‘Bringing together specialist courts from across the High Court, the BPD creates a modern structure for business and property litigation, improving clarity and access to justice. These specialist courts deal with high-value, complex and often international disputes, and play a pivotal role in supporting the UK’s legal services sector and wider economy.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 1st October 2026

Source: www.judiciary.uk

‘This was a case about contact between four children and their non-resident parent, following findings of domestic abuse, and how the courts should be approaching that in the context of the new Child Focused Courts (previously Pathfinder, now generally referred to as CFC) model. Rights of Women and Cafcass were joined as “interveners” because they wanted to make some submissions that would assist the court.’

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The Transparency Project, 30th September 2026

Source: transparencyproject.org.uk

‘AI is acting as “an informal form of pre-complaint ‘triage’” that is more likely to influence consumers not to complain than to complain, according to Legal Ombudsman (LeO) research.’

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Legal Futures, 1st October 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘A former National Crime Agency (NCA) officer has been ordered to repay more than £1.8million after stealing valuable cryptocurrency that had been seized as part of an investigation into online crime on the dark web.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 30th September 2026

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

‘Paul Newman KC considers a recent High Court decision on when time begins to run for pension transfer claims under section 27 FSMA.’

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Pensions Barrister, 1st October 2026

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

‘The first court action for identity verification offences points to the expanding role of the UK corporate register and the need for firms to file accurately, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th September 2026

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘The first appeal to reach the Court of Appeal of a decision made under the new Child-Focused Court model over access arrangements has been partly allowed. However the president of the Family Division stressed that the introduction of the CFC model “has not altered the substantive legal framework”.’

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Law Society Gazette, 30th September 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘The requirement to serve a statement of costs (Form N260) for the purposes of summary assessment of costs is set out in CPR PD 44 para 9.5. But what are the consequences of a breach of the rule to serve the statement of costs not less than 24 hours before the start of the hearing?’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 28th September 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘Preliminary issue hearing concerning the validity of a pre-nuptial agreement. Peel J emphasised that considering a nuptial agreement at a preliminary hearing is an available option but will be the exception rather than the rule.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 29th September 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘Hundreds of prisoners are due to be released early from jail on Thursday amid warnings that many will have nowhere to live and the probation system will struggle to monitor them.’

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The Guardian, 1st October 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A man has been jailed for the murder of another man who died from an epileptic fit 15 years after the original attack.’

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The Independent, 30th September 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘A notorious romance fraudster has had an appeal against repaying his victim refused.’

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BBC News, 30th September 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Files of evidence relating to 54 individuals and 20 companies have been submitted to prosecutors by detectives investigating the Grenfell fire, the Metropolitan Police said.’

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The Independent, 30th September 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘The High Court has set aside a decision to add a defendant and serve them out of the jurisdiction after finding the case was “not fairly presented” to the judge.’

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Legal Futures, 30th September 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is pausing work on new applications from foreign lawyers looking to requalify as barristers as it continues to struggle with the number of them, Legal Futures can reveal.’

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Legal Futures, 30th September 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘The judgment in JBX – handed down on 4 September 2026 by Andrew Kinnier KC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge – provides a helpful guide to the Court’s approach to assessing damages in the case of a catastrophically injured child in a minimally conscious state who had been in residential care for 10 years before trial and had a life expectancy of only 25.5 years.’

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Quarterly Medical Law Review, 23rd September 2026

Source: 1corqmlr.com

‘Two porters at the Countess of Chester have been awarded nearly £30,000 between them after winning an employment tribunal against the hospital.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 29th September 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Online Procedure Rule Committee’s (OPRC’s) practice direction for possession proceedings, setting out the procedure for claims using the new digital service for possession claims, has gone live.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 29th September 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘On 30 October, one of the Employment Rights Act’s most significant industrial relations reforms will take effect and will see independent trade unions gain new statutory rights to request physical and digital access to workers, regardless of whether the employer recognises the union.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th September 2026

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com