‘Under the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 the government gave legal recognition to decapod crustaceans as sentient beings. The Animal Law Foundation has now written to the Welsh Government to advise on what this means for the killing of crabs and lobsters in Wales.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th July 2026
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has this week launched its legislative scrutiny of the Immigration and Asylum Bill.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th July 2026
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘On 13 July 2026, the Immigration and Asylum Bill is scheduled to receive its second reading in the House of Commons. Public attention has fixed on Part 2 and its Article 8 clauses. This post is about Part 1 (clauses 1-16 and Schedules 1-3), which has attracted less commentary but may prove the more consequential. It abolishes the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) as the forum for immigration and asylum appeals, replacing it with the Independent Immigration Appeals Authority (“IIAA”): hearings from late 2027, a period of parallel running, then full transfer of the jurisdiction.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 13th July 2026
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘On Tuesday, in a written question, Lord Birt (CB) asked HMG “what plans they have to legislate to ensure a Prime Minister of any religious faith can discharge all of his or her responsibilities” – to which the short answer is evidently, “none”.’
Law & Religion UK, 12th July 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘England and Wales common law is well placed to cope with claims for damage caused by chatbots, self-driving cars and other AI-powered innovations, according to a government-sponsored expert report. However “liability gaps” may emerge over the problem of proving causation when decisions are made by autonomous systems, the report’s authors said this week..
Law Society Gazette, 9th July 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The purpose of this paper is not to comment on the merits of the reforms themselves but to make some observations on the possible structural and resource issues for the Financial Remedies Court (FRC) which may arise out of the anticipated legislation which may emerge from the suggested reforms. The comments also relate to the separate, but linked, government published paper Regulatory Impact Assessment on the Cohabitation and Financial Remedies Reform Consultation.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 10th July 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘The home secretary’s decision to reduce protections for potential trafficking victims being considered for removal under the “one in, one out” asylum deal was unlawful, a high court judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 10th July 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Car manufacturers have welcomed a high court verdict that rejected most of the allegations in a “dieselgate” claim brought on behalf of 1.6 million UK owners of polluting cars.’
The Guardian, 10th July 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The legislation – formally known as the Public Office (Accountability) Bill – is now expected to be passed by the House of Commons on Tuesday, paving the way for it to become law by the autumn.’
BBC News, 12th July 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Domestic abuse charities have reported a “staggering” increase in perpetrators using technology and finances to control their victims, with a “concerning” rise in people being coerced into car finance agreements.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court (Sheldon J) has held that Parole Board guidance stating that oral hearings for applications to terminate IPP prisoners’ licences are only required in exceptional circumstances, and that the Supreme Court’s decision in Osborn does not apply to such applications, is unlawful.’
Administrative Court Blog, 10th July 2026
‘The low number of Black judges and difficulties for solicitors in being appointed to the bench show little sign of improvement, according to this year’s judicial diversity statistics.’
Legal Futures, 10th July 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘No-one will ever know how many women Richard Scatchard drugged and raped, but his convictions for attacks on women date back 40 years.’
BBC News, 10th July 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been paid £25,000 in compensation by the Metropolitan police and received an apology after his arrest over his gender-critical social media posts.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Criticism of a football referee’s impartiality is protected as freedom of expression under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights has found.’
Law Society Gazette, 8th July 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Lawyers and other professionals can be sued for negligence for failing to use artificial intelligence (AI), according to the latest legal statement from the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT).’
Legal futures, 9th July 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Over 160,000 children cared for by kinship carers such as grandparents, aunts, uncles and family friends could benefit from a simpler, fairer legal framework under proposals published in a consultation paper today by the Law Commission. The consultation paper is available on the kinship care project page.’
Law Commission, 8th July 2026
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
‘Each year, courts and tribunals judges, non-legal members and magistrates are invited to declare their diversity information. Completion rates of at least 60% must be achieved in each category for publication of the data. Self-reporting has increased this year and, for the first time, there is data on socio-economic background, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. Data on sex, ethnicity, disability, and professional background have once again met the threshold for publication.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 9th July 2026
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘In the first of two articles on the recent LGPS governance guidance, Paul Newman KC considers the new division between strategic responsibility and practical implementation under the new asset pooling arrangements.’
Pensions Barrister, 9th July 2026
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘On 30 June 2026, the Government introduced the Immigration and Asylum Bill and announced its centrepiece under a headline that repays careful reading: “New independent appeals body to speed up removals.” The two halves of that sentence do not sit easily together. An adjudicative body is either independent of the outcomes it produces, or institutionally orientated towards producing particular outcomes. It cannot comfortably be both. The Government’s own press notice resolves the tension candidly enough: decisions will be “fully independent”, but the new Independent Immigration Appeals Authority (IIAA) will be “integrated into the immigration system” so that unsuccessful cases “flow through quickly to removal”.’
EIN Blog, 8th July 2026
Source: www.ein.org.uk
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