‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has cleared a conveyancer of taking instructions from a client’s son and of manifest incompetence in a property transaction during the pandemic.’
Legal Futures, 10th August 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Legal Services Consumer Panel has renewed its call for a single regulator to replace the eight approved regulators currently governing legal services in England and Wales.’
Legal Futures, 7th August 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The second part of Jonathan Fisher KC’s independent review, on fraud in the digital age, argues that the UK’s response to fraud must move away from a largely reactive model towards one that is proactive, preventative and focused on disrupting criminal activity before harm occurs. Fraud now accounts for nearly half of all surveyed crime, with digital technologies enabling offenders to operate at scale, across borders and with a relatively low risk of detection, according to the review.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th August 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Sadiq Khan has ordered Westminster council to scrap a policy that would ban new pubs and bars from opening in Soho and the West End of London.’
The Guardian, 9th August 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Independent, 10th August 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 33-year-old Italian engineer who has been in London since 2018 has been plunged into a battle with the Home Office after officials told him they made a mistake allowing him to stay in the UK after Brexit.’
The Guardian, 9th August 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A prison officer has been jailed for eight months after engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a drug dealer who styled himself as the “Latvian Pablo Escobar”.’
The Independent, 7th August 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘This exploratory study examines cyberstalking from both victim and perpetrator perspectives using two questionnaires. A total of 505 respondents to the victimisation questionnaire and 527 respondents to the perpetration questionnaire indicated a cyberstalking victimisation prevalence rate of 14.7% and a cyberstalking perpetration prevalence rate of 2.1%. Victims most commonly reported experiencing repeated, unwanted online contact (98.6%), while perpetrators most frequently reported engaging in online monitoring (81.8%). Relationships between victims and perpetrators varied, including current or ex-intimate partners, friends/ex-friends, and strangers. Common motivations included revenge (44.6% of victims; 36.4% of perpetrators) and reconciliation (41.9% of victims; 36.4% of perpetrators). Findings highlight a juxtaposition in the reported prevalence of cyberstalking by victims and perpetrators, indicating that victims most often report unwanted contact, but perpetrators most often report covert monitoring. Evidently, cyberstalking can be perpetrated without the victim’s knowledge, and this has important implications for operationalising cyberstalking and identifying victimisation and perpetration rates.’
Psychology, Crime & Law, 28 July 2026
Source: doi.org
‘Private capital markets have blurred traditional lines in corporate finance, outflanking the company law ban on public offers of securities by private limited companies and the use of the public limited company (“Plc”) form as a hook for tailored requirements. With today’s policy focus being on improving access to capital for all companies, the company law ban on public offers has become a hindrance for companies that want to use innovative offer and trading platforms. The illogicality of using Plc form rather than trading status or company size for regulatory tailoring has also become more obvious. The multilayered nature of modern corporate publicness requires a different approach.’
Cambridge Law Journal, 5th August 2026
Source: www.cambridge.org
‘A farmer who shot his lodger and dismembered his body has been jailed for 35 years.’
BBC News, 6th August 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In response to some work-related criminal offences, sanctions under UK law include not only fines and imprisonment, but also the confiscation of wages as proceeds of crime. Two such contexts are ‘illegal working’ by migrants (an offence under the Immigration Act 2016), and frauds committed by workers, including ‘CV fraud’.’
Labour Law UK, 7th August 2026
Source: uklabourlawblog.com
‘As we’ve mentioned in recent monthly Roundups, the government is currently consulting on three linked areas of family law under the title ‘A fairer end to relationships’. The consultation closes on 14 August.’
Transparency Project, 7th August 2026
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Calls are growing for an independent inquiry into an Army training college for teenagers following allegations of rape and sexual abuse against female recruits.’
BBC News, 6th August 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A recent ruling by the High Court of England and Wales on disclosure of communications relating to the instruction of private investigators will have a welcome impact for fraud cases, according to experts.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th August 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Disgraced former reality TV star Stephen Bear has been jailed for harassing his ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison.’
The Independent, 6th August 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The “justice gap” for personal injury victims is “dramatically widening” and 2.3m people every year are increasingly unlikely to seek redress, a report has found.’
Legal Futures, 6th August 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A veteran male solicitor who sent a stream of “sexually charged” messages to a female barrister his firm was instructing, even after she told him to stop, has been struck off.’
Legal Futures, 6th August 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news.’
The Transparency Project, 4th August 2026
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘FH v MH (PH12J: Parallel Criminal Proceedings) [2026] EWFC 195 (B) highlights an interesting question of the relationship between the assessment of risk within the Family Court and ongoing criminal proceedings. The Court applied the Resolution model, which was considered in the case of J (A Child) (Resolutions Model) [2021] EWFC 58 – (although this case relates to public law proceedings), finding that the maintaining of a guilty plea within criminal proceedings need not be fatal to an assessment of risk within the Family Courts. The emphasis, instead, is upon whether the party has demonstrated meaningful behavioural change and whether the identifiable risks can be safely managed going forward.’
3PB, 29th July 2026
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘This case concerns the enforceability of a “training fee clawback scheme” in the defendant’s, Mr Watts’, contract of employment. It raises issues of significance about restraint of trade in the context of contracts of employment.’
3PB, 27th July 2026
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
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