CAT hits out at “unhelpful and misleading” Pogust Goodhead – Legal Futures

Posted July 15th, 2026 in news by michael

‘Class action firm Pogust Goodhead (PG) was “unhelpful, uncooperative, deliberately obfuscatory and misleading” by not revealing its client’s litigation funding problems for three years, the Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 15th July 2026

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Learning About Cohabitation Law from Sabrina Carpenter – Financial Remedies Journal

Posted July 15th, 2026 in news by michael

‘Sabrina Carpenter’s song ‘House Tour’, which has been topping the charts across the country, is a helpful albeit unconventional springboard to consider the law for unmarried cohabitants as it stands, and comment on how proposed reform might better protect families in England and Wales today.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 15th July 2026

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Councillor loses bitter neighbour court war over dog fence boundary at £1.2m country home – The Independent

Posted July 15th, 2026 in news by michael

‘A Labrador-loving parish councillor has lost a four-year court fight after his neighbour started tearing out the “dog-proof fence” around his £1.2m country home during a boundary row.’

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The Independent, 15th July 2026

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Young cybercriminals facing jail over TfL hack that cost millions – The Independent

Posted July 15th, 2026 in news by michael

‘Two young members of a criminal hacking group who carried out a cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL) that cost the organisation millions of pounds are facing jail.’

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The Independent, 15th July 2026

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UK and EU sign new Gibraltar treaty to ease border delays with Spain – The Independent

Posted July 15th, 2026 in news by michael

‘A new treaty governing the future of Gibraltar has been formally signed by the UK and the European Union, aiming to alleviate border crossing complexities and resolve long-standing uncertainty regarding [the UK’s] relationship with Spain.’

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The Independent, 14th July 2026

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UK to continue sending potential trafficking victims to France despite court ruling – The Guardian

Posted July 15th, 2026 in news by michael

‘The Home Office is set to ignore a high court ruling and continue sending asylum seekers to France without looking into claims they have been trafficked, which last week was found to be unlawful.’

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The Guardian, 14th July 2026

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Man who staged wife’s suicide jailed for murder – BBC News

Posted July 15th, 2026 in news by michael

‘A man has been jailed for life after being found guilty of the rape and murder of his estranged wife and staging a scene to make her death look like suicide.’

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BBC News, 14th July 2026

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South East Water must pay £30.5m for supply failures – BBC News

Posted July 14th, 2026 in news by michael

‘Water regulator Ofwat said this follows the conclusion of three investigations into the company’s repeated failures.’

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BBC News, 14th July 2026

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“Net zero”, church heating, and the consistory courts – VI – Law & Religion UK

Posted July 14th, 2026 in news by michael

‘Following the General Synod decision in February 2020, new provisions on carbon reduction were introduced under the Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2022 (“the new provisions”) came into force 1 July 2022. This is the sixth in the series of posts which update the list of determinations under the revised provisions.’

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Law & Religion UK, 13th July 2026

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Does the Lloyd review mark the end of the Legal Services Act? – Legal Futures

Posted July 14th, 2026 in news by michael

‘Reading between the lines of Richard Lloyd’s independent review of the LSB published yesterday – an impressively rapid achievement, as these things go, given the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) only formally commissioned him in February – I sense the ‘stakeholders’ he spoke to rather enjoyed putting the boot in.’

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Legal Futures, 14th July 2026

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Section 25(2)(g): Consign It to the Past So Survivors Can Start Their Future – Financial Remedies Journal

Posted July 14th, 2026 in news by michael

‘The 2026 judgments of Cusworth J reported as LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473 and Wei Lyn Loh and Ardal Loh-Granger [2025] EWFC 483 have dusted off s 25(2)(g) Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. Limited to use in only the most serious instances, this factor should be consigned to the history books rather than being hailed as a path to victim recompense.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 13th July 2026

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New Audit Wales code strengthens guidance on AI – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 14th, 2026 in news by michael

‘Published on Thursday (9 July), the new code replaces the 2020 Code and takes into account the rise of artificial intelligence, legislative changes, and current resource constraints affecting the public sector.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 13th July 2026

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C of E’s £100m plan to address historical links to slavery faces legal challenge – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2026 in news by michael

‘The Church of England is facing a legal challenge over Project Spire, its £100m plan to further reparative justice for historical links to enslavement, as staff come under “vile abuse” from critics.’

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The Guardian, 13th July 2026

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Landlords must address excess heat issues under new rules after boy’s death – The Independent

Posted July 14th, 2026 in news by michael

‘Under the new rules from November 30, brought in under Awaab’s Law, social housing tenants will have strengthened rights to have serious problems addressed faster.’

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The Independent, 13th July 2026

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UK bans support for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2026 in news by michael

‘The prime minister announced his government would designate the branch of the Iranian military under a new National Security Act, enabling law enforcement to take action against anyone deemed to be providing it with support.’

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The Guardian, 13th July 2026

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University worker wins £51,000 disability payout after misgendering trans colleague – The Independent

Posted July 14th, 2026 in news by michael

‘A university worker has been awarded over £51,000 in a disability discrimination case after her employer failed to account for her short-term memory issues when she misgendered a transgender colleague.’

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The Independent, 13th July 2026

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Injunction over unauthorised placement of flags on highways made permanent – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 13th, 2026 in news by Simon

‘A High Court injunction preventing the unauthorised placement of flags on highway infrastructure secured by Oxfordshire County Council has been made permanent.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th July 2026

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Court of Appeal rules environmental information is ‘held’ at date of request, not internal review – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 13th, 2026 in news by Simon

‘The Court of Appeal has unanimously allowed an appeal by the Information Commissioner and the Health and Safety Executive, ruling that the date for determining whether environmental information is held by a public authority under regulation 12(4)(a) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 is the date the authority receives the request, not the date of any subsequent internal review decision under regulation 11.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th July 2026

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Independent review of the Legal Services Board – Legal Services Board

Posted July 13th, 2026 in news by Simon

‘The independent review of the Legal Services Board, conducted by Richard Lloyd and published by the Ministry of Justice, was published on 13 July 2026.’

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Legal Services Board, 13th July 2026

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CPS admits putting hallucinated cases before High Court – Legal Futures

Posted July 13th, 2026 in news by Simon

‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) put hallucinated cases produced by artificial intelligence (AI) before the High Court in an extradition appeal, it has admitted.’

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Legal Futures, 10th July 2026

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