‘The Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) resulted in law degrees tending to be similar in design, with compulsory foundation modules at their core. The Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) represents a significant change to solicitor qualification and potentially frees universities from the constraints of the foundations. There was also speculation that some universities would feel pressure to align undergraduate curricula to the SQE. This paper makes a contribution to knowledge by undertaking the first content analysis of LLB webpages since the SQE’s implementation. The data reveals that: (1) law schools still overwhelmingly require mandatory study of all the foundations; (2) there has been an incremental shift towards vocationalism; (3) a small minority of webpages may be overstating the extent that their LLB prepares students for the SQE; and (4) a significant proportion of webpages contain factually inaccurate or confusing information about programmes or routes to qualification. It confirms an inherent irony: the deregulation of undergraduate solicitor education in England and Wales had led to more vocational alignment than experienced under the previous system but has not resulted in a significant shift away from the foundations. We present a novel explanation as to why this is the case, based on institutional theory and organisational strategic theory.’

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Legal Studies, 31st July 2025

Source: www.cambridge.org

‘A prisoner trapped on an indefinite jail term has been cleared of multiple counts of criminal damage to a maximum-security prison after using the toll of his sentence as a defence in what is believed to be a legal first.’

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The Independent, 6th August 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘A High Court judge has criticised a police force for “unjustifiable redactions” in a child proceedings case, noting that the failure led to both delay and a “significant waste of public funds”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 7th August 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Ministry of Justice published guidance on 2 June 2025 regarding the introduction of new legislation to prohibit the use of non-disclosure agreements (“NDAs”) by higher education institutions in relation to certain complaints under the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 (“the Act”). The changes, which had originally been given Royal Assent in 2023, but were placed on hold when the new Government came into power, took effect on 1 August 2025. The higher education sector is leading the way when it comes to the use of NDAs and, while the changes will not see a total ban on NDAs, it paves the way forward for greater transparency and accountability during student misconduct proceedings.’

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Kingsley Napley Regulatory Blog, 7th August 2025

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

‘The High Court has ruled that an asylum seeker from Ethiopia should be accommodated as a “putative child” pending resolution of a dispute regarding his age, ordering interim relief against the defendant council as the maker of the impugned decision.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th August 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Court of Appeal (Civil Division) has ruled that an appellant did not suffer discrimination because of the way in which the London Borough of Tower Hamlets operated its system for allocating temporary accommodation.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 7th August 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘A Crufts dog trainer who allowed three pets to bake to death in a hot car has been spared jail.’

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The Independent, 6th August 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘A dangerous fugitive who savagely murdered a woman while she was walking her dog has been jailed for life.’

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BBC News, 6th August 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘In Ravfox Ltd v Bexmoor Ltd [2025] EWHC 1313 (Ch), HHJ Keyser KC (sitting as a judge of the High Court) considered the following two issues: if one party to a dispute makes a reference to arbitration under the Arbitration Act 1996 and the arbitrator accedes to the respondent’s challenge to his jurisdiction, does the arbitrator have the power to award the respondent its costs of the jurisdictional challenge? And whether, if the arbitrator does not have the power to make such an order (or does not exercise the power that he does have to make such an order), the court has the power to make such an order. Although these issues are not dealt with by the 1996 act, they have been addressed by the Law Commission’s Review of the 1996 act and section 6(3) of the Arbitration Act 2025.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 1st August 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘The number of students enrolling on Bar training courses has increased for the fourth year in a row, to 2,445.’

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Legal Futures, 5th August 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘A coroner has warned that batteries sold on online market places for e-bike conversions pose a significant and growing risk after a man died in a fire thought to be linked to one left charging.’

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The Independent, 6th August 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘The Home Office’s refusal to renew the UK passports of a Black British former servicewoman and her husband had “devastating” consequences over decades, years after Enoch Powell’s NHS recruitment drive brought their mothers to Britain.’

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The Guardian, 7th August 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com

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‘The “perhaps radical” option of granting legal personality to artificial intelligence (AI) systems is likely to be on the agenda in time, Law Commission has said.’

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Legal Futures, 6th August 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘Two adverts by fashion brand Zara have been banned for featuring models who appeared “unhealthily thin”.’

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BBC News, 6th August 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘The High Court has rejected all three grounds of a legal challenge to the lawfulness of a Care Act assessment conducted by a London borough.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th August 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘Ministers have said police should be more transparent about the nationalities of people who are charged.’

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BBC News, 5th August 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘The core recommendation for dealing with fraud cases in Brian Leveson’s independent review into criminal courts, published on July 9, is that serious and complex fraud cases should be tried by judge alone.’

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Kingsley Napley Criminal Law Blog, 5th August 2025

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

‘This was a County Court appeal to a Circuit Judge of a possession order made by a Deputy District Judge. The issue on the appeal was whether the DDJ had correctly made a possession order based upon a section 21 notice given the issues raised by the tenant on the provision of the How to Rent guide.’

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Nearly Legal, 5th August 2025

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

‘Two more “misleading” adverts promoting heat pumps have been banned by the UK’s advertising watchdog.’

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The Guardian,6th August 2025

Source: www.theguardian.com