‘This is a guest post by Harriet Humberstone, a law student who begins her Bar professional course this September. Harriet has a particular interest in representing children in both private and public law.’
Transparency Project, 22nd June 2026
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘As is well known, the group “Palestine Action” has been subject to proscription by the Home Secretary under the Terrorism Act 2000. The Court of Appeal has recently handed down judgment in litigation challenging the designation: Secretary of State for the Home Department v R (Huda Ammori) [2026] EWCA Civ 721. The Divisional Court had found the proscription of Palestine Action to be unlawful. The Court of Appeal has reversed the Divisional Court’s decision, and therefore reinstated the decision of the Home Secretary. Subject to any decision of the Supreme Court, Palestine Action remains a proscribed terrorist organisation.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 23rd June 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A judge who failed to deliver 46 judgments and other decisions in a reasonable time has been issued with a formal warning for misconduct.’
Legal Futures, 23rd June 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An artificial intelligence law firm has won a case in an English court, in what is believed to be the first time a trial has been won using an AI lawyer.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The BBC reports that Lauren Edwards (Rochester and Strood, Lab), who came second in the ballot for Commons private Members’ bills, is to take up the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill that failed in the last session of Parliament when it ran out of time in the Lords. According to the report, her intention is to introduce an identical bill to the one that was read the third time in the Commons and sent to the Lords, with the intention of invoking the procedure under the Parliament Acts, assuming that the Commons passes the bill and the Lords fails to do so.’
Law & Religion UK, 21st June 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘With regard to the installation of new hatchments memorializing a former member of the congregation, in Re St. Michael Bowness-on-Solway [2025] ECC Car 7, permission was sought by Mrs. Mary Maxwell-Irving to hang a hatchment at St. Michael’s Church, Bowness-on-Solway in memory of her late husband, Dr Alistair M T Maxwell-Irving.’
Law & Religion UK, 22nd June 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Following the release of the Report by the National Audit Office (“NAO”) (“the Report”) on royal residences, it has emerged that King Charles pays the rent on properties occupied by his nieces, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. The properties are provided through The Royal Household, thus it is presumed that Charles pays the rent to The Household (although this is not made explicitly clear in the Report). This arrangement has been criticised on the grounds that the princesses do not carry out official royal duties. This blog analyses constitutional aspects of this arrangement, arguing that there are three grounds on which this might be thought to be an improper use of funds.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 22nd June 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The quantification and valuation of carried interest (or Carry) is often a contentious issue in financial remedy proceedings. This is because Carry is illiquid, uncertain in value and only realisable at some future (and often unknown) point in time. These factors make it difficult to know the value that should be attributed to it. To complicate matters further, Carry can also be highly valuable if certain criteria are met (or entirely valueless, if those criteria are not met), and, as a result, can often be a key asset in the case.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 22nd June 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Does the Thwaite jurisdiction still exist? If it does, what is its appropriate scope? The Court of Appeal will be required to decide.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 20th June 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘The new complaint-handling regime provided for under the Data (Use and Access) Act (DUAA) applies from Friday 19 June and applies to any form of infringement under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), not just to things like personal data breaches. ‘
OUT-LAW.com, 19th June 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The UK and France have been forced to rewrite the “one in, one out” deal because of concerns over the numbers of people re-entering the UK after being removed to the continent.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A stepmother has been handed a 12-year prison sentence for the manslaughter of a five-year-old girl, a crime committed almost 50 years ago.’
The Independent, 19th June 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘More than two dozen rioters have been jailed for their parts in a night of vandalism and violence in Cardiff three years ago.’
BBC News, 19th June 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In 1966, as England won their last men’s football World Cup, the Observer noted that the win would offer some relief from the “economic gloom” pervading the country. Public sector wages were frozen, following a run on the pound instigated by a National Union of Seamen strike. This was one of the many moments in these years when the position of nationalised industries in relation to the government was questioned; were they to operate as independent and commercial entities, or were they a tool of government policy?’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 18th June 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A third prisoner involved in the murder of a child killer within his cell has been handed a whole life order, a sentence his two accomplices were already serving.’
The Independent, 19th June 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Zoe Conroy sets out six practical considerations for social landlords when it comes to shared ownership leases under the Renters’ Rights Act.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th June 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A sexual predator who targeted mostly Muslim males online for blackmail has been jailed for 16 years, and detectives fear he may have up to 70 more victims.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A teenager with extensive care needs was left “unable to use their wheelchair or access essential medical equipment following major surgery” because of avoidable failures by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has founded.
Local Government Lawyer, 19th June 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A secondary school teacher has been jailed for life for sexually abusing and murdering the baby boy he was adopting with his partner.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In this legal article, I revisit an issue that I often discuss with lawyers in the UK: how far AI can properly assist in the production of witness statements. As one would expect, views on this issue vary across jurisdictions.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 21st May 2026
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
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