‘A paralegal has been ordered to pay costs of just over £20,000 for bringing a “hopeless and misconceived” employment tribunal claim against a law firm.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) yesterday took the unusual step of setting out why it cleared the law firm which acted for Yevgeniy Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, of misconduct.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The President of the Family Division and the Chief Coroner are pleased to announce the publication of a new protocol, which takes effect today: the “2025 Protocol and Good Practice Model: Disclosure of information between Coroners and the Family Court in cases involving fatality”.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 24th March 2025
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A firm which submitted a claim to the Legal Aid Agency for 10,000 pages of prosecution evidence (PPE) but was told it could claim only for 882 pages has succeeded in its High Court appeal.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A Romanian rapist wanted in his home country will not be extradited after a judge found it would be “oppressive” to send him back to serve another sentence.’
BBC News, 25th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A hotel owner fined £200,000 after a three-year-old girl was seriously injured by a falling roof slate during building works has had an appeal dismissed.’
BBC News, 25th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A supermarket has been fined more than £17,000 for breaching conditions over out-of-hours deliveries.’
BBC News, 25th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man jailed for raping a 10-year-old girl he groomed on social media has had his sentence increased by three years.’
BBC News, 25th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The City watchdog is considering changing rules to allow people to receive clearer information from financial firms to make it easier for them to find and compare products.’
The Guardian, 25th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A senior police chief has unveiled a plan to charge more domestic abusers with manslaughter after their partners take their own lives. It comes after the death of Kiena Dawes, whose partner Ryan Wellings was cleared of manslaughter but convicted of domestic abuse.’
The Guardian, 25th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An asylum seeker has been allowed to remain in Britain after a judge confused the country he fled from, Iraq, with Iran.’
The Independent, 21st March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A teacher has been banned from the classroom after arriving at a school assembly smelling of alcohol and walking “slowly and gingerly.”‘
The Independent, 24th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
’42BR’s Housing team discuss the new Renter’s Rights Bill.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has used “pure grammar” to clarify the law relating to adverse possession. Nick McKnight considers the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Michael Grant and Matthew Timm explore the law relating to “fitness for human habitation” and the court’s approach to damages.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Mediation: Cracking The Hardest Nuts- Some Thoughts After DKH Retail Ltd and Others v City Football Group Ltd [2024] EWHC 3231 (Ch).’
4-5 Gary's Inn Square, 18th March 2025
Source: www.4-5.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal upheld HHJ Saggerson’s decision on a section 204 appeal in the County Court that where an applicant requests a review on suitability under Part VII of the 1996 Act, the review officer is not obliged to anticipate and consider what further duty (if any) may be owed to the applicant without a request for a review on that basis.’
4-5 Gray's Inn Square, 21st March 2025
Source: www.4-5.co.uk
‘Rukhadze v Recovery Partners GP Ltd [2025] UKSC 10, decided yesterday, is a landmark decision on the liability of trustees and other fiduciaries to account for unauthorised profits. It decides that the liability is strict and does not depend on whether the principal would have made the same profit or would have consented to the fiduciary keeping all or part of the profit if he had been asked. All that is needed is a sufficient link between the fiduciary duty and the profit.’
4 New Square, 20th March 2025
Source: www.4newsquare.com
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