BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted October 31st, 2025 in law reports by michael

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd & Anor v ZTE Corporation & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 1383 (31 October 2025)

D, Re (Threshold Findings and Final Orders at IRH) [2025] EWCA Civ 1362 (30 October 2025)

Moore v Royal Mail Group Ltd & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 1378 (30 October 2025)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

O’Pray v R. [2025] EWCA Crim 1379 (31 October 2025)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Zebracki v Regional Court In Torun, Poland [2025] EWHC 2831 (Admin) (31 October 2025)

Turner v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government & Anor [2025] EWHC 2815 (Admin) (31 October 2025)

Foy-Yamah v General Medical Council [2025] EWHC 2846 (Admin) (31 October 2025)

Daniah & Anor v Secretary of State for Education [2025] EWHC 2810 (Admin) (31 October 2025)

Malik, R (On the Application Of) v Parole Board of England and Wales [2025] EWHC 2772 (Admin) (30 October 2025)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Settle v Sandstone Legal Ltd & Anor (Costs) [2025] EWHC 2771 (Ch) (30 October 2025)

High Court (Family Division)

S, Re (Wardship: Removal to Ghana Rehearing) [2025] EWHC 2836 (Fam) (30 October 2025)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

Harrison Bryce Solicitors Ltd v Shamaj [2025] EWHC 2826 (KB) (31 October 2025)

T Wallis Smith Coggins LTD v Port of London Authority [2025] EWHC 2703 (KB) (31 October 2025)

Mahal v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2025] EWHC 2791 (KB) (30 October 2025)

Source: www.bailii.org

Kent v Apple: Collective actions and the future of platform competition – Competition Bulletin

Posted October 31st, 2025 in news by sally

‘The Competition Appeal Tribunal’s decision in Kent v Apple is an important landmark in the approach of UK courts to competition within tech ecosystems, showing how traditional tools can be used to police digital walled gardens.’

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Competition Bulletin, 30th October 2025

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The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 – A Home’s Not A House – Falcon Chambers

Posted October 31st, 2025 in news by sally

‘At 740PM last night the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (“RRA”) received Royal Assent and passed into law. The Prime Minster declared:

“Every family deserves the dignity of a safe and secure home.”

“For too long, millions of renters have lived at the mercy of rogue landlords or insecure contracts, with their futures hanging in the balance. We’re putting an end to that.”

“A secure home isn’t just bricks and mortar – it’s the foundation for opportunity, safety, and a better life. No child should grow up without one.”

And while, at the time of writing, a consolidated version of the final legislative text does not appear on either the Parliamentary or Government legislation websites (and this post is to be read subject to that caveat), it nevertheless seems an apt time to take stock.’

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Falcon Chambers, 28th October 2025

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Court of Appeal decision on the duty of fair presentation and actual or constructive knowledge – Farrar’s Building

Posted October 31st, 2025 in news by sally

‘The courts are gradually working their way through various cases relating to the Insurance Act 2015, the latest being Delos Shipholding SA & Ors v Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality SE & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 1019. Delos Shipholding is of general interest to non-shipping insurance contracts with regard to the scope of the duty of fair presentation and the determination of whether an insured has actual or constructive knowledge of material circumstances requiring disclosure.’

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Farrar's Building, 13th October 2025

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Government rules out public inquiry into Birmingham pub bombings – The Guardian

Posted October 31st, 2025 in news by sally

‘Ministers have ruled out establishing a public inquiry into the IRA’s 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.’

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The Guardian, 30th October 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

She Who Laughs Last? Pets, Perpetuities, and Other Problems with the Last Will and Testament of Taylor A. Swift – Gatehouse Chambers

Posted October 31st, 2025 in news by sally

‘Taylor Swift’s Anti-Hero is, to the best of my knowledge, the only pop song to feature a contentious probate dispute (Reader: if you know another, do please tell).’

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Gatehouse Chambers, 28th October 2025

Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk

Extradition After Andrysiewicz – Administrative Court Blog

Posted October 31st, 2025 in news by sally

‘The UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Andrysiewicz v Circuit Court in Lodz, Poland [2025] UKSC 23 earlier this Summer. The decision is important for evaluating the weight to be given to early release mechanisms in the context of immigration appeals, and in particular for its dismissal of the approach adopted by Fordham J in the case of Dobrowolski [2023] EWHC 763 (Admin).’

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Administrative Court Blog, 30th October 2025

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South Yorkshire police officer jailed for blackmailing suspect – The Guardian

Posted October 31st, 2025 in news by sally

‘A police officer who blackmailed a suspect she had arrested in an indecent images case to fund her gambling addiction has been jailed for more than three years.’

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The Guardian, 30th October 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted October 30th, 2025 in law reports by michael

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

D, Re (Threshold Findings and Final Orders at IRH) [2025] EWCA Civ 1362 (30 October 2025)

Westfield Park Ltd v Harworth Estates Investments Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1374 (30 October 2025)

Wilson & Anor v HB (SWA) Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1360 (29 October 2025)

K-H (Children)(Care Orders: Proportionality) [2025] EWCA Civ 1368 (29 October 2025)

Linear Investments Ltd v Financial Ombudsman Service Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1369 (29 October 2025)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

BVA, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1359 (29 October 2025)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Sostaks & Anor v Prosecutor General’s Office, Latvia [2025] EWHC 2795 (Admin) (29 October 2025)

Badie v Government of Kuwait & Anor [2025] EWHC 2783 (Admin) (29 October 2025)

Director of Public Prosecutions v Micura [2025] EWHC 2798 (Admin) (28 October 2025)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Scott v Estate of Richard Norman Scott & Ors [2025] EWHC 2796 (Ch) (29 October 2025)

High Court (Family Division)

Q (A Child), Re (Withdrawal of Treatment) [2025] EWHC 2782 (Fam) (28 October 2025)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

Edge Telecommunications Ltd v Office of Communications (Ofcom) [2025] EWHC 2758 (KB) (30 October 2025)

Wealden District Council v Devall & Anor [2025] EWHC 2809 (KB) (29 October 2025)

Tarrant v Monkhouse [2025] EWHC 2576 (KB) (29 October 2025)

Khamba & Ors v Harrow London Borough Council & Ors [2025] EWHC 2803 (KB) (29 October 2025)

Source: www.bailii.org

Developer puts up 100ft union jack after council row – BBC News

Posted October 30th, 2025 in news by sally

‘A 100ft (30m) union jack flag has been put up on the side of a former council building in Derbyshire to replace a smaller one that breached planning rules.’

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BBC News, 30th October 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bus Services Act 2025 – legislation.gov.uk

Posted October 30th, 2025 in news by sally

Bus Services Act 2025

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Patients go to court to stop embryos being destroyed after admin error – The Guardian

Posted October 30th, 2025 in news by sally

‘A group of at least 15 fertility patients are taking legal action to prevent their frozen embryos being destroyed as a result of administrative errors that could deny them a chance to have children.’

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The Guardian, 29th October 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

Asylum seeker who murdered man inside bank jailed – BBC News

Posted October 30th, 2025 in news by sally

‘An asylum seeker who “calmly” walked into a bank and stabbed a man inside to death without provocation or motive has been jailed for life.’

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BBC News, 29th October 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fry in the Supreme Court – UK-EU Relations Law

Posted October 30th, 2025 in news by sally

‘In this blog post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses the recent Supreme Court judgment in C G Fry & Son Ltd v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities [2025] UKSC 35 concerning the ongoing interpretive role of EU law.’

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UK-EU Relations Law, 29th October 2025

Source: eurelationslaw.com

Judge surprised that paralegal did not know legal limits of her work – Legal Futures

Posted October 30th, 2025 in news by sally

‘The High Court has expressed surprise that a paralegal did not know more about the restrictions that the reserved legal activities imposed on her work.’

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Legal Futures, 30th October 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Teenager found guilty of killing Harry Pitman, 16, during new year’s altercation – The Guardian

Posted October 30th, 2025 in news by sally

‘A teenager has been found guilty of murder after stabbing Harry Pitman, 16, in a central London park during New Year’s Eve celebrations two years ago.’

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The Guardian, 29th October 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

PODCAST: Why suppliers could be a big source of cyber vulnerability, and how legal competition might stifle innovation – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 30th, 2025 in news by sally

‘As new figures show that UK cyber attacks are getting more serious Simon Colvin explains how to deal with the vulnerabilities in your supply chain, while David Halliwell applies some Nobel-winning counter-intuition to the economics of legal services.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 28th October 2025

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It’s a matter of trust – Gatehouse Chambers

Posted October 29th, 2025 in news by sally

‘In this, the 100th anniversary year of the Law of Property Act 1925, the Court of Appeal has resolved a question under s. 53(1)(b) of the 1925 Act that has gone unanswered for all 100 of those years, at least at appellate level. Indeed, the same question arose under s. 7 of the Statute of Frauds 1677. So, it has awaited a clear answer for 348 years.’

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Gatehouse Chambers, 27th October 2025

Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted October 29th, 2025 in law reports by michael

Supreme Court

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust v Revenue and Customs [2025] UKSC 37 (29 October 2025)

Process & Industrial Developments Ltd v The Federal Republic of Nigeria [2025] UKSC 36 (22 October 2025)

C G Fry & Son Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and another [2025] UKSC 35 (22 October 2025)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Reynolds v Abel Estate Agent Ltd & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 1357 (27 October 2025)

London Borough of Enfield v A [2025] EWCA Civ 1355 (27 October 2025)

Hinkel v Gheissari & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 1351 (24 October 2025)

AFA & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor (OPEN Judgment) [2025] EWCA Civ 825 (24 October 2025)

Thom Browne Inc & Anor v Adidas AG [2025] EWCA Civ 1340 (23 October 2025)

H, Re (Final Care Orders at IRH) [2025] EWCA Civ 1342 (23 October 2025)

Bellway Homes Ltd v The Occupiers of Samuel Garside House [2025] EWCA Civ 1347 (23 October 2025)

Babek International Ltd v Iceland Foods Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1341 (23 October 2025)

SAG, R (On the Application Of) v Governing Body of Winchmore School [2025] EWCA Civ 1335 (21 October 2025)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

NCL v R. [2025] EWCA Crim 1352 (28 October 2025)

Bukhari & Ors, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1353 (24 October 2025)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Beraru v Bucharest Court – First Criminal Division Romania [2025] EWHC 2770 (Admin) (29 October 2025)

The Badger Trust & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Natural England [2025] EWHC 2761 (Admin) (28 October 2025)

Director of Public Prosecutions v Jackson [2025] EWHC 2797 (Admin) (28 October 2025)

Save Greater Manchester Green Belt Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government & Ors [2025] EWHC 2742 (Admin) (24 October 2025)

Robles, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Lewisham [2025] EWHC 2745 (Admin) (24 October 2025)

ARC Time Freehold Income Authorised Fund & Ors v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2025] EWHC 2751 (Admin) (24 October 2025)

CIT, R (On the Application Of) v The Financial Conduct Authority (No.1) [2025] EWHC 2614 (Admin) (23 October 2025)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Marples & Ors v Secretary of State for Education [2025] EWHC 2794 (Ch) (28 October 2025)

Biddick v Biddick & Ors [2025] EWHC 2743 (Ch) (27 October 2025)

Cedar Securities Ltd & Anor v Phillips & Ors [2025] EWHC 2760 (Ch) (24 October 2025)

Kieran Corrigan & Co Ltd v OneE Group Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 2759 (Ch) (24 October 2025)

Poundland Ltd, In the Matter Of [2025] EWHC 2755 (Ch) (24 October 2025)

Wilton Student Developments (Egerton) Ltd v Ip [2025] EWHC 2750 (Ch) (24 October 2025)

Houssein & Ors v London Credit Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 2749 (Ch) (23 October 2025)

Jon Flowith & Partners v Greaves & Ors [2025] EWHC 2738 (Ch) (22 October 2025)

Sriram (aka Roy) v Brittain [2025] EWHC 2729 (Ch) (22 October 2025)

Canarapen v Gauchenot [2025] EWHC 2728 (Ch) (21 October 2025)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Allseeds Switzerland SA v Intergrain SA [2025] EWHC 2788 (Comm) (28 October 2025)

CRF I Ltd v Banco Nacional de Cuba & Anor [2025] EWHC 2786 (Comm) (28 October 2025)

KL Capital Ltd v Townsley & Ors [2025] EWHC 2740 (Comm) (24 October 2025)

White Rock Corporation Ltd v Middle Volga Shipping Company & Anor [2025] EWHC 2746 (Comm) (24 October 2025)

RMK Maritime (Europe) Ltd & Anor v CMB.Tech NV [2025] EWHC 2739 (Comm) (23 October 2025)

Alta Trading UK Ltd & Ors v Bosworth & Ors [2025] EWHC 2724 (Comm) (21 October 2025)

Wenda Co Ltd v Jinhong & Ors [2025] EWHC 2648 (Comm) (21 October 2025)

JSC “Kazan Oil Plant” v Aves Trade DMCC [2025] EWHC 2713 (Comm) (21 October 2025)

Bellhouse & Anor v Zurich Insurance Plc [2025] EWHC 2766 (Comm) (17 October 2025)

High Court (Family Division)

XX v XX [2025] EWHC 2756 (Fam) (24 October 2025)

M v F (Art 13 Thresholds Not Met) [2025] EWHC 2629 (Fam) (17 October 2025)

S v London Borough of Islington & Anor [2025] EWHC 2780 (Fam) (09 October 2025)

LGL v MC [2025] EWHC 2502 (Fam) (02 October 2025)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

Wilkinson & Ors v Revenue and Customs [2025] EWHC 2773 (KB) (27 October 2025)

Craft Development SCI v Actis LLP & Ors [2025] EWHC 2744 (KB) ( 27 October 2025)

Chinda v Cardiff & Vale University Health Board [2025] EWHC 2692 (KB) (24 October 2025)

Optosafe Ltd & Anor v Robertson [2025] EWHC 2733 (KB) (22 October 2025)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Special Metals Wiggin Ltd v Corrotherm International Ltd [2025] EWHC 2769 (TCC) (28 October 2025)

Vision Construct Ltd v Gypcraft Drylining Contractors Ltd [2025] EWHC 2707 (TCC) (21 October 2025)

Source: www.bailii.org

The Renters’ Rights Act 2025: a guide for private landlords in England – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 29th, 2025 in news by sally

‘The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 provides for the biggest shake-up of short term residential lettings in England in a generation.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 28th October 2025

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