‘Adjudication is a procedure for resolving disputes without resorting to lengthy and expensive court procedure. For the purposes of this guide, adjudication is a reference to the procedure introduced in the UK in 1996 by the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act (Construction Act). Originally the intention of the Construction Act was that the adjudication process would be fairly informal. However, it has developed into a formal process with parties serving detailed submissions, witness statements and often even expert reports.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th September 2026

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

‘The Employment Rights Act 2025 has been described as the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation. It contains a number of reforms, the breadth and complexity of which will have a significant impact on employers. The Government has published and recently updated its implementation timetable for the reforms which span a period of over a year from when the Act became law. In this article, we set out what we consider to be some of the most significant upcoming changes and practical guidance on what businesses can do to prepare.’

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Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 4th September 2026

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

‘The High Court has refused to strike out part of a contractor’s procurement claim against the London Borough of Tower Hamlets because the judge said the matter complained of could be cured by amendment.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 4th September 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The lawyers and funders of a collective action against Google have agreed to accept payments totalling £100m, some £34m less than they are entitled to, to help settle the claim.’

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Legal Futures, 7th September 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘More than 100 lawyers staged a silent protest outside the Old Bailey last week in support of Rajiv Menon, the KC facing contempt of court proceedings for his closing speech.’

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Legal Futures, 7th September 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘Users of the civil courts system say there is still room for improvement despite a reduction in delays. The Ministry of Justice this week reported in its latest civil justice statistics bulletin, covering April to June, that the median time taken for fast/intermediate/multi track claims to go to trial was 55.9 weeks. That was more than six weeks less than the same period in 2025.’

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Law Society Gazette, 7th September 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Courts said to be ‘overloaded’ as landlords sell properties and tenants with nowhere to go try to delay evictions’

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The Guardian, 7th September 2026

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‘Five people have been jailed after a man jumped from a first-floor window to escape kidnappers.’

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BBC News, 4th September 2026

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‘A woman has been given a suspended prison sentence after her XL bully dog attacked and killed her cousin.’

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BBC News, 4th September 2026

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‘The Jamaican government will highlight to King Charles a petition over slavery reparations on Monday, the country’s culture minister Olivia Grange has said. It will ask the King, who serves as Jamaica’s head of state, to refer three questions to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the country’s highest court, over the legality of the enslavement of Africans in Jamaica.’

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BBC News, 6th September 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘The number of claims lodged at the county court in the second quarter of this year was the highest since the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) started publishing quarterly statistics in 2009.’

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Legal Futures, 4th September 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘A registered foreign lawyer who used misleading AI-generated quotes and citations in defending a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) case against him has been struck off.’

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Legal Futures, 4th September 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘In this edition of FOCUS, Valerie Charbit and Jack Talbot analyse Part 2 of Jonathan Fisher KC’s Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences: Fraud in the Digital Age. 2025 saw annual losses caused by fraud total £2.3 billion, accounting for almost half of all recorded crime. 80% of those offences were due to digital or internet-facilitated fraud. This important report tackles failures in the system, a lack of joined up policy and enforcement, and makes strong recommendations to government to tackle the endemic robustly, together with practical suggestions to increase the effective restraint of assets and encourage early pleas. As Jonathan says, the government must “take the fight to fraud” by effecting “structural reform, not minor adjustment… to restore credible deterrence, protect victims and safeguard the integrity of the UK economy.”’

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Red Lion Chambers, 17th August 2026

Source: redlionchambers.substack.com

‘In the latest episode of the Pump Court Chambers Family Law Podcast, Rebekah Batt is joined by Edward Cooke, Charlotte Millard and Victoria Ellis to discuss “Putting Children First” following the publication of the Family Solutions Group Report of the same title in March of this year and linked here. The discussion includes a summary of the report and the recommendations therein, how good the court system currently is at hearing the ‘voice of the child’, what we can do to improve and how professionals might reduce conflict in Children Act cases.’

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Pump Court Chambers, 20th August 2026

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‘R (Olabode) v HM Area Coroner for Manchester City & Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust: Reviewing a Coroner’s consideration of complex medical evidence.’

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Parklane Plowden, 3rd September 2026

Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk

‘Kiril Waite has written an article titled ‘Using AI as a Lawyer? Beware — They Will Find Out’. In this article, Kiril discusses Article 50 of the EU AI Act, the Bar Council’s position on AI, and the UK Law stance on AI regulations.’

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Old Square Chambers, 1st September 2026

Source: oldsquare.co.uk

‘Reported judgments at District Judge level rarely attract sustained attention outside the practitioners directly involved in the proceedings. They are, of course, not binding authority and are often regarded as turning upon their own facts. Occasionally, however, a first instance decision provides something equally valuable: a principled analytical framework capable of assisting judges and practitioners faced with recurring problems for which there is little direct guidance. In my view, FH v MH (PD12J: Parallel Criminal Proceedings) [2026] EWFC 195 (B) is such a case.’

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No. 5 Barristers Chambers, 3rd August 2026

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‘For a parent involved in private children proceedings, a Cafcass section 7 report can appear decisive. Where it recommends no direct contact, the parent may understandably feel that the case has already been determined. H v R (Respect Programme or Equivalent Programme) [2026] EWFC 235 (B) is an important reminder that it has not. A section 7 recommendation is important professional evidence, but it remains evidence: the welfare decision belongs to the court, that responsibility cannot be abdicated. The case is particularly useful for practitioners dealing with findings of domestic abuse, recommendations for Respect-accredited perpetrator work and the difficult question of what should happen to a child’s relationship with a parent while such work is awaited.’

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No. 5 Barristers Chambers, 24th August 2026

Source: www.no5.com

‘Three men have been jailed over a multi-million pound tree-planting scam that cost nearly 3,000 investors their savings or pensions.’

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BBC News, 3rd September 2026

Source: www.bbc.co.uk