‘An early release scheme for thousands of prisoners paused by Andy Burnham after an outcry from victims could still take place this autumn, despite warnings by probation officers of potential chaos.’

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The Guardian, 23rd July 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Organisations in the UK have less than a month to prepare for the impact of new rules governing the use of single sex facilities after the proposals cleared parliament, an expert has warned.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd July 2026

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘Parliamentary sovereignty is perhaps the most important principle in UK constitutional law. However, in three of the most significant constitutional cases decided in the last decade, the UK Supreme Court’s treatment of parliamentary sovereignty has been distinguished by two characteristics – namely, the novelty of its approach to the principle and a paucity of accompanying judicial reasoning. The cases in question are R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal [2019] UKSC 22, R (Miller) v Prime Minister [2019] UKSC 41 (“Miller II”) and In re United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill [2021] UKSC 42 (“UNCRC”).’

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Public Law for Everyone, 21st July 2026

Source: publiclawforeveryone.com

‘A double killer who has been in jail for a quarter of a century has claimed he is standing trial over new charges of sexual offences as a tactic to stop him from being freed on parole.’

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The Guardian, 23rd July 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) is to continue exploring “proportionate transparency” on the use of AI in preparing witness statements for trial but will not extend it to other documents.’

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Legal Futures, 24th July 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘The landmark legal action over brain damage in rugby is on the brink of collapse as the managing judge weighs whether to strike out 95% of the first batch of 561 claimants on the grounds they have failed to comply with a court order to disclose all available documents relating to their neurological testing.’

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The Guardian, 23rd July 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Former Coronation Street actor Qasim Akhtar is to receive “substantial” damages from the Sun’s publisher, to settle a High Court libel claim.’

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BBC News, 23rd July 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘A man has been jailed for 12 years after police uncovered more than 2,000 litres of GBL, a liquid drug which is linked to spiking, and more commonly known as the ‘date rape drug’.’

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The Independent, 23rd July 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘The gender pay gap (GPG) has long occupied the UK political agenda. Beginning with David Cameron, successive Conservative prime ministers expressed an ambition to close the GPG entirely ‘within a generation’. Although the GPG of all UK workers has been steadily declining over time (falling from 27.5 per cent in 1997 to 12.8 per cent in 2025),at the current rate it is projected to take another 20 years to close. This slow progress has prompted successive governments to introduce voluntary initiatives and regulatory measures aimed at accelerating the rate of decline. The most significant of these was the introduction of the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 (‘the GPG Regulations’), which made annual GPG reporting mandatory for employers with 250 or more employees.’

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King's Law Journal, 21st July 2026

Source: doi.org

‘This blog, which is co-authored by planning and environment barrister Claire Nevin and PFAS expert witness Geraint Williams, examines some of the technical and legal challenges associated with water infrastructure consenting in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape for PFAS and other pollutants of concern. It is essential reading for those working in the water infrastructure and development consenting sectors.’

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Francis Taylor Building, 7th July 2026

Source: www.ftbchambers.co.uk

‘On 20 May 2026, the independent Climate Change Committee (“the Committee”) released its Fourth Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk (“the Report”). The Report sets out key risks for the UK posed by climate change, and recommends particular actions for ameliorating those risks. Those recommended actions bear particular weight in light of the ECtHR’s decision in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz v Switzerland (2024) 79 EHRR 1 (“KlimaSeniorinnen”).’

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Francis Taylor Building, 1st July 2026

Source: www.ftbchambers.co.uk

‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a finding of full liability against the Ministry of Defence after an 18-year-old soldier sustained a significant brain injury when he fell over a low landing balustrade in barracks. In my view, the judgment is important well beyond its military setting. It addresses the proper limits of appellate intervention, the status of a visitor under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957, the relevance of current standards to older premises, causation in falls from height, and the evidential burden on a defendant alleging contributory negligence.’

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Exchange Chambers, 13th July 2026

Source: www.exchangechambers.co.uk

‘Following the Lady Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals issuing a new protocol setting out an informal resolution route if legal professionals have a concern about a judge’s behaviour, the Chief Coroner has now issued an equivalent protocol.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 22nd July 2026

Source: www.judiciary.uk

‘A High Court judge in the Family Division recently considered the question of the extent to which judgments he had handed down should be anonymised and whether the transparency order in force in respect of care proceedings should be varied accordingly. Molly Giles considers the key points from the ruling.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 22nd July 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has charged more rape-flagged suspects than at any point in the last two decades, with increases in cases referred by police, charged by prosecutors and completed in the courts, new data shows.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd July 2026

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

‘Paul Newman KC considers how new draft legislation would let DB schemes share surplus directly with members, and the difficult questions the new “authorised member surplus payment” leaves for trustees about scheme powers, vested rights and how the award should work in practice.’

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Pensions Barrister, 23rd July 2026

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

‘A recent decision by the High Court of England and Wales highlights the inherent risks involved in adapting scheme precedent documentation and that compelling evidence remains the foundation of successful pension rectification claims.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd July 2026

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘The Court of Appeal has considered, and rejected, a human rights challenge to regulations which govern the operation of the two-child benefit cap (and its exceptions). The Court upheld the decision of the High Court, both finding that the provisions under challenge were ultimately compatible with Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).’

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Administrative Court Blog, 22nd July 2026

Source: administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com

‘The law can feel transactional at times. So, beyond technical excellence, what makes the solicitor-counsel relationship work, and what makes it thrive? Julie Norris offers a view from both sides of the profession.’

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Counsel, 20th July 2026

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk