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Bid to save LTNs in Tower Hamlets to be heard in Court of Appeal
A legal bid to prevent Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) in Tower Hamlets from being dismantled by the local mayor will be heard at the Court of Appeal next week.
Supreme Court to hear Kingdom of Bahrain’s claim of sovereign immunity against dissidents’ spyware claims
A Supreme Court hearing on 26-27 November 2025 will hear an appeal by the Kingdom of Bahrain, arguing that it has sovereign immunity against personal injury claims being brought by two dissidents now living in the UK.
Supermarket workers reveal true cost of unequal pay, as progress towards pay equality drags on
New data has revealed the stark real-world consequences of ongoing pay inequality for supermarket workers.
Court of Appeal rules Home Office must look again at Windrush daughter Jeanell Hippolyte’s case
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Home Office must reconsider the case of Windrush daughter Jeanell Hippolyte whose application to stay in the UK it had refused because she did not fit its strict eligibility criteria.
John’s Campaign and Care Rights UK call for concrete actions after Covid Inquiry’s powerful indictment of political decision-making
UK Covid Inquiry Core Participants John’s Campaign and Care Rights UK have responded to the Inquiry's report into core UK decision-making and political governance during the pandemic.
Parents of Oliver Steeper who died after choking on food receive six-figure settlement from Kent nursery
The parents nine-month-old Oliver Steeper, who died after choking on food given to him by nursery staff have received a six-figure settlement payment from Jelly Beans Nursery, Kent, which they say will allow them “to draw a line under a painful legal chapter”.
Widow receives six-figure settlement following death of former decorator from mesothelioma
A six-figure settlement has been reached on behalf of a woman whose husband died aged 80 from mesothelioma following his exposure to asbestos during the early 1970s while working as a painter and decorator in Newcastle.
Environment campaigners call for scrutiny of Planning and Infrastructure Bill by MPs
Environment campaigners have called on MPs to scrutinise the proposed Planning and Infrastructure Bill for any reduction of environmental protections.
Legal battle over costs caps for environment cases to go to Supreme Court
A first-of-its-kind legal battle over the scope of costs caps for environment cases will go to the Supreme Court, after the government tried to halt a challenge to its trade agreement with Australia by having the limit on costs removed.
Licence to dump sediment in Beachy Head conservation zone overturned
The High Court has quashed the decision to renew a licence allowing sediment waste from Brighton Marina to be disposed of in the Beachy Head West marine protected area.
Sexual assault victim launches legal challenge against DWP for failing to honour pledge to support her
A woman who conceived a child through sexual assault has launched a legal challenge against the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failed to uphold promises made during a previous discrimination claim. She is challenging the failures in the Universal Credit (UC) system to record and provide the support she requires as a survivor of sexual abuse.
Charity report finds UK asylum hotels failing vulnerable people
A new report by the Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London (RAMFEL) has revealed what it says are the devastating impacts of the government’s long-term use of hotels to house people seeking asylum.