‘An overhaul of the way police investigate rape is being put at risk by a lack of awareness in courtrooms in England and Wales, the government’s independent adviser on rape has warned.’

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The Guardian, 9th March 2026

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‘On 9 March, the UK Government published a new policy paper: Protecting What Matters: Towards a more confident, cohesive, and resilient United Kingdom.’

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Law & Religion UK, 10th March 2026

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‘Parliamentarians voted 307 to 173, majority 134, against the proposed change to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill, which was brought forward by Conservative peer and former minister John Nash.’

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The Guardian, 9th March 2026

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‘Lucy McCann is joined by Jonathan Metzer (1 Crown Office Row) to discuss the Divisional Court’s ruling in R (Ammori) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 292 (Admin) that the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was unlawful.’

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Law Pod UK, 9th March 2026

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‘Ministers have described a “national emergency” and the UK government has pledged to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.’

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BBC News, 10th March 2026

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Rare Cancers Act 2026

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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act 2026

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‘Black people are up to 48 times more likely than white people to be stopped and searched by police in some of London’s best-off areas, a new report has found.’

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The Guardian, 10th March 2026

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‘Although conduct is a relevant factor under the checklist within section 25(2) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, it is rarely raised in financial remedy proceedings. For a conduct argument to succeed, it must be ‘inequitable to disregard it’, in accordance with section 25(2)(g) and ‘obvious and gross’ as per the House of Lords’ decision in Miller v Miller; McFarlane v McFarlane [2006] UKHL 245.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 6th March 2026

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‘More than 3,200 lawyers including 300 top barristers and retired judges have called on the government to drop a plan to abolish some jury trials.’

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BBC News, 10th March 2026

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‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge, based on human rights grounds, to the government’s decision to remove an entitlement to VAT exemption from private schools. Whilst ultimately dismissing the Article 14 ground, along with the A1P1 and A2P1 grounds, the Court of Appeal underlined the importance of Article 14 as a protection against majoritarianism. The judgment is also an example of the post-Shvidler approach to appellate consideration of proportionality. The case is R (BYL and another) v Chancellor of the Exchequer [2026] EWCA Civ 170.’

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Administrative Court Blog, 6th March 2026

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‘Re XY [2025] EWCOP 55 (T2)[1] is an important decision about the powers of welfare deputies. The specific facts of the case are somewhat complicated, and not of direct relevance for present purposes.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 7th March 2026

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‘At the heart of the appeal in Pawel Wysokinski v OCS Security Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 26 lay a single issue: is the county court the appropriate venue for a data protection claim? The claim concerned an alleged data protection breach arising from a court security guard’s confiscation of the claimant’s medical device and the unauthorised disclosure of sensitive medical information.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 6th March 2026

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‘A proposed law to restrict paedophiles’ parental rights in England and Wales is too weak because it does not protect children of theirs born after their conviction, parliament will hear this week.’

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The Guardian, 9th March 2026

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‘The High Court has struck out a taxi driver’s fraud and harassment claims against a council and its law firm as “totally devoid of merit”.’

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Legal Futures, 9th March 2026

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‘The High Court made the first compulsory winding up order under section 85 of the Finance Act 2022, which enables a promoter of a tax avoidance scheme to be wound up where it is expedient in the public interest, for the protection of the public revenue, for a promoter to be wound up.’

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Gatehouse Chambers, 2nd March 2026

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‘A woman who woke up to a man sexually assaulting her in her hotel bed has said she was “failed” by Travelodge after staff gave him a key card and her room number.’

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BBC News, 6th March 2026

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‘A gardening couple has won a legal battle over an eight-foot strip of lawn outside their £1.3m Surrey home, a dispute sparked when new neighbours removed their plants and installed a garden gnome.’

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The Independent, 6th March 2026

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‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal has made a finding of apparent bias over the conduct of a judge in managing a discrimination claim brought by a barrister against his former chambers.’

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Legal Futures, 6th March 2026

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