‘The ownership of a headstone is important in relation to the nature of its memorialisation and the liabilities related to safety. A comprehensive review of the legislation is provided by McClean Ch. in Re Kilnhurst St. Thomas [2012] Sheffield Const. Ct., McClean Ch.’
Law & Religion UK, 27th August 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘A recent UK Pensions Ombudsman (PO) determination underlines that an employer contribution made intentionally will not necessarily qualify as a “genuine error” capable of being rectified simply because the member relied mistakenly on what they believed was financial advice in relation to the tax implications of the payment.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th August 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A miscarriage of justice “analogous” to the wrongful conviction of solicitor Sally Clark for the murder of her two baby boys in 1999 “could still occur”, a barrister and the director of an expert evidence service provider have argued.’
Legal Futures, 26th August 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An experienced criminal law barrister has been reprimanded and fined for an “outburst of racist language” when talking to a trainee police officer at Snaresbrook Crown Court.’
Legal Futures, 27th August 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has struck out the entirety of a £2.8m claim brought by a child and his mother against a London borough, a number of schools, an NHS trust, a housing association and others arising from the child’s education, health and recreational services.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th August 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The recently published judgment in Kent County Council v M & Ors [2026] EWFC 212 (B) is very critical of a parent and baby residential assessment business, named as Savannah Lodge, and also critical of a paediatrician, who is named only as “Dr G”.’
The Transparency Project, 23rd August 2026
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police has defended the use of drill music lyrics as evidence in criminal cases following a campaign to change the law to restrict their use.’
BBC News, 27th August 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who made death threats to two mosques in the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack has been jailed for more than two years.’
BBC News, 26th August 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for sharing racist, neo-Nazi and antisemitic material including a video of a computer game about the Christchurch terror attack.’
BBC News, 26th August 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The US has issued sanctions against the UK-based direct action organisation Palestine Action, describing it as a “transnational terror group”.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A worker at a UK mattress company sued for disability discrimination after she claimed a mattress fell on her and gave her brain damage.’
The Independent, 26th August 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has criticised the London Borough of Ealing for producing reports and assessments using incorrect information when considering concerns about a child.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th August 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A 2020 High Court judgment, R (Holborn Studios) v London Borough of Hackney, established for the first time, whether members of the public can write to councillors, and whether councillors can read those letters in advance of taking decisions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th August 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The system which handles appeals against the Home Office’s asylum and immigration decisions looks set, once again, to be overhauled. If enacted, Part 1 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill would replace the existing First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum chamber) (FTIAC) with a new body known as the Independent Immigration Appeals Authority (IIAA) (clause 1). The existing jurisdictions of the FTIAC would be transferred to the IIAA meaning that, among other things, it would decide appeals against protection and human rights decisions (here, asylum appeals), immigration bail applications, challenges to citizenship deprivation and cases concerned with the application of the EU Citizen Resettlement schemes (clause 1(2)).’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 26th August 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A recent English High Court decision provides an important reminder that allegations of dishonesty, fraud and forgery will not by themselves be sufficient to obtain a worldwide freezing order (WFO), an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th August 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Online service providers that lose their appeals against regulatory decisions taken under the UK’s Online Safety Act will not generally be ordered to pay the costs of the regulator after proposals to alter the current position on costs were dropped.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th August 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The performance of AI in the justice system is only being measured in terms of operational efficiencies, and not if it is actually helping people deal with legal issues, research has found.’
Legal Futures, 26th August 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A barrister who should have learnt from a previous disciplinary offence that his rudeness “demeans” himself and could damage “the Bar as a whole” has been fined.’
Legal Futures, 24th August 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An inspection into how a police force responds to violent incidents has been launched in the wake of Henry Nowak’s murder.’
BBC News, 25th August 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 19-year-old student who fatally stabbed a former friend in the heart following a dispute over a fake Rolex watch has been jailed for 10 years for manslaughter.’
The Independent, 25th August 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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