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‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has this week (18 August) published a new report outlining its expectations for the responsible use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by law enforcement, including the need for “lawful, proportionate and accountable deployment” supported by effective safeguards.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th August 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘James Norman looks at the lessons from a recent case where the local authority contended that the threshold criteria were satisfied on the basis of actions of the mother toward her son during his treatment in hospital.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th August 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘Most competitions run by local authorities attract UK bidders, and the question of who is owed statutory duties never arises. It arises more often than it used to. Waste, energy, highways, digital systems and construction supply chains now draw in suppliers established outside the UK, not all of them from states with a procurement agreement with us. When one loses and complains, the first question is not whether the evaluation was sound. It is whether the authority owed it anything at all.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th August 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Court of Appeal gives clarity on Wells sharing and that it was never really intended for this to be as a ‘last resort’ or that a ‘minority element; it is to be required. The objective is to achieve a fair balance and distribution of liquid (realisable) and illiquid (risk laden) assets in all the circumstances of the case, and this does not necessarily mean there will be a clean break.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 19th August 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘Mr Nicholas Allen KC, sitting as a deputy High Court judge. The husband obtained an interim anti-suit injunction, pending judgment in financial remedy proceedings, to prohibit the wife from pursuing foreign proceedings concerning Russian property interests already in issue before the English court.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 17th August 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘Appeal from a decision by Garrido J. Domicile in England retained after relocation to Italy, and stay in favour of Italian proceedings refused.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 17th August 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘Cusworth J on an application for a legal services payment order (LSPO) and Maintenance Pending Suit (MPS).’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 17th August 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘A man has received a criminal conviction for not paying a fine for dropping a cigarette butt, even though he says he has never smoked’

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BBC News, 19th August 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Asylum seekers have been told that rape, sexual harassment and domestic abuse are illegal in the UK, in guidance for new arrivals published by the Home Office.’

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BBC News, 19th August 2026

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‘Over the years Bailey has worked for groups including the Green Party, the Community Rights Project and the Sustainable Energy Association.

‘In that time he estimates he has been involved in getting 16 bills into law and has had a hand in a further 25 law changes.’

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BBC News, 19th August 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘An osteopath who told a patient “it’s OK to have sex with children as long as they have hit puberty” has been struck off.’

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The Independent, 19th August 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘In Part One of this report, I described the court hearings in Cardiff Family Court that led to HHJ Paul Hopkins KC producing a 188 page fact-finding judgment of more than 700 paragraphs. The judge concluded that most of the allegations that the father, (who I’m calling “Ben”) against his ex-wife (“Laura”) were not true. In 2024, Ben had applied for a child arrangements order that his children live with him, instead of with Laura.’

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Transparency Project, 12th August 2026

Source: transparencyproject.org.uk

‘On 17 August 2026, the Church of England issued the Press Release Clergy Discipline complaint against Bishop Paul Butler which is reproduced in full below.’

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Law & Religion UK, 18th August 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘A recent Court of Appeal decision could have significant implications for developers, housebuilders and construction businesses in England and Wales after the court upheld a negligence claim arising from neighbouring land use despite finding that a claim in private nuisance could not succeed, experts have said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th August 2026

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) plans for solicitors to attend compulsory three-hour ethics discussions “could lead to a ‘box-ticking’ approach”, academics have warned.’

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Legal Futures, 19th August 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘A judge has heavily criticised the “aggressive” approach of a defendant and its lawyers, saying the case was “like going back in time to when I first started in practice in the 1980s”.’

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Legal Futures, 19th August 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘People seeking compensation for the Windrush scandal are fundamentally disadvantaged compared with those claiming in other schemes because of a lack of funded legal support, legal reform charity JUSTICE claims today [18th August]. JUSTICE and Shaila Pal, director of clinical legal education at Kings College London, compared the plight of Windrush claimants compared with their counterparts affected by the Post Office and infected blood scandals. Each is entitled to claim from a government-backed compensation scheme but the authors found inconsistencies in the application of evidential standards and decision-making across all schemes.’

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Law Society Gazette, 18th August 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘The judgment in R (HVF) v Lift Schools [2026] EWHC 2088 (Admin) spans numerous issues: it questions schools’ general preference for redacted still CCTV images over the use of unredacted CCTV video footage, suggesting that there are circumstances where this preference may call for the quashing of a decision to permanently exclude; it reminds Governors that their function is to come to their own decision and use the headteacher as witness/adviser, rather than to deferentially review the headteacher’s decision; it comments on how giving reasons is fundamental to giving participants confidence in the system, particularly when there are concerns regarding discrimination; and identified key areas of statutory guidance that may require updating.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 18th August 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘A deaf woman was given the wrong vaccine because she was not provided with a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter at her doctor’s surgery, a report says.

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) said disabled people were being let down by inaccessible communications.’

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BBC News, 19th August 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Sheffield United’s owners face a winding-up petition in the High Court on Wednesday [19th August] which could mean the club incur a 12-point deduction in the Championship this season.

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BBC News, 18th August 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk