2025 c. 5 – Water (Special Measures) Act 2025
2025 c. 4 – Arbitration Act 2025
Legislation.gov.uk, 24th February 2025
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘The latest Judicial Attitude Survey is published today (Monday 24 February 2025).’
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.’
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.’
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.’
The Guardian, 23rd February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Concerns over safety at a Leeds care home have been raised by the health watchdog.’
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.’
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.’
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.’
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.’
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.’
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?”.’
The Independent, 24th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Does the grant of a faculty authorising works to a church building or its surrounding property render immunity from an action for nuisance? The issue has arisen again in relation to two objections to a recent faculty petition.’
Law & Religion UK, 24th February 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘A new ruling by the UK Supreme Court confirms that creditors can obtain remedies if transactions entered into at an undervalue have the purpose and effect of prejudicing claims the creditors have against the debtor – even if the debtor has not personally agreed those transactions.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th February 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The Council has published sentencing guidelines for offenders convicted of motoring offences committed while driving vehicles without the owner’s consent.’
Sentencing Council, 19th February 2025
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘Cutting crime and reducing the number of vulnerable women being sent to prison is top of the agenda at the first meeting of the Women’s Justice Board.’
Ministry of Justice, 21st February 2025
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) last week approved the £200m settlement of former solicitor Walter Merricks with Mastercard, in a case once valued at £14bn.’
Legal Futures, 24th February 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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