‘A 20-year-old woman who worked at a children’s nursery has been given a four-year prison sentence after admitting a series of online child sex offences.’
BBC News, 5th March 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘South East Water has been fined £22.5m by Ofwat for repeated supply failures in Kent and Sussex between 2020 and 2023 that affected more than 280,000 people.’
The Guardian, 5th March 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “callous sexual predator” has been found guilty of rape and deliberately infecting seven men with HIV, one of whom was aged 15 at the time.’
BBC News, 5th March 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Circumcision has been classed as a potentially harmful practice in new official guidance for criminal prosecutors in England and Wales, but controversial plans to class it as possible child abuse have been dropped.’
The Guardian, 5th March 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has said it will allow a judicial review of whether the government failed to act on the recommendations of a seven-year inquiry into child sexual abuse.’
BBC News, 5th March 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘“Headway is finally being made” in reducing delays in the county courts, justice minister Sarah Sackman declared yesterday on the back of positive statistics on wait times.’
Legal Futures, 6th March 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In Medmoune v France App no 55026/22 (ECHR, 5 February 2026), the Fifth Section of the European Court of Human Rights considered the extent of a Member State’s obligation under Art. 2 ECHR (the right to life) when deciding to withdraw life support, in circumstances where the patient had explicitly asked for it to be continued. The judgment helpfully illustrates the contentious boundary at which informed patient consent must give way to the expert opinion of medical professionals.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th March 2026
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘In a recent judgment, the High Court in AAA v Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority [2026] EWHC 317 (Fam) (Morgan J) heard 15 applications from fertility clinic patients for declaratory relief. Those patients (the “Applicants”) had embryos or gametes which were stored at various fertility clinics. They sought declarations that it was lawful for those gametes or embryos to continue to be stored and used in circumstances where their written consent to storage had expired and had not been renewed (within the timeframes provided by legislation for renewal of consent).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd March 2026
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has published its interim report on the use of AI for preparing court documents, as it invites input into new proposals on the governance of the use of AI tools in this context.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th March 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Paul Newman KC looks at how pension documents written for one purpose often end up being used for another, and what that means for those drafting them.’
Pensions Barrister, 5th March 2026
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today issued a formal public censure against the solicitors’ regulator, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). This follows the regulator’s failure to protect consumers affected by the collapse of Sheffield-based law firm SSB Group Limited (SSB).’
Legal Services Board, 5th March 2026
Source: legalservicesboard.org.uk
‘A circuit judge has refused to grant a highly experienced chartered legal executive an exemption that would allow her to conduct a family law case.’
Legal Futures, 5th March 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In the period since Parlour, there have been a great many financial remedy cases involving athletes, specifically Premier League footballers, albeit disappointingly few have been reported.
The financial size of those claims has grown in tandem with the success of the league.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 2nd March 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Foreign governments cannot rely on state immunity to contest arbitration awards against them when they had submitted to the jurisdiction of the English courts, the Supreme Court ruled today.’
Law Society Gazette, 4th March 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Lobbyists for the UK wood-burning stove industry have threatened councils with legal action over public information campaigns warning of the harms of air pollution.’
The Guardian, 5th March 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘England has one of the highest incarceration rates worldwide, with prisons experiencing overcrowding and relying on volunteer organisations to deliver rehabilitation and mentoring services. Nevertheless, the literature on prison volunteers’ experiences remains sparce. To address this gap, this study aimed to investigate the motivations, experiences and recommendations of prison volunteers in England. Semi-structured interviews were conducted online with prison volunteers from across England. Data were analysed thematically to identify key themes within the dataset. A total of 21 prison volunteers (n = 16 female, n = 5 male) participated, with an average of 7.5 years of volunteer experience. Six main themes were identified: ‘motivations for prison volunteering’, ‘characteristics of prison volunteers’, ‘volunteers’ relationships with prisoners’, ‘volunteers’ interactions with the prison officers’, ‘volunteers’ perceptions of the prison system’ and ‘system impediments to volunteering work’. Volunteers described their experiences of prison volunteering as largely positive, with volunteers forming positive relationships with prisoners and gaining new perspectives on both prisoners and the prison system. However, they also identified challenges within the prison system and volunteer organisations, which should be addressed to better support prison volunteers.’
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 3rd March 2026
Source: www.tandfonline.com
‘Today [3 March], the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood made a statement to Parliament in which she set out, in brief terms, the changes that are being made to the UK asylum system. The statement brings some welcome clarity for asylum seekers, but the position for existing refugees remains uncertain.’
Kingsley Napley Immigration Law Blog, 3rd March 2026
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘Pregnant women prisoners are being handcuffed to prison officers – often male – during intimate vaginal examinations and long, agonising births. Will this dehumanising treatment be stopped?’
The Guardian, 4th March 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge to a High Court ruling that a law firm was not negligent in its advice to settle £2m of claims brought by a businessman’s trustee in bankruptcy against his wife and daughter.’
Legal Futures, 4th March 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The rapper Ghetts has been jailed for 12 years for killing a student in a hit and run while speeding and over the drink-drive limit.’
The Guardian, 3rd March 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
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