‘The law in England and Wales is under scrutiny and may well be changed. There are discussions about the extent to which the welfare of children should be the primary or paramount consideration. Whatever we might think of that, do we not need to look again at obligations and responsibilities?’
Financial Remedies Journal, 27th October 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘A “dishonest” pensioner who claimed her house was worthless and “unsaleable” after a series of sewage floods – then flogged it for £780,000 – is facing a £225,000 court bill over her compensation fraud.’
The Independent, 29th October 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Three men were sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on Wednesday for helping people enter France illegally.’
BBC News, 29th October 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The owner of Toblerone is taking legal action against a tiny British vegan chocolate brand which it claims has been copying the Swiss chocolate bar’s famous chunky shape.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Supreme Court
High Court (Administrative Court)
The Government of Azerbaijan v Imanli [2026] EWHC 2741 (Admin) (28 October 2026)
High Court (Business & Property Division)
Park Homes Investments Ltd v Avison Young (UK) Ltd [2026] EWHC 2713 (BP) (27 October 2026)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
Snap Inc & Anor v Dolby Laboratories, Inc & Ors [2026] EWHC 2757 (Pat) (28 October 2026)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Griffiths v Hywel Dda University Health Board & Anor [2026] EWHC 2693 (KB) (23 October 2026)
‘Last year, the High Court found that a partner of the Defendant firm of solicitors, Mr Daniel Broughton, had dishonestly assisted in a misappropriation of the Claimant’s funds. The Court of Appeal has now overturned that decision. In doing so, it has reaffirmed the distinction between negligence and dishonesty, and clarified the requirements for “blind eye” dishonesty to be made out.’
Hailsham Chambers, 19th October 2026
Source: www.hailshamchambers.com
‘All applications for security for costs begin with a simple proposition. A defendant has been brought involuntarily into litigation, may spend a substantial sum defeating the claim, and should not be left with a costs order which is worthless because the claimant cannot pay it. That proposition is easy to state. Its application is less straightforward. The jurisdiction is protective, not punitive. It is not intended to enable a defendant to stifle an arguable claim by requiring the claimant to put its litigation budget beyond use. Nor does it entitle a defendant to insist upon the most expensive or inconvenient form of security merely because it would prefer it.’
Hailsham Chambers, 12th October 2026
Source: www.hailshamchambers.com
‘It is a criminal offence in the UK if a business fails to prevent its employees or any person associated with it from facilitating tax evasion.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th October 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) amended guidance that will allow it to issue unlimited fines in cases of economic crime.’
Legal Futures, 28th October 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A written question from Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, Con) about appointments in the Church of England for which the Government has formal constitutional responsibility produced the following useful list response from the Cabinet Office on 23 October.’
Law & Religion UK, 26th October 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘The Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (“the Act”) introduced major structural and electoral changes to Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament) which took effect for the election on 7 May 2026. These included an increase to the size of the Senedd from 60 to 96 members, and the introduction of a new, Closed Proportional List electoral system. Both provisions marked the culmination of a long-running debate on the size of the Senedd and its electoral system: these were informed by an understanding that the original Senedd was too small, its scrutiny capacity too thinly spread, and the desire to introduce a more proportional electoral system. For two decades, beginning with the Richard Commission (2004), a total of five inquiries produced recommendations on these two elements of Senedd reform.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 22nd October 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘In Henley v Thurrock Council, the Employment Tribunal dismissed age discrimination claims brought by an employee made redundant shortly before his 55th birthday, who consequently missed out on an immediate unreduced LGPS pension.’
Pensions Barrister, 26th October 2026
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘The High Court has ruled that information withheld from a child’s parents in Forced Marriage Protection Order (FMPO) proceedings should also be withheld for a short period from the parents in the context of care proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th October 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Councils and the police have been granted powers to take stronger enforcement action against repeat anti-social behaviour offenders through ‘Respect Orders’ that come into force across England and Wales today [27th October].’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th October 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘HM Land Registry has published a practice guide to help conveyancers and the wider property market understand and prepare for forthcoming requirements on contractual control agreements.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th October 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Divers will be banned from entering British shipwrecks in a matter of weeks as the Armed Forces Bill cleared at third reading in the House of Lords on Tuesday [27th October]’.
The Independent, 27th October 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A former Metropolitan police officer who served in the same unit as Sarah Everard’s killer, Wayne Couzens, has been found guilty of sexual offences against a woman he met through his work as an officer.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A couple who “fatally battered” their three-month-old son have had their “unduly lenient” sentences for murder increased.’
BBC News, 27th October 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Makin v Protec Security Group Ltd & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 1367 (27 October 2026)
Parsons v Convatec Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 1357 (26 October 2026)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Padgett v Boulter [2026] EWHC 2744 (Ch) (26 October 2026)
High Court (Business & Property Division)
WV UK Development Ltd & Ors v Liu & Ors [2026] EWHC 2715 (BP) (27 October 2026)
MW Eat Ltd & Ors v James Hallam Ltd [2026] EWHC 2673 (BP) (26 October 2026)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Attleys Roofing Ltd v QBE UK Ltd [2026] EWHC 2742 (Comm) (26 October 2026)
Car-Wizard Ltd v Vixen Surface Treatments Ltd [2026] EWHC 2739 (Comm) (26 October 2026)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
MSV Estates Ltd v Leeds & Anor [2026] EWHC 2750 (KB) (27 October 2026)
London Borough of Havering v Stokes & Ors [2026] EWHC 2729 (KB) (23 October 2026)
On 8 October 2026, the High Court handed down judgment that illustrates a Parole Board failure to act with “considerable caution” when assessing unproven allegations and unsupported conclusions in a release decision. In this case, an irrationality challenge was—unusually—successful. This case is important because it demonstrates that a Parole Board decision may be cumulatively irrational where steps in reasoning were ill-evidenced “and/or inadequate weight [was] accorded to a relevant consideration” [167]. The case is R (Siratillah Ford) v Parole Board [2026] EWHC 2502 (Admin).
Administrative Court Blog, 27th October 2026
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