‘Dozens of universities are facing legal action from more than 170,000 students seeking compensation after their studies were moved online during Covid-19.’
The Guardian, 16th February 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The family of a tragic mum have won a £700,000 court fight with her “toxic” boyfriend after he used a forged will and a fake wedding in a bid to get his hands on her fortune.’
The Independent, 17th February 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Whilst the Supreme Court considers the Attorney General for Northern Ireland’s reference, I am being cautious about commenting about cases concerning deprivation of liberty, given my role in the case. However, I think that I can properly say that the decision of Henke J in East Riding of Yorkshire Council v The Mother & Ors [2026] EWCOP 11 (T3) is another in a line of first instance decisions which reinforce how badly the question of the scope of parental responsibility relating to confinement for those under 16 requires consideration by the appellate courts. The case was a little different to some of those which I have commented on previously, in that there was active argument as to the scope of the ability of the parents in question to consent to the confinement of their child (but I do not understand that there is likely to be any appeal).’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 16th February 2026
‘Two teenagers have been found guilty of killing a man they believed was a paedophile by luring him to a beach where another teenager threw rocks at him.’
The Guardian, 16th February 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Hate crimes which target people on the grounds of their sexuality or gender identity, or a disability, are set to become aggravated offences under a proposed new law.’
BBC News, 16th Februry 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than a dozen fertility patients have won a high court battle to save their embryos, eggs and sperm from destruction after errors meant they did not renew consent to store them within the 10-year window required by law.’
The Guardian, 16th February 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The principles that govern a child’s post-adoption contact with his or her birth family have developed from a position that there should be a complete break at the point of adoption. The Adoption Act 1976 outlawed private adoption agreements, making adoptions the responsibility of local authorities. It also allowed for ‘letterbox contact’ – the exchange of letters, cards and photographs via the local authority (LA).’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th February 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Imagine the scene. You have been injured in an accident, and you have brought a claim for compensation. You hope that the claim will settle, but it turns out the other side are arguing about who was to blame for the accident, or about how much compensation you should receive. The claim ends up going to court. You feel quite nervous. You have never done anything like this before, and the thought of standing there being questioned is stomach-churning. But your solicitors and barrister do their best to prepare you, and so you head to court. The barrister representing the other side asks you some questions. Some of the questions are quite tough – they are saying that you are not right about how the accident happened, or that some of the injuries were less serious than you have said. But you get to the end of the questioning and everything seems quite straightforward. You sit down, and listen to the barristers doing their closing speeches.’
Exchange Chambers, 29th February 2026
Source: www.exchangechambers.co.uk
‘The House of Lords last week backed government plans to expand eligibility to become Crown prosecutors to CILEX lawyers and other non-solicitors and barristers.’
Legal Futures, 16th February 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘After her death, police dropped a case examining Katie Madden’s former partner, despite evidence he had repeatedly told her to kill herself.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has ruled that the government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000 was unlawful, holding that the decision contravenes the government’s own policy on proscription as well as breaching the fundamental rights of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. This post examines the legal reasoning that led the court to those conclusions.’
Public Law for Everyone, 13th February 2026
Source: publiclawforeveryone.com
‘A recent Court of Appeal judgment in the important whistleblowing cases Wicked Vision and Barton Turns highlights the need for employment law reform.’
Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 12th February 2026
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘On 3 February 2026, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (“DEFRA”) published a policy paper titled “PFAS Plan: building a safety future together” (the “Policy Paper”). The foreword by the Minister for Water and Flooding notes that “Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often called ‘forever chemicals’, represent one of the most pressing chemical challenges of our time.”’
Henderson Chambers, 4th February 2026
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
‘The High Court has upheld the judicial review against the Home Secretary’s proscription of Palestine Action on two grounds. First, the Home Secretary exercised the discretion to proscribe taking account of a consideration inconsistent with her own policy, namely the criminal offences consequent on proscription. Second, it constituted a disproportionate interference with the rights to freedom of expression and assembly under articles 10 and 11 of the ECHR. The case is R (Ammori) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 292 (Admin).’
Administrative Court Blog, 13th February 2026
‘The number of women who are driven to suicide by domestic abusers is being under-reported, and their cases overlooked by police, in what has been described by experts as a “national scandal”.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The use of artificial intelligence to generate sexually explicit “deepfake” imagery has prompted significant public concern, regulatory scrutiny and legal reform. Recent controversies involving the use of AI tools to create sexualised images of women and children have highlighted serious gaps in existing legal protections.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 23rd January 2026
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘This was a County Court appeal of a first instance decision on allocation and costs. It was a housing conditions claim, initially with works valued at some £1061.34 ex VAT by the claimant’s expert and at £243.16 by the defendant’s expert (NB at National Housing Federation rates). Damages were claimed at between £5,000 and £10,000.’
Nearly Legal, 15th February 2026
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Retirees making up some of the nearly 3,000 people arrested for supporting Palestine Action since the organisation was proscribed have said they feel “vindicated” by the high court’s decision to overturn the ban this week.’
The Guardian, 16th February 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This article argues that the changes to the tort of private nuisance introduced by the Supreme Court in Fearn v Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4 necessitate reconsideration of three areas of uncertainty created by its earlier decision in Coventry v Lawrence [2014] UKSC 13: the principles governing the assessment of locality, the status and content of “coming to the nuisance”, and the exercise of remedial discretion. The decision in Fearn v Tate Gallery significantly increases the importance of these unresolved issues to the workability of the tort, thus intensifying the need for clarification. This article concludes by proposing Fearn-compliant paths towards their resolution.’
Cambridge Law Journal, 6th February 2026
Source: www.cambridge.org
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