‘On 9th of February this year the European Commission adopted new measures under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) to prevent the destruction of unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear, including additional detail on mandatory disclosures. These rules will apply from 19 July 2026 and aim to reduce the practice of textiles being destroyed before they are sold and worn.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 19th February 2026

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‘Paul Newman KC considers the government’s proposals for the future of pension trustees set out in a recent DWP consultation paper, and asks whether it spells the end for the traditional lay trustee governance structure.’

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Pensions Barrister, 19th February 2026

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‘New rules that have come into effect in England risk complicating, rather than simplifying, the process of assembling land for development through the use of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs), a planning expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th February 2026

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‘The recent dismissal of a foreign state’s claim related to commercial property illustrates the willingness of the English courts to enforce clear contractual rights, an expert has said. ‘

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th February 2026

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‘The Court of Appeal (Baker and Elisabeth Laing LJJ, Sir Nicholas Underhill) has allowed the Home Secretary’s appeal against the High Court’s finding that her failure to provide digital documentation confirming the status of those on section 3C leave breached her duty under section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009. The section 55 duty requires her to have regard to the welfare of children when discharging her immigration functions. The appeal was upheld essentially on procedural grounds comprising a confluence of (i) the claimant’s defective pleadings, and (ii) the prejudice caused to the defendant as a result.’

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Administrative Court Blog, 19th February 2026

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‘A company director has failed to keep his name out of a deferred prosecution agreement with the Serious Fraud Office.’

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Law Society Gazette, 19th February 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘The City of London Law Society today added to calls for the Solicitors Regulation Authority to review its approach to prosecuting allegedly abusive litigation, following high-profile failures. Society chair Colin Passmore accused the regulator of bowing to political and media pressure in pursuing so-called SLAPP cases.’

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Law Society Gazette, 20th February 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Baffled by the government’s proposed s 41 reforms and by the Law Commission’s preferred model, Laura Hoyano looks at what won’t work, and what will’

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Counsel, 16th February 2026

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

‘A thoughtful discussion paper has been circulated by the Council of the Inns of Court (COIC) which asks each Inn to revisit the debate over the timing of call to the Bar. The question is whether call should be deferred until a pupil is entitled to practise.’

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Counsel, 16th February 2026

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‘What has changed, and why? Paul Secher unpacks the new standards aligning the recruiting, training and appraising of judges – the first major change to the system for ten years’

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Counsel, 16th February 2026

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

‘This decision has been long awaited. The logic of the decision of the Court of Appeal in Croke v Wiseman [1982] 1 WLR 71 has been difficult to reconcile with other cases but has governed the decision of first instance judges since 1982. Attempts at challenging it have generally resulted in compromises as the amount involved in a lost years claim alone will usually not justify the costs of an appeal. It is therefore good that this position has finally been clarified.’

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Quarterly Medical Law Review, 18th February 2026

Source: 1corqmlr.com

‘Manchester City Council’s refusal to provide consent as landlord for the demolition of two warehouses to make way for a 1000-home housing development was “unreasonable”, the High Court has found.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 18th February 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘Litigators should have to declare that they did not use artificial intelligence (AI) in preparing witness statements for trial, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has proposed.’

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Legal Futures, 19th February 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘A former Bolton Council worker has been jailed for defrauding almost £900,000 in DWP benefits from vulnerable adults whose finances he was employed to protect.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 18th February 2026

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

‘On 13 February 2026, the Divisional Court (Dame Victoria Sharp PKBD, Swift and Steyn JJ) upheld the judicial review brought against the proscription of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000: R (Ammori) v Home Secretary [2026] EWHC 292 (Admin).The Court dismissed two grounds: failing to give Palestine Action the opportunity to make representations (ground 8), and failing to have regard to relevant considerations (ground 5). The Court upheld two grounds: that the decision was in breach of the Home Secretary’s policy (ground 6), and that it amounted to an unjustified interference with Arts 10 and 11 ECHR (ground 2).’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 18th February 2026

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

‘The ombudsman who handled the aftermath of the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire has been picked to chair the legal profession’s complaints-handler as it staggers under the weight of new business. The Legal Services Board today announced Richard Blakeway as its preferred candidate to chair the Office for Legal Complaints, which oversees the legal ombudsman for England and Wales.’

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Law Society Gazette, 18th February 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘The role of conduct in financial remedy proceedings is firmly back in the spotlight following two recent decisions of Cusworth J published in 2026. This article looks at the legal framework on personal conduct, reviews Cusworth J’s decisions, and highlights key practical considerations for family lawyers.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 17th February 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘The deprivation of liberty is the most significant power the state can exercise. Drawing on frontline experience, Chris Henley KC explains why replacing trial by jury with judge-only trials risks undermining justice.’

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Counsel, 16th February 2026

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

‘This article is a necessary update to my previous piece on the rise and rise of fake cases, also known as AI hallucinations (Counsel September 2025). Interestingly, even the terminology is contested. The very label we use for this phenomenon has attracted debate, with many questioning whether it properly reflects what is happening when AI systems generate incorrect legal material.’

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Counsel, 16th February 2026

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk