BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted October 17th, 2025 in law reports by michael

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Al-Shumari, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1317 (16 October 2025)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Hynot Ltd, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero & Anor [2025] EWHC 2644 (Admin) (15 October 2025)

Friends of the Lake District v Lake District National Park Authority [2025] EWHC 2630 (Admin) (15 October 2025)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Credit Suisse Virtuoso Sicav-Sif & Anor v Softbank Group Corp & Ors [2025] EWHC 2631 (Ch) (15 October 2025)

Conway & Ors v Plass & Ors [2025] EWHC 2625 (Ch) (15 October 2025)

AirX Jet Support Ltd & Anor v London Jet Centre (Stanstead) Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 2628 (Ch) (14 October 2025)

Ellis v Ellis & Ors [2025] EWHC 2609 (Ch) (14 October 2025)

High Court (Commercial Court)

One Unique Llc v Babaee & Ors [2025] EWHC 2635 (Comm) (14 October 2025)

High Court (Family Division)

DC v DC [2025] EWHC 2572 (Fam) (09 October 2025)

AB and CD (Children) (No 3), Re (1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention: Set Aside) [2025] EWHC 2508 (Fam) (01 October 2025)

High Court (Patents Court)

Amazon.Com Inc & Ors v InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc & Ors [2025] EWHC 2600 (Pat) (09 October 2025)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

Crea & Anor v Camp & Anor [2025] EWHC 2638 (KB) (15 October 2025)

Abbotsley Ltd & Anor v Pheasantland Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 2640 (KB) (13 October 2025)

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Koran burning conviction overturned: blasphemy law cannot be introduced via the back door – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 17th, 2025 in news by sally

‘It will come to the surprise of many that the common law offence of blasphemy in the UK was only abolished in 2008. It has no place in a secular society such as ours. However attempts have been made to use the Public Order Act 1986 to introduce blasphemy by the back door, by criminalising religious hatred offences.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 17th October 2025

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Banks need stricter controls to prevent romance fraud, says City regulator – The Guardian

Posted October 17th, 2025 in news by sally

‘The City regulator has called on banks and payment firms to bring in stricter controls protecting customers from romance fraud after a study showed a number of missed “red flags” that led to people losing huge sums of money.’

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The Guardian, 17th October 2025

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MoJ rejects MPs’ call for “root-and-branch review” of county courts – Legal Futures

Posted October 17th, 2025 in news by sally

‘The government’s rejection of MPs’ call for an “urgent and comprehensive” review of the county court risks perpetuating a “dysfunctional” system, the justice select committee has warned.’

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Legal Futures, 17th October 2025

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New research shows domestic abuse issues ‘fall by the wayside’ in making decisions about children – Transparency Project

Posted October 17th, 2025 in news by sally

‘The Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales (DAC) this week published a report, Everyday Business: Addressing domestic abuse and continuing harm through a family court review and reporting mechanism by Mandy Burton and Rosemary Hunter, Loughborough University, on the DAC’s ‘monitoring mechanism’ of the way family courts deal with allegations of domestic abuse in cases about arrangements for children. The report’s title reflects the fact that domestic abuse is routinely a factor in child arrangements cases, in a system that was not designed and is not resourced to deal with this.’

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Transparency Project, 16th October 2025

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Mum guilty of murdering five-year-old son – BBC News

Posted October 17th, 2025 in news by sally

‘A woman has been found guilty of murdering her five-year-old son at their family home.’

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BBC News, 16th October 2025

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Legal professions hit out at “dangerous” language used by politicians about lawyers and judges – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 17th, 2025 in news by sally

‘Legal professional bodies representing 250,000 lawyers in the UK have issued a joint statement accusing politicians of “irresponsible and dangerous” language that they claim is putting lawyers at risk.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th October 2025

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No winners in the China espionage blame game: Six outstanding questions for prosecutors and ministers – Public Law for Everyone

Posted October 17th, 2025 in news by sally

‘Now-published government witness statements submitted to prosecutors in the China espionage case cast only limited light on what happened. In this post, I outline six key questions that remain to be answered by government ministers and the Crown Prosecution Service.’

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Public Law for Everyone, 16th October 2025

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Procedural rigour, promptness, and “protective issuing” in judicial review – Administrative Court Blog

Posted October 17th, 2025 in news by sally

‘The concept of protective issuing is familiar to litigation lawyers. It involves issuing a claim without any (or without any full) pleaded case when some aspect of the pre-action process has not yet been completed, most frequently when a proposed claim is coming up against a limitation deadline. It is perhaps of especial importance to public lawyers, given the judicial review longstop of 3 months means that any proposed claim comes up against limitation very quickly. An important point to note, which public lawyers will be well-aware of, is that the 3-month period is a longstop; the statutory requirement is to act promptly.’

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Administrative Court Blog, 16th October 2025

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British Gas owner and Holland & Barrett fined for paying less than minimum wage – The Independent

Posted October 17th, 2025 in news by sally

‘Nearly 500 companies have been fined by the government for failing to pay employees the legally mandated minimum wage.’

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The Independent, 17th October 2025

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‘I’m fighting to receive my husband’s death certificate in Welsh’ – BBC News

Posted October 17th, 2025 in news by sally

‘A bereaved woman has said her fight to get a death certificate in Welsh following the loss of her husband had been frustrating, emotional and draining.’

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BBC News, 16th October 2025

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Law Society updates guidance on greetings to avoid gender-specific terms in legal correspondence – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 17th, 2025 in news by sally

‘The Law Society has updated its guidance on greetings in correspondence, observing that the historical use of “Dear Sirs” as a standard greeting in legal correspondence “originates from a time when the profession was predominantly male”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th October 2025

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NHS medical negligence liabilities hit £60bn amid surge in maternity payouts – The Guardian

Posted October 17th, 2025 in news by sally

‘The NHS’s total liabilities for medical negligence have hit £60bn, driven by a jump in childbirth injury cases that cost more than £11m each on average to settle.’

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The Guardian, 17th October 2025

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Human rights official urges UK to review laws after Palestine Action placard arrests – The Guardian

Posted October 16th, 2025 in news by sally

‘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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Child Abuse and Scope of Duty of Medical Practitioners – 1 QMLR

Posted October 16th, 2025 in news by sally

‘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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Supreme Court gender ruling risks leaving trans people in ‘intermediate zone’ and could breach ECHR, UK warned – The Independent

Posted October 16th, 2025 in news by sally

‘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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XL bully owner pleads guilty over dog attack death – BBC News

Posted October 16th, 2025 in news by sally

‘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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Man jailed for five years for Farage death threat – BBC News

Posted October 16th, 2025 in news by sally

‘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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ICO wins appeal over Clearview AI jurisdiction ruling – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 16th, 2025 in news by sally

‘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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Human rights watchdog says UK ‘risks over-policing’ Palestine Action protests in warning to home secretary – The Independent

Posted October 16th, 2025 in news by sally

‘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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