Teacher sexually abused pupils at multiple schools – BBC News
‘A teacher has been found guilty of sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy after previously admitting offences against two teenage girls.’
BBC News, 10th September 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Commissioner for Conduct: Dame Maria Miller DBE – Counsel
‘It’s been one year since the Harman Report was published, so where are we on tackling harassment and bullying at the Bar? Nadia Motraghi KC meets Dame Maria Miller, the Bar’s first Commissioner for Conduct, to find out.’
Counsel, 9th September 2026
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
Friendly societies to benefit from simpler, modernised rules – Law Commission
‘The Law Commission has today published its final report following a review of the Friendly Societies Acts of 1974 and 1992.’
Law Commission, 10th September 2026
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
Book Review: We Set the Bar by Professor Jo Delahunty KC – Neurodiversity in Law
‘Max Konarek reviews Jo Delahunty KC’s book on legal aid, ADHD, dyslexia, and what the legal profession still gets wrong about neurodivergent lawyers.’
Neurodiversity in Law, 3rd September 2026
Source: neurodiversityinlaw.substack.com
Second quarter of 2026 sees 42% rise in judicial review applications compared to 2025 – Local Government Lawyer
‘Judicial review applications surged in the second quarter of 2026 with 1,300 received, a 42% increase on the same period in 2025.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th September 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Public authorities, omissions and the limits of liability – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal’s decision in Sintes v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2026] EWCA Civ 752 is ostensibly a straightforward trip-and-fall case arising from an accident at Whitechapel Market. In reality, it is a significant authority on the modern law of negligence and nuisance as applied to public authorities. It also provides a powerful illustration of the courts’ increasingly restrictive approach to liability for omissions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th September 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
The Weekly Round Up: 80th Anniversary of David Maxwell Fyfe’s Nuremberg Speech, EU Return Hubs, Terrorist Connections, and Retrospective Denial of Parole – UK Human Rights Blog
’29 August 2026 marked the 80th anniversary of David Maxwell Fyfe’s affirmation of universal human rights in his speech at the Nuremberg Trials. In honour of the anniversary, Songs of the People staged Sue Casson’s Dreams of Peace and Freedom at St James’s Piccadilly and are launching a new podcast.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th September 2026
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Chris Rowe: Requalifying Article 8: The Immigration and Asylum Bill – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The Immigration and Asylum Bill is the government’s third attempt to directly change how judges interpret and apply Article 8. Below I assess the likely impact of the proposed changes in the context of the previous reform efforts in 2012 and in particular 2014. I argue that (a) as previously the Bill does not require the courts to decide Article 8 cases differently; (b) the reform model employed has already failed to influence the courts in the intended direction, although (c) the reforms will successfully overturn Supreme Court decisions which held that the 2014 changes created new rights for foreign nationals.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 10th September 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Dane Luo: The Protection of “Purported Determinations” in the New Generation of Ouster Clauses – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Recently enacted clauses expressly include define a “determination” to include a “purported determination” or state that a court may not question a “determination or purported determination”. It is obvious what is happening. This drafting technique is a direct response to judicial decisions such as the landmark cases in Anisminic and Privacy International. In this post, I argue that it would be a mistake to treat this new drafting technique—the insertion of the word “purported”—as excluding judicial review completely. A court faced with a challenge will have to determine whether a challenged thing is a “purported determination”. There may be cases where something might present itself to be a determination, but a court concludes that it does not answer the description of either a real or purported determination.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 9th September 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Lawmakers seek ban on ‘superintelligent’ AI as ‘toolkit’ developed to support AI projects – OUT-LAW.com
‘Draft legislation aimed at preventing the development of “artificial superintelligence systems” within the UK and beyond has been introduced into the UK parliament.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th September 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Former employment judge was inappropriate toward female staff – Law Society Gazette
‘An employment judge would have been removed from office for inappropriately touching a female member of staff had he not retired, the judicial conduct office has found.’
Law Society Gazette, 10th September 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Family justice “at risk from AI transcription tools” – Legal Futures
‘The use by social workers of AI transcription tools is “impacting the integrity of written documents”, with “significant risks” for family justice, legal charity JUSTICE has warned.’
Legal Futures, 10th September 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
My Time on the Family Procedure Rule Committee – Financial Remedies Journal
‘The Vice Chair of the FRJ Editorial Board talks about his six years as a barrister member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 9th September 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
Man charged with assisting GRU Volunteer Corps – Crown Prosecution Service
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced that a man has been charged under the National Security Act following contact with a representative believed to be from the GRU Volunteer Corps.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th September 2026
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Woman’s rape lies sentence ‘unduly lenient’ – BBC News
‘A woman who falsely accused 10 men of raping her has had her prison sentence increased by two-and-a-half years after the Court of Appeal ruled her original term was “unduly lenient”.’
BBC News, 9th September 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who created indecent AI images of girls jailed – BBC News
‘A man used artificial intelligence (AI) platforms to create indecent images of women and girls, Staffordshire Police said.’
BBC News, 9th September 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Enact Trew’s law to automatically review ‘bent copper’ convictions, says report – The Guardian
‘Convictions that imprisoned police officers were involved in obtaining should be automatically reviewed to correct miscarriages of justice such as those perpetrated by the corrupt and racist officer DS Derek Ridgewell, a report says.’
The Guardian, 10th September 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Firms fined over £1 million after ‘horrifying’ death of worker buried alive in Surrey ditch – The Independent
‘Two firms have received fines exceeding £1 million after a worker was buried alive in a trench collapse.’
The Independent, 9th September 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
City council acted unlawfully in failing to secure SEN provision while appealing tribunal ruling, High Court finds – Local Government Lawyer
‘In DOL, R (on the application of) v Southampton City Council [2026] EWHC 2255 (Admin) (28 August 2026), Judge Barry Clarke concluded that by refusing for six months to implement the Attendance Provision of the claimant’s amended EHC plan as ordered by the FtT, on the ground that it had an undetermined application to the Upper Tribunal for suspension, the council acted unlawfully.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th September 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Lord Briggs appointed as next President of Supreme Court – Local Government Lawyer
‘Lord Briggs of Westbourne is to become the Supreme Court’s fifth President since it was established in 2009.
He will take up his new role in January 2027, when the current President, Lord Reed, retires.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th September 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
