‘In this article, Anson Cheung and Ryan Fincham discuss recent judgments considering the use of AI in witness statements and analyse potential changes to the rules of the court to address the use of AI by legal professionals when preparing witness statements.’
4 New Square, 28th September 2026
Source: www.4newsquare.com
‘Two men jailed with indefinite sentences for public protection (IPPs) have been freed after each serving about two decades in custody despite receiving minimum terms of two years or less.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Five more former traders who were jailed for rigging interest rates have had their convictions quashed by the court of appeal in London, after a long battle to clear their names.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An estate agent has been left with a £200,000-plus court bill after losing a “tragic” court fight with her millionaire ex-rally driver neighbour over a hedge between their “idyllic” seaside homes.’
The Independent, 8th October 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A violent offender who was released from jail the day after he was sentenced stabbed his former partner and then begged to be returned to prison because he was going to “go on a murder spree”, the Old Bailey has heard.’
BBC News, 7th October 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has criticised a leading class action law firm for including in evidence an “offensive personal attack” on its president.’
Legal Futures, 7th October 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor who sought to cover up his failure to serve a claim on the defendant by fabricating a letter and then misleading the court in writing and orally has been struck off.’
Legal Futures, 7th October 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.’
Transparency Project, 2nd October 2026
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘The Supreme Court has granted ministers and HS2 Limited permission to appeal a ruling that certain tunnelling works did not have planning permission.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th October 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Protection has concluded that a 16-year-old boy is not being deprived of his liberty in the latest ruling in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the AGNI case earlier this year.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th October 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Stonewater Limited v Rosie Marie Harris [2026] EWCC 42. The Claimant Landlord had obtained an injunction ordering the Defendant Tenant to provide access for an electrical inspection. The Tenant had not complied with that order. The Landlord therefore applied to the court to vary the injunction, so that they were “permitted to use reasonable force by drilling the locks to obtain immediate access”, subject to certain conditions.’
Nearly Legal, 6th October 2026
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Paul Newman KC looks at three recent Supreme Court cases on the importance of purpose in construing statutes, and considers how they affect the future interpretation of pensions legislation.‘
Pensions Barrister, 24th September 2026
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘This is a detailed investigation of what is on any view one of the most consequential, if now all too frequently disregarded, cases in family law. It is a much expanded account of some of the matters which I first explored in Some Sunlight Seeps In [2022] FRJ 79.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 1st October 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Police forces are routinely failing to investigate complaints about the circulation of image-based abuse, previously known as “revenge pornography”, according to research that has triggered a super-complaint over the way such crimes are handled.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three men who raped a 17-year-old girl before escaping from the UK to France in the back of a lorry have been sentenced to a total of 33 years in detention.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two police officers who pepper-sprayed and Tasered a 92-year-old amputee at a care home have been sacked for gross misconduct.’
BBC News, 6th October 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ritchie v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2026] EWCC 50 concerned the effect of a lifetime settlement on a subsequent claim under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (‘FAA’) against a concurrent tortfeasor. HHJ Grimshaw granted summary judgment to the Defendant, holding that the Deceased’s earlier settlement with the manufacturer of a contaminated heater cooler unit (‘the Company’) had provided full satisfaction for the harm arising from his Mycobacterium Chimaera (‘MC’) infection. Applying Thompson v Arnold [2007] EWHC 1875 (QB) (‘Thompson’), and the principles concerning full satisfaction in Jameson & Anr v Central Electricity Generating Board [2001] 1 A.C. 455 and Heaton and Others v AXA Equity & Law Assurance Society PLC and Others [2002] 2 AC 329, the Judge concluded that the Deceased could not have maintained an action against the Defendant at the time of his death. The statutory condition in s1(1) FAA was therefore not satisfied, and the Claimant’s FAA claim could not succeed.’
1 QMLR, 6th October 2026
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘A man has been jailed for using a home-made bomb to destroy a newly installed Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) camera in southeast London. Kevin Rees, 64, placed the device next to the camera in Willersley Avenue, Sidcup, on 6 December 2023 before lighting the fuse and running away before the explosion.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 2nd October 2026
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The majority of barristers (63%) think the public does not have access to an acceptable level of justice with some describing being “ashamed” of the state of the justice system, a new Bar Council report has found.’
Bar Council, 5th October 2026
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘A judge has criticised ‘intended’ parents for failing to undertake sufficient due diligence when considering surrogacy – and has issued a warning for others intending to do the same.’
Law Society Gazette, 5th October 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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