‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) was left without counsel for a serious prosecution after a “failure in communication” between a barrister and the chambers she had recently left, appeal judges have heard.

‘His Honour Judge Grout refused an adjournment as a result, but the Court of Appeal upheld an appeal against his decision.’

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Legal futures, 2nd April 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘Following a review and redesign of our end-to-end enforcement process, we conducted a public consultation between July and October 2025 which sought views on proposed “in principle” changes to our Enforcement Regulations in Part 5 of the BSB Handbook.

‘We have today published our full feedback statement on the outcome of the consultation, which summarises the responses received and our conclusions and next steps.’

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Bar Standards Board, 2nd April 2026

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

‘In two weeks’ time my interview with Jacob Turner and Michael Workman on the Judicial Taskforce’s draft Statement and Consultation on AI and private law will come out on Law Pod UK. In the mean time, a short note of the guidance on this subect in Civil Procedure News, put out by The White Book Service (Issue 3/2026 11 March 2026).’

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UK Human Rights BLog, 31st March 2026

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

‘In 2025, the Student Loans Company reported that graduates in England leave university with an average debt of £53,000, repayable with interest. Understandably, many regard this as unjust when less than three decades ago, students’ university tuition and maintenance fees were state-funded. Widespread discontent expressed by Plan 2 borrowers who studied between September 2012 and July 2023 has led to a new inquiry being launched into student loans in England. Against this background, this post explores whether the Westminster Government’s decision to apply a variable interest rate to Plan 2 borrowers could be indirectly discriminatory on the basis of age.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 2nd April 2026

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

‘An earlier post A further examination of AI in legal blogging examined recent changes in the use of Artificial Intelligence in relation to material used on the blog. It focussed on the output of L&RUK, our use of AI in relation to material obtained from various sources, and the potential impact of ChatGBT and Copilot. This present post examines referrals (i.e. effectively the input to the blog) using the statistical information provided by WordPress from various metrics: page views, visitors and referral bodies (websites, AI &c), and their geographical and time-related origin.’

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Law & Religion UK, 2nd April 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘The legal profession has long been associated with extensive reading, detailed analysis, and precise drafting. For the estimated 10% of the UK population with dyslexia, these fundamental aspects of legal practice might appear particularly daunting. However, emerging perspectives suggest that dyslexia, when properly understood and accommodated, can provide unique advantages in legal practice across England and Wales.’

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Neurodiversity in Law, 31st March 2026

Source: neurodiversityinlaw.substack.com

‘As many will be aware, the Policy Paper, “Every child achieving and thriving”, published in February 2026, proposes a number of changes to the Special Educational Needs (“SEN”) system, including a tiered support system, individual support plans and specialist packages of support. However, the Children and Families Act 2014 remains the primary legislation governing SEN and continues to be the basis for any request for an Education Health and Care Plan. The definitions in the act continue to apply to decisions being made.’

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Neurodiversity in Law, 24th March 2026

Source: neurodiversityinlaw.substack.com

‘The Skilled Worker Dependant visa allows the family members of those who hold a Skilled Worker visa to live, work and study in the UK. However, there are restrictions as to which skilled worker visa holders can add their dependants, and which family members are actually considered ‘dependants’ under the Immigration Rules.’

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EIN Blog, 31st March 2026

Source: www.ein.org.uk

‘An individual wishes to exercise their right to appeal against the decision of a tribunal. They must do so within a statutory time limit. In addition, they must also pay a fee. What happens, then, when the appeal is lodged within the statutory time limit, but no fee is paid? Was the claim still validly “brought”? This was the question for the Court of Appeal in Eskander v General Medical Council [2026] EWCA Civ 372 (31 March 2026).’

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Administrative Court Blog, 1st April 2026

Source: administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com

‘In proposed amendments to the Courts and Tribunals Bill, the Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association suggest that rape, sexual assault and domestic abuse cases where the defendant is on bail be given priority and heard by the specialist court with a jury.’

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Law Society Gazette, 1st April 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘A company that brought a libel claim against graffiti artist Banksy has been ordered to pay his costs after the judge found the case to be “unreasonable to a high degree”.’

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Law Society Gazette, 1st April 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘England and Wales pioneered the criminalisation of coercive control, but it doesn’t apply outside of intimate or family relationships. Why stop there?’

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The Guardian, 31st March 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘Police are failing to effectively deal with “unacceptable” levels of hate crimes and violence against women and girls (VAWG) on public transport in London, according to a new report from the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee’

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BBC News, 31st March 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Review of the ecclesiastical court judgments during March 2026’

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Law & Religion UK, 31st March 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘A bitter family dispute over a £10m textiles empire has concluded in court, with a son-in-law losing his bid to claim ownership of the business from his late wife’s parents.’

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The Independent, 1st April 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘A man has been jailed for 10 years and three months after his XL bully dog mauled his ex-partner’s mother to death.’

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BBC News, 31st March 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘The UK government is to change when police forces in England and Wales record non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs), in a bid to end the policing of “everyday arguments”.’

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BBC News, 31st March 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘In Emilia Munemo v Wolverhampton City Council [2026] EWCA Civ 329 the Court of Appeal unanimously allowed the Council’s appeal holding that the Respondent, who had been evicted from her home because she had obtained it on the basis of her false statements, could as a consequence be considered to be intentionally homeless.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘This is the first reported case to consider the complex interaction between the overcrowding rules in Part X of the Housing Act 1985 (“HA 1985”), the licencing regime for houses in multiple occupation (“HMOs”) as set out in Part II of the Housing Act 2004 (“HA 2004”) and the accommodation of destitute asylum-seeking families in hotels.

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Local Government Lawyer, 1st April 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk