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Nipped in the Butt: the Tobacco and Vapes Bill clears Parliament
Last week the House of Commons and House of Lords confirmed their agreement on the final draft of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. If (or, more likely, when) it receives Royal Assent, it will make it illegal to sell tobacco…
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The High Court has flagged a gap in the rules on Amended Claim Forms
The High Court has upheld a decision in Beckett v Graham and another [2025] EWHC 993 (KB) and, in doing so, highlighted a gap in the civil procedure rules. The High Court confirmed that the CPR does not require a…
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Live facial recognition survives a High Court challenge
The High Court has backed the Metropolitan Police’s policy on live facial recognition. Two claimants challenged the policy on human rights grounds, arguing it interfered with privacy, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. The court rejected the claim and…
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Porsche is selling its Bugatti stake, and the lawyers are all over it
Porsche is selling its stakes in Bugatti Rimac and Rimac Group to a consortium led by HOF Capital, with BlueFive Capital as the largest investor in Bugatti Rimac. The Global Legal Post says Linklaters is acting for Porsche, White &…
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SRA to Expand Operative Leadership Team
The SRA says it is reshaping its senior leadership as part of an “operational excellence” drive. It is trying to become a faster, sharper regulator, with better supervision, better use of data, and quicker decisions. It is creating four new…
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Consumer Voice to Challenge Motor Finance Redress Scheme
Last week, on The Open Forum, I suggested Lloyds stepping back from a fight with the FCA on the motor finance scheme did not automatically mean consumers had won. In fact, I heavily alluded somewhat to the opposite. You can…
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Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme Sentence Increase for Predatory Paedophile
The Attorney General’s Office has now confirmed that convicted paedophile Derek Johnson’s sentence had been increased after the Solicitor General referred it to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. The government said in a press release…
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Shh.. XYZ and ABC v Revolut – The Anonymity Order
An anonymity order in XYZ and ABC v Revolut was published on 20 April 2026. IT IS ORDERED THAT: The full order can be found here. This order comes from the Business and Property Courts and shows intended claimants proceeding…
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