‘Lawyers have broadly welcomed a key amendment to the ‘end of life’ bill eliminating the requirement for a High Court judge to approve assisted dying requests. The amendment, at committee stage, gives the role to a judge-appointed three person panel. Panellists would be lawyers, social workers and psychiatrists.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In this blog post Alastair Holder Ross of Monckton Chambers discusses the Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in Merck Serono v Comptroller-General of Patents [2025] EWCA Civ 45, which clarifies the circumstances in which domestic courts will depart from assimilated EU case law post-Brexit.’
UK-EU Relations Law, 13th March 2025
Source: eurelationslaw.com
‘Patel v Patel [2025] EWHC 560 (Ch) was a dispute about the funeral arrangements for Bhikhubhai Rambhai Patel, a widower who died in December 2024.’
Law & Religion UK, 14th March 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘A remorseless wife has been found guilty of killing her husband and hiding his body under bushes in their garden.’
The Independent, 13th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Overcrowded prisons will face “total gridlock in a matter of months” and run out of space in 2026 despite emergency measures to release prisoners early, MPs have warned.’
The Independent, 14th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Apple will challenge a UK government demand to access encrypted customer data at a high court hearing in London on Friday. The appeal will be considered by the investigatory powers tribunal, which investigates claims the domestic intelligence services have acted unlawfully.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Owners of McDonald’s franchises in the UK have been told they could face legal action if they fail to take steps to protect workers from sexual abuse.’
The Independent, 14th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A long-serving Metropolitan police sergeant has failed in his attempt to sue the force for discrimination because a more senior officer called him a “numpty”.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The father, stepmother and uncle of 10-year-old Sara Sharif have lost their Court of Appeal bids to reduce their sentences after she was killed.’
BBC News, 13th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A killer who stabbed a 15-year-old schoolgirl in the neck in a fit of “white hot” rage after she stood up for her friend in a row over a teddy bear has been jailed for 23 years.’
The Independent, 13th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A UN judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave who she “exploited and abused”. Lydia Mugambe, 49, took “advantage of her status” over the victim in the “most egregious way” by preventing her from holding down steady employment and forcing her to work as her maid and to provide childcare without payment, prosecutors said.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two British taxi companies have launched a crowdfunding drive for the last leg of a lengthy legal battle with Uber that could result in higher cab fares.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A county court appeal in a tenancy deposit penalty claim, which is both a catalogue of ‘you don’t want to do it like that’, and has a significant point on the operation of section 48 Landlord and Tenant Act 1987.’
Nearly Legal, 12th March 2025
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Apple’s appeal against a UK government demand to be able to access its customers’ most highly encrypted data is set to be considered at a secret hearing at the High Court on Friday, the BBC understands.’
BBC News, 12th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The City’s top two regulators have said they will not bring in new diversity and inclusion rules for financial firms because they want to avoid imposing extra “regulatory burdens” and costs, in the latest sign of a retreat from efforts to help underrepresented groups.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Earlier last month, The Washington Post reported that Apple, a technology company known for emphasizing privacy as one of its key selling points, had been ordered by the U.K. government to create a back door that would enable the retrieval of all content uploaded by any Apple user worldwide to iCloud. iCloud is a cloud storage service that is encrypted by default, and its users may also opt in to the use of end-to-end encryption, an additional layer of security ensuring that only the user (and not even Apple) can access the stored data.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 13th March 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The historic injustice of a scandal in which black children were incorrectly labelled “educationally subnormal” and sent to schools for physically and mentally disabled pupils must be addressed with a public inquiry, an MP has said.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘While police officers tried to “deflect blame” after the Hillsborough disaster, they do not have a misconduct case to answer, a watchdog has told families.’
BBC News, 12th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The decision not to classify Axel Rudakubana as a terrorist following the Southport murders was right because it would be unhelpful to stretch the definition of terrorism to cover all extreme violence, the UK’s terror watchdog has concluded.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In Re All Saints, Featherstone [2025] ECC Lee 1, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council sought a confirmatory faculty for felling and removing an ash tree without lawful authority. The burial ground had been closed by Order in Council under the Burial Act 1853 and the maintenance obligation transferred to Wakefield MDC pursuant to s.215 Local Government Act 1972. Under the transfer of the duty of maintenance, Wakefield MDC was obliged to conduct routine inspections of the churchyard and to undertake “such works as are necessary to eliminate or reduce the risk of harm”. However, closed burial grounds remain subject to the faculty jurisdiction.’
Law & Religion UK, 11th March 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
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