‘Following its final report on guidance to the profession on the conduct of litigation earlier this year, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has launched a review of guidance and supporting materials provided to the profession on the other reserved legal activities.’
Legal Services Board, 12th November 2026
Source: legalservicesboard.org.uk
‘In Haigh v HMRC [2026] UKFTT 1535 (TC), the First-tier Tribunal has allowed a retired NHS dentist’s appeal against HMRC’s refusal to consider his application for enhanced protection. He applied nearly 15 years after the April 2009 deadline, having learnt of the lifetime allowance when he was told at age 75 that he faced a tax charge of £140,375. The tribunal found that Mr Haigh had a reasonable excuse. He had retired before the lifetime allowance was introduced, and nothing his pension providers sent him had alerted him to it or given him reason to seek advice about it. The dispute concerned his excuse for missing the original deadline.’
Pensions Barrister, 11th November 2026
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘Paul Newman KC asks what the guided retirement regulations should require pension trustees to do if a member falls seriously ill before a planned annuity purchase.‘
Pensions Barrister, 12th November 2026
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘A recent decision by the UK Pension Ombudsman (PO) confirms that self-invested personal pension providers (SIPP) can alter fees and charges in line with the scheme’s terms and conditions.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th November 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The Information Commission’s Office (ICO) has released new guidance to help organisations handle the growing trend in members of the public making Subject Access Requests (SARs) with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI).’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th November 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Local authorities used covert investigatory powers 768 times in 2025 and were found to be operating them to a high standard, the Investigatory Powers Commissioner has said in his annual report.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th November 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“Victims of the Legacy funeral scandal say it is an “insult” Hull undertaker Robert Bush has lodged an application to appeal against his 20-year prison sentence.’
BBC News, 11th November 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The 37-year-old, whose real name is Daniel Thomas, changed his plea to the single charge when he appeared via video link from prison at Portsmouth Crown Court on Thursday [12th November].
The Independent, 12th November 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Time and again since the international explosion of the “Me Too” movement in 2017 against sexual violence against women and girls, politicians have been pushed on whether we in the UK have an adequate list of crimes in place to deal with all manner of incidents.’
BBC News, 11th November 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Research on political harassment has grown considerably in recent years, revealing its consequences for politicians and democratic life. Yet harassment can also affect people beyond those directly targeted. Drawing on new survey evidence from 922 parliamentary staff members in the UK and Germany, Lena Stephan and Anne Van Bavel examine how witnessing harassment against MPs affects their personal staff. Their findings reveal that harassment has negative spillover effects, particularly for women staff working for women MPs, raising important questions about the wider consequences of harassment for political participation and representation.’
UCL Constitution Unit, 11th November 2026
Source: blogs.ucl.ac.uk
‘In January 2027 the Supreme Court will hear a two-day appeal in the case of Townsend v Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. The decision of the Court of Appeal, which declined to recognise a distinct category of ‘clinical’ decisions in respect of which no question of best interests arose, has attracted the attention of both lawyers and clinicians.’
Quarterly Medical Law Review, 10th November 2026
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘The High Court is this week hearing a judicial review brought by the Maggie Oliver Foundation against the Home Secretary, challenging the government’s alleged failure to implement recommendations made by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th November 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The deputy head of civil justice has backed a call by the Senior Costs Judge (SCJ) for a review of the electronic bill of costs.’
Legal Futures, 11th November 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has hit out at the “scandalous” waste of public resources in the form of legal and other costs by a man who fabricated a £7m personal injury claim.’
Legal Futures, 11th November 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Ipso and Impress are the two press regulators in the UK. Both are voluntary, and not all news publications are members of them.’
House of Commons Library, 10th November 2026
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘Re B (A Child: Complex Needs: Deprivation of Liberty) [2026] EWHC 2789 (Fam) is the first of many reserved judgments by Henke J in respect of whether a child or young person was deprived of their liberty.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th November 2026
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.substack.com
‘The High Court has upheld the Pensions Ombudsman’s decision to discontinue an investigation into a former firefighter’s claim for an injury award under the Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme.’
Pensions Barrister, 9th November 2026
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘The media company’s appeal, being heard on Wednesday 11 November, raises important points of law, but content creators and AI developers alike should not expect the eventual judgment to provide answers to all the questions they might have on how UK copyright law applies to generative-AI systems.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th November 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘On 9 November 2026 the Church of England issued two updates relating to safeguarding. Extracts from these are reproduced below.’
Law & Religion UK, 9th November 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘For internationally mobile individuals and families, allegations of criminal wrongdoing can have consequences that extend far beyond the immediate legal proceedings. Criminal investigations and prosecutions typically trigger travel restrictions, asset freezes, reputational damage and immigration difficulties affecting multiple jurisdictions. This is precisely what can make them such an effective means of targeting political opponents, critics, businesspeople or individuals who have fallen out of favour.’
Kingsley Napley, 9th November 2026
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
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