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‘The Attorney General and Treasury Solicitor have published a Diversity and Inclusion Statement for the Bar, setting out how the Government Legal Department (GLD) will work with chambers and counsel to support diversity, equitable access to work, and career progression across the Attorney General’s Civil and EU Panel of Counsel.’

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Attorney General’s Office, 22nd October 2026

Source: www.gov.uk

‘Earlier this month the Supreme Court heard an appeal over whether a threshold of seriousness of harm applies to claims for damages following a data breach. Richard Breavington and Astrid Hardy consider the potential wider impact of the case.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 22nd October 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The lack of transparency around public authorities’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) in decision-making is creating barriers for those wishing to challenge decisions through judicial review, the Public Law Project (PLP) has warned.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 21st October 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The real interest of this ruling, however – apart from being a rare inadmissibility decision by the Grand Chamber – comes from the lesson it provides on the principle of subsidiarity. That principle says that the primary responsibility to protect Convention rights lies with the national governments party to the Convention, with the ECtHR acting as a safeguard of last resort. If it seems odd that the Court requires that national governments first adjudicate on the rights violations of which they are accused, Kujit, in which the Court ruled that the applicant could only bring her case to the ECtHR after first complaining to the Supreme Court that she had been denied a fair trial by that very court, serves as a particularly stark illustration of this tension.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 21st October 2026

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.substack.com

‘Can retirement at “normal pension age” be early retirement for TUPE purposes? Paul Newman KC examines a recent Ombudsman case and its potentially far-reaching implications for Beckmann rights.’

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Pensions Barrister, 22nd October 2026

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

‘A new consultation proposes revising the UK’s current whistleblowing framework as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has also published updated guidance for corporates to encourage early self-reporting of serious fraud, bribery and corruption.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 21st October 2026

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘A finding of historical injustice arising from an erroneous allegation of deception in a Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) test is not, by itself, sufficient to establish a right to settlement. The Court of Appeal clarified this in Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) v Hossain [2026] EWCA Civ 1310.’

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EIN Blog, 21st October 2026

Source: www.ein.org.uk

‘England and Wales’ status as the jurisdiction of choice for commerce is not guaranteed to survive in the digital world, the master of the rolls said last night. In what is expected to be the first in a round of valedictory speeches, Sir Geoffrey Vos stressed the importance of ensuring that English law keeps up with developments such as cryptography and artificial intelligence.’

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Law Society Gazette, 21st October 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Solicitors should give clients “appropriate information” about how they use AI and in turn can ask clients to disclose any AI-generated material passed on to them, the Law Society has advised. A 58-page AI practice note published today gives specific guidance on how lawyers can integrate AI in their practice in line with their professional obligations.’

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Law Society Gazette, 21st October 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘What to do when confronted with AI-generated pleadings and correspondence? Saara Idelbi and Nyasha Weinberg are here to lend a hand, with some assistance from the Bar Standards Board’s AI Guidance.’

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Counsel, 19th October 2026

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

‘Anu Kaura looks at the strengthened employer duty to prevent harassment – in force from October. What does it mean when third parties are in the room?’

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Counsel, 19th October 2026

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

‘The conversation around vicarious trauma is changing. Rebecca Norris challenges the idea that risk stems from exposure alone, arguing that the way we work, and the systems in which we work, can shape our response.’

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Counsel, 19th October 2026

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

‘Offenders who refuse to face their victims’ families in court for sentencing could be stripped of privileges or kept in cells for weeks under government changes granting wider powers to judges in England and Wales.’

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The Guardian, 22nd October 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘The US military failed to notify British police of an allegation that one of its airmen had been drink-driving in Suffolk, preventing the British authorities from being able to investigate the offence.’

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The Guardian, 22nd October 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A help desk offering free support to people attending court without legal representation has been set up by Sheffield’s universities’

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BBC News, 22nd October 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘A man who ignored doctors’ warnings not to drive has been jailed for killing a pensioner in a head-on crash.’

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BBC News, 21st October 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘A solicitor has been secretly filmed by the BBC explaining how he could make a £45,000 illegal-working fine go away.’

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BBC News, 21st October 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘On 14 October 2026, the UK government published a new Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill, accompanied by a guide to the new Bill. The aim of the proposed new legislation is to accelerate the remediation of residential buildings with unsafe cladding. It builds on and extends the regime created by the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA 2022”) and the Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026. This article sets out the main highlights of the Bill as it currently stands.’

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39 Essex Chambers, 19th October 2026

Source: www.39essex.com

‘In this article, Paul Nicholls KC offers practical insight into how to protect an employer’s confidential information and considers recent developments in business protection disputes of this kind.’

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4 New Square, 20th October 2026

Source: www.4newsquare.com

‘Next week, the House of Lords will debate introducing a written constitution. This is also something that the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, discussed over the summer. Lord (Jonathan) Sumption makes the case against the UK adopting a written, or codified, constitution.’

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UCL Constitution Unit, 16th October 2026

Source: blogs.ucl.ac.uk