Ecclesiastical court judgments – June – Law & Religion UK
‘Summaries to the ten consistory court judgments reviewed during June are listed below, with links to the L&RUK review.’
Law & Religion UK, 1st July 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Burial of unknown ashes without documentation – Law & Religion UK
In her paper Post-Cremation Ashes: What’s The (Updated) Legal Position? Professor Heather Conway states: “…in England and Wales…the first thing is to distinguish between is who is authorised to collect the remains from the crematorium, and who has the legal right to the ashes once this has occurred”. However, matters became more uncertain subsequent to the these considerations in Re St. Mary the Virgin Greenham [2026] ECC Oxf 11.’
Law & Religion UK, 26th June 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
UK cryptoasset regime finalised by FCA – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalised new rules and guidance that will apply to businesses seeking to facilitate the buying, trading or storage of cryptoassets in the UK from 25 October 2027.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st July 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Private FDRs Under the Spotlight – Financial Remedies Journal
‘Are private FDRs working? And does the answer depend upon who is answering? Those were the core questions discussed at a gathering of family lawyers – both neutral evaluators and advisers – in central London on 9 June 2026.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 29th June 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
LGPS Guidance published – Pensions Barrister
‘The Government has published its long-awaited package of statutory guidance for the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales, accompanying the investment and governance reforms in the Pension Schemes Act 2026. The guidance covers three linked areas: asset pooling, preparing and maintaining Investment Strategy Statements, and fund governance.’
Pensions Barrister, 30th June 2026
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
Grandson wins £850k fight with grandad who paid for house and wedding then sued to get money back – The Independent
‘A 90-year-old tiles tycoon who bought his “favourite” grandson a house and funded his five-star wedding has lost an £850,000 court fight after suing him to take the money back.’
The Independent, 1st July 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New guidance sets out key steps for licensing teams during local government reorganisation – Local Government Lawyer
‘The professional body for licensing practitioners said the new guidance sets out what licensing teams need to know, what they need to do, and how they can “position licensing as a core public protection and regulatory service” within the new authorities.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st July 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
CA: Omnibus forms can be used for motor finance claims – Legal Futures
‘More than 5,000 people with motor finance claims can use “multi-claimant” or omnibus claim forms and do not have to file them separately, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 1st July 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Police watchdog investigates Henry Nowak’s arresting officers for gross misconduct – The Independent
‘Two police officers involved in the arrest of Henry Nowak before he died from a stab wound are being investigated for potential gross misconduct.’
The Independent, 1st July 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
KC to face contempt hearing over closing speech – Legal Futures
‘The KC accused of not following court directions in his closing speech on behalf of a Palestine Action activist is to face contempt proceedings, a High Court judge has decided.’
Legal Futures, 1st July 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Psychic poet ordered to pay £216k bill after losing fight with sister over inheritance – The Independent
‘A self-proclaimed psychic, known for his appearances on major television programmes, is facing a £216,000 court bill after failing to foresee his own legal defeat in an inheritance battle against his younger sister and niece.’
The Independent, 30th June 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government ‘cannot deport’ grooming gang ringleader – BBC News
‘[P]apers published online said Ahmed cannot be deported back to Pakistan due to provisions under the Immigration Act 1971.’
BBC News, 30th June 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Black Horse Ltd v Angel & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 831 (30 June 2026)
Gill & Anor v Kaur [2026] EWCA Civ 833 (30 June 2026)
Rowntree v Performing Right Society Ltd & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 814 (29 June 2026)
Weis v Greater Manchester Combined Authority [2026] EWCA Civ 825 (29 June 2026)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Mohindru v The Bar Standards Board [2026] EWHC 1604 (Admin) (30 June 2026)
Goldsmith v Secretary of State for Justice [2026] EWHC 1626 (Admin) (26 June 2026)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Cross Transport Ltd (In Administration), Re [2026] EWHC 1636 (Ch) (30 June 2026)
Teixeira v Moaven & Ors [2026] EWHC 1542 (Ch) (30 June 2026)
JSC Commercial Bank Privatbank v Kolomoisky & Ors [2026] EWHC 1617 (Ch) (29 June 2026)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Ocorian Trustee (UK) Ltd & Anor v Chandarana & Ors [2026] EWHC 1635 (Comm) (30 June 2026 )
CP Holdings Ltd & Ors v Assicurazioni Generali SpA & Ors [2026] EWHC 1520 (Comm) (29 June 2026)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Various Claimants v Entain PLC [2026] EWHC 1622 (KB) (30 June 2026)
Bromcom Computers PLC v Arbor Education Partners Ltd & Ors [2026] EWHC 1605 (KB) (30 June 2026)
Source: www.bailii.org
No privilege for litigation funding documents – Legal Futures
‘Documents created to enable a litigation funder to decide whether to fund a group action are not covered by litigation privilege, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 30th June 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Hleb Buziuk: Downward Self-Correction: The AGNI Reference and the Mirror Principle in Reverse – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The literature on section 2 of the Human Rights Act 1998 has largely been preoccupied with a single direction of travel: how far domestic courts may go beyond the Strasbourg case law, or against it. Those are the questions behind Ullah, behind the refusal to follow Strasbourg in Horncastle, and behind the long debate over whether there is a ‘ceiling’ on domestic rights (see L. Graham, ‘The Modern Mirror Principle’ [2021] PL 523, and the work of Roger Masterman on the domestic–Strasbourg relationship). A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 [2026] UKSC 16 (‘the AGNI Reference’) runs in the other direction. Sitting as a panel of seven, the Supreme Court used the 1966 Practice Statement to overrule its own decision in Surrey County Council v P; Cheshire West and Chester Council v P [2014] UKSC 19 (‘Cheshire West’), holding that the ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty under article 5 ECHR had never been adopted by the European Court of Human Rights and was wrong in principle. Craig Wells has read the decision through a rule-of-law lens, stressing the consequences for those who lack capacity and the risk of arbitrary power (UKCLA, 15 June 2026); I approach it from another angle, though, as I suggest at the close, the two meet. My claim is narrow. The constitutionally distinctive feature of the AGNI Reference is not simply that the Court narrowed a Convention right, or even that it overruled itself to do so. It is the reason the Court gave for making that correction itself rather than leaving the matter to Strasbourg: a public authority cannot ask the European Court of Human Rights to correct an over-protective domestic reading of the Convention. What follows traces that move: its basis in precedent, the statutory link to article 5, the Article 34 asymmetry that made domestic correction necessary, and its 2012 pedigree, before turning to why it matters.’
UK Constitutional Law Associaton, 30th June 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Student gets almost four years for bomb threat – BBC News
‘A teenager who admitted possessing explosive substances and threatening to bomb his college and kill his fellow students has been sentenced to three years and 11 months in custody.’
BBC News, 29th June 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Asylum seekers to pay £10,000 towards living costs under new UK law – The Guardian
‘Asylum seekers will be ordered to pay about £10,000 to cover their state-funded living costs or be denied settled status in the UK under a new law to be considered by MPs on Tuesday.’
The Guardian, 29th June 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ex-MP Craig Williams pleads guilty over general election betting offence – BBC News
‘Former Conservative MP Craig Williams has pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling by placing bets on the date of the 2024 general election.’
BBC News, 29th June 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Partner transferred £700,000 to client “to avoid negligence claim” – Legal Futures
‘A former partner in a London law firm transferred almost £700,000 of his own money to a client company to avoid a negligence claim.’
Legal Futures, 30th June 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Stalker who used fake Tinder profile to lure men to ex’s home jailed for eight years – The Guardian
‘A man has been jailed for eight years after he set up a fake Tinder profile for his ex-partner and enticed multiple men to her house with the intention of raping her.’
The Guardian, 29th June 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
