Day: 2 July 2026

‘In February 2022, we issued a post on a Bishop’s Disciplinary Tribunal in the Diocese of Southwark which addressed issues arising from a priest’s use of the “Like” function on his Twitter account. In this case the Complainant was the Archdeacon of Reigate, Diocese of Southwark, and after serving a “Respondent’s answer to a Complaint” in the appropriate format, the Respondent did not engage any further with the process.’

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Law & Religion UK, 2nd July 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘A High Court judge, employment judges and a district judge sitting in the magistrates’ court have all been sanctioned over delays in their judicial work.’

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Law Society Gazette, 2nd July 2026

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‘Claimant lawyers have hailed what they call a landmark victory after appeal judges allowed mis-sold car finance cases to be grouped together as one class action. The Court of Appeal today upheld the High Court’s decision that thousands of claims can be conveniently dealt with under eight ‘omnibus’ claim forms.’

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Law Society Gazette, 1st July 2026

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‘Unrepresented parties using generative AI to craft claims threaten to inundate courts with a tide of slop. Solicitors as well as judges need to learn quickly how to respond.’

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Law Society Gazette, 30th June 2026

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‘If the Thwaite jurisdiction exists, the doctrine should only need to be invoked in exceptionally rare cases. Ordinarily, careful drafting of a non-variable property adjustment order should provide for future contingencies, however remote or unlikely.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 1st July 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) must urgently improve its investigations to avoid a repeat of failings such as those in the Andrew Malkinson scandal, a watchdog has found.’

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The Guardian, 2nd July 2026

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‘Britain’s biggest housebuilders, including Barratt Redrow and Taylor Wimpey, face a multibillion-pound class action lawsuit over claims that they colluded over higher prices for homebuyers.’

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The Guardian, 30th June 2026

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