‘The bar regulator has set up a cross-sector taskforce to develop new advocacy standards for barristers involved in rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) cases amid concern about courtroom conduct and wellbeing.’

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Law Society Gazette, 6th May 2026

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‘MacDonald J. Case management decision on the wife’s claim under Part III Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 after a Russian divorce. The court refused the husband’s applications to adjourn proceedings and for a split hearing, lifted a stay on disclosure, and set directions toward a final hearing.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 5th May 2026

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‘A campaigner has lost a High Court bid to try to prevent several music festivals going ahead at Brockwell Park, in Lambeth, south London.’

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BBC News, 7th May 2026

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‘A lawyer who filed Hamas’s challenge to proscription in the UK was recorded by police as being a member of the banned group, “equating him with his client”.’

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The Guardian, 5th May 2026

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‘The Chair of the Transparency & Open Justice Board, Mr Justice Nicklin, has revealed that work is underway to extend broadcasting to Administrative Court hearings, as part of efforts to improve public access to information and court proceedings.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th May 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Bar Council is facing a discrimination claim over its 10,000 Black Interns programme by a white woman who says her application was rejected because of her race.’

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Legal Futures, 5th May 2026

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In Re Ormskirk Parish Churchyard [2026] ECC Liv 2, Mr and Mrs Newsome petitioned for a faculty to exhume the remains of their son Adam, who had died of cancer in 2007, aged 19. Their intention was to rebury him in West Lancashire Cemetery. Their reasons for making the application were that the churchyard and the church grounds had become “a gathering place for youths indulging in antisocial behaviour, and perhaps more concerning drug abuse. There is anecdotal evidence that needles and other drug paraphernalia have been found lying in and around the gravestones in the churchyard.”

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Law & Religion UK, 5th May 2026

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‘Paragraph 1 of CA 1989 Schedule 1 is headed ‘Orders for financial relief against parents’. Paragraph 2 is headed ‘Orders for financial relief for persons over eighteen’. As recent cases have demonstrated this structure causes complications.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 6th May 2026

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‘Offenders who commit antisemitic attacks backed by foreign powers such as Iran will face 14 years in prison under legislation to be included in the king’s speech next week.’

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The Guardian, 6th May 2026

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‘The City regulator has launched a review of claims management companies amid concerns that firms are misleading victims of financial scandals, such as car finance, about their compensation.’

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The Guardian, 6th May 2026

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‘According to Article 16 of the constitution, German citizens may not be extradited to any foreign countries that are outside of the [EU] bloc, despite other agreements that were put in place to prevent such occurrences.’

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The Independent, 6th May 2026

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‘Director of public prosecutions Stephen Parkinson has told prosecutors in England and Wales to bring charges more quickly, in order to clamp down on “daily incidents affecting the Jewish community, involving threats and abuse designed to cause fear and distress”.’

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BBC News, 5th May 2026

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‘This project examined published reports from journalists and legal bloggers attending private family law proceedings in England and Wales. This pilot analysis explores issues in private and public family law proceedings with a focus on abuse allegations, use of ‘parental alienation,’ the role of journalists in enhancing transparency, and the involvement and impact of Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Services (Cafcass) or experts on contact outcomes. A mixed methods analysis was used to outline overarching themes (Thematic Analysis) positioned alongside percentages and common statistical tests on variable relationships. Initial findings align with existing literature in suggesting there is a theme of abusive fathers alleging ‘parental alienation’ against victim-mothers, a theme of pro-contact culture influencing contact maintenance with abusive parents, a theme of power held by Cafcass and experts in determining contact, and a serious pattern of administrative delays in cases concerning highly vulnerable individuals. Initial recommendations based on preliminary findings, aligned with existing literature, are to prohibit allegations of ‘alienation’ and ensure protections are in place for abuse survivors in the Family Court. A prior recommendation was to repeal the presumption of contact, but the government announced commitment to this change during the course of this work.’

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Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 26th April 2026

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‘On 18 March 2026 the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill became the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026. Following one final vote on the evening of the 10th of March 2026 in the House of Lords , and after having offered additional life peer appointments to Conservative peers, the Labour government has succeeded in finalising both what Tony Blair had started in 1999 with the House of Lords Act 1999, as well as one of its own manifesto pledges (at p. 108) by the end of the first Parliamentary session. With the remaining hereditary peers leaving the House of Lords, the House will be comprised solely of lifetime-appointments when peers and MPs gather for the State Opening of Parliament and the King’s Speech on 13 May.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 5th May 2026

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‘Slavery in the UK is at record levels and is expected to worsen over the next decade, the government’s independent anti-slavery commissioner has warned.’

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The Guardian, 5th May 2026

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‘The family of a “vulnerable” teenager who took her own life after saying she had been raped at work has called the closure of the police investigation a “huge miscarriage of justice”.’

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BBC News, 5th May 2026

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‘Bristol City Council v CC & Ors [2026] EWCOP 19 (T3) is both an important and an interesting decision. It is important because Theis J set out a clear set of expectations instructing experts, and interesting because it is an example of what is now a rare beast, a contest as to whether circumstances gave rise to a deprivation of liberty. It also includes what is now an increasingly standard reminder that dividing care and residence decisions can frequently be artificial.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 2nd May 2026

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‘More than 7,000 Just Eat couriers are taking legal action against the food delivery company in an attempt to gain better employment rights including the minimum wage and holiday pay.’

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The Guardian, 4th May 2026

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‘More and more young people are being drawn into the world of violent extremism, a senior police officer has warned after a young neo-Nazi caught in an undercover MI5 sting was convicted of planning a mass gun attack.’

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The Guardian, 30th April 2026

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