‘A local objector to Gwynedd Council’s policy on planning for holiday homes has won the right to take the authority to judicial review after a judge said he was “just persuaded” this was the right course.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Something had gone “badly amiss” for a six-figure claim over an accident in Wales to be litigated in London’s Royal Courts of Justice, a judge has said.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A former football manager has been fined and given a lifetime ban for punching a linesman during a match.’
BBC news, 14th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A sperm donor who claims to have fathered more than 180 children has been used by a judge to warn of the dangers of unregulated sperm donation.’
BBC News, 11th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 31 January 2025, the Church in Wales issued the Press Release Discerning the future of same-sex blessings in the Church in Wales. The CiW introduced a time-limited provision in October 2021 which is due to expire in September 2026 after which the options include: allowing the provision to lapse; extending the current blessings; or taking the significant step of introducing a formal service of marriage for same-sex couples.’
Law & Religion UK, 6th February 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘A computer expert’s decade-long battle to recover a £600m bitcoin fortune he says has been lost in a council dump has been halted by a judge.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a Plaid Cymru councillor who challenged an order made by a High Court judge that Wrexham County Borough Council had no discretion but to adopt its local plan.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A monk was able to abuse children for four decades on an island off the Welsh coast despite operating in “plain sight” and despite his victims’ repeated complaints, an independent review has concluded.’
The Guardian, 9th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Welsh government rules mean practitioners will have to meet stricter hygiene and safety standards in order to be given a licence, which they’ll have to renew every three years.’
BBC News, 28th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘There can be little doubt that the High Court decision in Coastal Housing Group v Mitchell and Ors will have wide repercussions in Wales.’
Nearly Legal, 18th November 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘An application for judicial review of Gwynedd Council’s implementation of new rules aimed at curbing second homes and short-term holiday lets has been dismissed by a High Court judge.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A former inmate of Wales’ only privately run jail has been sent to prison after he posted on a Facebook group a video of a staff member restraining a prisoner.’
BBC News, 11th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Statistical analysis of judicial review is notoriously difficult, in part due to the inconsistency in what is published by official sources which results in a ‘partial account of [judicial] activity’.’
Judicial Review, 16th September 2024
Source: www.tandfonline.com
‘A jury that has been hearing the trial of a girl accused of stabbing two teachers and a fellow pupil at a school in south Wales has been discharged because of “a great irregularity”.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A murderer at the centre of one of Wales’ most notorious killings will make his case to be freed from prison later.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Wales’ biggest council has agreed to pay £16m to settle a bill over landfill tax dating back 10 years.’
BBC News, 21st September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A driver who hit and killed a pedestrian while travelling at nearly 90mph has been jailed for five years.’
BBC News, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A disqualified driver who killed his girlfriend after speeding into a garden wall has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.’
BBC News, 17th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Many children with disabilities or additional learning needs are being denied the right to an education, a report has found.’
BBC News, 16th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An employer has been told to pay more than £26,000 to a former worker for deliberately coughing in her face during the Covid pandemic.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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