Day: 11 August 2026

‘Work–life balance rights are in the odd position of being regularly legislated on and amended but rarely significantly changed. Every so often a new right, usually building on an existing one, is introduced, eligibility to use a right is widened, or a right is slightly strengthened. Reform takes place in silos: there is rarely consideration of how the rights fit together to allow work–life reconciliation over a person’s (working) life course or of more radical reform such as making carer status a protected characteristic for the purpose of discrimination law. The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) continues this trend of incremental reform by making changes to several existing rights. Although the direction of travel is clearly in the direction of extending the scope and eligibility to rights, overall it is yet another lost opportunity.’

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King's Law Journal, 7th August 2026

Source: www.tandfonline.com

‘The Sentencing Act 2026 emerged from crisis. By early 2026, the prison population had exceeded 87,000, approximately 25 per cent above certified capacity. Every local prison was overcrowded and every probation course oversubscribed.’

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2 Hare Court, 10th August 2026

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‘The diverse litigation relating to the HS2 scheme from its inception persists. This appeal related to an alteration to the design of the HS2 plans, where a proposed 2.9 km extension to the Bromford Tunnel was found to not form part of the original planning permission granted, on the basis that the extension required an environmental impact assessment, and standalone planning permission. LJ Holgate gave the lead judgment in this appeal. LJ Holgate allowed the appeal on one of the grounds of appeal. The decision in this appeal was unanimous.’

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3PB, 10th August 2026

Source: www.3pb.co.uk

‘An asylum seeker who raped a 13-year-old girl after pretending to be a teenager on Snapchat has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 10th August 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rosalind English talks to Amelia Walker of 1 Crown Office Row, frequently to be seen in the Court of Protection, about what the recent decision in response to the Northern Ireland’s reference really means in practice, in particular in relation to care home residents and capacity assessments.

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Law Pod UK, 10th August 2026

Source: audioboom.com

‘The government is facing legal action after the United Nations concluded prisoners trapped on indefinite jail terms are being unlawfully detained, The Independent can reveal.’

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The Independent, 11th August 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘In Cherrington v University of Derby [2026] EAT 107, the Mr Justice Cavanagh in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) held that an Employment Tribunal (“ET”) was not obliged to consider the Appellant’s Article 10 ECHR right to freedom of expression of its own motion when deciding whether or not his dismissal was fair. His right to freedom of expression did not “shout out” from his case, and nor was the ET obliged to consider the ECHR “as a matter of course” in unfair dismissal complaints, or even particular species of unfair dismissal complaints.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th August 2026

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

‘Radio Caroline has been found in breach of broadcasting rules after it mistakenly announced the death of King Charles III.’

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BBC News, 10th August 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk