‘The first appeal to reach the Court of Appeal of a decision made under the new Child-Focused Court model over access arrangements has been partly allowed. However the president of the Family Division stressed that the introduction of the CFC model “has not altered the substantive legal framework”.’
Law Society Gazette, 30th September 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The requirement to serve a statement of costs (Form N260) for the purposes of summary assessment of costs is set out in CPR PD 44 para 9.5. But what are the consequences of a breach of the rule to serve the statement of costs not less than 24 hours before the start of the hearing?’
Financial Remedies Journal, 28th September 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Preliminary issue hearing concerning the validity of a pre-nuptial agreement. Peel J emphasised that considering a nuptial agreement at a preliminary hearing is an available option but will be the exception rather than the rule.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 29th September 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Hundreds of prisoners are due to be released early from jail on Thursday amid warnings that many will have nowhere to live and the probation system will struggle to monitor them.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been jailed for the murder of another man who died from an epileptic fit 15 years after the original attack.’
The Independent, 30th September 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A notorious romance fraudster has had an appeal against repaying his victim refused.’
BBC News, 30th September 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Files of evidence relating to 54 individuals and 20 companies have been submitted to prosecutors by detectives investigating the Grenfell fire, the Metropolitan Police said.’
The Independent, 30th September 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The High Court has set aside a decision to add a defendant and serve them out of the jurisdiction after finding the case was “not fairly presented” to the judge.’
Legal Futures, 30th September 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is pausing work on new applications from foreign lawyers looking to requalify as barristers as it continues to struggle with the number of them, Legal Futures can reveal.’
Legal Futures, 30th September 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The judgment in JBX – handed down on 4 September 2026 by Andrew Kinnier KC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge – provides a helpful guide to the Court’s approach to assessing damages in the case of a catastrophically injured child in a minimally conscious state who had been in residential care for 10 years before trial and had a life expectancy of only 25.5 years.’
Quarterly Medical Law Review, 23rd September 2026
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘Two porters at the Countess of Chester have been awarded nearly £30,000 between them after winning an employment tribunal against the hospital.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th September 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Online Procedure Rule Committee’s (OPRC’s) practice direction for possession proceedings, setting out the procedure for claims using the new digital service for possession claims, has gone live.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th September 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘On 30 October, one of the Employment Rights Act’s most significant industrial relations reforms will take effect and will see independent trade unions gain new statutory rights to request physical and digital access to workers, regardless of whether the employer recognises the union.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th September 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘…so held Bishop Ch. in the recent determination of the Lincoln Consistory Court, Re St. Mary Tetford [2026] ECC Lin 2, in relation to “a simple error in administration” of burial plots.’
Law & Religion UK, 29th September 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said that viewers could assume from the ad that replacing all conventional food with Huel was “nutritionally appropriate” and was compatible with elite physical performance.’
BBC News, 29th September 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The man who murdered student Henry Nowak is being allowed to appeal against the length of his sentence..’
BBC News, 29th September 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Premier League has confirmed Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges of breaching its financial rules over a nine-year period, with the club found to have boosted their income by a staggering amount of more than £900m.’
The Guardian, 29th September 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The theory of parental alienation is a “harmful pseudo-science”, according to recent official guidance in England and Wales. Yet it led to Sarah’s two daughters being taken away six years ago – and never returned’;
The Guardian, 29th September 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas has been refused bail during a crown court hearing over the alleged slashing of a dinghy in the English Channel.’
BBC News, 29th September 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott has been jailed for seven years for sexually abusing children.’
The Independent, 29th September 2026
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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