BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Why do they dislike me so much?’: the trials, trolls and triumphs of Britain’s most divisive barrister – The Guardian
‘At lunchtime, when she is working at her barristers’ chambers in central London, Charlotte Proudman, a specialist in family law, faces a confronting choice. Should she nip around the corner to Pret a Manger or join her colleagues at the Middle Temple dining hall? It’s not so much a question of whether she feels like a sandwich or a sit-down meal, but a more existential decision, requiring her to analyse who she is and where she belongs.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Planning bill would allow builders to ‘pay cash to trash’ nature, say UK experts – The Guardian
‘Leading economists, former government advisers and ecologists are calling for a key section of the government’s planning bill to be changed because it creates a “licence to kill nature”.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ofcom sets out new rules to force tech firms to protect children online – The Independent
‘The regulator has published the final version of its Children’s Codes under the Online Safety Act, setting out what sites must do to follow the law and protect children online.’
The Independent, 24th April 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man who researched child murders jailed for 30 years for stabbing girl, 9 – The Guardian
‘A man with an interest in child murders, including the Southport killings, has been jailed for 30 years for stabbing a nine-year-old girl as she played outside his home.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com%20
Collective licence to ensure UK authors get paid for works used to train AI – The Guardian
‘The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) – which is directed by the Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS) and the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), representing publishers and authors – will develop the licence, set to be the first of its kind in the UK.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Trans women expected to be excluded from all-women candidate lists – BBC News
‘Political parties are expected to be told that trans women cannot be on women-only shortlists but trans men can.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Hubbard & Anor v Hubbard & Anor [2025] EWHC 855 (Ch) (23 April 2025)
Freeman & Ors v Home Farm Ellingham Ltd [2025] EWHC 878 (Ch) (17 April 2025)
Song & Anor v Smith & Ors [2025] EWHC 949 (Ch) (17 April 2025)
Garofalo v Crisp & Anor (Re Valorem Holdings Ltd) [2025] EWHC 966 (Ch) (16 April 2025)
Health and Home Ltd & Ors v Elite Property Holdings Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 839 (Ch) (09 April 2025)
Enzen Global Ltd, Re [2025] EWHC 852 (Ch) (09 April 2025)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Patents Court)
Nador Cott Protection SAS v Asda Stores Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 941 (Pat) (16 April 2025)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Morriss v London Borough of Hillingdon (Rev1) [2025] EWHC 983 (KB) (21 April 2025)
Thiam v Richmond Housing Partnership [2025] EWHC 933 (KB) (16 April 2025)
High Court (Technology & Construction Court)
Lapp Industries Ltd v 1st Formations Ltd [2025] EWHC 943 (TCC) (16 April 2025)
Source: www.bailii.org
Paddleboard guide jailed for 10 years over deaths of four people in Wales – The Guardian
‘A former police officer has been jailed for 10 years and six months after leading a paddleboarding expedition on a rain-swollen river that ended in four people losing their lives.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Irwin Mitchell ditches asset management arm after judge’s conflict criticism – Law Society’s Gazette
‘National firm Irwin Mitchell has shed its asset management business one year after a damning ruling on a potential conflict of interest.’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd April 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Most consumers no longer use solicitors for wills – Legal Futures
‘The proportion of consumers using solicitors for their wills has dropped below half for the first time, a report has found, with unbundling growing in popularity.’
Legal Futures, 22nd April 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Pensions Ombudsman confirms no unreasonable delay where scheme unaware of deadline to transfer – OUT-LAW.com
‘A recent decision of the UK Pensions Ombudsman (PO) confirmed that there was no unreasonable delay by an administrator where a member had not communicated the actual deadline by which he required the transfer to take place.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd April 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
UK-wide Hague Judgments Convention expansion will improve efficiency of enforcement – OUT-LAW.com
‘In a significant development for cross-border legal proceedings, it was recently announced that the Hague Judgments Convention 2019, due to come into force in the UK this summer but previously limited to England and Wales, will be extended.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd April 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Government pauses plans to ease slot machine rules across Great Britain – The Guardian
‘Under a regulation known as the “80/20 rule”, no more than 20% of the terminals in arcades and bingo premises can be category B3, a class of slot machine that allows stakes of up to £2, promising prizes of up to £500.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
New flats in England and Wales may soon all be commonhold. But what does it mean? – The Guardian
‘When neighbours Ele Weeks-Bell and Maggie Coles were setting up their commonhold flats 15 years ago, they struggled to find a lawyer who could help them.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Prison officers in England and Wales to use pepper spray at young offender institutions – The Guardian
‘Prison officers are expected to be allowed to use pepper spray to incapacitate children under plans to curb an increase in violence at young offender institutions.’
The Guardian, 22nd April 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Police chiefs to be granted powers to remove unfit officers – BBC News
‘Police chiefs will be able to automatically sack officers who fail background checks, under new government measures to boost confidence in policing.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed after defrauding council of £700k in Covid support – Local Government Lawyer
‘A man who posed as a group property manager for Greggs has been jailed for four years after fraudulently claiming more than £710,000 from Leeds City Council in Covid-19 support grants intended for small businesses.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd April 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Job applicants and whistleblowing – Local Government Lawyer
‘Fergus McCombie and Louisa Simpson consider a recent Court of Appeal case concerning whether job applicants are entitled to whistleblower protection.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th April 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Families accuse paddleboarding guide of arrogance after four deaths in Wales – The Guardian
‘Relatives of two of the four people who died in a paddleboarding tragedy on a swollen river have fiercely criticised a former police officer who led the tour over a weir despite having only basic qualifications.’
The Guardian, 22nd April 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
