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Introduction On 11 August 2025, the High Court handed down its decision in Wikimedia Foundation and Another v Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology ([2025] EWHC 2086 (Admin)). This case marks one of the first significant legal challenges to the Online Safety Act 2023 (“OSA 2023”), a statute that has already provoked widespread…
Read more15 May 2025
In its decision issued last week (West Dulwich Action Group v London Borough of Lambeth[1] ), the High Court determined that the London Borough of Lambeth (“Council”) acted unlawfully in establishing an experimental low traffic neighbourhood (“LTN”) in Dulwich, South London. The Court’s decision does not limit a local authority’s ability to establish LTNs. However,…
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Introduction On January 8, 2025, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) issued a ruling regarding a series of poster advertisements for Wahed Invest Ltd (Wahed), an online Islamic investment company (ASA Complaint Ref: G24-1262171). These ads were displayed in Transport for London (TfL) locations, including on TfL trains, London Underground platforms and TfL busses, and drew…
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On 24 December 2024, the UK government Department for Transport (“the DfT”) commenced a new “fast-track” consultation titled ‘Phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 and Support for the Zero Emission Transition’ (“the Consultation”). The Consultation is “open”, meaning that any individual or organisation may respond to it by completing…
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