Day: 17 February 2026

‘Dozens of universities are facing legal action from more than 170,000 students seeking compensation after their studies were moved online during Covid-19.’

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The Guardian, 16th February 2026

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‘The family of a tragic mum have won a £700,000 court fight with her “toxic” boyfriend after he used a forged will and a fake wedding in a bid to get his hands on her fortune.’

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The Independent, 17th February 2026

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‘Whilst the Supreme Court considers the Attorney General for Northern Ireland’s reference, I am being cautious about commenting about cases concerning deprivation of liberty, given my role in the case. However, I think that I can properly say that the decision of Henke J in East Riding of Yorkshire Council v The Mother & Ors [2026] EWCOP 11 (T3) is another in a line of first instance decisions which reinforce how badly the question of the scope of parental responsibility relating to confinement for those under 16 requires consideration by the appellate courts. The case was a little different to some of those which I have commented on previously, in that there was active argument as to the scope of the ability of the parents in question to consent to the confinement of their child (but I do not understand that there is likely to be any appeal).’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 16th February 2026

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‘Two teenagers have been found guilty of killing a man they believed was a paedophile by luring him to a beach where another teenager threw rocks at him.’

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The Guardian, 16th February 2026

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‘Hate crimes which target people on the grounds of their sexuality or gender identity, or a disability, are set to become aggravated offences under a proposed new law.’

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BBC News, 16th Februry 2026

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‘More than a dozen fertility patients have won a high court battle to save their embryos, eggs and sperm from destruction after errors meant they did not renew consent to store them within the 10-year window required by law.’

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The Guardian, 16th February 2026

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