‘The Crown Prosecution Service has today published its second annual report on prosecutions involving joint enterprise in homicide and attempted homicide cases in England and Wales. The publication forms part of the CPS’s Joint Enterprise National Monitoring Scheme, which was introduced to improve transparency and scrutiny of these serious and complex cases. Joint enterprise is a legal doctrine set by Parliament that can apply where a person assists or encourages another person to commit an offence. In homicide and attempted homicide cases, where the consequences for victims, families, defendants, and communities are particularly serious, the CPS has committed to monitoring this caseload closely and reporting on it publicly. For the first time, victim data has been included alongside defendant and case information.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 24th September 2026

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‘Hate crimes and antisemitism […] Written parliamentary questions […] Issue checker […] Delay to hard copy of the Ecclesiastical Law Journal […] Quick Links’

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Law & Religion UK, 27th September 2026

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‘Due to the backlog in the asylum system, the determination of pending settlement applications from Syrian nationals only recommenced in December 2025. This means that thousands of Syrian refugees and their dependents are currently facing Safe Return Reviews, including an examination of whether the change of circumstances in Syria “is of such a significant and non-temporary nature that the refugee’s fear of persecution can no longer be regarded as well-founded” according to paragraph 339A of the Immigration Rules HC395. For those awaiting a determination on their settlement applications, the spectre of revocation is causing widespread anxiety. Practitioners supporting Syrian refugees through Safe Return Reviews should consider making representations around refugee status and humanitarian protection, representations around private and family life, and arguments around leave outside the rules based on compelling compassionate circumstances.’

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EIN Blog, 25th September 2026

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‘There is arguably a far greater understanding now than there was even as recently as 2018 of domestic abuse and the wide-reaching and long-lasting impact that it can have. Does this mean it is time for the Court of Appeal to reconsider the conclusions it reached in Waggott?’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 25th September 2026

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‘A three-judge panel of the Upper Tribunal (Lady Poole, UTJ Citron and UTJ Brewer) in Cruelty Free International v Information Commissioner & Home Office [2026] UKUT 328 (AAC) has held that Article 10 ECHR can, in narrow circumstances, confer a right to receive information from a public authority – but that this particular Appellant still cannot have any. Georgina Pein analyses the ruling.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd September 2026

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‘David Richardson covers two key tribunal decisions in February and August 2026 about the basis for awarding costs in compulsory purchase cases.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 25th September 2026

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‘An employment tribunal has rejected unfair dismissal, age discrimination, victimisation and breach of contract complaints by a compliance officer against a group of legal businesses based in Greater Manchester.’

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Law Society Gazette, 28th September 2026

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‘Lawyers are wrong to think that the need for human judgement will protect them from AI taking on most of their role, Professor Richard Susskind has argued.’

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Legal Futures, 28th September 2026

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‘The Crown Court has allowed six barristers to record proceedings instead of taking manual notes, recognising that the move is “something of a leap into uncharted territory”.’

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Legal Futures, 28th September 2026

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‘Houses can be built on floodplains even if they fail a crucial safety test, according to a high court judgment that will be of “immense interest” to developers across England and Wales.’

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The Guardian, 27th September 2026

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‘The prime minister has said that the decision to bail a sex offender and repeatedly allow him to return to his home overlooking the playground he targeted must be reviewed.’

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BBC News, 25th September 2026

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‘Nine more prisoners trapped on indefinite jail terms have had their sentences referred to the Court of Appeal by the miscarriages of justice watchdog.’

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The Independent, 24th September 2026

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‘A father-of-two has become the first man jailed following an anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth after admitting throwing a plastic bottle and swearing at police.’

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BBC News, 24th September 2026

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‘Pressure to cut the number of prisoners on remand has led to “dangerous and prolific offenders” being granted bail, the country’s most senior police officer said after a paedophile was allowed to return to his flat that overlooked a children’s playground.’

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The Guardian, 24th September 2026

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‘Prison governors in England and Wales have been warned against using unsafe cells to cope with overcrowding, according to documents leaked to the BBC.’

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BBC News, 24th September 2026

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‘A new government recruitment campaign is underway to sign up thousands of additional magistrates in a bid to reduce court backlogs.’

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The Independent, 24th September 2026

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‘The Supreme Court has, once again, rejected a challenge to the compatibility of primary legislation with the ECHR. It has ruled that section 128(1) of the Police, Crime, Courts and Sentencing Act 2022 (amending the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997) is compatible with Articles 5, 7 and 14 of the Convention. The case is R (Quaye) v Secretary of State for Justice [2026] UKSC 34.’

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Administrative Court Blog, 23rd September 2026

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‘A dentist has been jailed today for defrauding the NHS out of more than £92,500 by manipulating more than 1,000 claims for dental work. Fariba Shameli, 52, previously operated Findon Dental Care in Worthing. The prosecution’s case was that she submitted 1,037 false claims to the NHS between March 2013 and June 2018. The Crown’s evidence included a detailed analysis of Shameli’s patient records, records from private dental laboratories and witness statements from 13 patients and a trainee dentist. There were two trials.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 21st September 2026

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‘Paul Newman KC looks at three recent Supreme Court cases on the importance of purpose in construing statutes, and considers how they affect the future interpretation of pensions legislation.’

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Pensions Barrister, 24th September 2026

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‘The association between the Chancellor Ockleton’s comment on a potential “needless waste of water” and his refusal on an application for a 940-litre “portable immersion baptistery” have been widely mis-reported in the press and social media. Actually, he stated (at [32]) that “the waste of water was ‘not relevant to the legality of the present proposals, (and presumably trigger Duffield considerations) but one to which the proposal…draws immediate attention’” [32]. The concise summary of the judgment produced by the Ecclesiastical Law Association is reproduced below.’

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Law & Religion UK, 23rd September 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com