Category: news

‘When an adult refugee settles in the UK, they can apply for their children and partner to join them – the applicable policy suggests that reunion rights should be granted, in most cases, “automatically”. When a child refugee settles in the UK, their situation is different. According to the applicable policies in place, children cannot rely on automatic reunion rights. Instead, they can only apply to have their parents or siblings join them in the UK if a refusal to allow this would have “unjustifiably harsh circumstances”.’

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Administrative Court Blog, 9th October 2025

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‘A multimillionaire “problem gambler” who blew nearly £1.5m on football wagers is suing Betfair for his money back in a landmark case, claiming it was under a duty to protect him from himself.’

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The Independent, 8th October 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘All victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal who are claiming compensation will now be entitled to free legal advice to help them with their offers, the government has announced.’

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BBC News, 9th October 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘It is now 25 years since the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) entered into force and far from this endurance cementing its legitimacy, the judicial protection of human rights in the UK finds itself in the perennial political spotlight. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is also never far from the headlines, not least in the context of the supposed ‘small boats crisis’ and the debate over immigration more generally. Legal academics and practitioners (with the exception of those working for high-profile think-tanks) who interject in this debate often struggle to be heard above the cacophony of the more salacious claims about abuses of human rights that are the fodder for the right-wing dominated British press. Human rights abuses are refashioned to abuse the protection of human rights. This can be deeply demoralising for defenders of the judicial protection human rights, among whom I count myself. However, rather, than wallowing in self-pity over the state of rights discourse in the UK, I believe that there is actually a glimmer of hope in this otherwise bleak debate.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 9th October 2025

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‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has decided to go ahead with rule changes requiring barristers to tell it every year, via their chambers or BSB-regulated entity, about any complaints they receive.’

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Legal Futures, 10th October 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘The biggest legal claim ever brought in the UK over environmental pollution in the country has been filed at the High Court.’

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BBC News, 7th October 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Law firms should consider prohibiting non-authorised staff from being clients’ main point of contact in the wake of the Mazur ruling, a leading insurance broker has warned.’

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Legal Futures, 9th October 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘An engineering storeman sacked after saying to a colleague “top of the morning to ya” in a mock Irish accent has won more than £16,000 for unfair dismissal.’

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BBC News, 8th October 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘A high-powered Court of Appeal has overturned and completely rejected a High Court ruling that had opened a crack in advocates’ immunity.’

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Legal Futures, 9th October 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘The justice secretary, David Lammy, has ruled out reintroducing charges for employment tribunals after a backlash from unions over the proposals.’

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The Guardian, 8th October 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A man who imprisoned and beat his partner, and forced her to wear a full face-covering to hide bruising, has been found guilty of coercive control, strangulation, unlawful wounding, actual bodily harm and fraud.
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BBC News, 8th October 2025

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‘The Prime Minister insists that the dropping of China-related espionage charges occurred for reasons entirely outwith the control of his government — but his argument that his hands were tied by the previous government’s position on China is, at best, highly contestable.’

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Public Law for Everyone, 8th October 2025

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‘A British Transport Police officer who put a 15-year-old girl in a headlock during an arrest has been found guilty of assault.’

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The Guardian, 9th October 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Paul Newman KC looks at a recent High Court case dealing with further issues arising from the enforcement of judgment debts against pension schemes.’

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Pensions Barrister, 9th October 2025

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

‘A man has been found guilty of stalking TV and radio presenter Myleene Klass, after posting her items that included a gun, handcuffs, and a police uniform.’

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BBC News, 7th October 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Victims of the UK’s car finance scandal are likely to receive compensation payouts averaging £700 resulting from 14m unfair loans, the City regulator said on Tuesday.’

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The Guardian, 7th October 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Whilst work is leading to improvement, London remains an “outlier” in terms of the time it takes to determine care proceedings and the number of hearings it takes to do so, with “too many” incidences of non-compliance with the Public Law Outline (PLO), the Family Presiding Judge for London has warned.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 7th October 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘Lord Wolfson’s advice was commissioned by the Conservative Party and is known as the Wolfson Report. It is important to note at the outset that, despite its title on the Party website, Lord Wolfson emphasises that this is “neither a policy paper nor a report. It is a legal analysis”, in other words, advice to the leader of the Conservative party. For reasons of economy in the following paragraphs I will refer to this 185 page document as a “report”.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 7th October 2025

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

‘Robert Jenrick has hit out at “activist” judges, as he set out Conservative plans to hand ministers a bigger role in filling judicial vacancies.’

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BBC News, 6th October 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘A convicted paedophile who described himself as the “Kardashian of Cheshire” has been jailed for fraud after he used an elaborate luxury handbag scam to steal nearly £200,000.’

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The Guardian, 7th October 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com