‘The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 (HEA) is a response to a genuine problem. The treatment of Professor Kathleen Stock at the University of Sussex, harried from her post by a student campaign that substituted volume of feeling for quality of argument, illustrated with uncomfortable clarity that some universities had ceased to be places where ideas could be tested. (See the Hight Court’s judgement regarding the fine imposed by the Office for Students’ fine against the University of Sussex: The University of Sussex v The Office for Students EWHC 984 (Admin)).’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 5th May 2026

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

‘When a vacancy arises on the UK Supreme Court (UKSC), how is it filled? And what considerations are taken into account when deciding on which qualified candidate to appoint?’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 6th May 2026

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

‘In the first of two articles on trustee indemnity insurance, Paul Newman KC asks whether trustees can be required to disclose in proceedings whether they have indemnity insurance in place.’

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Pensions Barrister, 7th May 2026

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

‘R (ELY & Anor) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2026] EWHC 927 (Admin) was an application for permission to appeal under s.289 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and for judicial review of the decision of the Secretary of State, through his planning inspector, regarding an enforcement notice relating to Talmud Torah school.’

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Law & Religion UK, 7th May 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘A criminal barrister with ADHD examines how the widely-used Hampel advocacy training method inadvertently devastates neurodivergent students.’

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Neurodiversity in Law, 5th May 2026

Source: neurodiversityinlaw.substack.com

‘On 5 February 2026 the Premier League (“PL”) and the English Football League (“EFL”) announced that a PL Commission had sanctioned Leicester City FC with an immediate six-point deduction for breach of the EFL PSR Upper Loss Threshold. This article explains the PL Commission’s approach to sanction and considers whether there has been any development to the approach to sanction in such cases.’

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Football Law, 5th May 2026

Source: www.footballlaw.co.uk

Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026

Source: legislation.gov.uk

Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Act 2026

Source: legislation.gov.uk

Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Act 2026

Source: legislation.gov.uk

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Act 2026

Source: legislation.gov.uk

‘The bar regulator has set up a cross-sector taskforce to develop new advocacy standards for barristers involved in rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) cases amid concern about courtroom conduct and wellbeing.’

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Law Society Gazette, 6th May 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘MacDonald J. Case management decision on the wife’s claim under Part III Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 after a Russian divorce. The court refused the husband’s applications to adjourn proceedings and for a split hearing, lifted a stay on disclosure, and set directions toward a final hearing.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 5th May 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘A campaigner has lost a High Court bid to try to prevent several music festivals going ahead at Brockwell Park, in Lambeth, south London.’

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BBC News, 7th May 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘A lawyer who filed Hamas’s challenge to proscription in the UK was recorded by police as being a member of the banned group, “equating him with his client”.’

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The Guardian, 5th May 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘The Chair of the Transparency & Open Justice Board, Mr Justice Nicklin, has revealed that work is underway to extend broadcasting to Administrative Court hearings, as part of efforts to improve public access to information and court proceedings.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th May 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Bar Council is facing a discrimination claim over its 10,000 Black Interns programme by a white woman who says her application was rejected because of her race.’

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Legal Futures, 5th May 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

In Re Ormskirk Parish Churchyard [2026] ECC Liv 2, Mr and Mrs Newsome petitioned for a faculty to exhume the remains of their son Adam, who had died of cancer in 2007, aged 19. Their intention was to rebury him in West Lancashire Cemetery. Their reasons for making the application were that the churchyard and the church grounds had become “a gathering place for youths indulging in antisocial behaviour, and perhaps more concerning drug abuse. There is anecdotal evidence that needles and other drug paraphernalia have been found lying in and around the gravestones in the churchyard.”

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Law & Religion UK, 5th May 2026

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‘Paragraph 1 of CA 1989 Schedule 1 is headed ‘Orders for financial relief against parents’. Paragraph 2 is headed ‘Orders for financial relief for persons over eighteen’. As recent cases have demonstrated this structure causes complications.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 6th May 2026

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‘Offenders who commit antisemitic attacks backed by foreign powers such as Iran will face 14 years in prison under legislation to be included in the king’s speech next week.’

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The Guardian, 6th May 2026

Source: www.theguardian.com