‘An asylum seeker has been jailed for seven years for raping an 18-year-old woman in a park, days after meeting her via a social media app.’
BBC News, 12th January 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who defrauded individuals by promising to care for their dogs is now facing a prison sentence after admitting to horrific animal cruelty charges involving 21 dogs and a cat.’
The Independent, 12th January 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A campaign to improve billing practices at the Bar and work with solicitors on fair briefing are among the priorities outlined last night by the new chair of the Bar Council.’
Legal Futures, 13th January 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The President has promulgated a revised PD 27A which will come into force on 2 March 2026, designed to modernise the law and embed best practice into one chaptered Practice Direction. This article sets out the key changes practitioners and litigants should be aware of in family proceedings.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 12th January 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘A dad who “snapped” and tried to kill his baby daughter has been jailed for 35 years.’
BBC News, 12th January 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Proposals to limit jury trials could be watered down after a backlash from MPs, peers and senior figures in the legal profession, the Guardian has been told.’
The Guardian, 12th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This judgment of Cavanagh J, sitting as the interim applications and Out-of-Hours judge on 8 December 2025, illustrates the circumstances where a court will grant a without-notice pre-action application for an injunction against persons unknown in circumstances where health-related data is compromised. The case illustrates how NHS Trusts should respond to shield data subjects from the consequences of digital extortion.’
1 QMLR, 12th January 2026
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘A man who infected a woman with HIV after he stopped his treatment and did not tell her about his diagnosis has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.’
The Guardian, 12th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK has settled out of court by paying a “substantial sum” to a Guantánamo Bay detainee who was suing the government for its alleged complicity in his rendition and torture, according to the inmate’s legal team.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Institute of Chartered Accounts in England and Wales (‘ICAEW’) has recently imposed a severe reprimand, a £5000 fine and £6,473 costs on a member who failed to cooperate with them during the investigation process. The tribunal found that the member failed to provide information, explanations and documents requested by the ICAEW Conduct Department, including anti-money laundering policies, share documentation, and other requested materials. It was decided this breached the ICAEW’s Investigation and Disciplinary Regulation 16.1.’
Kingsley Napley Regulatory Blog, 8th January 2026
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘The proscription of Palestine Action in July 2025 represents more than an aggressive application of counter-terrorism law. It reveals a broader, qualitative shift in the British state’s approach to political dissent—one best understood, I argue, through the concept of ‘anticipatory repression’.
UK Constitutional Law Association, 12th January 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The important judgment of the Privy Council (the board) in Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Ltd v Bidzina Ivanishvili & Ors clarified the test for fraudulent misrepresentation, confirming that the claimant’s awareness of a representation is not an element of the tort of deceit. This is a significant development in the law on fraudulent misrepresentation, overturning an established line of English authority.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th January 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘More than 40 civil society groups including the TUC, Greenpeace and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign have joined forces to oppose “dangerous” plans to increase police powers to ban protests in England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 12th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In Parr v Cheshire East Council & Anor [2026] EWCOP 1 (T3), and whilst expressly applying, rather than seeking to distinguish Lawson and Mottram, Poole J took a rather different approach to the question of principle underpinning the issue of when a personal welfare deputy should be appointed to that taken by Hayden J in that earlier case. In Lawson and Mottram, Hayden J expressed the view that “[t]he structure of the Act and, in particular, the factors which fall to be considered pursuant to Section 4 may well mean that the most likely conclusion in the majority of cases will be that it is not in the best interests of P for the Court to appoint a [personal welfare deputy].” In his analysis of the position, Hayden J took what might be considered to be a distinctly purist approach, placing considerable weight upon the fact that Parliament had enacted a framework in s.5 MCA 2005 which is expressly intended not to confer decision-making authority on any one individual.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 10th January 2026
‘A father who has fought for a change in the law so that bereaved parents can look after their babies after the death of a partner will tell his son he can make the “impossible” happen after new rights for workers are laid before parliament on Monday.’
The Guardian, 12th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The case of OAJ concerned a Claimant who was aged 14 years at trial and who suffered severe brain damage around the time of his birth. It was not in dispute that the Claimant had suffered an acute profound hypoxic ischaemic insult and possibly also chronic partial hypoxic ischaemia. The Claimant’s mother was admitted to hospital by ambulance at 0010 on 1 September 2011 and the Claimant was born by caesarean section at 1019 on 2 September 2011. Apgar scores were 5 @ 1 minute; 7 @ 5 minutes and 6 @ 10 minutes. The arterial cord pH was 7.01 and the venous cord pH 7.08. Before admission to hospital the Claimant’s mother had had a spontaneous rupture of membranes and described some heavy blood loss when phoning the midwifery unit. On admission minimal blood loss was noted on the Claimant’s mother’s pads.’
1 QMLR, 9th January 2026
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘A so-called solicitor’s agent – an unqualified advocate instructed by an agency on behalf of a law firm – did not meet the Legal Services Act 2007 requirements for rights of audience, a district judge has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 12th January 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The backlog of nearly 80,000 trials clogging up the court system could be cleared within a decade if parliament agrees to slash the number of jury trials, David Lammy, the lord chancellor, has claimed.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Secondary victimisation occurs when a victim of crime feels they have been subjected to inadequate, insensitive, or inappropriate treatment, attitudes, behaviour, responses and practices by criminal justice and social agencies, which compound their original trauma. This study explored police officers’ perceptions of how victims of rape and serious sex offences may be subjected to secondary victimisation by the police. A total of 50 semi-structured interviews were conducted with police officers across four forces in England and Wales. The interview data were qualitatively analysed using reflective thematic analysis. Three main themes were identified relating to how victims may feel re-victimised by their experiences with the police: (1) during the initial reporting phase; (2) if/when they are subjected to distressing evidence gathering; and (3) when investigations are victim, rather than suspect, focused. However, there was awareness among officers of the need for change and of new legislation and guidance aimed at reducing secondary victimisation. The different facets of secondary victimisation are discussed here, and an updated definition is proposed, which more clearly outlines the different ways in which secondary victimisation should or can be mitigated.’
Psychology, Crime and Law, 7th January 2026
Source: www.tandfonline.com
‘An overview of legislation, guidance and debates related to the policing of protests.’
House of Commons Library, 8th January 2026
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
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