‘The Law Commission has published its final Report on New Funerary Methods. New funerary methods are potential alternatives to the established funerary methods of burial, cremation and burial at sea. Some are available in other countries, but there is no regulation of new funerary methods in England or Wales.’

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Law & Religion UK, 4th June 2026

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‘The petition concerns a memorial which was unlawfully introduced into the churchyard of All Saints, Broughton on a date unknown in December 2025’

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Law & Religion UK, 3rd June 2026

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‘The recent Employment Tribunal decision in Gharabili v Cedar Hope Care Services Ltd provides a useful illustration of the tension between immigration compliance and equality law. The Tribunal found that the employer’s pay practice amounted to indirect race discrimination because the non-sponsored worker was paid less than the sponsored workers. The Tribunal awarded the claimant over £14,000 in compensation, including £10,000 for injury to feelings.’

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Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 3rd June 2026

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‘This post examines a section of the judgment in R (Mandarin and others) v BIOT Commissioner (the appeal against which is listed for 15-17 July 2026) and traces the origins of its outcome as part of a long-running political dispute between the UK Government on the one hand and the Chagossian people on the other. The primary focus is on Lewis CJ’s reasoning in [150]-[179] of the judgment. The post does not comment on the political dispute or evaluate its various positions. Instead, I ask two constitutionally focused questions. First, how was primary legislation quashed in a constitutional tradition historically and categorically allergic to the idea? Second, are Acts of the UK Parliament next?’

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Administrative Court Blog, 2nd June 2026

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‘Post Office leaders dealing with a second wave of potential quashed convictions have been accused of “shifting responsibility” for unpopular decisions onto lawyers.’

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Law Society Gazette, 4th June 2026

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‘Claimants who brought an unsuccessful £1bn claim that would have effectively brought the National Lottery to a standstill have been told they must face the full force of costs consequences.’

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Law Society Gazette, 4th June 2026

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‘A district judge has been removed from office for gross misconduct after he was found to have communicated inappropriately with staff.’

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Law Society Gazette, 3rd June 2026

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‘HHJ Farquhar. An illogical conspiracy theory: court refuses to set aside a decree absolute granted over 10 years ago.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 4th June 2026

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‘Reardon J. Final financial remedy hearing resulting in an almost equal division of liquid marital assets following numerous irrelevant issues being raised by both parties.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 3rd June 2026

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‘The widow of a gambling addict who took his own life after falling £18,000 into debt begins a legal claim on Thursday against Betfair that could have far-reaching consequences for the UK’s gambling industry.’

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The Guardian, 4th June 2026

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‘A Labour MP has taken legal action against Elon Musk’s xAI company after saying its Grok tool helped a user produce fake sexualised pictures of her, part of a wave of such images that flooded the social media platform X earlier this year.’

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The Guardian, 3rd June 2026

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‘Review of the ecclesiastical court judgments during May 2026’

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Law & Religion UK, 2nd June 2026

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‘Official guidance on single-sex spaces in the wake of a UK Supreme Court decision could leave service providers with more questions than answers about how to practically implement it.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd June 2026

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‘The University of Exeter has been fined £15,000 after the Upper Tribunal concluded that a 14-month failure to comply with a disclosure order in a freedom of information case amounted to contempt of court, believed to be the first time a public authority has been fined for contempt of court in a Freedom of Information (FOI) case.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 3rd June 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Lady Chief Justice has unveiled a modernisation of the High Court which will see a new Business and Property Division replace the Chancery Division.’

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Legal Futures, 3rd June 2026

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‘Charities have described a Supreme Court judgment on what counts as deprivation of liberty under article 5(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights as the ‘biggest rollback of disability rights in a generation’.’

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Law Society Gazette, 3rd June 2026

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”The formation of a new business and property division of the High Court has today [2nd June] been confirmed by the lady chief justice.’

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Law Society Gazette, 2nd June 2026

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‘It is trite law to state that the contents of without prejudice negotiations cannot be referred to openly. But what about the fact that such negotiations have taken place?’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 1st June 2026

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‘A corrupt prison watchdog boss who billed herself “the prisoners’ Deliveroo” has been jailed for five years after admitting sending sexual messages to a killer inmate and smuggling drugs.’

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The Guardian, 2nd June 2026

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