Day: 28 April 2026

‘The potential use of computers in the law has been well understood for many years. There is a Society for Computers and the Law of longstanding. Lord Justice Brooke was an early proponent of it in the 1990s and today, although a surprising amount of paper can still be seen in courts and legal offices, in reality the bulk of legal work is done on, or at least involves, computers. However until recently the computers one encountered in the law were of the traditional kind, in other words they did not involve machine-learning or so called artificial intelligence or “AI”.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 24th April 2026

Source: www.judiciary.uk

‘In Scotland, the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 provides for an inspection regime for funeral premises, a code of practice for funeral directors and a funeral director licensing scheme; however, there is no such scheme of regulation in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland.’

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Law & Religion UK, 24th April 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘The court battle between the Solicitors Regulation Authority and global practice Dentons over allegations of historical money laundering breaches could return to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal following a Court of Appeal ruling today. In Dentons UK and Middle East v Solicitors Regulation Authority, three judges today upheld the High Court’s quashing of a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal decision to dismiss charges of a breach of SRA principle 7.’

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Law Society Gazette, 27th April 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Male judges sitting in the Court of Appeal show more confidence than women in applying for Supreme Court roles “even if they do not necessary fulfil all the criteria”, the Supreme Court’s president has told peers.

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Law Society Gazette, 24th April 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘A deputy High Court judge has been issued with formal advice for misconduct after he interrupted so much it amounted to “excessive intervention” and raised his voice to a barrister while she was making submissions.’

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Law Society Gazette, 27th April 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘The Bar Standards Board has revealed for the first time that it has 10 open investigations related to the Post Office Horizon scandal. The regulator has previously said that it is looking into the conduct of barristers who advised the Post Office, but never stated how many investigations were live. The Solicitors Regulation Authority has 20 live investigations into solicitors and firms.’

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Law Society Gazette, 27th April 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Costs Judge Whalan. Unsuccessful application by the claimant for a s 70 Solicitors Act 1974 assessment of the invoices delivered by the defendant law firm. Invoices were Interim Statute Bills, and no special circumstances were found to justify assessment by the court.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 24th April 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘Government appeal against high court ruling could have implications for right to protest and lead to other groups being proscribed.’

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The Guardian, 28th April 2026

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‘Four men have been sentenced over illegally dumping waste at six sites across London after an investigation by the Environment Agency (EA).’

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BBC News, 27th April 2026

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‘A man has been jailed for beating a pensioner to death in a “savage and unprovoked attack” in east London.’

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BBC News, 28th April 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk