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‘The focus of this article is on the criticality of legal professional expertise in the evolution of the regulation of the legal professions in England and Wales. In tracing the history of the regulation of the English legal professions from its earliest antecedents to date, it is shown that legal professional expertise was originally a matter of professional self-interest and within the domain of the legal professions themselves, but was also always a matter of public interest; in that it informs those legal services upon which the functioning of society depend, and is also a normative necessary foundation for citizenship and the realization of fundamental human rights.’

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Southern University Law Review, June 2026

Source: www.researchgate.net

‘On Thursday, the Government published Tying the knot: reforming weddings law in England and Wales: consultation document. Its proposals follow the Law Commission’s 2022 report, Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law and the Government’s announcement of its intention to reform the law.

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Law & Religion UK, 19th July 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘The proposals in this consultation follow our 2022 report on weddings law, where we published our final recommendations proposing a fairer system that gives couples more choice over where and how their wedding takes place. The Government responded to our report in October 2025 giving its intention to modernise wedding law.’

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Law Commission, 16th July 2026

Source: lawcom.gov.uk

‘In B and G (Fact-Finding) [2026] EWCA Civ 860, Lord Justice Baker, with whom Lady Justice Andrews and Lord Justice Holgate agreed, concluded that the judge’s decision to deliver the judgment ex tempore from notes was “unwise […] in a case of this complexity”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 17th July 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘Research based on reports from barristers has shown the “endemic” and “routine” nature of delays caused by the late delivery of prisoners to court, casting doubt over the validity of official data.’

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Bar Council, 16th July 2026

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

‘“Impact Assessments should be published when decisions are made.” That is the recorded position of the Minister for Migration and Citizenship, given to a Lords committee this spring. It is the settled position of the Court of Appeal that the duty to have regard to a policy’s impacts must be performed before and at the time the policy is under consideration. This post is about the space between those two statements — and a set of dates, already in the diary, that will determine whether it closes or widens. None of this is, at bottom, about immigration: it concerns the relationship in time between ministerial decision-making and the evaluative duties Parliament and the common law attach to it.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 17th July 2026

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

‘A recent ruling by the High Court in London on fraudulent breach of warranty claims has reaffirmed that fraud requires conscious dishonesty on the part of an identifiable individual – and inference is not enough.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 16th July 2026

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘“The consistory court is amongst the most nimble and efficient of the courts of this realm. The registry is well equipped, accessible and responsive: it can move with speed and expedition in cases of urgency” Hill Ch, Re All Saints, Featherstone [2025] ECC Lee 1

‘However, it is not always well-served by those providing it with information, as demonstrated in three cases circulated this week: Re St. Peter Wrecclesham [2026] ECC Gui 1, Re St. Peter Wrecclesham [2026] ECC Gui 2, and Re St. Andrew Compton Dundon (Number 2) [2026] ECC B&W 2.’

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Law & Religion UK, 17th July 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘A key factor driving the UK’s perennial interest in the ECHR and the associated European Court of Human Rights has been press coverage. In our recent research, we developed the first systematic analysis of how British press coverage has supported or undermined the legitimacy of the ECHR over 25 years.’

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EIN Blog, 16th July 2026

Source: www.ein.org.uk

Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2026

Source: legislation.gov.uk

‘The lord chancellor is failing in his statutory duty on legal aid, MPs have concluded in a damning report that paints the bleakest picture to date of the sector which also warns of an ‘unacceptably high risk’ of miscarriages of justice.’

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Law Society Gazette, 17th July 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘In a damning report into the regulatory framework, the Legal Services Consumer Panel says the current way of prosecuting misconduct, with separate pathways for solicitors and barristers, “defies coherent governance”.’

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Law Society Gazette, 16th July 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Judicial reviews could be curbed for major homes and infrastructure projects to ‘get Britain building’, the government announced today – embarking on a snap consultation.’

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Law Society Gazette, 16th July 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘A family court judge has described the approach taken by a reporter for the Children and Family Court Advisory Service (CAFCASS) as ‘entirely inappropriate’ after she ‘unilaterally chose to depart from the clear court direction’ in her welfare assessment.’

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Law Society Gazette, 17th July 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘HHJ Hess (sitting as a deputy High Court judge). Committal proceedings following husband’s non-compliance with a financial remedy order made almost four years ago. Six months immediate term of imprisonment.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 15th July 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘MPs have warned that tough access to legal aid is creating an “unacceptably high risk of miscarriages of justice”, with as many as half of defendants facing prison in magistrates’ court cases forced to appear without legal representation.’

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The Independent, 17th July 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘The inquest into the death of a 14-year-old boy, whose mother believes he died after a TikTok challenge gone wrong, is to be reopened in a landmark ruling by the high court.’

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The Guardian, 16th July 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘The Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office (Ipco) criticised MI5’s handling of a man known only as agent X, and said some of its officers had initially misled the public about his true status.’

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The Guardian, 16th July 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 19, sentenced to five and a half years each for cyber-attack that cost Transport for London £39m.’

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The Guardian, 16th July 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘A group of shared ownership residents cannot be charged for services on their estate that they cannot access, the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has ruled.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th July 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk