Day: 3 June 2026

‘The University of Exeter has been fined £15,000 after the Upper Tribunal concluded that a 14-month failure to comply with a disclosure order in a freedom of information case amounted to contempt of court, believed to be the first time a public authority has been fined for contempt of court in a Freedom of Information (FOI) case.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 3rd June 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Lady Chief Justice has unveiled a modernisation of the High Court which will see a new Business and Property Division replace the Chancery Division.’

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Legal Futures, 3rd June 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘Charities have described a Supreme Court judgment on what counts as deprivation of liberty under article 5(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights as the ‘biggest rollback of disability rights in a generation’.’

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Law Society Gazette, 3rd June 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

”The formation of a new business and property division of the High Court has today [2nd June] been confirmed by the lady chief justice.’

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Law Society Gazette, 2nd June 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘It is trite law to state that the contents of without prejudice negotiations cannot be referred to openly. But what about the fact that such negotiations have taken place?’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 1st June 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘A corrupt prison watchdog boss who billed herself “the prisoners’ Deliveroo” has been jailed for five years after admitting sending sexual messages to a killer inmate and smuggling drugs.’

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The Guardian, 2nd June 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘The utility firm was sentenced to the record fine for a drinking water offence at Exeter Magistrates’ Court following a prosecution brought by the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI).’

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BBC News, 2nd June 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘The judgment, which was triggered by a case brought by the attorney general for Northern Ireland, will apply across the UK.’

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BBC News, 2nd June 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘An eccentric TV aristocrat, who once advertised for a helicopter-flying “castle-trained” spouse to bear him an heir, has lost a £1.2m High Court battle against his ex-wife.’

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The Independent, 2nd June 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk