‘In R (FZW) v Bristol City Council [2026] EWHC 1956 (Admin), Judge Barry Clarke, sitting as a High Court judge, concluded that the council should have found in law that the claimant appeared to them to require accommodation under section 20, reminding local authorities they cannot “side-step” obligations under section 20 by describing accommodation as having been provided under section 17.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th August 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Upper Tribunal has held that a child or young person’s ‘ordinary residence’ for the purposes of the Children and Families Act (CFA) 2014 may be different to their ‘ordinary residence’ for the purposes of the social care functions of the local authority.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th August 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Court of Appeal in Information Commissioner and another v O’Hanlon [2026] EWCA Civ 838 has found that the duty to disclose environmental information only applies to information held at the date of the request, and further that the exception to disclosure in reg 12(4)(a) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (“EIR”) (where a public authority does not “hold” the environmental information requested) is to be applied as at the time of the initial request, not the time of the authority’s refusal or subsequent reg 11 review.’

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Panopticon, 7th August 2026

Source: panopticonblog.com

‘In Autumn 2026, elections are taking place to select General Synod members for the next quinquennium. The Church of England is “looking for candidates who represent the whole range of people and churches in the Church of England, particularly those whose background may currently be underrepresented”.’

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Law & Religion UK, 9th August 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘Following a preliminary oral hearing on abuse on 28 April 2026 and a preliminary determination on the papers of an application to amend the charges, both of which matters were dealt with by the Chair alone, the final hearing of the case took place over two days on 27 and 28 July 2026.’

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Law & Religion UK, 6th August 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘Work does not stop at national boundaries anymore. The possibilities for remote work, international postings, business travel, and the global movement of the workforce have enabled businesses to operate in multiple nations simultaneously. However, this flexibility can be costly. With every foreign assignment an employee undertakes, the company may unknowingly incur a complex set of obligations that employers often are unaware of.’

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EIN Blog, 4th August 2026

Source: www.ein.org.uk

‘A costs judge has ruled that a law firm handling a woman’s estate as joint executor has no right to be paid for its services.’

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Law Society Gazette, 10th August 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has cleared a conveyancer of taking instructions from a client’s son and of manifest incompetence in a property transaction during the pandemic.’

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Legal Futures, 10th August 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘The Legal Services Consumer Panel has renewed its call for a single regulator to replace the eight approved regulators currently governing legal services in England and Wales.’

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Legal Futures, 7th August 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘The second part of Jonathan Fisher KC’s independent review, on fraud in the digital age, argues that the UK’s response to fraud must move away from a largely reactive model towards one that is proactive, preventative and focused on disrupting criminal activity before harm occurs. Fraud now accounts for nearly half of all surveyed crime, with digital technologies enabling offenders to operate at scale, across borders and with a relatively low risk of detection, according to the review.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th August 2026

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘Sadiq Khan has ordered Westminster council to scrap a policy that would ban new pubs and bars from opening in Soho and the West End of London.’

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The Guardian, 9th August 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘As judges begin to overturn indefinite jail terms handed to children and young people – and hundreds more cases are being reviewed – Vera Baird, chair of the miscarriages of justice watchdog, demands that Andy Burnham take “wholesale” action to address the scandal.’

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The Independent, 10th August 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘A 33-year-old Italian engineer who has been in London since 2018 has been plunged into a battle with the Home Office after officials told him they made a mistake allowing him to stay in the UK after Brexit.’

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The Guardian, 9th August 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A prison officer has been jailed for eight months after engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a drug dealer who styled himself as the “Latvian Pablo Escobar”.’

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The Independent, 7th August 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘This exploratory study examines cyberstalking from both victim and perpetrator perspectives using two questionnaires. A total of 505 respondents to the victimisation questionnaire and 527 respondents to the perpetration questionnaire indicated a cyberstalking victimisation prevalence rate of 14.7% and a cyberstalking perpetration prevalence rate of 2.1%. Victims most commonly reported experiencing repeated, unwanted online contact (98.6%), while perpetrators most frequently reported engaging in online monitoring (81.8%). Relationships between victims and perpetrators varied, including current or ex-intimate partners, friends/ex-friends, and strangers. Common motivations included revenge (44.6% of victims; 36.4% of perpetrators) and reconciliation (41.9% of victims; 36.4% of perpetrators). Findings highlight a juxtaposition in the reported prevalence of cyberstalking by victims and perpetrators, indicating that victims most often report unwanted contact, but perpetrators most often report covert monitoring. Evidently, cyberstalking can be perpetrated without the victim’s knowledge, and this has important implications for operationalising cyberstalking and identifying victimisation and perpetration rates.’

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Psychology, Crime & Law, 28 July 2026

Source: doi.org

‘Private capital markets have blurred traditional lines in corporate finance, outflanking the company law ban on public offers of securities by private limited companies and the use of the public limited company (“Plc”) form as a hook for tailored requirements. With today’s policy focus being on improving access to capital for all companies, the company law ban on public offers has become a hindrance for companies that want to use innovative offer and trading platforms. The illogicality of using Plc form rather than trading status or company size for regulatory tailoring has also become more obvious. The multilayered nature of modern corporate publicness requires a different approach.’

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Cambridge Law Journal, 5th August 2026

Source: www.cambridge.org

‘A farmer who shot his lodger and dismembered his body has been jailed for 35 years.’

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BBC News, 6th August 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘In response to some work-related criminal offences, sanctions under UK law include not only fines and imprisonment, but also the confiscation of wages as proceeds of crime. Two such contexts are ‘illegal working’ by migrants (an offence under the Immigration Act 2016), and frauds committed by workers, including ‘CV fraud’.’

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Labour Law UK, 7th August 2026

Source: uklabourlawblog.com

‘As we’ve mentioned in recent monthly Roundups, the government is currently consulting on three linked areas of family law under the title ‘A fairer end to relationships’. The consultation closes on 14 August.’

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Transparency Project, 7th August 2026

Source: transparencyproject.org.uk