‘In BJS, a claim where a mother (the Second Claimant) witnessed her son (the First Claimant) suffer catastrophic injuries whilst an inpatient on a psychiatric ward, the High Court rejected an attempt to distinguish the Supreme Court’s decision in Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024] UK SC 1.’

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Quarterly Medical Law Review, 2nd June 2026

Source: 1corqmlr.com

‘The Home Office acted unlawfully when it changed its policy on allocation of asylum accommodation, failing to consult adequately and breaching both the public sector equality duty and the Tameside duty, the High Court has found.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 4th June 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Court of Appeal has held that steps to allocate Part 6 accommodation cannot be included in a personalised housing plan. Matt Hutchings KC and Lindsay Johnson analyse the ruling.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 3rd June 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘Alternatives to burial and cremation in England and Wales could be made available in future, following a Law Commission report published today that recommends a clear legal framework for the regulation of new funerary methods.’

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Law Commission, 4th June 2026

Source: lawcom.gov.uk

‘Updated remote participation guidance for the Civil and Family courts, and the Tribunal jurisdictions has now been published.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 4th June 2026

Source: www.judiciary.uk

‘This was an unfortunate case of delegation, where the ultimate outsourcing ended up with an AI system.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 4th June 2026

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

‘Paul Newman KC looks at a recent NHS Pension Scheme determination which shows why a deadline may not be the end of the matter where the scheme contains a discretion to extend time.’

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Pensions Barrister, 4th June 2026

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

‘The Law Commission has published its final Report on New Funerary Methods. New funerary methods are potential alternatives to the established funerary methods of burial, cremation and burial at sea. Some are available in other countries, but there is no regulation of new funerary methods in England or Wales.’

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Law & Religion UK, 4th June 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘The petition concerns a memorial which was unlawfully introduced into the churchyard of All Saints, Broughton on a date unknown in December 2025’

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Law & Religion UK, 3rd June 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘The recent Employment Tribunal decision in Gharabili v Cedar Hope Care Services Ltd provides a useful illustration of the tension between immigration compliance and equality law. The Tribunal found that the employer’s pay practice amounted to indirect race discrimination because the non-sponsored worker was paid less than the sponsored workers. The Tribunal awarded the claimant over £14,000 in compensation, including £10,000 for injury to feelings.’

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Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 3rd June 2026

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

‘This post examines a section of the judgment in R (Mandarin and others) v BIOT Commissioner (the appeal against which is listed for 15-17 July 2026) and traces the origins of its outcome as part of a long-running political dispute between the UK Government on the one hand and the Chagossian people on the other. The primary focus is on Lewis CJ’s reasoning in [150]-[179] of the judgment. The post does not comment on the political dispute or evaluate its various positions. Instead, I ask two constitutionally focused questions. First, how was primary legislation quashed in a constitutional tradition historically and categorically allergic to the idea? Second, are Acts of the UK Parliament next?’

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Administrative Court Blog, 2nd June 2026

Source: administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com

‘Post Office leaders dealing with a second wave of potential quashed convictions have been accused of “shifting responsibility” for unpopular decisions onto lawyers.’

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Law Society Gazette, 4th June 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Claimants who brought an unsuccessful £1bn claim that would have effectively brought the National Lottery to a standstill have been told they must face the full force of costs consequences.’

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Law Society Gazette, 4th June 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘A district judge has been removed from office for gross misconduct after he was found to have communicated inappropriately with staff.’

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Law Society Gazette, 3rd June 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘HHJ Farquhar. An illogical conspiracy theory: court refuses to set aside a decree absolute granted over 10 years ago.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 4th June 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘Reardon J. Final financial remedy hearing resulting in an almost equal division of liquid marital assets following numerous irrelevant issues being raised by both parties.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 3rd June 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘The widow of a gambling addict who took his own life after falling £18,000 into debt begins a legal claim on Thursday against Betfair that could have far-reaching consequences for the UK’s gambling industry.’

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The Guardian, 4th June 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A Labour MP has taken legal action against Elon Musk’s xAI company after saying its Grok tool helped a user produce fake sexualised pictures of her, part of a wave of such images that flooded the social media platform X earlier this year.’

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The Guardian, 3rd June 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com