‘The Justice Select Committee’s report Access to Justice: Legal Aid has warned that declining availability of legal aid and increasing levels of self-representation is creating an ‘unacceptably high risk of miscarriages of justice and undermines the efficient administration’ of the courts.’
Bar Council, 20th July 2026
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘Nestled among the well-known remedial provisions of the UK GDPR and DPA 2018 are Article 80 and section 187. These provisions enable data subjects to authorise a representative body to act on their behalf by exercising their rights under Articles 79 and 82 UK GDPR. Good Law Project’s claim against the Reform Party is the first claim brought under these provisions. The judgment in Reform’s strike out and/or summary judgment application, Good Law Project Ltd v Reform UK Part Ltd [2026] EWHC 1458 (KB), is therefore notable for being the first judicial consideration of the regime for representative data actions.’
Panopticon, 20th July 2026
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘Andy Burnham has become the first Labour prime minister to appoint a non-lawyer to the post of lord chancellor. Alex Norris MP is a former trade union official who was elected to parliament for Nottingham North in 2017. Under Sir Keir Starmer he served as minister for border security and asylum in the Home Office.’
Law Society Gazette, 21st July 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A magistrate who was accused of “bullying and harassing behaviour” has been issued with a formal warning.’
Law Society Gazette, 21st July 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Oliver Lewis spotlights an overlooked yet rapidly evolving area of law – coercive and controlling behaviour within care contexts.’
Counsel, 20th July 2026
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘Strong passwords and multi-factorial authentication are no longer enough. Sam Thomas sets out three further security measures barristers should be taking to thwart the ever-increasing threat from international hackers.’
Counsel, 20th July 2026
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘A growing number of middle aged individuals find themselves caught between competing financial responsibilities. The so called “sandwich generation” increasingly face these pressures at the very point when their own relationships are most strained. Divorce within this cohort raises complex issues.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 21st July 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Surrogates, parents and children are being failed by the UK’s archaic laws, which are “creaking at the seams” as demand for surrogacy grows rapidly, experts have said.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A pupil has been found not guilty of attempted murder after stabbing his teacher in the head with a kitchen knife.’
BBC News, 20th July 2026
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
EJW Builders Ltd & Anor v Marshall & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 911 (20 July 2026)
Rahim & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 930 (20 July 2026)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Rayner, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 922 (02 July 2026)
Chuku, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 923 (02 July 2026)
Simmons, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 928 (26 June 2026)
Smith, R. v[2026] EWCA Crim 915 (26 June 2026)
High Court (Administrative Court)
James, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Enfield [2026] EWHC 1811 (Admin) (17 July 2026)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Grosvenor Developments v Parsons & Anor [2026] EWHC 1827 (Ch) (20 July 2026)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Cedar Mundi (Holding) SAL v Attieh & Ors [2026] EWHC 1820 (Comm) (17 July 2026)
Trans Trade RK SA v Sebat Shipping and Trading Company [2026] EWHC 1761 (Comm) (14 July 2026)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Phillips v Oloffs [2026] EWHC 1821 (KB) (17 July 2026)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘It is a scenario with which most defence practitioners will be all too familiar. A defendant who was suffering from obvious mental ill-health at the time of the offending; but who also has a history of drug abuse. What effect, if any, will their mental health have on the case?’
Drystone Chambers, 13th July 2026
Source: www.drystone.com
‘Since 2024 four additional statutory aggravating factors have been added to paragraph 9 of Schedule 21 to the Sentencing Act 2020.’
Drystone Chambers, 10th July 2026
Source: www.drystone.com
‘In a report in 2006 the Law Commission described the law governing homicide as: “a rickety structure set upon shaky foundations”. In the 20 years since the report, those structures and foundations have continued to shake.
‘The decision of the Law Commission to publish a consultation paper on homicide offences is therefore to be welcomed even if the final recommendations to government are not expected until 2028.’
Drystone Chambers, 29th June 2026
Source: www.drystone.com
‘Restraint Orders can have immediate and serious consequences for individuals and businesses. Especially in circumstances where there may be little prospect of a charging decision anytime in the near future.
‘In this article we deal with the basics of how to best go about seeking a variation to, or even the complete discharge, of a Restraint Order.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 14th July 2026
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘For decades, equality law has grappled with the question of “how does the law protect those with invisible disabilities?” Some barriers are physical and obvious: a step without a ramp, a door too narrow for a wheelchair. Others are hidden within systems where the barrier is not a missing ramp, but a missing belief.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 3rd July 2026
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘In October 2024 I visited the Central Family Court in London. My objective was to observe a hearing before the magistrates. At the time, the Reporting Pilot was in operation and there had been almost no reporting of hearings before magistrates. That remains true today – most reporting by legal bloggers and journalists relates to hearings conducted by judges. I thought it was unsatisfactory that there was almost no visibility or scrutiny of the work of magistrates, who make serious decisions for families across the country, but who have no legal training.’
The Transparency Project, 19th July 2026
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal over the dismissal of a judicial review claim concerning a London borough’s decision to close an adult education centre.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th July 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In April 2024 there was a great deal of optimism that the new rules and pre-action protocols would inform practice and change culture around NCDR. However, two years on, what has really changed?’
Financial Remedies Journal, 20th July 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Making the argument for contextual literacy in courts, Stephen Cragg KC illustrates how lawyers in freedom of expression cases can benefit from an understanding of art history.’
Counsel, 20th July 2026
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
‘A businessman described as the “architect and originator” of a plot to plant a fake bomb outside a barristers’ chambers has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence.’
Law Society Gazette, 17th July 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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