‘Europe’s most senior human rights official has called on Shabana Mahmood to review UK protest laws after mass arrests over the ban on Palestine Action.’

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The Guardian, 14th October 2025

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‘In this sad case, Turner J considered the scope of duty of hospital doctors towards a baby who was the victim of an assault perpetrated by his mother after his discharge from hospital.’

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1 QMLR, 15th October 2025

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‘The government’s treatment of trans people in the UK could breach the European Convention on Human Rights, a human rights expert has warned.’

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The Independent, 14th October 2025

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‘A dog owner whose XL bullies attacked and killed a man has pleaded guilty to having dogs dangerously out of control.’

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BBC News, 15th October 2025

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‘A man who came to the UK on a small boat and threatened to kill Nigel Farage has been jailed for five years.’

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BBC News, 14th October 2025

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‘The UK’s data protection authority has won an appeal against a tribunal ruling which originally found it did not have the power to take enforcement action against an AI facial recognition software developer.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th October 2025

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‘The home secretary has been warned by Europe’s human rights watchdog that the UK “risks over-policing” Palestine Action protests.’

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The Independent, 14th October 2025

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‘A former funeral director has pleaded guilty to 36 charges of fraud after a major investigation into human remains found at his premises, including four babies lost in pregnancy.’

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BBC News, 15th October 2025

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‘A joint investigation by housing association Peabody and Islington Council has seen a tenant ordered to pay £90,000 after she sublet her flat for seven years.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 15th October 2025

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‘Even by the standards of the Court of Protection, Re KP (Termination of Pregnancy) [2025] EWCOP 35 (T3) is a difficult case. It concerned a 19 year old woman who, in Poole J’s understated summary had “experienced very many challenges in her life,” starting at birth when hypoxia led to an acquired brain injury. She was now 17 weeks pregnant.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 15th October 2025

Source: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk

‘Survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the UK should get legal aid to defend themselves against SLAPPs (strategic lawsuits against public participation), a report has argued.’

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Legal Futures, 16th October 2025

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‘A TV advert by Red Tractor, the UK’s biggest certifier of farm products on supermarket shelves, has been banned for exaggerating the scheme’s environmental benefits and misleading the public.’

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BBC News, 15th October 2025

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‘Thousands of people are taking legal action against pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, claiming it knowingly sold asbestos-contaminated talcum powder in the UK.’

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The Guardian, 16th October 2025

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‘Birmingham City Council, UNISON and GMB have agreed to settle the outstanding equal pay claims brought by the two unions on behalf of members working for the local authority and Birmingham Children’s Trust.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 14th October 2025

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‘A mother has been found guilty of killing her three-month old daughter by violently shaking her and causing catastrophic brain injuries.’

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The Independent, 14th October 2025

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‘Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) rules need to change so that a portion of unclaimed damages from collective actions go to charity when cases settle, the Access to Justice Foundation (ATJF) has argued.’

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Legal Futures, 15th October 2025

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‘A government plan to give anonymity to firearms officers in England and Wales facing criminal charges will damage public confidence in policing and fuel online misinformation, a coalition of editors, journalists and media lawyers have said.’

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The Guardian, 14th October 2025

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‘A woman who was filmed parading in fantasy body paint in front of a festival crowd after claiming she needed a stick to get around has been jailed and handed a £135,000 court bill for her “lies”.’

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The Independent, 14th October 2025

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‘The Attorney-General is an ancient office that is endowed with a very wide range of discretionary powers and functions. Some of those are classed as “public interest functions”. These derive from statutes and the prerogative, and include granting consent for certain prosecutions, applying for orders preventing vexatious litigants from bringing proceedings, entering a nolle prosequi, intervening in family cases and appointing an advocate to the court (amicus curiae). For each of these functions, the Attorney-General acts as the “guardian of the public interest” (R v Attorney General, ex p Ferrante (unreported, 1 July 1994, Popplewell J)).’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 14th October 2025

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org