‘A shopkeeper who groomed and sexually assaulted a teenage girl in Stockport has been jailed for 10 years.’

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The Independent, 6th July 2025

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‘In September 2024, the Business and Trade Secretary (‘the Secretary of State’)suspended licences authorising the export of items that might be used in carrying out or facilitating Israeli military operations in the Gaza conflict. However, the Secretary of State carved out from that suspension licences for the export of components for F-35 aircraft which could not be identified as destined for Israel (‘the F-35 Carve Out’). The carve out was justified on the basis that suspending licensing for the export of F-35 components would have an impact on the entire F-35 programme, which would “have a profound and immediate impact on international peace and security, would undermine US confidence in the UK and NATO at a critical juncture, would seriously undermine the credibility of the UK as a trusted partner on the international stage, and would undermine a key capability allowing the UK and its closest allies and partners to address current security challenges.”’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 7th July 2025

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‘Major changes to the way in which barristers are disciplined – enabling cases to move faster through the process – have been laid out by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).’

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Legal Futures, 7th July 2025

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‘The High Court and Court of Appeal have refused interim relief in Palestine Action’s (“PA”) judicial review of the Home Secretary’s decision to proscribe the organisation, following hearings on 4 July 2025.’

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Administrative Court Blog, 5th July 2025

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‘The Secretary of State for Business and Trade decided in September 2024 to suspend licences authorising the export of items that might be used in carrying out or facilitating military operations in the conflict in Gaza. He did so explicitly because the Government had formed the view that Israel was not committed to compliance with international humanitarian law (‘IHL’) in the conflict in Gaza and that there was therefore a clear risk that such items might be used in that conflict to commit or facilitate a serious violation of IHL. However, the Secretary of State excluded from that suspension licences for the export of components for F-35 combat aircraft which could not be identified as destined for Israel. In this claim for judicial review the Claimant, supported by the Interveners, challenged the lawfulness of this exclusion, which has been referred to as the ‘F-35 Carve Out’.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 4th July 2025

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‘Ahead of the city’s Pride celebrations next month, Jim Duffy is joined by Clare Ciborowska and Pauline Troy of 1COR Brighton. They take us through the legal, social and political history behind the concept of parenthood in the UK today. Drawing from their experience as seasoned advocates in the family courts, Clare and Pauline describe how the evolution of equality and human rights laws around sexual orientation have helped lead us to where we are today in terms of parenthood. They examine legal developments in relation to surrogacy, and the recent shelving of proposals by the Law Commission in England and Wales for significant reform in that area.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 7th July 2025

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‘A landlord who illegally let out two flats for short-term rental bookings has been fined £75,000.’

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BBC News, 7th July 2025

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‘The drugs crisis in prisons is the worst it has ever been, experts have warned, with the prevalence of illicit substances rendering jails “almost impossible to run positively”.’

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The Independent, 6th July 2024

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‘Lawyers from lower socio-economic backgrounds are less likely to succeed when applying for the bench than those from higher ones, the first official analysis has indicated.’

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Legal Futures, 4th July 2025

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‘The sentence given to a 15-year-old boy who racially abused and killed an 80-year-old man in Leicestershire will be reviewed.’

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BBC News, 4th July 2025

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‘The Criminal Cases Review Commission has refused to refer the case of Jeremy Bamber, who was convicted of murdering five members of his family in 1985, back to the court of appeal.’

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The Guardian, 4th July 2025

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‘A man has been sentenced after he “repeatedly and persistently” encouraged a vulnerable woman he met online to kill herself.’

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BBC News, 4th July 2025

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‘The government’s former rape adviser has said she is “incredibly relieved” her abuser has been imprisoned after a decade of campaigning for justice.’

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BBC News, 4th July 2025

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‘Fewer cold cases such as the 1967 murder of the Bristol woman Louisa Dunne are likely to be solved because of police budget cuts, “haphazard” investigations and loss of scientific knowhow, experts have warned.’

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The Guardian, 4th July 2025

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‘Parliament’s master bellringer has been hit with a £100,000-plus court bill after tearing out the front gates of his banker neighbour’s £2m west London home during a neighbours’ fight.’

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The Independent, 4th July 2025

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‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman said the man first asked the council for help in January, saying he could no longer live with relatives who were abusing him, and for a second time in February.’

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The Independent, 4th July 2025

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‘Transport for London is facing an “unprecedented” legal challenge from the union representing Uber and other minicab drivers over claims that delays in issuing licences have damaged their livelihoods.’

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The Guardian, 4th July 2025

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‘Up to 200,000 people who have lived in the UK legally for decades are at risk of being caught up in a Windrush-style scandal because the Home Office does not know their whereabouts or have their details on government computer systems.’

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The Guardian, 3rd July 2025

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The Guardian, 3rd July 2025

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