Wayfair among firms fined millions for misleading sales tactics – BBC News

Posted October 14th, 2026 in news by michael

‘The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined the online furniture retailer £4.8m and electronics retailer Appliances Direct £1.2m for misleading customers with time-limited offers.’

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BBC News, 14th October 2026

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Unfitness in the High Court / Sarah Cummins and Robin Stewart – Nearly Legal

Posted October 14th, 2026 in news by michael

‘Harvey v Heaver [2026] EWHC 1671 (KB). This is the first binding higher court judgment on the meaning of unfitness for human habitation in sections 9A and 10 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 as amended by the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. The case is therefore important – but also procedurally a strikingly odd bit of housing litigation, involving a three-day hearing in the High Court to determine only whether or not an order for repairs and other works should be made against the landlord.’

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Nearly Legal, 8th October 2026

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Roundup: 11th October 2026 – Law & Religion UK

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‘Racial and religious hate crime — Bisdom Gent, Case C-12/25 — Changes to Online Faculty System — Parochial Fees 2007 [i.e. 2027] — Forthcoming Ecclesiastical Law Society lectures’

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Law & Religion UK, 11th October 2026

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New MOT rules come into force for four types of vehicles today – The Independent

Posted October 14th, 2026 in news by michael

‘Drivers will need to make sure they display a special type of sticker to stay in line with the rules.’

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The Independent, 14th October 2026

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Supreme Court hears church warden murder appeal – BBC News

Posted October 14th, 2026 in news by michael

‘A former deputy church warden could not have have legally caused a university lecturer’s death by giving him potentially sedated whisky, the Supreme Court has been told.’

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BBC News, 13th October 2026

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Wandsworth prison nurse confesses ‘inappropriate’ relationship with convicted killer – The Independent

Posted October 14th, 2026 in news by michael

‘A prison nurse has confessed to carrying on an “inappropriate personal relationship” with a convicted killer while working at HMP Wandsworth.’

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The Independent, 13th October 2026

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