‘An eccentric TV aristocrat, who once advertised for a helicopter-flying “castle-trained” spouse to bear him an heir, has lost a £1.2m High Court battle against his ex-wife.’

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The Independent, 2nd June 2026

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‘Sweeping changes to the UK’s outdated consumer credit laws will liberate lenders from ‘draconian’ sanctions while offering greater protection for consumers, according to experts.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st June 2026

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‘Two brothers have been convicted of murder, 42 years after they brutally killed a civil servant in a spree of gratuitous violence targeting gay men.’

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The Independent, 1st June 2026

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‘A man with a “weapon obsession” has been jailed for life for murdering a university student with a “large Sikh dagger” that he claimed to be carrying for religious reasons.’

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The Guardian, 1st June 2026

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‘This post reviews the current legislation on the burial or scattering of the cremated remains of humans and animals, which includes burial law, provisions on animal by-products and ecclesiastical law. However, there is no single instrument which addresses both. Burying an animal in a church or municipal cemetery, including the placement of an urn in a coffin, is illegal; nevertheless, burial in a pet cemetery on private land or scattering of the ashes is permissible in most cases. A subsequent post will review recent developments in Australia in which the burial of humans and animals may be accommodated.’

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Law & Religion UK, 1st June 2026

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‘The UK will not have to pay Rwanda millions of pounds over the collapsed asylum agreement that was cancelled by Keir Starmer shortly after he took office, an international court has ruled.’

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BBC News, 1st June 2026

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‘The family of Michaela Hall, who was murdered by her partner five years ago, has launched a legal challenge over failings by the police and probation service that could have prevented her death.’

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The Guardian, 1st June 2026

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‘A magistrate suggested he would give a defendant a “good hiding” after they shouted about being jailed, a misconduct ruling has revealed.’

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The Independent, 1st June 2026

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‘On Wednesday, a group of 27 MPs wrote to the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson, calling for a formal investigation into Reform UK over alleged Islamophobia. The signatories – 26 Labour backbenchers, co-ordinated by Afzal Khan (Manchester Rusholme) – contend that the party has breached its obligations under the Equality Act 2010, and that it has no adequate internal process by which members can raise concerns. The letter points, among other things, to Nigel Farage’s criticism of a Ramadan event in Trafalgar Square. Reform UK rejects the complaint.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 1st June 2026

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‘There has, in recent years, been an increasing number of public law judgments engaging with fundamental principles on the use of judicial review remedies, primarily the use of mandatory orders. … A judgment by the Court of Appeal (Elisabeth Laing, Lewis and Baker LJJ) handed down this week continues this trend and, as I shall argue, is of some significance. The case is R (Jimoh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 643.’

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Administrative Court Blog, 29th May 2026

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‘New regulations under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, which come into operation on 19 June 2026, require all organisations to handle data protection complaints expeditiously and to have a data protection policy in place.’

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Law & Religion UK, 31st May 2026

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‘Westminster City Council’s newly appointed administration has said it will not pursue a judicial review over plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street after previously announcing a “legal fighting fund” to challenge the project.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 29th May 2026

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‘A solicitor who fabricated and backdated a disclosure letter to make it appear that he had complied with a court deadline has been struck off.’

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Legal Futures, 1st June 2026

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‘Used well, [AI] can make work faster, cheaper and sometimes better. Used badly, it can produce confident mistakes, expose confidential material, or encourage professionals to rely on outputs they have not properly checked.’

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Legal Futures, 1st June 2026

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‘Yurii Muzyka, a Ukrainian national, was subject to a non-molestation order when he forced his way into 29-year-old Halyna Hoisan’s flat in Greenwich, south London, on 27 August last year.’

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BBC News, 29th May 2026

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‘An Indian citizen who came to the UK to work as a care worker through the post-Brexit visa scheme has been awarded nearly £30,000 in a landmark case, because his employer failed to give him a single day of work for a year.’

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The Guardian, 31st May 2026

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‘The decision meant that military police did not learn for years of special forces concerns that the SAS was carrying out extra-judicial killings and submitting falsified reports.’

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BBC News, 29th May 2026

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‘A mother-and-son duo have been jailed for a revenge attack that led to a driver being rammed into a tree.’

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BBC News, 29th May 2026

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