‘It’s common knowledge that people involved in family court proceedings held in private are very restricted in what they can say about what’s happening. There are well-established and accepted restrictions on naming children (under section 97 Children Act 1989). The confusing part comes in when someone might be in contempt of court just for talking or writing about their case, even when anonymised.’

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Transparency Project, 27th November 2025

Source: transparencyproject.org.uk

‘There has been a 24% spike in reports about barristers to their regulator this year, according to new figures from the Bar Standards Board (BSB).’

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Legal Futures, 28th November 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘A flagship policy that would have given workers the right to claim unfair dismissal after their first day on the job is to be ditched by the government in favour of a six month-threshold.’

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The Guardian, 27th November 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A High Court judge has ruled that the family of a woman, who was kidnapped and murdered 56 years ago, cannot scan a back garden where they now believe she is buried.’

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BBC News, 25th November 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will train its staff to recognise the “wide spectrum of abuse” in cases of violence against women, after new data found that domestic abuse was present in more than a third of rape cases, and in more than eight out of 10 cases of stalking and image-based abuse.’

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The Guardian, 25th November 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A girl who killed herself when she absconded from 24-hour clinical supervision was failed by a system that was meant to protect her, her parents have said, after the NHS trust involved was fined over the avoidable death.’

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The Guardian, 26th November 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A man who subjected his partner to seven years of violent abuse, leaving her homeless, penniless and suicidal, has been jailed for eight years.’

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BBC News, 26th November 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Bahrain is to tell the UK’s supreme court that it enjoys sovereign immunity from claims it placed surveillance software on the computers of two dissidents when they were living in London.’

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The Guardian, 26th November 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Solicitors yesterday received an invitation to vote on whether to increase the threshold for calling a special general meeting of the Law Society – a move it no longer supports.’

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Legal Futures, 27th November 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘Race discrimination employment tribunal claims brought by Metropolitan police officers and staff more than doubled in the last financial year, the Guardian can reveal.’

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The Guardian, 26th November 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Paul Newman KC considers the recent High Court decision in 3i PLC v Decesare, in which a fetter in a scheme amendment power which prohibited changes diminishing the accrued rights or interests of members was held not to protect members’ future service rights.’

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Pensions Barrister, 27th November 2025

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

‘A bank customer who claimed he has a “phobia” of materials related to Pride has lost a case against NatWest in which he alleged a display in one of its branches caused him “severe psychological distress”.’

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The Independent, 26th November 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘The UK Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the UK Government’s appeal in R (Jwanczuk) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ([2025] UKSC 42). In doing so, it reaffirmed its commitment to the widely-criticised approach to proportionality review espoused in its SC judgment ([2021] UKSC 26) and attached little weight to disability as a suspect ground of discrimination under Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”). The decision perpetuates a considerable reshaping of how judges approach justification review under the Human Rights Act 1998 (the “HRA”) and sets an impracticably high threshold for claimants to meet; this, it is suggested, is regrettable. It is clear that SC will continue to cast a long shadow over domestic Article 14 claims.’

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Oxford Human Rights Hub, 25th November 2025

Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk

‘The threshold at which the UK’s ‘sugar tax’ is levied is to be lowered, with effect from 2028, under plans outlined by the UK government on Tuesday.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 25th November 2025

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘A man has been found guilty of chasing a police officer with a chainsaw and attempting to murder him.’

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The Independent, 25th November 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘At some point in the challenge to the ban on Palestine Action beginning on Wednesday, the co-founder of the direct action group will be asked to leave courtroom five at the Royal Courts of Justice, as will her legal team and most others present. Then the case will continue without them.’

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The Guardian, 26th November 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A man who murdered a teenager yards from his home, in an attack thought to have been motivated by gang rivalry, has been jailed for life.’

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BBC News, 25th November 2025

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‘The Court of Appeal has granted CILEX permission to appeal against the Mazur judgment.’

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Legal Futures, 25th November 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk