Police powers: Protests – House of Commons Library
‘An overview of legislation, guidance and debates related to the policing of protests.’
House of Commons Library, 8th January 2026
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Category: news
Ex-Premier League ref David Coote gets suspended sentence over schoolboy video – The Guardian
‘The former Premier League referee David Coote has been given a suspended sentence after he was found to have a sexual video of a 15-year-old boy in school uniform on his laptop.’
The Guardian, 8th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Council ordered to pay £80,000 as man suffers life-changing injuries after being hit by falling lamppost – The Independent
‘Glasgow City Council has been ordered pay £80,000 after a man was hit by a falling lamppost.’
The Independent, 8th January 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Appeal against judgment on works for external access – Law & Religion UK
‘In Re St Martin’s Church, Brampton [2025] ECC Car 11, the petitioners sought permission to appeal against the Chancellor’s judgment of 12 October 2025 which refused a faculty for external access works at the church. Permission was sought under rule 23 of the Faculty Jurisdiction Rules, (FJR), which required that the proposed appeal “[had] a real prospect of success or some other compelling reason for it to be heard”.’
Law & Religion UK, 8th January 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Court of Appeal backs strike-out of £68m law firm negligence claim – Legal Futures
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge to the striking out of £68m negligence claim against Yorkshire law firm Lupton Fawcett (LF) following a failed property development schemes.’
Legal Futures, 9th January 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Man who threw boy off Tate Modern balcony sentenced for attacking nurses – The Guardian
‘A man who threw a six-year-old boy off the Tate Modern’s 10th-storey balcony has been given a 16-week jail sentence after attacking two nurses at Broadmoor hospital.’
The Guardian, 8th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Right to protest is under attack in England and Wales, reports warn – The Guardian
‘The right to protest is under attack in England and Wales with laws trampling over human rights protections and more oppressive restrictions in the pipeline, two major reports have warned.’
The Guardian, 8th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Failure to properly vet officers resulted in serial rapists within Met ranks, review finds – The Guardian
‘Serial rapists including David Carrick were left in the ranks of the Metropolitan police because of a failure to carry out necessary vetting on thousands of officers and staff, it has been revealed.’
The Guardian, 8th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
New law set to protect dating app users from ‘vile crime’ of cyberflashing – The Independent
‘A new law designed to protect dating app users from the “vile crime” of cyberflashing has come into force, placing greater responsibility on tech firms.’
The Independent, 8th January 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Compromising complex pensions claims – Pensions Barrister
‘Paul Newman KC looks at the recent High Court approval of a compromise in the long-running saga involving the Places for People Group Retirement Benefit Scheme, which contains a useful explanation of the approach to be taken by the Court in approving the settlement of a complex set of pensions issues.’
Pensions Barrister, 8th January 2026
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘Double jeopardy’ warning over FCA money laundering switch – Legal Futures
‘The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) taking over the supervision of anti-money laundering (AML) activity risks delay and double jeopardy, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has warned.’
Legal Futures, 8th January 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Man jailed for selling chemicals online to assist suicide in UK-first case – The Guardian
‘A man who sold a deadly chemical online to help people kill themselves has been jailed in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the UK.’
The Guardian, 7th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
“High trust” legal aid model could cut bureaucracy – Legal Futures
‘A Dutch-style “high trust” model for legal aid could “significantly reduce bureaucracy” for law firms and make it more “economic” for them to do publicly funded work, the Law Society’s head of justice has argued.’
Legal Futures, 7th January 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Catastrophic’ MoJ leasing of jail with toxic gas set to cost more than £100m – The Guardian
‘A “catastrophic” decision by the Ministry of Justice to sign a 10-year lease on a prison where high levels of a poisonous gas had been detected is expected to cost the UK taxpayer more than £100m, parliament’s spending watchdog has concluded.’
The Guardian, 7th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Banaz Mahmod was murdered 20 years ago; the fight for a law on ‘honour’-based abuse goes on – The Guardian
‘After years of campaigning, Mahmod’s sister Bekhal hopes UK government is finally ready to bring in Banaz’s law’
The Guardian, 6th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Advertising watchdog targets motor CMCs in latest crackdown – Legal Futures
‘The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned misleading adverts aimed at victims of car accidents as part of a new crackdown on claims management companies (CMCs).’
Legal Futures, 7th January 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Finally: the FCA policy statement on non-financial misconduct – Doughty Street Chambers
‘On 12 December 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Policy statement PS25/23: Tackling non‑financial misconduct in financial services, which amends its Code of Conduct (COCON) sourcebook and provides guidance to those changes; and explains how non-financial misconduct (NFM) forms part of the Fit and Proper test for Employees and Senior Personnel (FIT) sourcebooks. The policy statement contains final guidance on NFM in the financial services sector, and aims to help firms who asked for additional support to tackle bullying, harassment and violence.’
Doughty Street, 5th January 2026
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
Liquidators and liability caps: the Core VCT litigation – Gatehouse Chambers
‘The dispute arose from a (solvent) members’ voluntary liquidation of three venture capital trust companies (the Core VCT companies). In March 2015, Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP entered into letters of engagement with the directors of these companies. These letters contemplated the appointment of Mark Fry and Neil Mather as joint liquidators and contained standard terms of business including a £1m aggregate liability cap.’
Gstehouse Chambers, 1st January 2026
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
New powers to seize phones from migrants come into force – BBC News
‘New powers allowing mobile phones to be seized from illegal migrants without arresting them have come into force.’
BBC News, 4th January 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenagers who posed for selfies after killing homeless man jailed – The Independent
‘Three teenagers who posed for selfies after killing a 51-year-old homeless man outside King’s Cross station have been sentenced to a combined 23 years in prison.’
The Independent, 5th January 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
