‘Racially and religiously motivated offences have reached record highs in the UK as the government’s main Islamophobia partner says attacks on mosques are increasing in severity.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The BBC has apologised and paid “substantial” compensation to the couple behind the PinkNews website, after conceding that stories accusing them of sexual misconduct were false and defamatory.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Priestley, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1284 (08 October 2026)
Fiorellini-Bernardis, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1290 (17 September 2026)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd v Taylor Woodrow Construction & Anor [2026] EWHC 2526 (TCC) (07 October 2026)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Law Commission has launched a consultation on major reform to product liability law to ensure that it remains effective in a world increasingly shaped by digital technologies. A summary of the full paper is attached.’
Law Commission, 8th October 2026
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
‘Important issues of UK constitutional law can arise in the most unusual of places. Some of the most important cases on undergraduate reading lists, for example, concerned disputes about fishing licences and whether goods could be measured in imperial, rather than metric, units. In this blog we draw attention to a proposal which, if enacted, would be of enormous constitutional significance. Yet it is located in a place many public lawyers would not think to look.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 8th October 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A developer has failed in a bid to overturn a planning inspector’s finding that there was no realistic possibility of highways connecting his site to the local network being built in the foreseeable future.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th October 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Can an employer replace pension scheme trustees because it wants a more “commercial” approach to surplus? This article considers this increasingly important endgame question in the light of recent authority.’
Pensions Barrister, 8th October 2026
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘On 29 September 2026, the Premier League (“PL”) released a statement confirming that a PL Commission had found that 114 of the 115 charges brought by the PL against Manchester City FC (“MCFC”) in February 2023 (“the Charges”) had been proved.’
Football Law, 1st October 2026
Source: www.footballlaw.co.uk
‘In this article, Anson Cheung and Ryan Fincham discuss recent judgments considering the use of AI in witness statements and analyse potential changes to the rules of the court to address the use of AI by legal professionals when preparing witness statements.’
4 New Square, 28th September 2026
Source: www.4newsquare.com
‘Two men jailed with indefinite sentences for public protection (IPPs) have been freed after each serving about two decades in custody despite receiving minimum terms of two years or less.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Five more former traders who were jailed for rigging interest rates have had their convictions quashed by the court of appeal in London, after a long battle to clear their names.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An estate agent has been left with a £200,000-plus court bill after losing a “tragic” court fight with her millionaire ex-rally driver neighbour over a hedge between their “idyllic” seaside homes.’
The Independent, 8th October 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A violent offender who was released from jail the day after he was sentenced stabbed his former partner and then begged to be returned to prison because he was going to “go on a murder spree”, the Old Bailey has heard.’
BBC News, 7th October 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Rasmala Trade Finance Fund v Trafigura PTE Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 1259 (07 October 2026)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
PHN, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1279 (25 September 2026)
Cornish, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1282 (23 September 2026)
Parry, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1252 (22 September 2026)
Tariq, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1285 (22 September 2026)
Mabchour, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1283 (22 September 2026)
Wood & Anor, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1266 (18 September 2026)
Williamson & Anor, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1269 (16 September 2026)
Naim, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1268 (15 September 2026)
Blaine, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1229 (03 September 2026)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
SCRP Fund I Finance SARL v Robson & Anor [2026] EWHC 2477 (Comm) (06 October 2026)
High Court (Patents Court)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
JBX v Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust [2026] EWHC 2525 (KB) (05 October 2026)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has criticised a leading class action law firm for including in evidence an “offensive personal attack” on its president.’
Legal Futures, 7th October 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor who sought to cover up his failure to serve a claim on the defendant by fabricating a letter and then misleading the court in writing and orally has been struck off.’
Legal Futures, 7th October 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news.’
Transparency Project, 2nd October 2026
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘The Supreme Court has granted ministers and HS2 Limited permission to appeal a ruling that certain tunnelling works did not have planning permission.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th October 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Protection has concluded that a 16-year-old boy is not being deprived of his liberty in the latest ruling in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the AGNI case earlier this year.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th October 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Stonewater Limited v Rosie Marie Harris [2026] EWCC 42. The Claimant Landlord had obtained an injunction ordering the Defendant Tenant to provide access for an electrical inspection. The Tenant had not complied with that order. The Landlord therefore applied to the court to vary the injunction, so that they were “permitted to use reasonable force by drilling the locks to obtain immediate access”, subject to certain conditions.’
Nearly Legal, 6th October 2026
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
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