‘MacDonald J. Refusal of relief from sanctions for deliberately failing to comply with length of evidence in H’s application to vary the maintenance he had agreed to pay W. H’s s 37 MCA injunction application also failed.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 15th September 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Henry Fingerhut outlines what the Bar Standards Board AI guidance means for early career barristers.’
Counsel, 14th September 2026
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘The Sir Mota Singh Moot has returned, offering an impressive glimpse of a more representative Bar. If this is what the future looks like, why does the present still lag so far behind? ask Baldip Singh and Prof Jo Delahunty KC.’
Counsel, 14th September 2026
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘A former police officer has been jailed for misconduct in public office after he requested a sexually explicit video from a female suspect’s phone.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 16th September 2026
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A former member of police staff has been sentenced after she used a police computer system to carry out illegal searches on several people, including herself.’
BBC News, 16th September 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two serving Army officers have been cleared of failing to properly deal with abuse allegations made by a teenage soldier who took her own life.’
BBC News, 16th September 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Company bosses will have to sit down with workers who request flexible working and justify their reasons for any refusals under new rights announced by Louise Haigh on Tuesday.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
AXA France IARD SA & Anor v Santander Cards UK Ltd & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 1185 (15 September 2026)
TDB, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Haringey [2026] EWCA Civ 1184 (15 September 2026)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Osment v R. [2026] EWCA Crim 1165 (15 September 2026)
High Court (Administrative Court)
KGH, R (On the Application Of) v North Tyneside Council [2026] EWHC 2261 (Admin) (14 September 2026)
High Court (Chancery Division)
NoCopyrightSounds Ltd v AEI Music Ltd & Anor [2026] EWHC 2360 (Ch) (15 September 2026)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Army colonel Samantha Shepherd has been found not guilty of failing to properly deal with abuse allegations made by Gunner Jaysley Beck before her death.’
The Independent, 16th September 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) analyses an important Court of Protection ruling in the aftermath of the Supreme Court‘s judgment in AGNI.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th September 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Following a rare Equality Act challenge against a Prevent referral, a school has been found to have unlawfully discriminated against a Muslim pupil referred to the local authority under the Government’s counter-terrorism scheme.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th September 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘There are potential gaps in English private law that could leave businesses unable to recover losses in circumstances where AI agents cause them harm by acting completely unprompted and seemingly beyond constraints imposed by those who developed or deployed them. The courts will need to take an expansive view of “intentionality” to provide affected companies with redress.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th September 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘On 15 September 2026, Louise Haigh, First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office, presented the Church appointments (repeal of discriminatory provision) Bill under (Standing Order No. 57).’
Law & Religion UK, 15th September 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘In R (Golding and others) v FSCS Ltd [2026] EWHC 2337 (Admin), the High Court has upheld the FSCS’s rejection of pension transfer compensation claims on limitation grounds.’
Pensions Barrister, 14th September 2026
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘An Oxford doctoral student with no legal training is celebrating using AI to bring a successful claim against energy provider SSE over a defunct electricity meter for which it tried to charge him.’
Legal Futures, 15th September 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Home Office could be forced to pay damages after breaching the human rights of a married couple held in separate accommodation prior to their planned deportation to India, the High Court has ruled.’
The Independent, 15th September 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The public inquiry into how serial killer Lucy Letby was able to murder babies at the Countess of Chester hospital has delivered its findings, describing a “complete failure” to protect infants from harm.’
BBC News, 15th September 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A high-end floral business catering to celebrity clients, including Victoria Beckham, has won a High Court legal battle against a rival enterprise that established itself under an almost identical name.’
The Independent, 15th September 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Despite well-established legal principles, there are relatively few recent considerations on the re-use of grave spaces. In Re St. Mary West Horsley [2026] ECC Gui 3, (4 September 2026), Whitehouse Ch. noted that in view of the increasing scarcity of grave spaces in the Diocese, it was likely that there would be more such petitions coming before the consistory court. She therefore indicated that it was appropriate to deliver a written judgment since she could identify no recent judgment in relation to such a Petition in the Diocese of Guildford.’
Law & Religion UK, 15th September 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Lewes in East Sussex has become the first town in England to officially grant rights to its trees, following a local council vote to adopt a new municipal “Tree Charter”.’
The Independent, 14th September 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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