‘An early release scheme for thousands of prisoners paused by Andy Burnham after an outcry from victims could still take place this autumn, despite warnings by probation officers of potential chaos.’
The Guardian, 23rd July 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Organisations in the UK have less than a month to prepare for the impact of new rules governing the use of single sex facilities after the proposals cleared parliament, an expert has warned.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd July 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Parliamentary sovereignty is perhaps the most important principle in UK constitutional law. However, in three of the most significant constitutional cases decided in the last decade, the UK Supreme Court’s treatment of parliamentary sovereignty has been distinguished by two characteristics – namely, the novelty of its approach to the principle and a paucity of accompanying judicial reasoning. The cases in question are R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal [2019] UKSC 22, R (Miller) v Prime Minister [2019] UKSC 41 (“Miller II”) and In re United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill [2021] UKSC 42 (“UNCRC”).’
Public Law for Everyone, 21st July 2026
Source: publiclawforeveryone.com
‘A double killer who has been in jail for a quarter of a century has claimed he is standing trial over new charges of sexual offences as a tactic to stop him from being freed on parole.’
The Guardian, 23rd July 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) is to continue exploring “proportionate transparency” on the use of AI in preparing witness statements for trial but will not extend it to other documents.’
Legal Futures, 24th July 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The landmark legal action over brain damage in rugby is on the brink of collapse as the managing judge weighs whether to strike out 95% of the first batch of 561 claimants on the grounds they have failed to comply with a court order to disclose all available documents relating to their neurological testing.’
The Guardian, 23rd July 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former Coronation Street actor Qasim Akhtar is to receive “substantial” damages from the Sun’s publisher, to settle a High Court libel claim.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for 12 years after police uncovered more than 2,000 litres of GBL, a liquid drug which is linked to spiking, and more commonly known as the ‘date rape drug’.’
The Independent, 23rd July 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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