Day: 6 May 2026

‘The Chair of the Transparency & Open Justice Board, Mr Justice Nicklin, has revealed that work is underway to extend broadcasting to Administrative Court hearings, as part of efforts to improve public access to information and court proceedings.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th May 2026

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‘The Bar Council is facing a discrimination claim over its 10,000 Black Interns programme by a white woman who says her application was rejected because of her race.’

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Legal Futures, 5th May 2026

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In Re Ormskirk Parish Churchyard [2026] ECC Liv 2, Mr and Mrs Newsome petitioned for a faculty to exhume the remains of their son Adam, who had died of cancer in 2007, aged 19. Their intention was to rebury him in West Lancashire Cemetery. Their reasons for making the application were that the churchyard and the church grounds had become “a gathering place for youths indulging in antisocial behaviour, and perhaps more concerning drug abuse. There is anecdotal evidence that needles and other drug paraphernalia have been found lying in and around the gravestones in the churchyard.”

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Law & Religion UK, 5th May 2026

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‘Paragraph 1 of CA 1989 Schedule 1 is headed ‘Orders for financial relief against parents’. Paragraph 2 is headed ‘Orders for financial relief for persons over eighteen’. As recent cases have demonstrated this structure causes complications.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 6th May 2026

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‘Offenders who commit antisemitic attacks backed by foreign powers such as Iran will face 14 years in prison under legislation to be included in the king’s speech next week.’

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The Guardian, 6th May 2026

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‘The City regulator has launched a review of claims management companies amid concerns that firms are misleading victims of financial scandals, such as car finance, about their compensation.’

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The Guardian, 6th May 2026

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‘According to Article 16 of the constitution, German citizens may not be extradited to any foreign countries that are outside of the [EU] bloc, despite other agreements that were put in place to prevent such occurrences.’

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The Independent, 6th May 2026

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‘Director of public prosecutions Stephen Parkinson has told prosecutors in England and Wales to bring charges more quickly, in order to clamp down on “daily incidents affecting the Jewish community, involving threats and abuse designed to cause fear and distress”.’

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BBC News, 5th May 2026

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