Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal over whether HS2 tunnelling works benefited from deemed planning permission – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 7th, 2026 in news by michael

‘The Supreme Court has granted ministers and HS2 Limited permission to appeal a ruling that certain tunnelling works did not have planning permission.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th October 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Court of Protection rules 16-year-old boy is not subject to deprivation of liberty despite extensive restrictions – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 7th, 2026 in news by michael

‘The Court of Protection has concluded that a 16-year-old boy is not being deprived of his liberty in the latest ruling in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the AGNI case earlier this year.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th October 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

No Sledgehammer Needed – Forced Access Injunctions Continued – Nearly Legal

Posted October 7th, 2026 in news by michael

‘Stonewater Limited v Rosie Marie Harris [2026] EWCC 42. The Claimant Landlord had obtained an injunction ordering the Defendant Tenant to provide access for an electrical inspection. The Tenant had not complied with that order. The Landlord therefore applied to the court to vary the injunction, so that they were “permitted to use reasonable force by drilling the locks to obtain immediate access”, subject to certain conditions.’

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Nearly Legal, 6th October 2026

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Pensions legislation and the limits of statutory purpose – Pensions Barrister

Posted October 7th, 2026 in news by michael

‘Paul Newman KC looks at three recent Supreme Court cases on the importance of purpose in construing statutes, and considers how they affect the future interpretation of pensions legislation.‘

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Pensions Barrister, 24th September 2026

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

The Astonishing Fate of Scott v Scott / Sir James Munby – Financial Remedies Journal

Posted October 7th, 2026 in news by michael

‘This is a detailed investigation of what is on any view one of the most consequential, if now all too frequently disregarded, cases in family law. It is a much expanded account of some of the matters which I first explored in Some Sunlight Seeps In [2022] FRJ 79.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 1st October 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

Police routinely failing to investigate ‘revenge porn’ in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted October 7th, 2026 in news by michael

‘Police forces are routinely failing to investigate complaints about the circulation of image-based abuse, previously known as “revenge pornography”, according to research that has triggered a super-complaint over the way such crimes are handled.’

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The Guardian, 7th October 2026

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Three men jailed for raping teenage girl before fleeing UK in back of lorry – The Guardian

Posted October 7th, 2026 in news by michael

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Three men who raped a 17-year-old girl before escaping from the UK to France in the back of a lorry have been sentenced to a total of 33 years in detention.’

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The Guardian, 6th October 2026

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PCs who used Taser and baton on amputee, 92, sacked

Posted October 7th, 2026 in news by michael

‘Two police officers who pepper-sprayed and Tasered a 92-year-old amputee at a care home have been sacked for gross misconduct.’

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BBC News, 6th October 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk