Rape victims to get specialised legal advice in courts – BBC News
‘Rape victims will be given access to specialist legal advice throughout the criminal justice process, the government has announced.’
BBC News, 10th March 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Charity Commission loses judicial review bid over Ombudsman plans to report failures to Parliament – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has refused the Charity Commission for England and Wales permission to bring a judicial review challenge over reports issued by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) concerning its handling of safeguarding complaints.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th March 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Overhaul of rape inquiries threatened by lack of courtroom awareness, says expert – The Guardian
‘An overhaul of the way police investigate rape is being put at risk by a lack of awareness in courtrooms in England and Wales, the government’s independent adviser on rape has warned.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tackling hate and discrimination: the UK Government on anti-Muslim hostility and antisemitism – Law & Religion UK
‘On 9 March, the UK Government published a new policy paper: Protecting What Matters: Towards a more confident, cohesive, and resilient United Kingdom.’
Law & Religion UK, 10th March 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
MPs reject ban on social media for under-16s – The Guardian
‘Parliamentarians voted 307 to 173, majority 134, against the proposed change to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill, which was brought forward by Conservative peer and former minister John Nash.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Proscription and Protest: The Palestine Action Decision – Law Pod UK
‘Lucy McCann is joined by Jonathan Metzer (1 Crown Office Row) to discuss the Divisional Court’s ruling in R (Ammori) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 292 (Admin) that the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was unlawful.’
Law Pod UK, 9th March 2026
Source: audioboom.com
An ‘epidemic’ of violence: The women and girls killed by men last year – BBC News
‘Ministers have described a “national emergency” and the UK government has pledged to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.’
BBC News, 10th March 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Black people up to 48 times more likely to be stopped and searched in richest areas of London – The Guardian
‘Black people are up to 48 times more likely than white people to be stopped and searched by police in some of London’s best-off areas, a new report has found.’
The Guardian, 10th March 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Conduct in financial remedy proceedings – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Although conduct is a relevant factor under the checklist within section 25(2) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, it is rarely raised in financial remedy proceedings. For a conduct argument to succeed, it must be ‘inequitable to disregard it’, in accordance with section 25(2)(g) and ‘obvious and gross’ as per the House of Lords’ decision in Miller v Miller; McFarlane v McFarlane [2006] UKHL 245.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th March 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Thousands of lawyers oppose jury restriction plan – BBC News
‘More than 3,200 lawyers including 300 top barristers and retired judges have called on the government to drop a plan to abolish some jury trials.’
BBC News, 10th March 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal rejects private schools’ VAT challenge – Administrative Court Blog
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge, based on human rights grounds, to the government’s decision to remove an entitlement to VAT exemption from private schools. Whilst ultimately dismissing the Article 14 ground, along with the A1P1 and A2P1 grounds, the Court of Appeal underlined the importance of Article 14 as a protection against majoritarianism. The judgment is also an example of the post-Shvidler approach to appellate consideration of proportionality. The case is R (BYL and another) v Chancellor of the Exchequer [2026] EWCA Civ 170.’
Administrative Court Blog, 6th March 2026
Personal welfare deputies, the Court of Protection and Article 8 ECHR – Mental Capacity Law and Policy
‘Re XY [2025] EWCOP 55 (T2)[1] is an important decision about the powers of welfare deputies. The specific facts of the case are somewhat complicated, and not of direct relevance for present purposes.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 7th March 2026
Appropriate forum for data protection claims – Law Society’s Gazette
‘At the heart of the appeal in Pawel Wysokinski v OCS Security Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 26 lay a single issue: is the county court the appropriate venue for a data protection claim? The claim concerned an alleged data protection breach arising from a court security guard’s confiscation of the claimant’s medical device and the unauthorised disclosure of sensitive medical information.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th March 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Proposed law does not protect children born to convicted paedophiles, Lords to hear – The Guardian
‘A proposed law to restrict paedophiles’ parental rights in England and Wales is too weak because it does not protect children of theirs born after their conviction, parliament will hear this week.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge strikes out taxi driver’s fraud claims against law firm – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has struck out a taxi driver’s fraud and harassment claims against a council and its law firm as “totally devoid of merit”.’
Legal Futures, 9th March 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Purity Ltd [2025] EWHC 3401 (Ch) – Gatehouse Chambers
‘The High Court made the first compulsory winding up order under section 85 of the Finance Act 2022, which enables a promoter of a tax avoidance scheme to be wound up where it is expedient in the public interest, for the protection of the public revenue, for a promoter to be wound up.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 2nd March 2026
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
Travelodge staff gave attacker key to woman’s room – BBC News
‘A woman who woke up to a man sexually assaulting her in her hotel bed has said she was “failed” by Travelodge after staff gave him a key card and her room number.’
BBC News, 6th March 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Green-fingered couple win court fight over lawn after neighbour installed garden gnome – The Independent
‘A gardening couple has won a legal battle over an eight-foot strip of lawn outside their £1.3m Surrey home, a dispute sparked when new neighbours removed their plants and installed a garden gnome.’
The Independent, 6th March 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
