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‘The 2026 judgments of Cusworth J reported as LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473 and Wei Lyn Loh and Ardal Loh-Granger [2025] EWFC 483 have dusted off s 25(2)(g) Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. Limited to use in only the most serious instances, this factor should be consigned to the history books rather than being hailed as a path to victim recompense.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 13th July 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘Published on Thursday (9 July), the new code replaces the 2020 Code and takes into account the rise of artificial intelligence, legislative changes, and current resource constraints affecting the public sector.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 13th July 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Church of England is facing a legal challenge over Project Spire, its £100m plan to further reparative justice for historical links to enslavement, as staff come under “vile abuse” from critics.’

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The Guardian, 13th July 2026

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‘Under the new rules from November 30, brought in under Awaab’s Law, social housing tenants will have strengthened rights to have serious problems addressed faster.’

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The Independent, 13th July 2026

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‘The prime minister announced his government would designate the branch of the Iranian military under a new National Security Act, enabling law enforcement to take action against anyone deemed to be providing it with support.’

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The Guardian, 13th July 2026

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‘A university worker has been awarded over £51,000 in a disability discrimination case after her employer failed to account for her short-term memory issues when she misgendered a transgender colleague.’

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The Independent, 13th July 2026

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‘A High Court injunction preventing the unauthorised placement of flags on highway infrastructure secured by Oxfordshire County Council has been made permanent.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th July 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Court of Appeal has unanimously allowed an appeal by the Information Commissioner and the Health and Safety Executive, ruling that the date for determining whether environmental information is held by a public authority under regulation 12(4)(a) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 is the date the authority receives the request, not the date of any subsequent internal review decision under regulation 11.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th July 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The independent review of the Legal Services Board, conducted by Richard Lloyd and published by the Ministry of Justice, was published on 13 July 2026.’

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Legal Services Board, 13th July 2026

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‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) put hallucinated cases produced by artificial intelligence (AI) before the High Court in an extradition appeal, it has admitted.’

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Legal Futures, 10th July 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘The initiative, announced by the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Education, will see information shared between prisons, police forces and local authorities to help identify children whose parent has entered custody. The pilot is intended to address long-standing concerns that many of these children remain “hidden” from public services and therefore miss out on support.’

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Family Law, 13th July 2026

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

‘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.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 12th July 2026

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‘The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has this week launched its legislative scrutiny of the Immigration and Asylum Bill.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 13th July 2026

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‘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.’

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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”.’

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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..

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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.’

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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.’

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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.’

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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.’

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BBC News, 12th July 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk