‘The government has once again committed to anti-SLAPPs legislation, after open democracy campaigners alleged that “discreet lobbying” by media lawyers had killed off the long-promised measures.’
Law Society Gazette, 20th May 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The case against judge-only justice – and why efficiency is not enough. By Professor Leslie Thomas KC.’
Counsel, 18th May 2026
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘Seeing the full picture – Baljit Ubhey OBE outlines the CPS action plan to tackle violence against women and girls, offering insights directly relevant to courtroom practice.’
Counsel, 18th May 2026
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘The judiciary has a long journey before it is fully inclusive and representative, but the First-tier Tribunal has made a remarkable start. Diego F Soto-Miranda reflects on his personal odyssey and the wider context.’
Counsel, 18th May 2026
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘This paper examines police compliance with the law on pre-charge bail and Release Under Investigation (RUI) in England and Wales. Empirical data from two studies is explored to understand how police decisions reacted to two legal changes in quick succession, which had diametrically opposed aims. Pre-charge bail and RUI were used in proportions that responded to changes in the legal architecture. How and when the police used these options, and how police officers justified their actions, are examined through the lens of compliance theories and techniques of neutralisation, neither of which have been used previously in this context. Evidence of normative compliance, capitulation, creative compliance and game-playing was uncovered as responses to legal change. Changes to the law were also met with defiance resulting in police decision-making continuing unchanged. Police decisions were explained with reference to legal, cultural and instrumental factors and techniques of neutralisation, particularly high workloads, were deployed by the police to rationalise their decisions. The paper also demonstrates the dynamic nature of officers’ compliance, emphasising how focusing exclusively on decisions made in the heavily regulated environment of police custody obscures understanding of the interplay between law and police practice.’
Policing and Society, 19th May 2026
Source: www.tandfonline.com
‘In some respects, LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473 widens the courts’ approach to considering domestic abuse in the division of assets on divorce. However, the judgment also leaves important questions unanswered. As readers will be aware, s 25(2)(g) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (‘MCA’) allows the court to take account of ‘the conduct of each of the parties, if that conduct is such that it would in the opinion of the court be inequitable to disregard it’. The bar for conduct to be considered relevant is high. In N v J [2024] EWFC 184, Peel J confirmed that conduct must be ‘of a high degree of exceptionality’ [para 28]. He also remarked that ‘[t]he increasing awareness of the incidence of domestic abuse and its harmful and pernicious effects, does not lower the conduct hurdle to be surmounted in financial remedy proceedings’ [para 29]. The exceptionality requirement remains unchanged by LP v MP, and the judgment leaves open questions about the role of gender in that requirement.’
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 19th May 2026
Source: www.tandfonline.com
‘A London-based organisation has launched a new reporting platform for anti-Hindu hate crime amid concerns about a rise in religiously motivated offences.’
BBC News, 21st May 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Unprecedented employment tribunal service delays in England and Wales mean people bringing unfair dismissal claims are waiting up to five years for their case to be heard.’
BBC News, 21st May 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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