‘A former sub-postmaster and a central figure in the Horizon scandal is the first individual to sue both the Post Office and Fujitsu for their role in proceedings brought against him.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A council’s threat of legal costs against landowners if they did not undertake to stop developing their land was not “coercive”, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Yorkshire Water has been ordered to pay £40m to address its “serious failures” over wastewater and sewage.’
BBC News, 20th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘People living on land which could be chosen for a major new power line have hit back at compensation plans. The government would give those living within 500m of new pylons £250 a year off their energy bills for a decade.’
BBC News, 20th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A retired couple who say a 19-storey office tower is blocking the light in their £1m apartment next to the Thames are suing in a case which could see the £35m building demolished.’
The Independent, 19th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Gun laws must be urgently reviewed to tackle “serious shortcomings” after a teenager plotting a school massacre was able to purchase a shotgun with a forged licence he made on his computer, a police commissioner has warned.’
The Independent, 19th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A “truly evil” 19-year-old who murdered his mother and two younger siblings as part of a failed plot to kill 30 children and become the worst mass murderer in British history has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 49 years.’
The Guardian, 19th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Charlotte Epstein dives into the decision to allow journalists to observe and report on family court hearings. Implemented following a successful pilot, the aim is to increase public understanding and awareness of the Family Courts.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An upcoming Supreme Court judgment could have a direct impact on enforcement strategies in the trade mark sphere, experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th March 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘This was a clinical negligence case arising out of a negligently delayed diagnosis of laryngeal cancer, resulting in more extensive treatment for the cancer than would otherwise have been required and, in particular, leading to total laryngectomy. The Claimant now breathes through a stoma in her neck and speaks via a valve located in the wall between her trachea and oesophagus.’
Quarterly Medical Law Review , 17th March 2025
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘A major City law firm can continue bringing a case it took on assignment from former clients which could mitigate a possible professional negligence claim, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 18th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Matt Lewin reflects on the Government’s consultation on reforms to the standards and conduct framework.’
Local Government Lawyer , 14th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has dismissed a judicial review application brought on behalf of a young woman with severe disabilities in relation to the local council’s provision of same-sex personal and intimate care for women service users.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that a law firm’s conditional fee agreement had retrospective effect, even if that was not specifically set out in the contract.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Probation Service in England and Wales “has too few staff” with “too little experience and training” and leaves members of the public at risk, an official watchdog has found.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More and more children at Rebecca Stewart’s east London playgroup are using asthma inhalers, she says. It was about one in 40 – but now, she says, it is more like one out of every four.’
BBC News, 18th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A paedophile who stole a terminally ill man’s identity and spent almost three decades on the run has been convicted of 54 child sex abuse charges.’
BBC News, 17th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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