Day: 5 March 2026

‘In Medmoune v France App no 55026/22 (ECHR, 5 February 2026), the Fifth Section of the European Court of Human Rights considered the extent of a Member State’s obligation under Art. 2 ECHR (the right to life) when deciding to withdraw life support, in circumstances where the patient had explicitly asked for it to be continued. The judgment helpfully illustrates the contentious boundary at which informed patient consent must give way to the expert opinion of medical professionals.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 5th March 2026

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

‘In a recent judgment, the High Court in AAA v Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority  [2026] EWHC 317 (Fam) (Morgan J) heard 15 applications from fertility clinic patients for declaratory relief. Those patients (the “Applicants”) had embryos or gametes which were stored at various fertility clinics. They sought declarations that it was lawful for those gametes or embryos to continue to be stored and used in circumstances where their written consent to storage had expired and had not been renewed (within the timeframes provided by legislation for renewal of consent).’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd March 2026

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has published its interim report on the use of AI for preparing court documents, as it invites input into new proposals on the governance of the use of AI tools in this context.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th March 2026

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘Paul Newman KC looks at how pension documents written for one purpose often end up being used for another, and what that means for those drafting them.’

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Pensions Barrister, 5th March 2026

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today issued a formal public censure against the solicitors’ regulator, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). This follows the regulator’s failure to protect consumers affected by the collapse of Sheffield-based law firm SSB Group Limited (SSB).’

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Legal Services Board, 5th March 2026

Source: legalservicesboard.org.uk

‘A circuit judge has refused to grant a highly experienced chartered legal executive an exemption that would allow her to conduct a family law case.’

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Legal Futures, 5th March 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘In the period since Parlour, there have been a great many financial remedy cases involving athletes, specifically Premier League footballers, albeit disappointingly few have been reported.

The financial size of those claims has grown in tandem with the success of the league.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 2nd March 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘Foreign governments cannot rely on state immunity to contest arbitration awards against them when they had submitted to the jurisdiction of the English courts, the Supreme Court ruled today.’

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Law Society Gazette, 4th March 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Lobbyists for the UK wood-burning stove industry have threatened councils with legal action over public information campaigns warning of the harms of air pollution.’

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The Guardian, 5th March 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com