‘Coroners examine deaths that are not straightforward, like unexpected or violent deaths, or those that take place in state custody. Every year, thousands of British families rely on these courts for crucial answers. For many, an inquest provides the key interaction with the arms of the state at a time of trauma.’
BBC News, 25th August 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘August 2026 sees the 30th anniversary of the Employment Rights Act 1996 coming into force. In the words of the Lord Chancellor at the time, it (with the linked Industrial Tribunals Act 1996) restated ‘most of the employment legislation which remained unconsolidated after the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992’ (HL Deb Vol 568, col 468 (16 January 1996)), including the legislation which, inter alia, provided protection from unfair dismissal (the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978). When the Employment Rights Act 1996 was passed it had 245 sections and, with its schedules, ran to some 176 pages. It has been much amended since then and now has some 435 sections covering over 450 pages (including references to the amending legislation), with, for example, 56 sections covering zero hours and similar contracts and tips inserted between sections 27 and 28 by a combination of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, the Employment Rights Act 2025 and the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023.’
UK Labour Law, 25th August 2026
Source: uklabourlawblog.com
‘The Upper Tribunal has recently ruled that the Home Office has been acting unlawfully, for at least nine years, by failing to publish its policy of only ever granting 12 months’ permission to remain in the UK to certain victims of modern slavery under section 65 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (colloquially known as “VTS leave”). The Secretary of State was under a duty to publish the details of this policy, so that applicants could make meaningful representations in relation to it. Failure to do so constituted a public law error. The case is R (TK) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] UKUT 316 (IAC) (29 June 2026).’
Administrative Court Blog, 24th August 2026
‘A pregnant saleswoman was the victim of discrimination when her colleague told her “nobody wants to see a pregnant woman”, a tribunal ruled.’
The Independent, 24th August 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Survivors of violent crime and families of victims have criticised the UK government for announcing “world first” plans to introduce restriction zones for serious offenders freed from prison within a few weeks without spelling out how they would work.’
The Guardian, 24th August 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
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