Current Awareness https://www.innertemplelibrary.com Legal News selected by the Inner Temple Library Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:14:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://media.innertemplelibrary.com/2017/09/cropped-itl-site-icon-rebrand-512px-32x32.png Current Awareness https://www.innertemplelibrary.com 32 32 29318896 Planning environmental justice into section 1 of the Equality Act 2010 – Garden Court Chambers https://gardencourtchambers.co.uk/planning-environmental-justice-into-section-1-of-the-equality-act-2010/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:14:54 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151617 ‘A single planning permission rarely creates environmental injustice. It is usually made earlier, and more quietly, through local plans, transport strategies, infrastructure priorities, housing standards, green space decisions and budgets. By the time a planning committee considers an individual application for planning permission, many of the choices that determine who breathes polluted air, who loses open space, who gains public transport and who carries infrastructure burdens may already have hardened. That is why section 1 of the Equality Act 2010 matters. If commenced in England, it would require relevant public authorities, when making strategic decisions, to have due regard to the desirability of exercising their functions in a way designed to reduce inequalities of outcome resulting from socioeconomic disadvantage.’

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Garden Court Chambers, 18th September 2026

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]]> 151617 Dishonesty does not displace due process: Advantage Insurance v Shaw [2026] EWHC 2188 (KB) – Exchange Chambers https://www.exchangechambers.co.uk/dishonesty-does-not-displace-due-process-advantage-insurance-v-shaw-2026-ewhc-2188-kb/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:07:26 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151616 ‘A claimant who has been found fundamentally dishonest may face consequences extending well beyond the dismissal of their claim and an adverse costs order. In an appropriate case, contempt proceedings may follow, bringing with them the possibility of imprisonment. But serious dishonesty does not permit procedural shortcuts. That is the central lesson of Advantage Insurance v Shaw [2026] EWHC 2188 (KB), in which His Honour Judge Pearce, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, struck out an application to commit a claimant as an abuse of process.’

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Exchange Chambers, 14th September 2026

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]]> 151616 Too Good to Be True: Keeping Up with FX Fraud – Exchange Chambers https://www.exchangechambers.co.uk/too-good-to-be-true-keeping-up-with-fx-fraud/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:05:25 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151615 ‘Benjamin Myers KC examines the challenges presented by FX fraud and considers how the new corporate liability provisions in the Crime and Policing Act 2026 could change the enforcement landscape.’

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Exchange Chambers, 18th September 2026

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]]> 151615 Calculating the unknowable: The High Court’s approach to children’s lost years claims after CCC – Mills & Reeve https://www.mills-reeve.com/publications/calculating-the-unknowable-the-high-court-s-approach-to-children-s-lost-years-claims-after-ccc/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:39:08 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151614 ‘In JBX v Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust [2026], the High Court considered how damages for a child’s “lost years” should be assessed following the Supreme Court’s decision in CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2026]. The judgment offers important early guidance on the evidence and methodology likely to shape these claims going forward.’

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Mills & Reeve, 18th September 2026

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]]> 151614 Former police officer jailed for involvement in fraudulent ‘crash for cash’ scam – Crown Prosecution Service https://www.cps.gov.uk/national-news/news/updated-sentence-former-police-officer-jailed-involvement-fraudulent-crash-cash Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:28:37 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151613 ‘An ex-police officer has been jailed for more than four years for his part in a scam where fraudulent personal injury claims were made after deliberate vehicle crashes.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 18th September 2026

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]]> 151613 AI in healthcare: Who will be liable things go wrong? – Law Pod UK https://audioboom.com/posts/8954922-ai-in-healthcare-who-will-be-liable-when-things-go-wrong Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:16:23 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151612 ‘The National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare has just published its blueprint for regulating AI in the health service. To pick out what this latest document matters for lawyers, Rosalind English is joined by Robert Kellar KC and Marcus Coates Walker of 1 Crown Office Row.’

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Law Pod UK, 21st September 2026

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]]> 151612 Jail for barrister who conspired with client to injure attacker – Legal Futures https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/jail-for-barrister-who-conspired-with-client-to-injure-attacker Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:05:18 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151611 ‘The criminal defence barrister who helped a gangster trace a gunman who tried to assassinate him has been jailed for three years and three months.’

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Legal Futures, 21st September 2026

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]]> 151611 MoJ consults on higher standard of proof for ‘short-form’ inquest conclusions – Law Society Gazette https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/moj-consults-on-higher-standard-of-proof-for-short-form-inquest-conclusions/5127937.article Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:24 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151610 ‘The government has launched a consultation on whether the standard of proof for ‘short-form’ inquest conclusions of unlawful killing should be changed back from the civil to the criminal standard.’

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Law Society Gazette, 18th September 2026

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]]> 151610 Lawyers lament UK’s ‘backsliding’ on rule of law – Law Society Gazette https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/lawyers-lament-uks-backsliding-on-rule-of-law/5127933.article Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:58:53 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151609 ‘Nearly one in four respondents to a landmark international survey charting the erosion of the rule of law is from the UK. ‘

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Law Society Gazette, 18th September 2026

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]]> 151609 Men lose appeal for harassing BBC journalist over A Very British Cult documentary – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv1j4k34ze07o Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:22:52 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151608 ‘Three men have lost their appeal for harassing BBC journalist Catrin Nye, who presented the podcast series and documentary, A Very British Cult.’

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BBC News, 18th September 2026

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]]> 151608 Teen who piloted Channel boat with 165 migrants jailed – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck05rv764l0eo Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:20:33 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151607 ‘A teenager who piloted a dinghy carrying a then-record 165 migrants across the English Channel to the UK has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison.’

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BBC News, 18th September 2026

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]]> 151607 Specialist courtrooms to prioritise rape cases in England and Wales – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/20/specialist-courtrooms-to-prioritise-cases-in-england-and-wales Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:11:43 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151606 ‘Specialist courtrooms prioritising cases of rape and other serious sex offences are to be introduced across England and Wales, with campaigners welcoming the move as potentially transformative.’

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The Guardian, 20th September 2026

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]]> 151606 BAILII: Recent Decisions https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2026/09/bailii-recent-decisions-2902/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:25:52 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151604 Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Fitzgerald, R (On the Application Of) v Parole Board for England and Wales [2026] EWCA Civ 1199 (17 September 2026)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Salmon, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1201 (17 September 2026)

High Court (Administrative Court)

McQueen, R (On the Application Of) v Mid Suffolk District Council [2026] EWHC 2398 (Admin) (18 September 2026)

LBZ, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 2409 (Admin) (18 September 2026)

Cela v Government of Albania [2026] EWHC 2399 (Admin) (17 September 2026)

Hojka v Bielsko-Biala District Court (Poland) [2026] EWHC 2400 (Admin) (17 September 2026)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

Somerset Council v Richards (Sr) & Ors [2026] EWHC 2401 (KB) (16 September 2026)

Source: www.bailii.org

]]> 151604 Section 21’s abolished, how can I regain possession of my property? – Becket Chambers https://becket-chambers.co.uk/articles/section-21s-abolished-how-can-i-regain-possession-of-my-property/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:55:44 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151603 ‘On 1st May 2026, the first phase of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (“RRA2005”) came into force (Chapter 1 of Part 1). Readers will be aware of significant reforms to the private rental sector that are intended to provide greater security for tenants, improved housing standards and transparency in the rental market. The headline change is the abolition of Assured Shorthold Tenancies, and with this the extinction of the section 21 ‘no-fault eviction’ notice. The last date for validly serving a section 21 notice was 30th April 2026, and a private landlord who served such a notice must issue possession proceedings by 31st July 2026 (or, if sooner, the limitation date specified on the notice) – section 21 possession proceedings are soon to be extinct.’

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Becket Chambers, 11th September 2026

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]]> 151603 Material Contribution and Covid-19 – 1 QMLR https://1corqmlr.com/2026/09/17/material-contribution-and-covid-19/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:52:22 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151602 ‘In Rehman, Master Davison considered applications by the Defendants to strike out twenty-three claims arising from deaths in care homes from Covid-19 during the pandemic. The claims were brought under the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934 and the Fatal Accidents Act 1976. All but one of the Claimants alleged that the Secretary of State’s policy not to mandate 14-day isolation of asymptomatic patients upon discharge from hospital to care homes was negligent. The Claimants also alleged that there was a failure by care homes to ensure sufficient Covid-19 protection measures. On the Claimants’ case, these breaches of duty caused care home residents to contract Covid-19, which led to their deaths [1]. The Defendants sought to strike out the claims under CPR 3.4(2)(a) on the basis that the Claimants had no realistic prospect of success because they could not prove causation [6].’

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1 QMLR, 17th September 2026

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]]> 151602 Church Appointments Bill: Explanatory Notes – Law & Religion UK https://lawandreligionuk.com/2026/09/18/church-appointments-bill-explanatory-notes/#more-95072 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:25:50 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151600 ‘The Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill was given its First Reading on 15 September 2026; a copy of the two-clause Bill is here and the Explanatory Notes (“the Notes”) are here. Whilst the historic legislation which prevents a person who professes either the Roman Catholic or Jewish faiths from advising the Sovereign on Church appointments is clearly discriminatory, there continue to be alternative arrangements which ensure that Church appointments can be made. Nevertheless, primary legislation is required to remove this restriction. The Explanatory Notes include information inter alia on the policy and legal background, the need to fast-track the legislation, and the territorial extent.’

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Law & Religion UK, 18th September 2026

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]]> 151600 Prevent referrals and discrimination under the Equality Act – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/education-law/343-education-features/101691-prevent-referrals-and-discrimination-under-the-equality-act Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:14:36 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151599 ‘Fred Holker sets out the lessons from a recent County Court case where a teacher making a Prevent referral was found to have subjected the pupil to direct discrimination.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th September 2026

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]]> 151599 Transparency notices under the Procurement Act 2023 – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/procurement-and-contracts/308-procurement-features/101695-transparency-notices-under-the-procurement-act-2023 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:11:46 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151598 ‘A recent High Court ruling puts a spotlight on transparency notices under the Procurement Act 2023. Natalie Gorse and Claire Gamage look at the lessons for contracting authorities and suppliers.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 18th September 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

]]> 151598 Birss outlines benefits of new Business & Property Division – Legal Futures https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/birss-outlines-benefits-of-new-business-property-division Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:04:10 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151597 ‘Creation of the Business and Property Division (BPD) next month will provide a larger pool of judges and “opportunities to look at how we do things”, its first president has said.’

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Legal Futures, 18th September 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

]]> 151597 Judge issues AI warning to LiPs after 300-page ‘skeleton’ – Legal Futures https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/judge-issues-ai-warning-to-lips-after-300-page-skeleton Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:57:00 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151596 ‘A judge has warned litigants in person (LiPs) that, like lawyers, they need to take personal responsibility for the use of AI in drafting court documents.’

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Legal Futures, 18th September 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

]]> 151596 Beckham’s luxury florist wins trademark infringement case against rival – Law Society Gazette https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/beckhams-florist-wins-trade-mark-infringement-case-against-rival/5127914.article Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:54:08 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151595 ‘A celebrity florist has succeeded in a trade mark infringement claim against a rival which took ‘unfair advantage’ of her company Flowerbx’s reputation by using similar names.’

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Law Society Gazette, 16th September 2026

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]]> 151595 Baby found wrapped in 1910 newspaper was killed with twine, UK inquest concludes – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/17/baby-auckland-durham-twine-newspaper-unlawfully-killed-inquest-historical-crime Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:41:12 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151594 ‘A baby boy who was found with twine looped and knotted round his neck and wrapped in a 116-year-old newspaper was unlawfully killed, a coroner has concluded.’

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The Guardian, 17th September 2026

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]]> 151594 Addison Lee founder owes £20.5m in tax after UK tribunal ruling – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/17/addison-lee-founder-owes-tax-after-uk-tribunal-ruling Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:34:41 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151593 ‘The founder of Addison Lee owes £20.5m in tax after a tribunal dismissed a claim that he should be treated as a nom-dom despite living in the UK since childhood.’

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The Guardian, 17th September 2026

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]]> 151593 Ukrainian guilty of vandalism at mosques linked to Russian network behind Starmer arson attack – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8dx5gldrk0ko Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:12:35 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151592 ‘A Ukrainian man has pleaded guilty to spraying abusive graffiti on mosques in east London, in a case linked to the Russian state network behind arson attacks against the former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer.’

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BBC News, 17th September 2026

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]]> 151592 Man, 29, jailed for raping two 14-year-old girls – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmvgy14g039lo Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:11:30 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151591 ‘A man has been jailed for 14 years for raping two teenage girls after encouraging them to drink alcohol at his flat.’

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BBC News, 17th September 2026

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]]> 151591 BAILII: Recent Decisions https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2026/09/bailii-recent-decisions-2901/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:37:00 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151590 Supreme Court

Forthwell Ltd v Pontegadea UK Ltd [2026] UKSC 33 (17 September 2026)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Guerrero v Secretary of State for Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 953 (16 September 2026)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Mushrafi, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1200 (17 September 2026)

Hodge & Ors v R [2026] EWCA Crim 1181 (16 September 2026)

High Court (Administrative Court)

WND, R (On the Application Of) v NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board [2026] EWHC 2356 (Admin) (16 September 2026)

Rodmersham Parish Council, R (On the Application Of) v Swale Borough Council [2026] EWHC 2381 (Admin) (16 September 2026)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Niprose Investments Ltd v Vincents Solicitors Ltd [2026] EWHC 2320 (Ch) (16 September 2026)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Intralinks Inc v Nexans SA [2026] EWHC 2355 (Comm) (17 September 2026)

High Court (Family Division)

SH v KH [2026] EWHC 2391 (Fam) (17 September 2026)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

KDP & Anor v TXL & Ors [2026] EWHC 2365 (KB) (16 September 2026)

Source: www.bailii.org

]]> 151590 Speech by the Chancellor of the High Court: The new Business and Property Division – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary https://www.judiciary.uk/speech-by-the-chancellor-of-the-high-court-the-new-business-and-property-division/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:41:40 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151588 ‘I wanted to speak to the Association about the new Division, for what I hope are fairly obvious reasons. The changes relate directly to your work and your clients will be just as important users of the Rolls Building in future as they are today. I mention the Rolls Building because this event is happening here in London. But I will say something about the Business and Property Courts outside London as well.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 16th September 2026

Source: www.judiciary.uk

]]> 151588 Court of Appeal criticises “flawed” approach adopted by judge when making special guardianship order – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/child-protection/392-children-protection-news/101703-court-of-appeal-criticises-flawed-approach-adopted-by-judge-when-making-special-guardianship-order Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:39:24 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151587 ‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal against a special guardianship order, ruling that the judge should have determined whether the threshold criteria were established, and should have considered whether the order was “necessary and proportionate”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th September 2026

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]]> 151587 High Court quashes planning permission for 132-flat scheme over misleading officers’ report – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/planning/401-planning-news/101708-high-court-quashes-planning-permission-for-132-flat-scheme-over-misleading-officers-report Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:38:05 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151586 ‘The London Borough of Hounslow’s planning committee proceeded on a false premise because an officers’ report was misleading, the High Court has found.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 17th September 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

]]> 151586 Court of Appeal finds council was required to carry out mental capacity assessment ahead of completing Care Act assessment – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/adult-social-care/391-adult-care-news/101709-court-of-appeal-finds-council-was-required-to-carry-out-mental-capacity-assessment-ahead-of-completing-care-act-assessment Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:36:46 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151585 ‘The Court of Appeal (Civil Division) has allowed an appeal against the dismissal of an application for judicial review of London Borough of Haringey’s assessment of a young man’s social care needs under the Care Act 2014.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 17th September 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

]]> 151585 Talking Pensions Ep27: Mark Kowalik – Pensions Barrister https://www.pensionsbarrister.com/post/talking-pensions-ep27-mark-kowalik Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:35:27 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151584 ‘We are back from our summer break with a new episode of the Talking Pensions podcast, in which Paul talks to Mark Kowalik about his long career as a pensions lawyer at CMS. They discuss the evolution of pensions law and regulation since the 1980s and look forward to future developments in the field.’

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Pensions Barrister, 17th September 2026

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]]> 151584 Upper Tribunal upholds lifetime ban for financial misconduct – OUT-LAW.com https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/upper-tribunal-lifetime-ban-financial-misconduct Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:34:06 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151583 ‘A recent ruling by the Upper Tribunal affirms the UK financial services industry’s zero-tolerance approach to non-financial misconduct, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 16th September 2026

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

]]> 151583 In depth: What the Gazette learned shadowing magistrates at frontline courts – Law Society Gazette https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news-focus/in-depth-what-the-gazette-learned-shadowing-magistrates-at-frontline-courts/5127900.article Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:32:29 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151582 ‘Magistrates’ courts already deal with 92% of all cases before the criminal courts. The increase in sentencing powers proposed in the Courts and Tribunals Bill will push that figure even higher. With this in mind, the Gazette wanted to find out more about the magistracy and, in a first, according to the Magistrates’ Association, we were invited to shadow two magistrates over several days and interview the presiding justices.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 15th September 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

]]> 151582 Judicial delays lead to sanctions – Law Society Gazette https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/judges-sanctioned-over-delays/5127905.article Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:31:03 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151581 ‘More judges have been sanctioned over delays to their issue of judgments and other decisions.’

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Law Society Gazette, 16th September 2026

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]]> 151581 Courts cannot be left behind in AI rush, says minister – Legal Futures https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/courts-cannot-be-left-behind-in-ai-rush-says-minister Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:29:22 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151580 ‘The government cannot allow the emergence of a two-tier system where large City law firms are at the cutting edge of AI use while the courts are “stuck in the analogue age”, justice minister Sarah Sackman said yesterday.’

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Legal Futures, 16th September 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

]]> 151580 JC v MC (Refusal of Relief from Sanctions) [2026] EWFC 145 – Financial Remedies Journal https://financialremediesjournal.com/jc-v-mc-refusal-of-relief-from-sanctions-2026-ewfc-145/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:27:02 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151579 ‘MacDonald J. Refusal of relief from sanctions for deliberately failing to comply with length of evidence in H’s application to vary the maintenance he had agreed to pay W. H’s s 37 MCA injunction application also failed.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 15th September 2026

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]]> 151579 A pupil’s guide to AI at the Bar – counsel https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/a-pupil-s-guide-to-ai-at-the-bar Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:25:55 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151578 ‘Henry Fingerhut outlines what the Bar Standards Board AI guidance means for early career barristers.’

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Counsel, 14th September 2026

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]]> 151578 Succession planning – Counsel https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/succession-planning Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:24:59 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151576 ‘The Sir Mota Singh Moot has returned, offering an impressive glimpse of a more representative Bar. If this is what the future looks like, why does the present still lag so far behind? ask Baldip Singh and Prof Jo Delahunty KC.’

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Counsel, 14th September 2026

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

]]> 151576 Police officer who fostered toxic culture and requested explicit video is jailed – Crown Prosecution Service https://www.cps.gov.uk/national-news/news/police-officer-who-fostered-toxic-culture-and-requested-explicit-video-jailed Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:23:06 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151575 ‘A former police officer has been jailed for misconduct in public office after he requested a sexually explicit video from a female suspect’s phone.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 16th September 2026

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]]> 151575 Police worker sentenced after illegal use of data – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwq63v1qj58po Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:22:00 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151574 ‘A former member of police staff has been sentenced after she used a police computer system to carry out illegal searches on several people, including herself.’

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BBC News, 16th September 2026

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]]> 151574 Army officers cleared over handling of sexual assault – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck87vr5vqjrpo Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:20:17 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151573 ‘Two serving Army officers have been cleared of failing to properly deal with abuse allegations made by a teenage soldier who took her own life.’

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BBC News, 16th September 2026

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]]> 151573 British bosses to be forced to meet with employees who request flexible working – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/sep/15/british-bosses-meeting-request-flexible-working-louise-haigh Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:18:36 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151572 ‘Company bosses will have to sit down with workers who request flexible working and justify their reasons for any refusals under new rights announced by Louise Haigh on Tuesday.’

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The Guardian, 15th September 2026

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]]> 151572 BAILII: Recent Decisions https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2026/09/bailii-recent-decisions-2900/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:05:12 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151571 Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

AXA France IARD SA & Anor v Santander Cards UK Ltd & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 1185 (15 September 2026)

TDB, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Haringey [2026] EWCA Civ 1184 (15 September 2026)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Osment v R. [2026] EWCA Crim 1165 (15 September 2026)

High Court (Administrative Court)

FNB & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 2374 (Admin) (15 September 2026)

KGH, R (On the Application Of) v North Tyneside Council [2026] EWHC 2261 (Admin) (14 September 2026)

The Old Chiswick Protection Society, R (On the Application Of) v Burlington Properties London Ltd [2026] EWHC 2278 (Admin) (14 September 2026)

High Court (Chancery Division)

NoCopyrightSounds Ltd v AEI Music Ltd & Anor [2026] EWHC 2360 (Ch) (15 September 2026)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court) 

Coventry & Warwickshire Development Partnership LLP v Avison Young (UK) Ltd [2026] EWHC 2319 (TCC) (15 September 2026)

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]]> 151571 Army officer found not guilty of failing to properly deal with Jaysley Beck abuse claims – The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/jaysley-beck-samantha-shepherd-court-martial-b3051098.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:41:08 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151570 ‘Army colonel Samantha Shepherd has been found not guilty of failing to properly deal with abuse allegations made by Gunner Jaysley Beck before her death.’

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]]> 151570 AGNI – the most comprehensive first instance ‘run’ at it so far – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/adult-social-care/307-adult-care-features/101688-agni-the-most-comprehensive-first-instance-run-at-it-so-far Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:16:53 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151569 ‘Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) analyses an important Court of Protection ruling in the aftermath of the Supreme Court‘s judgment in AGNI.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th September 2026

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]]> 151569 Prevent referrals and discrimination under the Equality Act – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/education-law/343-education-features/101691-prevent-referrals-and-discrimination-under-the-equality-act Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:13:19 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151568 ‘Following a rare Equality Act challenge against a Prevent referral, a school has been found to have unlawfully discriminated against a Muslim pupil referred to the local authority under the Government’s counter-terrorism scheme.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th September 2026

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]]> 151568 Why the law in England is ill-equipped for the age of agentic AI – OUT-LAW.com https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/analysis/law-england-ill-equipped-agentic-ai Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:08:03 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151567 ‘There are potential gaps in English private law that could leave businesses unable to recover losses in circumstances where AI agents cause them harm by acting completely unprompted and seemingly beyond constraints imposed by those who developed or deployed them. The courts will need to take an expansive view of “intentionality” to provide affected companies with redress.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th September 2026

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]]> 151567 Church appointments (repeal of discriminatory provision) Bill – Law & Religion UK https://lawandreligionuk.com/2026/09/15/church-appointments-repeal-of-discriminatory-provision/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:05:39 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151566 ‘On 15 September 2026, Louise Haigh, First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office, presented the Church appointments (repeal of discriminatory provision) Bill under (Standing Order No. 57).’

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]]> 151566 High Court upholds FSCS limitation decisions – Pensions Barrister https://www.pensionsbarrister.com/post/high-court-upholds-fscs-limitation-decisions Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:55:06 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151565 ‘In R (Golding and others) v FSCS Ltd [2026] EWHC 2337 (Admin), the High Court has upheld the FSCS’s rejection of pension transfer compensation claims on limitation grounds.’

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Pensions Barrister, 14th September 2026

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]]> 151565 The student who used AI to win his claim against energy giant – Legal Futures https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/the-student-who-used-ai-to-win-his-claim-against-energy-giant Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:50:16 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151564 ‘An Oxford doctoral student with no legal training is celebrating using AI to bring a successful claim against energy provider SSE over a defunct electricity meter for which it tried to charge him.’

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Legal Futures, 15th September 2026

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