‘The proposals in this consultation follow our 2022 report on weddings law, where we published our final recommendations proposing a fairer system that gives couples more choice over where and how their wedding takes place. The Government responded to our report in October 2025 giving its intention to modernise wedding law.’
Law Commission, 16th July 2026
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
‘In B and G (Fact-Finding) [2026] EWCA Civ 860, Lord Justice Baker, with whom Lady Justice Andrews and Lord Justice Holgate agreed, concluded that the judge’s decision to deliver the judgment ex tempore from notes was “unwise […] in a case of this complexity”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th July 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Research based on reports from barristers has shown the “endemic” and “routine” nature of delays caused by the late delivery of prisoners to court, casting doubt over the validity of official data.’
Bar Council, 16th July 2026
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘“Impact Assessments should be published when decisions are made.” That is the recorded position of the Minister for Migration and Citizenship, given to a Lords committee this spring. It is the settled position of the Court of Appeal that the duty to have regard to a policy’s impacts must be performed before and at the time the policy is under consideration. This post is about the space between those two statements — and a set of dates, already in the diary, that will determine whether it closes or widens. None of this is, at bottom, about immigration: it concerns the relationship in time between ministerial decision-making and the evaluative duties Parliament and the common law attach to it.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 17th July 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A recent ruling by the High Court in London on fraudulent breach of warranty claims has reaffirmed that fraud requires conscious dishonesty on the part of an identifiable individual – and inference is not enough.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th July 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘“The consistory court is amongst the most nimble and efficient of the courts of this realm. The registry is well equipped, accessible and responsive: it can move with speed and expedition in cases of urgency” Hill Ch, Re All Saints, Featherstone [2025] ECC Lee 1
‘However, it is not always well-served by those providing it with information, as demonstrated in three cases circulated this week: Re St. Peter Wrecclesham [2026] ECC Gui 1, Re St. Peter Wrecclesham [2026] ECC Gui 2, and Re St. Andrew Compton Dundon (Number 2) [2026] ECC B&W 2.’
Law & Religion UK, 17th July 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘A key factor driving the UK’s perennial interest in the ECHR and the associated European Court of Human Rights has been press coverage. In our recent research, we developed the first systematic analysis of how British press coverage has supported or undermined the legitimacy of the ECHR over 25 years.’
EIN Blog, 16th July 2026
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘The lord chancellor is failing in his statutory duty on legal aid, MPs have concluded in a damning report that paints the bleakest picture to date of the sector which also warns of an ‘unacceptably high risk’ of miscarriages of justice.’
Law Society Gazette, 17th July 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In a damning report into the regulatory framework, the Legal Services Consumer Panel says the current way of prosecuting misconduct, with separate pathways for solicitors and barristers, “defies coherent governance”.’
Law Society Gazette, 16th July 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Judicial reviews could be curbed for major homes and infrastructure projects to ‘get Britain building’, the government announced today – embarking on a snap consultation.’
Law Society Gazette, 16th July 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A family court judge has described the approach taken by a reporter for the Children and Family Court Advisory Service (CAFCASS) as ‘entirely inappropriate’ after she ‘unilaterally chose to depart from the clear court direction’ in her welfare assessment.’
Law Society Gazette, 17th July 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘HHJ Hess (sitting as a deputy High Court judge). Committal proceedings following husband’s non-compliance with a financial remedy order made almost four years ago. Six months immediate term of imprisonment.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 15th July 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘MPs have warned that tough access to legal aid is creating an “unacceptably high risk of miscarriages of justice”, with as many as half of defendants facing prison in magistrates’ court cases forced to appear without legal representation.’
The Independent, 17th July 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The inquest into the death of a 14-year-old boy, whose mother believes he died after a TikTok challenge gone wrong, is to be reopened in a landmark ruling by the high court.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office (Ipco) criticised MI5’s handling of a man known only as agent X, and said some of its officers had initially misled the public about his true status.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 19, sentenced to five and a half years each for cyber-attack that cost Transport for London £39m.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Nash, R (On the Application Of) v Brighton County Court [2026] EWCA Civ 914 (14 July 2026)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Monro, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 906 (30 June 2026)
Winkless & Anor, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 904 (30 June 2026)
Farooq, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 901 (26 June 2026)
Rawle, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 912 (26 June 2026)
Kerari, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 908 (25 June 2026)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Chin v The Estate of George Edward Chin & Anor [2026] EWHC 1791 (Ch) (16 July 2026)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
TR v ST (Letters of Request) [2026] EWHC 1785 (Fam) (09 July 2026)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Ideasoft Solutions LLC & Ors v Kolomiets [2026] EWHC 1775 (KB) (16 July 2026)
Beckett v Graham & Anor [2026] EWHC 1794 (KB) (16 July 2026)
Kingsley v Macaskill [2026] EWHC 1799 (KB) (15 July 2026)
French v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2026] EWHC 1774 (KB) (14 July 2026)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
BDP Construction Ltd v Cygnet Behavioural Health Ltd [2026] EWHC 1796 (TCC) (16 July 2026)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A group of shared ownership residents cannot be charged for services on their estate that they cannot access, the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th July 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Much has been written about the risks of lawyers misusing AI for legal research and drafting. Recent cases involving fabricated authorities and inaccurate legal analysis have rightly attracted attention.
‘However, in my view, the greater and more immediate challenge lies elsewhere: the routine use of AI by clients themselves.’
Legal Futures, 16th July 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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