‘A high court judge has rejected an attempt by a scout leader and an assistant to overturn the findings of an inquest jury that concluded they were responsible for the unlawful killing of a 16-year-old boy who fell from a cliff during an expedition.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Only three consistory court judgments were circulated in January 2025; these included: the application of the tort of nuisance; the replacement of condemned wall-mounted heaters with a new boiler and wet system; and a burial plot that had been reserved by two families. However, this review also includes: CDM Decisions and Safeguarding; CFCE Determinations; and links to other posts relating to ecclesiastical law.’
Law & Religion UK, 31st January 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘In this blog post Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses a new Court of Appeal judgment, Thatchers Cider Co Ltd v Aldi Stores Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 5 (“Thatchers”), in which the Court decided not to depart from assimilated case law.’
UK-EU Relations Law, 29th January 2025
Source: eurelationslaw.com
‘New counter terror-style powers to identify, disrupt and smash people smuggling gangs will be introduced as part of landmark legislation to protect our borders.’
Home Office, 30th January 2025
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) is poised to deliver its judgment in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers, examining whether “woman” under the Equality Act 2010 (EA) includes trans women with a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) issued under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA). This blog discusses why GRC holders should not be excluded from the EA’s sex discrimination protections.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 30th January 2025
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘Law reform charity JUSTICE has proposed the first rights-based framework to guide AI use across the UK justice system in a report that has urged the deployment of the technology be guided by a “clear purpose and responsibility”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A group of local care homes has won an irrationality case in the High Court against Stoke-on-Trent City Council over the local authority’s decision to pay only a minimal uplift in fees for home residents.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has made a care order in relation to a four-year-old girl (F), finding that her best interests will be met by an adoptive placement outside her family, while criticising the “unconscionable delay” in the case, which took almost 30 months to reach a conclusion’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The local authority threshold statement at this stage detailed the injuries and submitted that the fractures were caused by excessive force or shaking; the bruises and abrasions caused by grabbing or squeezing. The parents had not been honest about the cause of the injuries and if one of them had caused them, the other had failed protect to Claire from being injured. Additionally, the local authority relied on an injury that had occurred earlier in the summer but had at that time not been deemed a child protection matter. The statement set out a list of concerns relating to David’s drug use and to Amy’s failure to protect Claire from the consequences. There were also references to David’s inappropriate handling of Claire although eventually this particular point was not included in the judge’s findings.’
Transparency Project, 29th January 2025
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A man who killed an 83-year-old great-grandmother when he repeatedly ran over her with his van has been jailed for 13 months.’
BBC News, 29th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who deliberately cut through a gas pipe, causing an explosion in his ground floor flat, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 28th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A helicopter crash in which five people were killed at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium was an accident, an inquest jury has concluded.’
BBC News, 28th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A recent judgment by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales makes clear the correct approach to issues regarding the tax deductibility of payments made in settlement of regulatory breaches, experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th January 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The use of law and guidance in a public health emergency was one of the issues explored by the Independent Commission on UK Public Health Emergency Powers. The Commission, chaired by the Rt. Hon. Sir Jack Beatson FBA and supported by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, conducted an intensive review of the constitutional and rule of law dimensions of the UK’s Covid-19 response and emergency powers framework. Neither the UK nor Scottish Covid-19 Inquiries are focussing on these aspects of the pandemic response, and so the Commission was launched to fill this gap. Its report was published last spring and makes 44 recommendations for changes in law, policy, practice and procedure.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 29th January 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A significant appeal that should decide whether a breach of the Money Laundering Regulations is also a breach of the SRA code of conduct starts in the High Court today.’
Legal Futures, 29th January 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Stricter age verification checks and a ban on doorstep drops will be introduced to greater protect young people from knife crime.’
Home Office, 28th January 2025
Source: www.gov.uk
‘David Gauke’s sentencing review must complement Sir Brian Leveson’s review of the courts if the government is going to come up with a holistic prescription for criminal justice.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th January 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Of dogs and divorce: why treating pets as chattels is an anachronism.’
Financial Remedies review, 28th January 2025
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
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