Callum Parke
Business News
Plan to save Las Iguanas restaurant operator from administration approved
Mr Justice Meade sanctioned the scheme at the end of a High Court hearing in London.
By Callum Parke
5 Jun 2026
Politics
Government ‘does not have a plan’ to accommodate asylum seekers – council leader
Chris Whitbread was speaking after Epping Forest council was granted an injunction blocking asylum seekers from being housed at a local hotel.
By Callum Parke
19 Aug 2025
Crime
Asylum seekers to be removed from Essex hotel as council granted injunction
Epping Forest District Council had asked a judge to issue an interim injunction stopping migrants from being accommodated at the Bell Hotel in Epping.
By Callum Parke
19 Aug 2025
Crime
Council’s bid to block hotel housing asylum seekers to be heard on Friday
Epping Forest District Council is seeking an interim injunction stopping migrants from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.
By Callum Parke
14 Aug 2025
Crime
Bid to increase sentence of Bhim Kohli’s teenage killer to be heard next week
A 15-year-old boy was sentenced to seven years’ custody in June.
By Callum Parke
8 Aug 2025
Crime
Bus driver who killed schoolgirl cycling on pavement has sentence increased
Martin Asolo-Ogugua, 24, was found to have almost three times the legal level of cannabis in his system after he fatally collided with Ada Bicakci.
By Callum Parke
6 Aug 2025
Money
Lenders do not owe millions compensation over car finance, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a Court of Appeal ruling that said ‘secret’ commission payments were unlawful.
By Callum Parke
1 Aug 2025
Money
Millions miss out on car compensation after Supreme Court ruling
Two lenders challenged a Court of Appeal ruling that said ‘secret’ commission payments paid by buyers were unlawful.
By Callum Parke
1 Aug 2025
Money
Supreme Court to rule on motor finance compensation row
The ruling will be handed down on Friday afternoon.
By Callum Parke
1 Aug 2025
Crime
Former nurse loses legal challenge over registration of private gender clinic
Susan Evans and a mother known as XX challenged the regulator’s decision to continue the registration of the site in Birmingham.
By Callum Parke
31 Jul 2025
Crime
Taxi driver jailed over Southport disorder loses bid to challenge sentence
A judge said it is ‘not arguable’ that the total sentence handed to Andrew McIntyre was excessive.
By Callum Parke
31 Jul 2025
Crime
‘Predatory’ sex offender who raped two underage girls has sentence increased
Ashley Darbyshire introduced one of his victims to eight other men who also abused her.
By Callum Parke
30 Jul 2025
Crime
Retired Met officer to receive damages from Sky over false misconduct claims
Former chief superintendent Simon Crick claimed he was forced to retire early because of the allegations, which Sky published last year.
By Callum Parke
30 Jul 2025
Crime
Nine men who abused girl should have sentences increased, Court of Appeal told
The men were jailed in April this year after all abusing the girl across a two-year period.
By Callum Parke
29 Jul 2025
Crime
Will of man believed to be Stakeknife will not be made public, High Court rules
Freddie Scappaticci was believed to be Britain’s top agent inside the IRA, which he always denied before his death in 2023.
By Callum Parke
28 Jul 2025
Crime
Couple sue police force at High Court over death of transgender teenager
Jason Pulman died in April 2022, with an inquest finding that police responded inadequately to his going missing hours before his death.
By Callum Parke
26 Jul 2025
Crime
Police responses to missing people must change after teenager death, couple say
Emily and Mark Pulman are suing Sussex Police at the High Court following the death of Jason Pulman, who took his own life in 2022 aged 15.
By Callum Parke
26 Jul 2025
Business News
Odey High Court legal claims to be tried together, judge rules
Crispin Odey is suing the Financial Times for libel and is separately being sued by five women over denied claims of alleged misconduct.
By Callum Parke
25 Jul 2025
Crime
Heathrow injunction against potential climate protesters continued at High Court
Mr Justice Turner kept the injunction in place, which will be reviewed in a further 12 months.
By Callum Parke
23 Jul 2025
Tech
Hewlett-Packard lost hundreds of millions in Autonomy acquisition, judge rules
The American firm sued Mike Lynch, who died last year, following its purchase of Autonomy in 2011.
By Callum Parke
22 Jul 2025
London
Judge set to rule on High Court challenge over Wimbledon expansion
Mr Justice Saini is due to hand down his ruling at 2pm on Monday
By Callum Parke
21 Jul 2025