‘A worker at a UK mattress company sued for disability discrimination after she claimed a mattress fell on her and gave her brain damage.’
The Independent, 26th August 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has criticised the London Borough of Ealing for producing reports and assessments using incorrect information when considering concerns about a child.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th August 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A 2020 High Court judgment, R (Holborn Studios) v London Borough of Hackney, established for the first time, whether members of the public can write to councillors, and whether councillors can read those letters in advance of taking decisions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th August 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The system which handles appeals against the Home Office’s asylum and immigration decisions looks set, once again, to be overhauled. If enacted, Part 1 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill would replace the existing First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum chamber) (FTIAC) with a new body known as the Independent Immigration Appeals Authority (IIAA) (clause 1). The existing jurisdictions of the FTIAC would be transferred to the IIAA meaning that, among other things, it would decide appeals against protection and human rights decisions (here, asylum appeals), immigration bail applications, challenges to citizenship deprivation and cases concerned with the application of the EU Citizen Resettlement schemes (clause 1(2)).’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 26th August 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A recent English High Court decision provides an important reminder that allegations of dishonesty, fraud and forgery will not by themselves be sufficient to obtain a worldwide freezing order (WFO), an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th August 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Online service providers that lose their appeals against regulatory decisions taken under the UK’s Online Safety Act will not generally be ordered to pay the costs of the regulator after proposals to alter the current position on costs were dropped.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th August 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The performance of AI in the justice system is only being measured in terms of operational efficiencies, and not if it is actually helping people deal with legal issues, research has found.’
Legal Futures, 26th August 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A barrister who should have learnt from a previous disciplinary offence that his rudeness “demeans” himself and could damage “the Bar as a whole” has been fined.’
Legal Futures, 24th August 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An inspection into how a police force responds to violent incidents has been launched in the wake of Henry Nowak’s murder.’
BBC News, 25th August 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 19-year-old student who fatally stabbed a former friend in the heart following a dispute over a fake Rolex watch has been jailed for 10 years for manslaughter.’
The Independent, 25th August 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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