of the UK’s outdated and ineffective rules on workplace whistleblowing.’
Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 9th December 2025
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
Migrants’ Rights Before the European Court of Human Rights – EIN Blog
‘As we are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the topic of migration stands at the center of concerns about the Convention’s state of health. In this blogpost adapted from my remarks at a Conference in the Federal Ministry for Justice and Consumer Protection, I argue that those attacking the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for an over-reaching jurisprudence regarding migrants’ rights misconstrue the actual case law. It is worth looking back at the early landmark cases to understand that the interpretation of Article 3 in relation to expulsion and deportation cases developed cautiously. While a critique of the Court’s decisions is the legitimate task of legal scholarship, simplistic narratives about an activist Court fail to engage with its doctrinal stringency.’
EIN Blog, 10th December 2025
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Family Life, Reunification and Article 8 ECHR: Parity Between Domestic Courts and Strasbourg – Administrative Court Blog
‘On 11 November 2025, the Court of Appeal confirmed the applicable test for determining what constitutes “family life” for adults under Article 8 of the ECHR. In doing so, it applied a fairly limited conception of family life, albeit one which largely comports with the Strasbourg case law. Inadvertently, this judgment also offers a response to certain political calls to limit the domestic effect of the Convention. The case is IA & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1516.’
Administrative Court Blog, 8th December 2025
In depth: Removing barriers to administrative justice – Law Society Gazette
‘Improving the quality of administrative decision-making is the most efficient and cost-effective way of removing barriers to justice, according to a report from the Administrative Justice Council.’
Law Society Gazette, 9th December 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Online dispute resolution comes a step closer with draft procedure rules – Law Society Gazette
‘The process of migrating the vast majority of civil court claims onto online dispute resolution platforms took another step this week with the release for consultation of draft procedure rules. The new “basic general rules” will be “far more simple and accessible” than the current Civil Procedure Rules, the master of the rolls, who chairs the Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC), said.’
Law Society Gazette, 9th December 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Former police chief appointed to lead complaints service – Law Society Gazette
‘An Iraq veteran and retired former police chief is the new leader of the legal ombudsman service, it has been announced. Phil Cain will take over as chief ombudsman next February after joining from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, where he currently serves as executive director.’
Law Society Gazette, 9th December 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Court of Appeal dismisses psychotherapist’s bid for family court anonymity – Law Society Gazette
‘Judges have dismissed an appeal by a witness seeking anonymity in a family court judgment, stating that a witness of fact will “generally have no legitimate ground of appeal in respect of adverse findings contained in a judgment”.’
Law Society Gazette, 10th December 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Bundle of Joy: New Practice Direction on Bundles, Position Statements etc., Effective 2 March 2026 – Financial Remedies Journal
‘Practice Guidance Update No. 6 of 2025 contains amendments to a range of existing FPR PDs, including a comprehensive re-writing of PD 27A, which started life as the “Bundles Direction”.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 9th December 2025
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
Standing up for lawyers – Counsel
‘In January 2025, the Bar Council marked the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer by highlighting that some barristers in England and Wales have face threats, harassment, and intimidation at the hands of state and non-state actors because of their international legal work.’
Counsel, 8th December 2025
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology – The Guardian
‘Police forces successfully lobbied to use a facial recognition system known to be biased against women, young people, and members of ethnic minority groups, after complaining that another version produced fewer potential suspects.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rights groups warn against UK plans to weaken torture protections in ECHR – The Guardian
‘Human rights groups have warned UK ministers against weakening protections against torture or other mistreatment for asylum seekers before a crucial European summit this week on how to respond to migration.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK will go further to stop ‘abusive’ Slapps lawsuits, Lammy says – The Guardian
‘David Lammy has said the UK will go further to tackle abusive and spurious lawsuits aimed at silencing whistleblowers and journalists, raising the prospect of further legislation next year.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
How much longer can AI companies collect and monetise other people’s IP? Phoebe Whitlock investigates – Counsel
‘In preparing to write this article, I visited the website interface of a well-known artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot and asked, “Do you harvest the intellectual property of other people to answer questions?” To paraphrase the answer, I was assured that this chatbot does not actively access or harvest other people’s intellectual property (IP) and that it generates responses based on patterns learned from licensed, created and publicly available data. Interestingly, the chatbot concluded by saying, “My outputs may resemble existing works, but I’m designed to avoid reproducing copyrighted material verbatim.” Clearly, it is a question that has been asked before.’
Counsel, 8th December 2025
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
Reports of bullying and harassment by barristers almost double – Legal Futures
‘The number of reports to the Bar Standards Board (BSB) of bullying and harassment has almost doubled in the last year, the regulator has revealed.’
Legal Futures, 9th December 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Why Sandie Peggie ruling could lead to big changes for employers – BBC News
‘It is a case that has generated headlines and interest around the world because it has been seen as a battleground between opposing views on sex and gender.’
BBC News, 8th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Property tycoon who lost £1.5m on football bets loses court battle against Betfair – The Independent
‘A property tycoon who lost nearly £1.5m on football wagers has failed in a bid to get his losses back after suing Betfair.’
The Independent, 9th December 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prince Harry’s security in UK under review – BBC News
‘In May, Prince Harry lost a legal case to have his police protection reinstated when visiting the UK.’
BBC News, 8th December 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
