‘In the first episode of this two-part series, Justin Winchester speaks to Dame Laura Cox KC — a Justice of the England and Wales High Court between 2002 and 2016, and former Chairperson of the Bar Council Sex Discrimination Committee — about women’s equality in the United Kingdom.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 4th March 2026
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘The Court of Appeal in Townsend v Epsom & Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust [2026] EWCA Civ 195 has handed down a decision with very significant implications for all medical decision-making in relation to adults lacking capacity. In the context of an urgent appeal against a decision of the Vice-President, Theis J, Baker LJ (giving the lead judgment), set out at paragraph 68 a series of principles that he considered to be “clearly and consistently established by the case law and professional guidance.”’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 3rd March 2026
‘All construction products will be subject to regulation in the UK, under new proposals described as “far reaching” by one building safety expert.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd March 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Human rights organisations, academics and writers have called on Ofcom to clarify what the high court ruling that the ban on Palestine Action was unlawful will mean for online platforms pending the home secretary’s appeal against the judgment.’
The Guardian, 3rd March 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A gang who smuggled drugs, weapons, and phones into multiple UK prisons using drones has been jailed.’
The Independent, 3rd March 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Steve Reed, who as communities secretary is overseeing a new elections bill, announced the move to MPs, saying he would “repeal in full the power for government to impose a strategy and policy statement on the Electoral Commission”.’
The Guardian, 3rd March 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On 26 February 2026, the Church in Wales published the findings of a review into the way in which Anthony Pierce, the former Bishop of Swansea and Brecon, was appointed to senior church roles in the 1990s, despite senior clergy knowing of sexual abuse allegations against him. This present post includes extracts from the Disciplinary Tribunal to which he was referred on the grounds that he engaged in conduct giving just cause for scandal or offence contrary to Chapter IX, Paragraph 9(c) of the Constitution of the Church in Wales.’
Law & Religion UK, 2nd March 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Probably the major law and religion news of the week was that, on Thursday, Jersey’s States Assembly approved the Draft Assisted Dying (Jersey) Law 2025 by 32 votes to 16. The draft Law is now awaiting Royal Assent – as is the Isle of Man’s Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which was passed by Tynwald almost a year ago, in March 2025.’
Law & Religion UK, 1st March 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Southwark Law Centre, one of the founding partners of the Windrush Justice Clinic, has welcomed a Court of Appeal judgment marking a significant step forward in access to justice for Windrush Compensation Scheme claimants.’
Legal Action, 26th February 2026
Source: www.lag.org.uk
‘The High Court is this week to hear an application brought by a charity, the Maggie Oliver Foundation, for permission to bring a judicial review against the Government over its “failure to implement” the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd March 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The document, Preparing Court Bundles for Family Proceedings. A Guide for Litigants in Person, applies to court cases in England and Wales which are being heard in the family court or the Family Division of the High Court.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd March 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Two pensioners are facing homelessness after a £600,000 family inheritance feud with their sister.’
The Independent, 3rd March 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Under the new rules, asylum seekers’ cases will be reviewed every 30 months, after which they could be sent to their country of origin, provided it is deemed safe to do so.’
BBC News, 2nd March 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A condition that new houses can only be sold or rented to Welsh speakers has been deemed illegal by planning officers.’
BBC News, 2nd March 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Bokqiu v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 191 (27 February 2026)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Ghaffar v R. [2026] EWCA Crim 194 (27 February 2026)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Przezminski v Regional Court In Wloclawek (Poland) [2026] EWHC 447 (Admin) (27 February 2026)
Director of Public Prosecutions v Coskun [2026] EWHC 427 (Admin) (27 February 2026)
High Court (Commercial Court)
CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd & Ors v The Republic of India [2026] EWHC 414 (Comm) (25 February 2026)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Baroness Lawrence & Ors v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2026] EWHC 451 (KB) (26 February 2026)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Upper Tribunal has ruled that the First-tier Tribunal erred in law in exercising its powers to order that Section F of a young person’s Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan be amended to include golf and gym provision.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd March 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Reform UK candidate and his election agent were granted relief by the High Court ahead of the Gorton and Denton by-election after more than 80,000 by-election leaflets were distributed without the required imprint.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th February 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A barrister has failed in a bid to overturn his conviction for defrauding the Legal Aid Agency by falsely claiming defence legal costs.’
Legal Futures, 2nd March 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘How should the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) respond when a person with anorexia, which has had a “severe and debilitating impact on her physical and mental health” for a long time, applies for legal aid to assist her with making an application to the Home Office for permission for her medical team to treat her with psilocybin (the main psychoactive component in various mushrooms commonly referred to as magic mushrooms)?’
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th February 2026
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘This post responds to important issues raised by Dane Luo and Gabriel Tan with regard to one of the grounds upheld by the Divisional Court in the judicial review of Palestine Action’s proscription (R (Ammori) v Home Secretary [2026] EWHC 292 (Admin)). The ground was upheld on the basis that the Home Secretary’s proscription decision considered the operational advantages of Palestine Action’s proscription inconsistently with the government’s own proscription policy. The policy refers to factors for the Home Secretary to consider in deciding whether to proscribe an organisation concerned in terrorism and is referred to in this policy paper. A central premise on which the Court’s reasoning hangs is that the policy’s purpose is to impose a limitation on the government’s discretion to proscribe organisations meeting the statutory threshold for being concerned in terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2000.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 2nd March 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
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