‘A wife made a chilling remark to police after murdering her husband of 27 years with a vegetable knife in their Greater Manchester home.’
The Independent, 3rd July 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government, the Gambling Commission, and local authorities are responsible for regulating gambling in Great Britain.’
House of Commons Library, 2nd July 2026
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘Private law uses counterfactual reasoning to determine if loss—for which compensatory damages may be awarded—has been suffered because of a wrong: is the claimant in a worse position than it would have been in without the wrong? Counterfactual reasoning is, therefore, an essential part of private law. Yet, it is far from clear what this counterfactual for determining loss is. Different counterfactuals seem to be used, depending on the claim and the claim’s circumstances. Counterfactuals remain, in general, an undertheorised concept. This article proposes a new, principled theory, and conceptualisation, of counterfactuals in private law. Its central claim is that, as a rule, the counterfactual for determining loss is, and should be, ‘what would have happened without the wrong’, but that there are, and should be, exceptions to this rule, if normatively justifiable.’
Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Summer 2026
Source: doi.org
‘A man who was falsely convicted and spent more than five years in prison has said he felt “sick” to learn that his compensation claim has been rejected again.’
BBC News, 5th July 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Lord Chancellor has pledged to MPs that legislation to curb SLAPPs would be brought forward by the end of this Parliament – and hinted it may be sooner.’
Legal Futures, 6th July2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Annie’s lawyers argue that prosecution was so badly executed it breached her human rights.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A prison officer has been spared an immediate jail term after engaging in a romantic relationship with an inmate, an affair a judge branded as far more serious than merely “stupid”.’
The Independent, 3rd July 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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