Day: 13 April 2026

‘The High Court (Mansfield J) has held that Thlimmenos discrimination can only apply where a claimant is asking for an exception to be introduced to an otherwise general rule; it does not apply where both the claimant and their comparator are outside the ambit of the general rule and thus not subject to any “treatment”. In this sense, the Thlimmenos principle does not permit claimants to seek a form of positive discrimination. The case is R (CKS and others) v Secretary of State for Education [2026] EWHC 741 (Admin).’

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Administrative Court Blog, 10th April 2026

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‘A new chambers specialising in employment law has opened in London, bidding to break free from the old hierarchical order found in traditional sets.’

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Legal Futures, 13th April 2026

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‘An unofficial carer has been handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 19 years for the murder of a disabled man whose body he concealed for up to a month.’

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The Independent, 10th April 2026

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‘UK government officials acknowledged that they had run out of time to pass legislation within the current parliamentary session, which ends in the coming weeks.’

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The Guardian, 11th April 2026

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‘An accelerated misconduct hearing found that PC Charlie Cano, who worked at Charing Cross police station, made disrespectful remarks and boasted about using force against a teenage female detainee.’

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BBC News, 10th April 2026

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‘A real estate manager has been awarded nearly £400,000 by an employment tribunal after accumulating an astonishing 827 unpaid holiday days over 25 years.’

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The Independent, 10th April 2026

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The Guardian, 9th April 2026

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‘Carlo Tritta, 19, of Bishopstoke, Eastleigh, Hampshire, has been locked up for 28 months after he pleaded guilty to various offences including making indecent images of a child and sexual communications with a child.’

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The Independent, 9th April 2026

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