‘The celebrated singer and song-writer Ms Marianne Faithfull died in London on 30 January 2025 at the age of 78, and is buried at St Mary’s Church, Aldworth, Berkshire. By an application dated 20 March 2026, Ms Faithfull’s adult son, Mr Nicholas Dunbar, sought a faculty for a memorial to commemorate his late mother which falls outside the Churchyard Regulations for the Diocese of Oxford (2016).

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Law & Religion UK, 11th June 2026

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‘Ruling on an appeal in AXA Insurance PLC v Maher Mr Justice Mansfield said the claimant had “subjectively believed” he suffered from certain injuries when he saw a medical expert.’

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Law Society Gazette, 10th June 2026

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‘Judges have found AI-assistant submissions from litigants in person “more helpful” than submissions drafted without AI support, the lady chief justice revealed during her annual evidence session before the Constitution Committee today.’

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Law Society Gazette, 10th June 2026

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‘An attempt to overturn the agreed share-out of the £200 million settlement of the historic Mastercard collective action has been thrown out by a divisional court. In Innsworth Capital v Competition Appeal Tribunal, Lord Justice Males and Mr Justice Morris heard a claim by litigation funder Innsworth that the CAT made errors of law in deciding the funder’s share.’

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Law Society Gazette, 10th June 2026

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‘One of the UK’s leading human rights lawyers has said the potential sentencing of four Palestine Action protesters as terrorists when the jury did not convict them of a terrorism offence violates fundamental legal principles.’

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The Guardian, 10th June 2026

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‘The two men who were steering small boats are the first to be sentenced under the law, which came into force in January as part of government efforts to counter small-boat crossings.’

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The Guardian, 10th June 2026

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‘Five men have been jailed for violent disorder at a protest in Southampton following the murder of Henry Nowak.’

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BBC News, 10th June 2026

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‘Men who were members of a criminal gang that converted blank firearms into live weapons have been jailed.’

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BBC News, 10th June 2026

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‘An influential group of MPs has delivered a damning verdict on the Courts and Tribunals Bill – telling the government that the magistrates’ court will not be able to cope with the volume of cases generated by curbs on jury trials, sounding the alarm over doubling magistrates’ sentencing powers and questioning the time that judge-only trials will save.’

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Law Society Gazette, 10th June 2026

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‘The High Court has refused permission for Richmond Council to bring a judicial review claim against the closure of the London borough’s last remaining walk-in police station front counter.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th June 2026

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‘Workplace sweepstakes are a popular way to build engagement around sporting and other events. However, many common formats fall within the scope of the Gambling Act 2005 and can be unlawful unless they fit within a specific exemption.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 9th June 2026

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‘Fiscal devolution in the United Kingdom (UK) is often examined through a technical lens. Yet some of its most significant implications and impacts are social. Tax devolution was introduced with the implicit promise that fiscal powers would enable governments to serve communities more closely, respond effectively to distinctive social needs, and sustain and strengthen local cultures and preferences. However, in practice, and as our work argues, the UK’s fiscal devolution fails to support coherent social outcomes. This is because it is built on constitutional instability and a persistent mismatch between social aspirations and fiscal capacity.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 10th June 2026

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‘A team of child protection solicitors have created a new family law service, specialising in support for parents and children with neurodivergent conditions.’

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Legal Futures, 10th June 2026

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‘The Ministry of Justice has released its long-anticipated consultation paper on family law and cohabitation reform. As a practitioner whose daily life is spent dealing with the fallout from broken relationships and disputed estates, my immediate reaction is enthusiastic welcome for the broad spirit of the proposed reform but tempered by anxiety driven by some of the detail.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 9th June 2026

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‘The compensation principle set out in Miller; McFarlane is the logical next step in ending discrimination between different but equal contributions. Compensation is a vehicle to alleviate post-divorce disparity, to give both spouses an equal start on the road to independent living.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 10th June 2026

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‘The independent monitoring board’s annual report of conditions across the prison estate of England and Wales is stark and unflinching.’

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The Guardian, 10th June 2026

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‘A woman has been jailed for killing her mother after deciding she “couldn’t go on” caring for her.’

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BBC News, 9th June 2026

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‘A train passenger has become the first person to be sentenced under a new harassment law after a prosecution brought by the British Transport Police (BTP).’

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The Guardian, 9th June 2026

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‘An electrician who stabbed his partner to death in a frenzied rage, then blew up their home in a gas explosion, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years.’

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The Independent, 9th June 2026

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