‘This is an update on the post we wrote on 18 March about family court and defamation proceedings relating to a high profile couple, Professor James Tooley and Ms Cynthia Tooley/Stroud MBE.’
The Transparency Project, 30th March 2026
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Earlier this week, the Court of Appeal heard an argument that the Open Justice Principle does not apply to the Court of Protection (CoP) and that an “urban myth” had wrongly grown that any attempt to restrict public access to CoP proceedings was “a derogation from open justice”.’
The Transparency Project, 27th March 2026
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A campaign group that opposes traffic reduction measures in Oxford has failed in a bid to judicially review Oxfordshire County Council’s decision to install charging points for the use of certain roads.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th March 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The government is relaxing rules that control the amount of remote client consultations civil legal aid providers can offer, as well as their office opening times.’
Legal Futures, 30th March 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A barrister has reported herself to the Bar Standards Board (BSB) after submitting authorities hallucinated by artificial intelligence (AI) to the High Court.’
Legal Futures, 30th March 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Council has warned the government against its plans to push cases into the magistrates’ courts as new data shows that its backlog has reached a record high.’
Bar Council, 27th March 2026
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘The ongoing hostilities in the Middle East, set against a volatile global energy market and the resulting disruption to oil production, transport and pricing, have brought into sharp focus a number of complex legal issues relevant to English law governed by international supply contracts.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th March 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘n R (CKS & Ors) v Secretary of State for Education [2026] EWHC 741, the claimants were three children (their parents acting as litigation friends) who were members of the Charedi Jewish community and attended private Charedi schools. They challenged the Department of Education’s Universal Infant Free School Meals policy (“UIFSM”), which requires state-funded schools to provide a free school meal to all state-funded school pupils in Reception and Key Stage 1 without any means test – but does not apply to pupils in private schools..
Law & Religion UK, 30th March 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Reviews by a probate executive accusing her former employer, a solicitor, of being dishonest and incompetent have been found to be defamatory at common law.’
Law Society Gazette, 30th March 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Rarely does the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal offer an outspoken moral judgement on the behaviour of a respondent. Its description of Darren Hanison, former sole practitioner with Sussex firm Fortitude Law, as “deplorable” was therefore an indication of how appalled the panel had been with the misconduct laid out before it.’
Law Society Gazette, 30th March 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The government’s planned criminal justice reforms will fail without proper investment in community sentences, the Magistrates’ Association has said.’
Law Society Gazette, 30th March 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A landmark case on the alleged theft of gold gaming tokens stakes out more legal ground on the unfamiliar terrain of digital assets.’
Law society Gazette, 29th March 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In the case of AP v TP [2025] EWFC 190 (B) a financial remedy order was made by consent, following an FDR, which included a pension sharing order in W’s favour. Difficulties began when W failed to provide the necessary information to permit the pension share to be implemented.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 30th March 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Three siblings could be facing a “ruinous” £250,000-plus “fence wars” court bill after invading their neighbours’ “immaculate” garden and hacking down their 33-foot Leylandii trees.’
The Independent, 30th March 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A North Yorkshire farmer who allowed thousands of tonnes of waste to be dumped on his land has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years’
BBC News, 30th March 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The CourtWatch London project provides a valuable insight into the functioning of the magistrates’ courts, the project has gathered data and feedback from 2,300 hearings at the 15 magistrates’ courts across London between February and July last year. The Courtwatchers recorded 500 hearings (23% of all hearings) where the defendant was not represented by a lawyer.’
Bar Council, 26th March 2026
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘More training for judges and magistrates and appraisals for judicial holders will help to improve defendants’ experience in courts, Transform Justice has said.’
Law Society Gazette, 27th March 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Crown court backlog has reached a new record, according to data released today by the Ministry of Justice. The government said the latest figures show why jury trials need to be curbed as part of its reform package: the criminal bar said they prove the opposite.’
Law Society Gazette, 26th March 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘McKendrick J. Interim hearing addressing an application to set aside a previous order permitting alternative service of the divorce petition out of jurisdiction by email in the US, alongside MPS and LSPO applications.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 26th March 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘What can the court do when there’s a significant gap between the bottom of the applicant’s range and the top of the respondent’s range? Can the court take up the invitation made by counsel to “conduct its own research on Rightmove if it wishes”?’
Financial Remedies Journal, 26th March 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
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