‘Artificial intelligence-powered virtual legal assistants are set to be introduced across Crown Courts in the UK, the government has announced, in a bid to alleviate the mounting backlog of cases. Ministers assert that the new technology will significantly accelerate legal proceedings.’
The Independent, 9th June 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A former children’s home manager and “master manipulator” who abused youngsters in his care has been told he will not go to prison – as his female assistant was jailed for 25 years for helping his attacks.’
BBC News, 8th June 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Victims of child sexual abuse in England and Wales will be given help to remove online images of their abuse as part of a wider package of support to end the “prolonged suffering of survivors”.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Supreme Court has handed down a unanimous judgment in A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 [2026] UKSC 16 (“A Reference”) and has overruled its previous decision in Cheshire West [2014] UKSC 19.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th June 2026
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Commercial analysis: Unsuccessful appeal under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996) arising out of ten separate arbitral awards concerning ten shipbuilding contracts for container vessels. The buyers contended that the yard’s obligation to provide refund guarantees within 120 days of novation was a condition of the contracts, so that breach entitled them to recover loss of bargain damages. The Commercial Court upheld the tribunal’s conclusion that the obligation was an innominate term. The buyers were entitled to cancel the contracts pursuant to the express contractual regime, but not to claim loss of bargain damages.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 5th June 2026
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘The UK government has been accused of dragging its feet over plans for the mandatory regulation of bailiffs amid concerns about harmful practices in an industry that collects more than £1bn a year from indebted Britons.’
The Guardian, 8th June 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Judges primarily decide cases, but they also make strategic decisions aimed at maintaining the constitutional authority of the judiciary as a whole. Doctrines, bundling, timing, and public engagement are among the means by which trust, arguably the most important foundation of judicial authority, is acquired and disbursed.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 8th June 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The Court of Appeal decision in SGL 1 Ltd v FSV Freeholders Ltd is an important development for landlords, investors, developers and advisers dealing with residential leasehold property and rights of first refusal under Part I of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (LTA 1987).’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th June 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In 2021, I published a book entitled Religion and Marriage Law: The Need for Reform. Most of that book focused on the need to modernise the law on how to get married but the penultimate chapter focused on cohabitation rights. That chapter might be seen as an afterthought. But, as I pointed out in the introduction to that chapter, ‘it was in many ways the most important’ of the reform proposals I was advocating. The new Government consultation, A Fairer End to Relationships, is to be welcomed, therefore, since it includes proposals to give cohabitation rights on separation and death alongside modernising the law on financial remedies on divorce.’
Law & Religion UK, 8th June 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘It is well-known that there is no general common law duty on public authorities to carry out a consultation before making a decision. However, such a duty may arise if certain conditions are met. The High Court has recently had an opportunity to consider, and clarify, the precise circumstances under which such a duty arises. The case is R (Freedom from Torture and the Helen Bamber Foundation) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 1278 (Admin) (28 May 2026).’
Administrative Court Blog, 5th June 2026
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Magic Investments SA v Broadbent & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 711 (05 June 2026)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hicks & Ors v R. [2026] EWCA Crim 706 (05 June 2026)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Magu v Criminal Cases Review Commission [2026] EWHC 1242 (Admin) (02 June 2026)
Whelan v Court of Appeal in Paris, France [2026] EWHC 1241 (Admin) (02 June 2026)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Askan v HM Land Registry [2026] EWHC 1352 (Ch) (05 June 2026)
Chady Aero Developments Ltd v Aero Engine Finance LLP [2026] EWHC 1271 (Ch) (05 June 2026)
High Court (Family Division)
AA & BB, In the Matter Of [2026] EWHC 1359 (Fam) (05 June 2026)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
AXA Insurance PLC v Maher [2026] EWHC 1365 (KB) (05 June 2026)
Mannings Organisation Ltd & Anor v Manning [2026] EWHC 1344 (KB) (03 June 2026)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Essendi UK Hotels 2 Ltd v London Property Company Ltd [2026] EWHC 1354 (TCC) (05 June 2026)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Kanabar v Kanabar [2026] EWCA Civ 582 determined that where party had died after issuing an appeal, but where no person was willing to become a personal representative to pursue the appeal on behalf of the estate, the appeal should be dismissed pursuant to FPR rule 30.10. This case provides a convenient opportunity to review the law and practice governing the situation where a party to divorce and financial remedy proceedings dies.’
St John's Chambers, 2nd June 2026
Source: www.stjohnschambers.co.uk
‘On 8 May 2026, judgment was handed down in Quadrant-Brownswood Tenant Co-operative Ltd v Hitchens, an interesting possession claim in the County Court at Clerkenwell and Shoreditch.’
Wilberforce Chambers, 11th May 2026
Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk
‘Two brothers have been jailed for killing a 16-year-old boy who was “in the wrong place at the wrong time” when he was hit while walking by a car being deliberately driven at a group on bikes.’
The Guardian, 4th June 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In Kroupeeva v Kroupeev [2026] EWFC 85, James Ewins KC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge found that an offshore discretionary trust (“the Rossini Trust”) and an offshore company (“Waterford”) held by it comprised a nuptial settlement capable of variation pursuant to s24(1)(c) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.’
Wilberforce Chambers, 2nd June 2026
Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk
‘The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has the power to make costs orders in tree preservation cases.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th June 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has recommended a cautious approach to implementation of this week’s Supreme Court ruling on deprivation of liberty and valid consent that overruled its 2014 judgment in Cheshire West.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th June 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court recently upheld a council’s refusal to take enforcement action where there was limited information about the character of a former coal yard use. Emma Dring looks at the lessons from the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th June 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In this article, Rachel Murray-Smith, Conrad Turnock and Helen Arthur explain the significance of Crest Nicholson v Ardmore Ardmore [2026] EWHC 789 (TCC); [2026] EWHC 1069 (TCC), one of the first major decisions to consider the scope of building liability orders under the Building Safety Act 2022 and its impact on available routes to recovery.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th June 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Delays in the county courts continue to fall – and sharply, according to the latest official figures from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).’
Legal Futures, 5th June 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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