‘A recent decision by the Upper Tribunal (UT) has clarified the interaction between the ring-fencing regime and the trade succession rules in the context of the tax treatment of a ‘hive down’ of a UK oil pipeline.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th May 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The purpose of this commentary on today’s unanimous judgment of the Supreme Court in the long-awaited case of In the matter of an application by Martina Dillon, John McEvoy, Brigid Hughes and Lynda McManus for Judicial Review [2026] UKSC 15 (hereafter ‘the Dillon judgment’) is limited. That judgment in effect considers two separate legal issues: the appropriate interpretation of the ECHR as applied to the Legacy Act; and the application of Article 2(1) of the Windsor Framework to the Legacy Act. This commentary considers only the latter issue.’
UK-EU Relations Law, 7th May 2026
Source: eurelationslaw.com
‘The UK Supreme Court has allowed a government appeal in a major Troubles legacy case, in a decision which victims’ campaigners have branded “a bitter blow”.’
BBC News, 7th May 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A co-founder of the clothing company Superdry has been jailed for eight years for raping a woman after a night out in Cheltenham.’
The Guardian, 7th May 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Manolete Partners PLC v Smith (Re A&D Joinery Ltd) [2026] EWHC 1046 (Ch) (07 May 2026)
High Court (Family Division)
TD v MT (Rights of Custody after Lawful Removal) [2026] EWHC 952 (Fam) (28 April 2026)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Friend v Friend Media Technology Systems Ltd (Rev1) [2026] EWHC 1056 (KB) (06 May 2026)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘This very lengthy judgment follows a lengthy trial of two test cases and a series of generic issues arising from claims by former members of HM Armed Forces for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). The litigation, known as the Hugh James Military Deafness Litigation, commenced with a claim form issued in August 2017 and expanded considerably. By the time of judgment, the total number of claims stood at 10,440. The case was managed without a formal Group Litigation Order but closely mirrored such litigation, with common case management, a Group Register, lead cases and generic issues.’
Quarterly Medical Law Review, 7th May 2026
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘A solicitor and a barrister in a family case have been granted an interim injunction against the litigant in person on the other side accused of harassing them.’
Legal Futures, 7th May 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A barrister who accidentally sent confidential information about an immigration client to a journalist without his permission has been fined £10,000.’
Legal Futures, 6th May 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A first approach to the subject of Artificial Intelligence and the Judiciary is to look at how AI could make the judiciary more efficient, and how AI will change the work judges will be doing in the future. It is no secret that I think that AI will be used in every aspect of the work of lawyers and judges. Indeed, those changes are happening now. In my view, the use of AI will speed up legal and judicial work, and will allow justice to be delivered more quickly and at more proportionate cost. But that is only really part of what I want to talk about tonight.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 5th May 2026
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘The Bar Council, together with the Criminal Bar Association, is calling on the government to implement the criminal legal aid increase it committed to 5 months ago instead of wasting time and resource on the restriction of jury trials.’
Bar Council, 7th May 2026
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 (HEA) is a response to a genuine problem. The treatment of Professor Kathleen Stock at the University of Sussex, harried from her post by a student campaign that substituted volume of feeling for quality of argument, illustrated with uncomfortable clarity that some universities had ceased to be places where ideas could be tested. (See the Hight Court’s judgement regarding the fine imposed by the Office for Students’ fine against the University of Sussex: The University of Sussex v The Office for Students EWHC 984 (Admin)).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th May 2026
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘When a vacancy arises on the UK Supreme Court (UKSC), how is it filled? And what considerations are taken into account when deciding on which qualified candidate to appoint?’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 6th May 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘In the first of two articles on trustee indemnity insurance, Paul Newman KC asks whether trustees can be required to disclose in proceedings whether they have indemnity insurance in place.’
Pensions Barrister, 7th May 2026
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘R (ELY & Anor) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2026] EWHC 927 (Admin) was an application for permission to appeal under s.289 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and for judicial review of the decision of the Secretary of State, through his planning inspector, regarding an enforcement notice relating to Talmud Torah school.’
Law & Religion UK, 7th May 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘A criminal barrister with ADHD examines how the widely-used Hampel advocacy training method inadvertently devastates neurodivergent students.’
Neurodiversity in Law, 5th May 2026
Source: neurodiversityinlaw.substack.com
‘On 5 February 2026 the Premier League (“PL”) and the English Football League (“EFL”) announced that a PL Commission had sanctioned Leicester City FC with an immediate six-point deduction for breach of the EFL PSR Upper Loss Threshold. This article explains the PL Commission’s approach to sanction and considers whether there has been any development to the approach to sanction in such cases.’
Football Law, 5th May 2026
Source: www.footballlaw.co.uk
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