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Law digests: 11 July 2025

11 July 2025
Issue: 8124 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Administrative law

R (on the application of Matthew Campbell) v HM Attorney General for England and Wales [2025] EWHC 1653 (Admin)

The Administrative Court ruled on whether the Attorney General’s decision to refuse consent under s 13(1)(b) of the Coroners Act 1988 for judicial review proceedings was justiciable. The court determined that the Attorney General's function, falling within public interest functions akin to gatekeeping legal proceedings, is immune from review under established legal precedents. Even if justiciable, the grounds advanced by the claimant were deemed insufficient to challenge the decision.


Constitutional law

R (on the application of Al-Haq) v Secretary of State for Business and Trade [2025] EWHC 1615 (Admin)

The Administrative Court refused the claimant, a human rights organisation, permission to bring a judicial review claim of the decision of the secretary of state to exclude components for F-35 combat aircraft from the suspension of military exports to Israel (the ‘F-35 carve out’) from the export of items that might be used in carrying out or facilitating Israeli military operations

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

Dorsey & Whitney—Jonathan Christy

Dorsey & Whitney—Jonathan Christy

Dispute resolution team welcomes associate in London

Winckworth Sherwood—Kevin McManamon

Winckworth Sherwood—Kevin McManamon

Special education needs and mental capacity expert joins as partner

NEWS
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
In Ward v Rai, the High Court reaffirmed that imprecise points of dispute can and will be struck out. Writing in NLJ this week, Amy Dunkley of Bolt Burdon Kemp reports on the decision and its implications for practitioners
Could the Supreme Court’s ruling in R v Hayes; R v Palombo unintentionally unsettle future complex fraud trials? Maia Cohen-Lask of Corker Binning explores the question in NLJ this week
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