Month: April 2026

‘In proposed amendments to the Courts and Tribunals Bill, the Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association suggest that rape, sexual assault and domestic abuse cases where the defendant is on bail be given priority and heard by the specialist court with a jury.’

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Law Society Gazette, 1st April 2026

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‘A company that brought a libel claim against graffiti artist Banksy has been ordered to pay his costs after the judge found the case to be “unreasonable to a high degree”.’

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Law Society Gazette, 1st April 2026

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‘England and Wales pioneered the criminalisation of coercive control, but it doesn’t apply outside of intimate or family relationships. Why stop there?’

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The Guardian, 31st March 2026

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‘Police are failing to effectively deal with “unacceptable” levels of hate crimes and violence against women and girls (VAWG) on public transport in London, according to a new report from the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee’

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BBC News, 31st March 2026

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‘Review of the ecclesiastical court judgments during March 2026’

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Law & Religion UK, 31st March 2026

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‘A bitter family dispute over a £10m textiles empire has concluded in court, with a son-in-law losing his bid to claim ownership of the business from his late wife’s parents.’

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The Independent, 1st April 2026

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‘A man has been jailed for 10 years and three months after his XL bully dog mauled his ex-partner’s mother to death.’

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BBC News, 31st March 2026

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‘The UK government is to change when police forces in England and Wales record non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs), in a bid to end the policing of “everyday arguments”.’

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BBC News, 31st March 2026

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‘In Emilia Munemo v Wolverhampton City Council [2026] EWCA Civ 329 the Court of Appeal unanimously allowed the Council’s appeal holding that the Respondent, who had been evicted from her home because she had obtained it on the basis of her false statements, could as a consequence be considered to be intentionally homeless.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘This is the first reported case to consider the complex interaction between the overcrowding rules in Part X of the Housing Act 1985 (“HA 1985”), the licencing regime for houses in multiple occupation (“HMOs”) as set out in Part II of the Housing Act 2004 (“HA 2004”) and the accommodation of destitute asylum-seeking families in hotels.

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Local Government Lawyer, 1st April 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘A decision to reject a compensation claim by Cardiff City over the death of Emiliano Sala highlights the challenges of proving the full value of players to football clubs, according to experts.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 31st March 2026

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision in Mazur, holding that an unauthorised person can conduct litigation so long as they are under the supervision of an authorised lawyer.’

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Legal Futures, 31st March 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk