Day: 30 January 2026

‘2026 is shaping up to be the most consequential year for UK data protection enforcement since the introduction of the EU/UK GDPR regime. With record fines issued in late 2025, a new enforcement playbook on the horizon, and shifting legislative and regulatory expectations, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) is signalling a marked transformation in how it supervises and sanctions organisations.’

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Kingsley Napley Corporate and Commercial Law Blog, 28th January 2026

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

‘Sex Matters is a campaigning organisation which was set up in 2021 and which, controversially, obtained charitable status in 2024. Its stated objectives are to “promote human rights where they relate to sex”, “advance education about sex and the law” and to “promote the sound administration of the law in relation to sex and equality in the law”. However, its recent campaigns have focused almost exclusively against the inclusion of trans women in single sex spaces.’

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Administrative Court Blog, 29th January 2026

Source: administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com

‘Four daughters have successfully challenged their “domineering” aunt in a court battle over the £1 million estate of their eccentric father, a man described as a “son of the Forest”.’

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The Independent, 30th January 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Family dynamics are complex at the best of times. When one family member is unwell, stress and worry can quickly lead to friction and mistrust among siblings and parents alike.’

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Kingsley Napley Family Law Blog, 29th January 2026

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

‘It would be “a disaster for disabled people” if police stop recording and investigating lower-level incidents of abuse that often lead to more serious hate crimes, according to researchers and campaigners.’

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The Guardian, 29th January 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A group of media lawyers, including newspaper general counsel and KCs, have put their names to an open letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling for stronger anti-SLAPP provisions.’

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Legal Futures, 30th January 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘A significant decision has been made by Mr Justice Poole in the High Court, allowing a journalist access to a number of psychological reports that were commissioned in family proceedings. Although when a Transparency Order (TO) is made under the Reporting Provisions a journalist or legal blogger can be given copies of certain court documents, this list doesn’t include expert witness reports or Cafcass reports. A second important feature of this judgment is that the journalist successfully applied for access to some documents in cases where she hadn’t been to court to get a TO.’

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Transparency Project, 29th January 2026

Source: transparencyproject.org.uk

‘A legal challenge brought by a charity over transgender people’s access to single-sex facilities at swimming ponds in Hampstead Heath has failed at the high court.’

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The Guardian, 29th January 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘The UK government’s decision to go ahead with completely lifting the cap on unfair dismissal compensation from the start of next year will require companies to rethink their dismissal strategies, an expert has warned.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th January 2026

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘Some of the information provided to lawyers over the years about the conduct of litigation was not clear enough, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has concluded.’

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Legal Futures, 29th January 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘Five more former bankers convicted of rigging interest rates will be given a fresh chance to clear their names, after the supreme court overturned a decade-old ruling against the trader Tom Hayes last year.’

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The Guardian, 29th January 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com