‘An inspector was right to reject a planning application for an orthodox Jewish school on grounds of intolerable noise nuisance to neighbours, and also to refrain from considering the London Borough of Hackney’s record in providing school places.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th April 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has concluded that the Office for Students (OfS) erred in law when it made a decision that the University of Sussex was in breach of two registration conditions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th April 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has condemned “Freeman of the land” theories used by litigants in person to try and get themselves out of legal difficulties as “offensive to the rule of law”.’
Legal Futures, 30th April 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is relaunching the Public Legal Education (PLE) Committee to raise the profile of public legal education and support more strategic, coordinated delivery across the sector.’
Attorney General’s Office, 628th April 2026
Source: www.gov.uk
‘This post examines questions of accountability, transparency and oversight in the context of the UK government’s proposal for a new Independent Appeals Body for immigration and asylum decisions, replacing the existing First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (hereafter, FtT).’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 30th April 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘It has been more than five years since the Courts last discussed the use of AI in public decision-making. That was in R (Bridges) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police (Information Commissioner and others intervening) [2020] 1 WLR 5037). In the universe of AI, five years is a mind-bendingly long time. Can we even remember a time before hallucinated authorities and lonely teenagers falling in love with chatbots? Many of us have been waiting with bated breath for the next word on how the Administrative Court will constrain public authorities’ use of AI.
‘After that long wait, we have been given R (Thompson and Carlo) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2026] EWHC 915 (Admin).’
Panopticon, 28th April 2026
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘Summaries to the four consistory court judgments reviewed during April 2026 are listed below, with links to the L&RUK review.’
Law & Religion UK, 30th April 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘On 31 March 2026, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its Report, “Recruitment Rewired: an update on the ICO’s work on the fair and responsible use of automation in recruitment”, setting out its findings and regulatory expectations for employers using AI‑enabled or automated tools in recruitment.’
Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 28th April 2026
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘Written by Afifa T. Khan Waheed. Exploring how superficial diversity initiatives and ambiguous definitions create invisibility rather than inclusion in the legal profession.’
Neurodiversity in Law, 28th April 2026
Source: neurodiversityinlaw.substack.com
‘This post contains a recap of the second of two days (29 April) of OPEN hearings in the Court of Appeal’s hearing in the Palestine Action appeal.’
Administrative Court Blog, 30th April 2026
‘The Court of Appeal hearing in the Palestine Action proscription appeal commenced today (28 April). It will last till 4.30pm tomorrow (29 April). This blog contains a recap of today’s arguments, including questions and observations from the bench.’
Administrative Court Blog, 28th April 2026
‘The Serious Fraud Office’s use of counsel has been praised by its watchdog for “recent changes [which] have strengthened oversight of expenditure”, inspectors have concluded.
‘However in a report on the SFO’s use of counsel at the pre-charge stage, His Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Inspectorate (HMCPSI) today makes six recommendations to help the body improve. These include the introduction of a central record of counsel and their performance to support future decisions.’
Law Society Gazette, 30th April 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Cusworth J. Sums the husband unilaterally removed from a mortgage account and joint bank accounts during the marriage are held to be part of his entitlement under a pre-nuptial agreement, partially due to conduct findings.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 28th April 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Sophie Corcoran, a GB News commentator, applied to a programme the 10,000 Interns Foundation was running with the Bar Council. She said she was “shocked to discover that the scheme is restricted to applicants of a particular racial background”.’
The Guardian, 29th April 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A campaigner says it is “very, very scary” to face a £20,000 lawsuit for Facebook posts about an unpleasant smell in a town which has been called the “Penrith Pong”.’
BBC News, 29th April 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sussex University has overturned a £585,000 fine by England’s higher education watchdog after the high court rejected claims the university had breached free speech regulations involving its former professor Kathleen Stock.’
The Guardian, 29th April 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three accident claims management companies – one of which is owned by a law firm – have been found in breach of the Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA) rules.’
Legal Futures, 29th April 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In R v Skinner [2026] EWCR 4, Mr Skinner was a devout Christian strongly opposed to abortion. He sent two identical letters, attached to e-mails, to Temporary Inspector Fern Graham of the Dorset Police and to the Office of the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner (which was opened by a female office administrator) headed “Reporting mass murder in Ophir Road” – a reference to the British Pregnancy Advisory Service’s clinic in Ophir Road, Bournemouth, which offers pregnancy termination. The letters included what were said to be photographs of aborted foetuses and comments about “brutal killings taking place in Bournemouth” and “terror and torture” suffered by foetuses in the process of termination [1-4]. (He also sent them to the Chief Constable and to local councillors, but those were not the subject of a criminal complaint [7].) He was convicted in respect of the e-mails to Inspector Graham and the Police and Crime Commissioner for improper use of the public electronic communications network, contrary to s.127(1) of the Communications Act 2003 [9 & 10]. He appealed.’
Law & Religion UK, 28th April 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘All energy companies licensed to operate in Britain will be subject to “baseline” cybersecurity requirements – with higher standards imposed on the most ‘critical’ operators – under proposals set out by the UK government and energy regulator Ofgem.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th April 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘In London Borough of Southwark v The Information Commissioner & Southwark Law Centre [2026] UKFTT 628 (GRC), decided on 28 April 2026, the tribunal partly allowed the council’s appeal against a decision notice issued by the Information Commissioner in October 2025. While the tribunal accepted that the section 36(2)(b)(ii) and 36(2)(c) exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 were engaged, it held that the public interest balance nonetheless favoured disclosure.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th April 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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