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‘England and Wales’ status as the jurisdiction of choice for commerce is not guaranteed to survive in the digital world, the master of the rolls said last night. In what is expected to be the first in a round of valedictory speeches, Sir Geoffrey Vos stressed the importance of ensuring that English law keeps up with developments such as cryptography and artificial intelligence.’

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Law Society Gazette, 21st October 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Solicitors should give clients “appropriate information” about how they use AI and in turn can ask clients to disclose any AI-generated material passed on to them, the Law Society has advised. A 58-page AI practice note published today gives specific guidance on how lawyers can integrate AI in their practice in line with their professional obligations.’

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Law Society Gazette, 21st October 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘What to do when confronted with AI-generated pleadings and correspondence? Saara Idelbi and Nyasha Weinberg are here to lend a hand, with some assistance from the Bar Standards Board’s AI Guidance.’

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Counsel, 19th October 2026

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

‘Anu Kaura looks at the strengthened employer duty to prevent harassment – in force from October. What does it mean when third parties are in the room?’

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Counsel, 19th October 2026

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

‘The conversation around vicarious trauma is changing. Rebecca Norris challenges the idea that risk stems from exposure alone, arguing that the way we work, and the systems in which we work, can shape our response.’

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Counsel, 19th October 2026

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

‘Offenders who refuse to face their victims’ families in court for sentencing could be stripped of privileges or kept in cells for weeks under government changes granting wider powers to judges in England and Wales.’

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The Guardian, 22nd October 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘The US military failed to notify British police of an allegation that one of its airmen had been drink-driving in Suffolk, preventing the British authorities from being able to investigate the offence.’

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The Guardian, 22nd October 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A help desk offering free support to people attending court without legal representation has been set up by Sheffield’s universities’

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BBC News, 22nd October 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘A man who ignored doctors’ warnings not to drive has been jailed for killing a pensioner in a head-on crash.’

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BBC News, 21st October 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘A solicitor has been secretly filmed by the BBC explaining how he could make a £45,000 illegal-working fine go away.’

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BBC News, 21st October 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘On 14 October 2026, the UK government published a new Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill, accompanied by a guide to the new Bill. The aim of the proposed new legislation is to accelerate the remediation of residential buildings with unsafe cladding. It builds on and extends the regime created by the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA 2022”) and the Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026. This article sets out the main highlights of the Bill as it currently stands.’

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39 Essex Chambers, 19th October 2026

Source: www.39essex.com

‘In this article, Paul Nicholls KC offers practical insight into how to protect an employer’s confidential information and considers recent developments in business protection disputes of this kind.’

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4 New Square, 20th October 2026

Source: www.4newsquare.com

‘Next week, the House of Lords will debate introducing a written constitution. This is also something that the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, discussed over the summer. Lord (Jonathan) Sumption makes the case against the UK adopting a written, or codified, constitution.’

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UCL Constitution Unit, 16th October 2026

Source: blogs.ucl.ac.uk

‘Next week, the House of Lords will debate introducing a written constitution. This is also something that the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, discussed over the summer. Sionaidh Douglas-Scott makes the case in favour of the UK adopting a written, or codified, constitution.’

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UCL Constitution Unit, 15th October 2026

Source: blogs.ucl.ac.uk

‘A 25-year-old convention preventing MPs referring to live court cases in the Houses of Parliament remains fit for purpose, a parliamentary committee has concluded.’

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Law Society Gazette, 20th October 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘In June I argued on this blog that the Supreme Court’s decision in A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland [2026] UKSC 16 broke faith with a discipline that runs from chapter 29 of the Magna Carta through the writ of habeas corpus to Article 5: that a confinement must rest on a reason which can be stated, recorded and tested before someone other than the confiner. The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards were that discipline exercised by proxy, for people who cannot demand it for themselves. The Reference withdrew the proxy from anyone who can be read as content, by treating valid consent as independent of capacity. I said then that contentment is not consent, and that those most affected would be those least able to object.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 19th October 2026

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

‘Iris Ferber KC and James Hoile cover the first case authority to consider the (then) new Public Sector Equality Duty in section 149 of the Equality Act.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 20th October 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘Iris Ferber KC and Stefan Liberadzki cover a case which focuses on the Public Sector Equality Duty.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 20th October 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘Iris Ferber KC and Martin Horne cover a case which answers some fundamental questions on the application of the Equality Act burden of proof.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th October 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The sixth report from the Covid inquiry said the care sector appeared to be “something of an afterthought” in the early stages of the pandemic and there was no “protective ring” put around homes as claimed by ministers at the time.’

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BBC News, 20th October 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk