‘Graeme Bentley considers a recent matter in which the Court provided important reminders to local authorities, their legal representatives and other professionals as to the duties of disclosure and information sharing.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 30th October 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news.’

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The Transparency Project, 30th October 2026

Source: transparencyproject.org.uk

‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has recommended new rules governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in preparing court documents, including disclosure requirements for witnesses and expert evidence.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 30th October 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘Boate v Twin Ventures International Ltd [2026] EWCC66′

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Quarterly Medical Law Review, 2nd November 2026

Source: 1corqmlr.com

‘The Law Commission of England and Wales has launched a new project that will consider the application of the criminal law to conduct involving a dead body or human remains.’

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Law Commission, 30th October 2026

Source: lawcom.gov.uk

‘The Online Safety Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The act is expected to be fully implemented by mid-2027.’

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House of Commons Library, 30th October 2026

Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk

‘The case tests the relationship between national security and judicial review. It asks whether the decision to proscribe Palestine Action was a breach of the Secretary of State’s duty to act in accordance with the European Convention of Human Rights. This is a UK law duty under s.6 of the Human Rights Act 1998.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 2nd November 2026

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

‘Across many parts of the administrative justice system, caseloads appear to be rising. Tribunals handling administrative appeals are currently experiencing record backlogs. Public sector ombudsmen are observing similar trends. This has renewed focus on a perennial question in these institutions: what drives these caseloads? Increasingly, institutions must now ask a follow-up question: is use of AI part of the explanation?’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 30th October 2026

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

‘Summaries to the 9 consistory court judgments reviewed during October are listed below, with links to the L&RUK review.’

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Law & Religion UK, 31st October 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘The High Court has rejected a challenge by three internet service providers to OFCOM’s decision to issue them with information notices under the Online Safety Act 2023. The challenge was wide-ranging and featured five distinct grounds (raising nine discrete legal issues). But this post focuses on two grounds: that the decision to issue the notices was ultra vires the 2023 Act; and that the decision to issue the notices was invalid due to predetermination.’

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Administrative Court Blog, 30th October 2026

Source: administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com

‘Complaints to the bar watchdog about conduct have soared, the Bar Standards Board has revealed – with complaints about social media conduct more than doubling.;

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Law Society Gazette, 2nd November 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Delays in handing down court judgments have led to two judges being sanctioned for misconduct, two disciplinary statements published by the Judicial Investigations Conduct Office have revealed.’

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Law Society Gazette, 30th October 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘These are the key points from the 2026 Budget to consider in respect of existing expert reports where the tax calculations may need to be revisited or when drafting new instructions. The good news is that there are not too many significant changes.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 2nd November 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘A maximum Child Maintenance Service (CMS) maintenance calculation is a condition precedent of a top-up order. But could a subsequent decision by the CMS bring the court’s order to an end? The question has exposed a tension between the court’s limited jurisdiction to make top-up orders and the continuing operation of the statutory child support scheme.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 30th October 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘A bid to bring wild lynx back to a Northumberland forest has failed at the High Court, after a judge ruled that the species remains covered by dangerous animal legislation.’

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The Independent, 30th October 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Fifteen men who were part of a gang which distributed up to £1.4bn of cocaine smuggled into the UK hidden in cheese, chocolate spread and cod mince have been jailed.’

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BBC News, 30th October 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘A motorist who drove through give-way markings, collided with a cyclist and then dragged him, trapped under his car, for more than a mile has been found guilty of murder.’

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The Guardian, 30th October 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A charity has been ordered to pay over £2,000 compensation to an employee after its boss screamed “I am the CEO” at her.’

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The Independent, 30th October 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘In R. (on the Application of LXR) v First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) [2025] EWCA Civ 1608 (“LXR”), the Court of Appeal was again confronted by the difficulties in distinguishing questions of fact from questions of law in judicial review cases. Classifying a question before a decision maker as one of fact or law allows courts to calibrate the intensity of review: questions of fact are generally best answered by administrative decision makers and questions of law are generally best answered by courts. This makes sense. Why should judges determine facts, where that task has been allocated by Parliament to an expert public official? The problem, however, is that facts raise legal questions and legal rules are fact-sensitive. Explaining why a question is one of fact or law is not straightforward. Attempting to separate questions of law and fact into neat, abstract categories amounts to a Sisyphean task. This explains courts’ reference to “policy” or “pragmatism” when justifying their conclusions in such cases, which can obscure, rather than illuminate, their reasoning.’

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Cambridge Law Journal, 23rd October 2026

Source: www.cambridge.org