Day: 10 August 2026

‘Work does not stop at national boundaries anymore. The possibilities for remote work, international postings, business travel, and the global movement of the workforce have enabled businesses to operate in multiple nations simultaneously. However, this flexibility can be costly. With every foreign assignment an employee undertakes, the company may unknowingly incur a complex set of obligations that employers often are unaware of.’

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EIN Blog, 4th August 2026

Source: www.ein.org.uk

‘A costs judge has ruled that a law firm handling a woman’s estate as joint executor has no right to be paid for its services.’

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Law Society Gazette, 10th August 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has cleared a conveyancer of taking instructions from a client’s son and of manifest incompetence in a property transaction during the pandemic.’

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Legal Futures, 10th August 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘The Legal Services Consumer Panel has renewed its call for a single regulator to replace the eight approved regulators currently governing legal services in England and Wales.’

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Legal Futures, 7th August 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘The second part of Jonathan Fisher KC’s independent review, on fraud in the digital age, argues that the UK’s response to fraud must move away from a largely reactive model towards one that is proactive, preventative and focused on disrupting criminal activity before harm occurs. Fraud now accounts for nearly half of all surveyed crime, with digital technologies enabling offenders to operate at scale, across borders and with a relatively low risk of detection, according to the review.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th August 2026

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘Sadiq Khan has ordered Westminster council to scrap a policy that would ban new pubs and bars from opening in Soho and the West End of London.’

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The Guardian, 9th August 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘As judges begin to overturn indefinite jail terms handed to children and young people – and hundreds more cases are being reviewed – Vera Baird, chair of the miscarriages of justice watchdog, demands that Andy Burnham take “wholesale” action to address the scandal.’

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The Independent, 10th August 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘A 33-year-old Italian engineer who has been in London since 2018 has been plunged into a battle with the Home Office after officials told him they made a mistake allowing him to stay in the UK after Brexit.’

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The Guardian, 9th August 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A prison officer has been jailed for eight months after engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a drug dealer who styled himself as the “Latvian Pablo Escobar”.’

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The Independent, 7th August 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk