‘When justice secretary David Lammy announced his intention to curb jury trials, he faced an immediate backlash. Solicitors and barristers were alarmed that cases which would normally go before a jury of 12 ordinary citizens would be decided by a judge; and by the removal of an automatic right to appeal from the magistrates’ court to the Crown court, given that 40% of such appeals succeed. MPs demanded to see the modelling to justify the proposed curbs.’

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Law Society Gazette, 2nd March 2026

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‘A barrister and mediator working in financial remedies asks whether the civil mediation model could be used more widely in financial remedies cases, and brought into the mainstream of ADR in this area of law, helping cases to settle sooner, or resolving them even before court proceedings are issued.’

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Fianancial Remedies Journal, 26th February 2026

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‘A residents’ group has lost its high court challenge against a Home Office decision to use an army training camp to house asylum seekers.’

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The Guardian, 27th February 2026

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‘The court of appeal has rejected the latest challenge to the addition of VAT to private school fees, telling parents they have the option to home school their children if they object to sending them to state schools.’

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The Guardian, 27th February 2026

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‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has lost a High Court bid to challenge the acquittal of a man who burned a Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London.’

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BBC News, 27th February 2026

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‘In Ngole v Touchstone Leeds (RELIGION OR BELIEF DISCRIMINATION) [2026] EAT 29, the question before the Employment Appeal Tribunal was whether the Employment Tribunal had erred in law in its analysis of complaints by Mr Ngole of direct discrimination in employment because of his religious belief in a conservative view of sexuality [1].’

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Law & Religion UK, 26th February 2026

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‘A machete-wielding man has been jailed after a person he chased was fatally hit by a car.’

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BBC News, 26th February 2026

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‘In a judgment handed down on 6 February 2026, the Court of Appeal (CoA) dismissed appeals by both the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) to overturn the decision to suspend, rather than erase, a consultant surgeon from the medical register.’

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Kingsley Napley Regulatory Blog, 26th February 2026

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‘Both the General Medical Council (“GMC”) and the Professional Standards Authority (“PSA”) appealed decisions of a Medical Practitioners Tribunal (“MPT”) and the High Court not to erase Mr Gilbert, a consultant surgeon, from the register following findings of serious misconduct.’

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1 QMLR, 26th February 2026

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‘Metropolitan police officers are to start scanning citizens’ faces using automated facial recognition technology to check their identities, in a move backed by the mayor of London but described as “alarming” by opponents.’

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The Guardian, 26th February 2026

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‘In paediatric brain injury litigation, the cases that appear straightforward at first glance are often the ones that demand the greatest caution.’

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Parklane Plowden Chambers, 24th February 2026

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‘The decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) in Pal v Accenture (UK) Ltd [2026] EAT 12 provides a significant restatement of the correct approach to Polkey reductions, particularly in the context of progression-based performance models and overlapping disability claims. The judgment is a reminder that Polkey is a predictive, evidence-based exercise focused on what the employer would have done, not what the tribunal considers fair in hindsight.’

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No. 5 Barristers Chambers, 2nd February 2026

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‘The Sentencing Guidelines for Organisations: Breach of duty of employer towards employees and non-employees / Breach of duty of self-employed to others / Breach of Health and Safety Regulations[1] were made effective from 1 February 2016. The guidelines follow the familiar pattern of assessing culpability and harm before looking at the financial information. This article looks at how the sentencing guidelines should be applied differently for public bodies.’

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Pump Court Chambers, 6th February 2026

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‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published new guidance for its lawyers to help tackle “honour”-based abuse, with spiritual and immigration abuse included for the first time.’

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The Guardian, 26th February 2026

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‘At its heart, this is a relatively straightforward case without complex facts. In short, the Claimants brought an application under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to challenge the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (“the Defendant”) decision to confirm the Kent County Council (Restricted Byway AB27 at Tenterden) Definitive Map Modification Order 2021 (“the Order”). The Order recorded the width of RB/AB27, the restricted byway at the centre of the dispute. In 1952, RB/1B27 was recorded as a Road Used as a Public Path, which was later reclassified to a restricted byway in 2006 by the relevant legislation. RB/AB27 passed by property and through land owned by the Claimants.’

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New Square Chambers, 24th February 2026

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‘The decision of the Court of Appeal in Derby City Council v R (UYR) [2025] EWCA Civ 1648 provides important guidance in the context of claims for interim relief in age assessment cases.’

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No. 5 Barristers Chambers, 9th February 2026

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‘Faster and fairer justice for victims is at the heart of a new bill introduced in Parliament today (Wednesday 25 February), as the government delivers on its Plan for Change to repair the justice system after years of neglect.’

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Ministry of Justice, 25th February 2026

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‘A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years after being found guilty of murdering a nine-year-old girl as she played with a hula hoop.’

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BBC News, 25th February 2026

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