Abuse victim ‘insulted’ over compensation response – BBC News
‘A woman who was sexually abused as a child by groups of men has said she feels insulted after her compensation claims were denied.’
BBC News, 21st January 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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High Court overturns Zahawi solicitor misconduct finding – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has overturned the finding of misconduct made about the solicitor for former Conservative Chancellor Nadeem Zahawi.’
Legal Futures, 21st January 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Prison officer jailed for having sex with inmate – BBC News
‘A former prison officer has been jailed for having romantic relationships with two inmates and plotting to smuggle drug-soaked envelopes into prison.’
BBC News, 20th January 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council ordered to pay job applicant almost £3,000 in compensation over hurt feelings – The Independent
‘A town council has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 compensation to a job applicant for ‘injury to his feelings’.’
The Independent, 20th January 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper – Home Office
‘The white paper sets out the government’s plans to create an immigration system which promotes growth but is controlled and managed.’
Home Office, 20th January 2026
Source: www.gov.uk
Northampton imam sentenced for underage marriage ceremony in legal first – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A faith leader who officiated a wedding ceremony for an underage couple has been sentenced in the first case of its kind under new legislation banning child marriage in England and Wales.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 19th January 2026
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Workable’ AI copyright solutions lacking amidst UK policy ‘reset’ – OUT-LAW.com
‘”Workable” solutions that enable transparency over the content and data used to train AI models and allow rightsholders to opt their works out from being used for that purpose, have yet to be found, UK ministers have admitted, despite the government previously indicating a preference for those measures to be built into a package of AI-related reforms to UK copyright law.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th January 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
PSS is a ‘gateway’ to other rights, does not confer housing rights – Nearly Legal
‘The Court of Appeal held that Pre-Settled Status (PSS) under Article 18 of the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (the “Withdrawal Agreement”), did not in itself confer access to housing services, including Part VII homelesness support under Housing Act 1996.’
Nearly Legal, 19th January 2026
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
AI issues in the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and Upper Tribunal (LC) – Nearly Legal
‘As issues with the use of LLM generative AI in submissions in cases continue to arise, it is perhaps not surprising that the FTT(PC) appears to have had its share of such problems. What is perhaps more surprising is that it seems to have been largely on the part of landlord respondents, rather than leaseholder applicants.’
Nearly Legal, 18th January 2026
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Guardianship Without Erasure: Understanding Kafala in Islamic Law – EIN Blog
‘In both legal and popular discourse, it is often claimed that Islamic law does not permit adoption. While this statement holds some truth when adoption is defined in Western legal systems, where a child’s identity and lineage are legally transferred to the adoptive family, it overlooks the existence of deeply rooted Islamic mechanisms for childcare and guardianship. Chief among these is kafala (in Arabic literally means guarantee, surety, or taking responsibility for someone or something), a concept that provides for the ethical and material care of children without violating key principles of Islamic law, particularly the preservation of lineage (nasab).’
EIN Blog, 19th January 2026
Source: www.ein.org.uk
The long arm of SC: legislative deference in the employment law context – Administrative Court Blog
‘The Court of Appeal recently (15 January 2026) handed down its judgment in the case of Rubery v Ministry of Defence [2026] EWCA Civ 8. Elisabeth Laing LJ gave the lead judgment; Peter Jackson and Bean LJJ concurred. The Court, agreeing with the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, found that the Employment Tribunal had been wrong at first instance to find that provisions of the Equality Act 2010 which limited the ability of members of the armed forces to bring discrimination complaints breached Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The Employment Tribunal had also been wrong to employ section 3 of the Human Rights Act (HRA) to “read in” a provision to cure the problem.’
Administrative Court Blog, 19th January 2026
Expanding the scope of Article 6 ECHR for compensation scheme eligibility disputes – Administrative Court Blog
‘The Court of Appeal (Lewis, Peter Jackson, and Stuart-Smith LJJ) has affirmed the High Court’s conclusion that an application to the Windrush Compensation Scheme (“the WCS”) does not involve the determination of any civil dispute in the Article 6 ECHR sense. However, in a lengthy obiter judgment involving an impressive review of the Strasbourg case law, and disagreeing with the High Court, Lewis LJ concludes in his lead judgment that a genuine dispute over WCS eligibility can involve the determination of an Article 6 civil right. The case is R (Oji) v The Director of Legal Aid Casework [2026] EWCA Civ 11.’
Administrative Court Blog, 19th January 2026
Senior president of tribunals warns of increased abuse towards tribunal judges in annual report – Law Society Gazette
‘The senior president of tribunals, Lord Justice Dingemans, has spoken of “unwarranted” media commentary, judges’ safety and a 2027 date for the Home Office’s plans for a body of assessors to take decisions on asylum appeals in his first annual report.’
Law Society Gazette, 17th January 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judicial use of AI and risk of gender bias – Counsel
‘The judiciary is familiar with addressing bias but GenAI presents new challenges. Sophie Mitchell examines how, why and when gender bias might present itself in judicial use of AI tools and calls for urgent debate’
Counsel, 16th January 2026
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
Pepper spray use at young offender institutions in England ruled legal – The Guardian
‘An attempt to halt the use of pepper spray on children held in young offender institutions (YOIs) has failed after the high court ruled on Monday that the weapon’s rollout was lawful.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court extends illegal car meet-ups injunction – BBC News
‘Unauthorised car meet-ups will be banned in a north London borough for another year after the High Court extended an injunction.’
BBC News, 20th January 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
£16,000 private jet to extradite HSTikkyTokky ‘not necessary’, judge tells Surrey police – The Guardian
‘Using a £16,000 private flight to extradite a TikTok influencer wanted on dangerous driving charges back to the UK was “not necessary or proportionate”, a judge has told Surrey police.’
The Guardian, 16th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Female nurses win employment case over NHS changing-room use by trans colleague – The Guardian
‘A group of nurses who complained about a trans colleague using single-sex changing rooms at work suffered harassment, an employment tribunal judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 16th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Administrative Court Overturns NMC Strike-Off: Key Lessons for Regulators and Prosecutors – Kingsley Napley Regulatory Blog
‘The High Court has quashed a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) decision to strike off a nurse following a review hearing.’
Kingsley Napley Regulatory Blog, 16th January 2026
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
Government pulls amendment to Hillsborough law after backlash – The Guardian
‘The government has pulled an amendment to its proposed Hillsborough law amid concerns from campaigners and MPs that the legislation was being watered down and had become a “car crash” for the government.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
