Day: 25 February 2025

‘Uddin & Ors v Notting Hill Genesis (LANDLORD AND TENANT – SERVICE CHARGES – assured tenancies) (2025) UKUT 56 (LC). This was Notting Hill Genesis’ appeal from a FTT decision that service charges that it had been charged by the freeholder and in turn had sought to charge to its assured tenants were not payable under the tenancy agreements, and also were unreasonable in amount.’

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Nearly Legal, 24th February 2025

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

‘Section 21 and Gas Safety again, and tools for tenants.’

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Nearly Legal, 24th February 2025

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

‘The Procurement Act 2023 will come into force next week. Liz Fletcher sets out some key actions for contracting authorities and suppliers.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 21st February 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘Anja Beriro looks at the potential use of artificial intelligence in public sector procurements.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 21st February 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘David Leach and Madina Sakhi provide insight into the recent proposal to classify workplace harassment as a breach of health and safety obligations.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 24th February 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Arbitration Act received Royal Assent yesterday, with the government declaring it would keep the UK “ahead of the rest”.’

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Legal Futures, 25th February 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘A law firm was negligent in failing to prepare for a three-day hearing or instruct counsel for it, a Family Court judge has ruled in making a wasted costs order.’

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Legal Futures, 25th February 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘The latest Judicial Attitude Survey is published today (Monday 24 February 2025).’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 24th February 2025

Source: www.judiciary.uk

‘A Plymouth-based firm has succeeded – in part – in a High Court appeal against legal aid payments over the number of pages of prosecution evidence.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 24th February 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘A partner forced to retire at the age of 63 from Leeds firm Walker Morris was discriminated against, an employment tribunal has ruled.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 24th February 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘A family law firm has been ordered to pay costs of the other party after the High Court found it was negligent in the preparation of a family case for a three-day hearing.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 24th February 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Campaigners give evidence on principle under which black people are 16 times more likely to be prosecuted than white people.’

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The Guardian, 23rd February 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Concerns over safety at a Leeds care home have been raised by the health watchdog.’

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BBC News, 25th February 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘A veteran has accused the Army of not doing enough to help with the hearing loss he said developed during his service.’

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BBC News, 25th February 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘A council has been told to pay a family more than £6,000 after failing to provide alternative education to a pupil who struggled to attend classes.’

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BBC News, 25th February 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘A “prolific” people smuggler who played a key role in a £1.5m operation to transport migrants across the English Channel in small boats has been jailed for four years and 10 months.’

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BBC News, 24th February 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Police will be able to search properties without a warrant for stolen phones or other electronically geotagged items under the government’s crime and policing bill.’

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The Guardian, 25th February 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Tech platforms should combat the rapid rise in explicit deepfakes and “revenge porn” by using a database of images to protect women and girls online, according to new guidance being drawn up by the UK communications watchdog.’

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The Guardian, 25th February 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for 10 weeks for punching a man following a row in the street, and taunting “you won’t threaten your MP again will you?”.’

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The Independent, 24th February 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk