Current Awareness https://www.innertemplelibrary.com Legal News selected by the Inner Temple Library Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:50:12 +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 Charity ordered to pay employee compensation after boss screamed ‘I am the CEO’ at her – The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/carrbridge-charity-matthew-gibbs-julie-mayes-b3076258.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:50:12 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151992 ‘A charity has been ordered to pay over £2,000 compensation to an employee after its boss screamed “I am the CEO” at her.’

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The Independent, 30th October 2026

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]]> 151992 The Law–Fact Distinction Revisited – Cambridge Law Journal https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-law-journal/article/lawfact-distinction-revisited/678AAA869A12805B75D902E21F28BE79 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:48:55 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151991 ‘In R. (on the Application of LXR) v First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) [2025] EWCA Civ 1608 (“LXR”), the Court of Appeal was again confronted by the difficulties in distinguishing questions of fact from questions of law in judicial review cases. Classifying a question before a decision maker as one of fact or law allows courts to calibrate the intensity of review: questions of fact are generally best answered by administrative decision makers and questions of law are generally best answered by courts. This makes sense. Why should judges determine facts, where that task has been allocated by Parliament to an expert public official? The problem, however, is that facts raise legal questions and legal rules are fact-sensitive. Explaining why a question is one of fact or law is not straightforward. Attempting to separate questions of law and fact into neat, abstract categories amounts to a Sisyphean task. This explains courts’ reference to “policy” or “pragmatism” when justifying their conclusions in such cases, which can obscure, rather than illuminate, their reasoning.’

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Cambridge Law Journal, 23rd October 2026

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]]> 151991 High Court judge reprimanded for judgment delays – Legal Futures https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/high-court-judge-reprimanded-for-judgment-delays Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:47:08 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151990 ‘A senior High Court judge has been issued with a reprimand for delays of up to 13 months in handing down five judgments.’

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Legal Futures, 30th October 2026

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]]> 151990 Gang jailed over smash-and-grab robberies that caused £1 million worth of damage in London’s West End – The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/west-end-gang-jailed-london-robbery-ysl-b3076055.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:35:26 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151989 ‘Three men have been jailed following a string of high-profile smash-and-grab robberies in London’s West End, police have confirmed.’

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The Independent, 29th October 2026

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]]> 151989 More prisoners recalled to jail than released in England and Wales – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/29/more-prisoners-recalled-than-released-england-wales Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:32:29 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151988 ‘More people were recalled to jails in England and Wales in the first half of this year than were released, despite government efforts to reduce the prison population, according to figures released on Thursday.’

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The Guardian, 29th October 2026

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]]> 151988 UK confirms stronger dismissal protections for pregnant employees and new parents – OUT-LAW.com https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/uk-stronger-dismissal-protection-pregnant-employees Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:10:49 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151987 ‘Employers will face a significantly higher bar when seeking to dismiss pregnant employees and those taking or returning from certain types of family leave under plans unveiled by the UK government, with a new proportionality test set to reshape how dismissal decisions are assessed.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th October 2026

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]]> 151987 Illegality and Insanity – Cambridge Law Journal https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-law-journal/article/illegality-and-insanity/A3CD138E078DF7811168467CE8379F27 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:01:36 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151986 ‘Alexander Lewis-Ranwell killed three men during a psychotic episode in the delusional belief that they were paedophiles. In the days immediately prior, he was detained twice and seen or spoken to by mental health professionals employed by G4S Health Services Ltd. and Devon Partnership NHS Trust. He was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity and ordered to be detained in hospital by the Criminal Court. Lewis-Ranwell sued G4S, the NHS Trust and related others in negligence and under the Human Rights Act 1998 for compensation for various heads of loss said to result from his acts and detention, including loss of earnings, and for an indemnity against possible claims by the victims’ estates and dependants. The defendants’ application for the negligence claim to be struck out on the basis of the illegality defence was rejected at first instance and by a majority of the Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court allowed the defendants’ appeal: Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services Ltd. [2026] UKSC 2, [2026] 2 W.L.R. 187 (“Lewis-Ranwell”). Unfortunately, the reasoning which led to this conclusion is not fully persuasive.’

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Cambridge Law Journal, 23rd October 2026

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]]> 151986 100 UK AI Hallucination Cases/False Citations (Confirmed or Suspected) – Natural and Artificial Intelligence in Law https://naturalandartificiallaw.com/100-uk-ai-hallucination-cases/ Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:15:00 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151985 ‘With the thirteen additional decisions discussed below, my collection of UK AI-related and false-citation incidents now comprises 100 entries. The public tracker is being updated to incorporate these additions. The new decisions come from Employment Tribunals in England and Wales and Scotland, the Family Court, the County Court, the High Court, the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), the Sheriff Appeal Court and the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Tax Chamber).’

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Natural and Artificial Intelligence, October 2026

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]]> 151985 Court voids claim brought by solicitors assigned client’s cause of action – Legal Futures https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/court-voids-claim-brought-by-solicitors-assigned-clients-cause-of-action Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:05:38 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151984 ‘An £11m claim has fallen foul of a 242-year old rule that a solicitor with conduct of litigation may not take an assignment of their client’s cause of action, the High Court has held.’

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Legal Futures, 30th October 2026

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]]> 151984 BAILII: Recent Decisions https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2026/10/bailii-recent-decisions-2919/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:32:24 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151983 Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

McCaffrey & Anor v Chief Constable of Police Service of Northern Ireland & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 1374 (29 October 2026)

TJ Trading Express Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 1368 (29 October 2026)

High Court (Administrative Court)

O’Leary, R (On the Application Of) v The Parole Board of England and Wales [2026] EWHC 2773 (Admin) (29 October 2026)

LYC, R (On the Application Of) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2026] EWHC 2778 (Admin) (29 October 2026)

Abdul, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Tower Hamlets (PJR and late documents) [2026] EWHC 2738 (Admin) (29 October 2026)

Director of Public Prosecutions v Berntsen [2026] EWHC 2768 (Admin) (29 October 2026)

Shaw & Anor v Stephani [2026] EWHC 2776 (Admin) (28 October 2026)

High Court (Business & Property Division)

Volotea SL, In the Matter Of [2026] EWHC 2762 (BP) (29 October 2026)

Beaufort Hall Residential Home Ltd v Belize Offshore Services Ltd & Anor [2026] EWHC 2703 (BP) (28 October 2026)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

Chandale v Sovereign Network Group & Ors [2026] EWHC 2775 (KB) (29 October 2026)

Uflex Europe Ltd v Sacheva & Ors [2026] EWHC 2770 (KB) (28 October 2026)

Source: www.bailii.org

]]> 151983 Six out of 10 British Bar students do not secure a pupillage – Legal Futures https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/six-out-of-10-british-bar-students-do-not-secure-a-pupillage Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:57:55 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151982 ‘Nearly six out of 10 Bar students from the UK do not secure a pupillage within five years of enrolling on their training courses, a Bar Standards Board (BSB) report has found.’

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Legal Futures, 29th October 2026

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]]> 151982 The Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill: A short bill to deal with a specific issue – UCL Constitution Unit https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/2026/10/26/the-church-appointments-repeal-of-discriminatory-provision-bill-a-short-bill-to-deal-with-a-specific-issue/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:56:46 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151981 ‘If Andy Burnham were to advise the King to appoint a bishop, he could be “disabled for ever from holding any office” on the grounds of his Catholic faith. A short bill has now been introduced to remedy this situation. Craig Prescott explains the history behind the restrictions put on Catholics and Jews in public life, and the role of ministers in ecclesiastical appointments.’

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UCL Constitution Unit, 26th October 2026

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]]> 151981 University fails in bid to get Free Speech Union to pay costs of intervention in regulatory dispute with Office for Students – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/litigation-and-enforcement/400-litigation-news/102081-university-fails-in-bid-to-get-free-speech-union-to-pay-costs-of-intervention-in-regulatory-dispute-with-office-for-students Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:53:06 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151979 ‘A High Court judge has declined to make a costs order against the Free Speech Union (FSU), the intervenor in a case won by the University of Sussex, finding that the FSU’s approach was at all stages “proportionate and focused”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 28th October 2026

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]]> 151979 Police force unlawfully disclosed home address of domestic abuse victim to alleged abuser, ICO finds – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/information-law/398-information-law-news/102087-police-force-unlawfully-disclosed-home-address-of-domestic-abuse-victim-to-alleged-abuser-ico-finds Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:51:27 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151978 ‘The Information Commission’s Office has issued advice for organisations handling sensitive personal information, after Staffordshire Police unlawfully disclosed a domestic abuse victim’s home address to their alleged abuser.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 28th October 2026

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]]> 151978 Domestic abuse survivors to receive stronger tenancy protections under Social Housing Bill – Family Law https://www.familylaw.co.uk/news_and_comment/domestic-abuse-survivors-to-receive-stronger-tenancy-protections-under-social-housing-bill Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:50:05 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151977 ‘Domestic abuse survivors will receive stronger legal protections to remain in their social homes while perpetrators are removed, under proposed amendments to the Social Housing Bill.’

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Family Law, 26th October 2026

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]]> 151977 Violence against women and girls accounts for significant proportion of recorded crime, new strategic threat assessment finds – Family Law https://www.familylaw.co.uk/news_and_comment/violence-against-women-girls-accounts-for-significant-proportion-of-recorded-crime--new-strategic-threat-assessment-finds Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:48:52 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151976 ‘At least one in five police-recorded crimes relates to public protection threats, including domestic abuse, sexual offending and child-on-child abuse, according to the first Strategic Threat and Risk Assessment published by the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection (NCVPP).’

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Family Law, 26th October 2026

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]]> 151976 Polluters paying for sewage micropollution – UK Human Rights Blog https://ukhumanrightsblog.substack.com/p/polluters-paying-for-sewage-micropollution Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:47:35 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151975 ‘These days, if you throw a beer can into the recycling in the UK, you can be reasonably confident that, one way or another, the brand owner (brewer and/or brander) for the beer will be contributing to the costs of recycling the can. The system works like this. The brand owner files data as to the tonnages of packaging it placed on the market, and then pays its share of the waste disposal costs of that sector – levied by reference to the material involved and its recyclability.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 26th October 2026

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]]> 151975 Pension contributions after maximum accrual – Pensions Barrister https://www.pensionsbarrister.com/post/pension-contributions-after-maximum-accrual Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:45:24 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151974 ‘Paul Newman KC looks at the recent Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s decision in Ms H, which raises questions about whether requiring full contributions after maximum pension accrual amounts to age discrimination, even where the benefit cap is lawful.’

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Pensions Barrister, 29th October 2026

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]]> 151974 Court of Appeal twice curbs millions claimed in lawyers’ costs – Law Society Gazette https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/court-of-appeal-twice-curbs-millions-claimed-in-lawyers-costs/5128355.article Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:44:04 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151973 ‘The Court of Appeal has flexed its muscle to curb lawyers’ costs twice in the space of a week. In Parsons v Convatec, the defendant had incurred £4.2m in costs and had initially sought approval for £10.2m in future costs.’

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Law Society Gazette, 27th October 2026

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]]> 151973 Supreme Court backs insurers in oil spill case – Law Society Gazette https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/supreme-court-backs-insurers-in-oil-spill-case/5128360.article Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:42:31 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151972 ‘A shipwreck almost a quarter century ago has led to a Supreme Court ruling on the consequences of breaking contractual obligations to arbitrate. In Kingdom of Spain v London Steam-Ship Owners, five justices allowed an appeal by insurers against a judgment by the master of the rolls over the basis on which an insurer can seek recompense from states that were not party to the insurance contract.’

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Law Society Gazette, 29th October 2026

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]]> 151972 Profits soar at the University of Law – Law Society Gazette https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/profits-soar-at-the-university-of-law/5128368.article Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:41:03 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151971 ‘One of the UK’s biggest law schools has announced a near quadrupling of profits after signing up more students and cutting staff.’

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Law Society Gazette, 29th October 2026

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]]> 151971 Xydhias and Its Limits: HA v EN and THR v WAT – Financial Remedies Journal https://financialremediesjournal.com/xydhias-and-its-limits-ha-v-en-and-thr-v-wat/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:39:34 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151970 ‘This article aims to highlight some of the inherent issues presented by the concept of Xydhias agreements, namely the residual discretion that is left to the court to approve or alter those agreements, and the practical problems that result from this.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 28th October 2026

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]]> 151970 Obligations, Responsibilities and the One-Liner – Financial Remedies Journal https://financialremediesjournal.com/obligations-responsibilities-and-the-one-liner/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:38:30 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151969 ‘The law in England and Wales is under scrutiny and may well be changed. There are discussions about the extent to which the welfare of children should be the primary or paramount consideration. Whatever we might think of that, do we not need to look again at obligations and responsibilities?’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 27th October 2026

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]]> 151969 Pensioner pocketed £225k compensation for ‘unsaleable’ house – after she sold it for £780k – The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/karen-imber-woodford-green-essex-b3075416.html Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:36:40 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151968 ‘A “dishonest” pensioner who claimed her house was worthless and “unsaleable” after a series of sewage floods – then flogged it for £780,000 – is facing a £225,000 court bill over her compensation fraud.’

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The Independent, 29th October 2026

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]]> 151968 Three jailed as part of people smuggling gang bust – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq77pmm25xxko Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:35:26 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151967 ‘Three men were sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on Wednesday for helping people enter France illegally.’

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BBC News, 29th October 2026

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]]> 151967 Toblerone owner sues British vegan chocolate brand over chunky shape – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/29/toblerone-owner-sues-british-vegan-chocolate-brand-over-chunky-shape Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:33:19 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151966 ‘The owner of Toblerone is taking legal action against a tiny British vegan chocolate brand which it claims has been copying the Swiss chocolate bar’s famous chunky shape.’

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The Guardian, 29th October 2026

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]]> 151966 BAILII: Recent Decisions https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2026/10/bailii-recent-decisions-2918/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:58:32 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151965 Supreme Court

The Kingdom of Spain and another v The London Steam-Ship Owners’ Mutual Insurance Association Limited No 2 [2026] UKSC 36 (28 October 2026)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Balcerak, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Wandsworth (Children’s Services Directorate) [2026] EWHC 2727 (Admin) (28 October 2026)

The Government of Azerbaijan v Imanli [2026] EWHC 2741 (Admin) (28 October 2026)

Lambert, R (On the Application Of) v Senior Coroner for North London [2026] EWHC 2763 (Admin) (27 October 2026)

Stilprime Ltd & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Transport [2026] EWHC 2656 (Admin) (19 October 2026)

High Court (Business & Property Division)

Park Homes Investments Ltd v Avison Young (UK) Ltd [2026] EWHC 2713 (BP) (27 October 2026)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Moelis & Company UK LLP, DIFC Branch v Emirates Petroleum Company PJSC [2026] EWHC 2756 (Comm) (27 October 2026)

High Court (Patents Court)

Snap Inc & Anor v Dolby Laboratories, Inc & Ors [2026] EWHC 2757 (Pat) (28 October 2026)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

Collier & Ors v Stellantis Auto SAS & Ors (The Peugeot/Citroen/DS NOx Emissions Group Litigation) [2026] EWHC 2760 (KB) (28 October 2026)

Griffiths v Hywel Dda University Health Board & Anor [2026] EWHC 2693 (KB) (23 October 2026)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court) 

Ion Surety Company SA & Anor v Shapoorji Pallonji Mideast LLC [2026] EWHC 2758 (TCC) (27 October 2026)

www.bailii.org

]]> 151965 “Blind Eye” Dishonesty Clarified: Grosvenor Property Developers Limited (In Liquidation) v Portner Law Limited [2026] EWCA Civ 1238 – Hailsham Chambers https://www.hailshamchambers.com/resources/view/blind-eye-dishonesty-clarified-grosvenor-property-developers-limited-in-liquidation-v-portner-law-limited-2026-ewca-civ-1238 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:01:33 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151964 ‘Last year, the High Court found that a partner of the Defendant firm of solicitors, Mr Daniel Broughton, had dishonestly assisted in a misappropriation of the Claimant’s funds. The Court of Appeal has now overturned that decision. In doing so, it has reaffirmed the distinction between negligence and dishonesty, and clarified the requirements for “blind eye” dishonesty to be made out.’

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Hailsham Chambers, 19th October 2026

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]]> 151964 When Will ATE Insurance Defeat an Application for Security for Costs? – Hailsham Chambers https://www.hailshamchambers.com/resources/view/the-costs-brief-issue-1-when-will-ate-insurance-defeat-an-application-for-security-for-costs Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:57:55 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151963 ‘All applications for security for costs begin with a simple proposition. A defendant has been brought involuntarily into litigation, may spend a substantial sum defeating the claim, and should not be left with a costs order which is worthless because the claimant cannot pay it. That proposition is easy to state. Its application is less straightforward. The jurisdiction is protective, not punitive. It is not intended to enable a defendant to stifle an arguable claim by requiring the claimant to put its litigation budget beyond use. Nor does it entitle a defendant to insist upon the most expensive or inconvenient form of security merely because it would prefer it.’

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Hailsham Chambers, 12th October 2026

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]]> 151963 Corporate criminal offences of failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion – OUT-LAW.com https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/guides/corporate-criminal-offences-of-failing-to-prevent-the-facilitation-of-tax-evasion- Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:49:03 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151962 ‘It is a criminal offence in the UK if a business fails to prevent its employees or any person associated with it from facilitating tax evasion.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 28th October 2026

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]]> 151962 Legal Services Board approves SRA approach to unlimited fine power – Legal Futures https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/legal-services-board-approves-sra-approach-to-unlimited-fine-power Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:44:03 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151961 ‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) amended guidance that will allow it to issue unlimited fines in cases of economic crime.’

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Legal Futures, 28th October 2026

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]]> 151961 Government responsibility for Church of England appointments – Law & Religion UK https://lawandreligionuk.com/2026/10/26/government-responsibility-for-church-of-england-appointments/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:39:47 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151960 ‘A written question from Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, Con) about appointments in the Church of England for which the Government has formal constitutional responsibility produced the following useful list response from the Cabinet Office on 23 October.’

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Law & Religion UK, 26th October 2026

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]]> 151960 Gareth Evans: Revisiting Senedd reform: Post-implementation review of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 – UK Constitutional Law Association https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/10/22/gareth-evans-revisiting-senedd-reform-post-implementation-review-of-the-senedd-cymru-members-and-elections-act-2024/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:31:39 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151959 ‘The Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (“the Act”) introduced major structural and electoral changes to Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament) which took effect for the election on 7 May 2026. These included an increase to the size of the Senedd from 60 to 96 members, and the introduction of a new, Closed Proportional List electoral system. Both provisions marked the culmination of a long-running debate on the size of the Senedd and its electoral system: these were informed by an understanding that the original Senedd was too small, its scrutiny capacity too thinly spread, and the desire to introduce a more proportional electoral system. For two decades, beginning with the Richard Commission (2004), a total of five inquiries produced recommendations on these two elements of Senedd reform.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 22nd October 2026

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]]> 151959 Redundancy before age 55: LGPS pension claim dismissed – Pensions Barrister https://www.pensionsbarrister.com/post/redundancy-before-age-55-lgps-pension-claim-dismissed Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:23:45 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151958 ‘In Henley v Thurrock Council, the Employment Tribunal dismissed age discrimination claims brought by an employee made redundant shortly before his 55th birthday, who consequently missed out on an immediate unreduced LGPS pension.’

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Pensions Barrister, 26th October 2026

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]]> 151958 Closed material in Forced Marriage Protection Order proceedings should continue – for a short period – to be withheld from parents in context of care proceedings, High Court rules – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/child-protection/392-children-protection-news/102066-closed-material-in-forced-marriage-protection-order-proceedings-should-continue-for-a-short-period-to-be-withheld-from-parents-in-context-of-care-proceedings-high-court-rules Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:16:47 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151957 ‘The High Court has ruled that information withheld from a child’s parents in Forced Marriage Protection Order (FMPO) proceedings should also be withheld for a short period from the parents in the context of care proceedings.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 27th October 2026

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]]> 151957 Government launches Respect Orders to tackle anti-social behaviour in England & Wales – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/community-safety/393-community-safety-news/102070-government-launches-respect-orders-to-tackle-anti-social-behaviour-in-england-wales Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:58:32 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151955 ‘Councils and the police have been granted powers to take stronger enforcement action against repeat anti-social behaviour offenders through ‘Respect Orders’ that come into force across England and Wales today [27th October].’

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Local Government Lawyer, 27th October 2026

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]]> 151955 Land Registry issues practice guide on contractual control rights ahead of requirements coming into force next year – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/property/404-property-news/102057-land-registry-issues-practice-guide-on-contractual-control-rights-ahead-of-requirements-coming-into-force-next-year Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:48:54 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151954 ‘HM Land Registry has published a practice guide to help conveyancers and the wider property market understand and prepare for forthcoming requirements on contractual control agreements.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 26th October 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

]]> 151954 Divers to be banned from raiding military shipwrecks after new legislation passes – The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/armed-forces-bill-divers-banned-uk-shipwrecks-b3074413.html Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:34:10 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151953 ‘Divers will be banned from entering British shipwrecks in a matter of weeks as the Armed Forces Bill cleared at third reading in the House of Lords on Tuesday [27th October]’.

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The Independent, 27th October 2026

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]]> 151953 Former Met officer who worked with Wayne Couzens found guilty of rape – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/27/former-met-officer-who-served-in-same-unit-as-david-carrick-and-wayne-couzens-found-guilty-of-sexual-offences Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:30:23 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151952 ‘A former Metropolitan police officer who served in the same unit as Sarah Everard’s killer, Wayne Couzens, has been found guilty of sexual offences against a woman he met through his work as an officer.’

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The Guardian, 27th October 2026

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]]> 151952 Parents who killed their baby have sentences increased – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmvgxjjxwl1yo Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:27:25 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151951 ‘A couple who “fatally battered” their three-month-old son have had their “unduly lenient” sentences for murder increased.’

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BBC News, 27th October 2026

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]]> 151951 BAILII: Recent Decisions https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2026/10/bailii-recent-decisions-2917/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:51:41 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151950 Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Makin v Protec Security Group Ltd & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 1367 (27 October 2026)

Parsons v Convatec Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 1357 (26 October 2026)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Padgett v Boulter [2026] EWHC 2744 (Ch) (26 October 2026)

High Court (Business & Property Division)

WV UK Development Ltd & Ors v Liu & Ors [2026] EWHC 2715 (BP) (27 October 2026)

MW Eat Ltd & Ors v James Hallam Ltd [2026] EWHC 2673 (BP) (26 October 2026)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Attleys Roofing Ltd v QBE UK Ltd [2026] EWHC 2742 (Comm) (26 October 2026)

Car-Wizard Ltd v Vixen Surface Treatments Ltd [2026] EWHC 2739 (Comm) (26 October 2026)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

MSV Estates Ltd v Leeds & Anor [2026] EWHC 2750 (KB) (27 October 2026)

London Borough of Havering v Stokes & Ors [2026] EWHC 2729 (KB) (23 October 2026)

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]]> 151950 “Considerable Caution” in Approaching Unproven Allegations and Drill Music in Parole Board Release Decisions – Administrative Court Blog https://administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/10/27/considerable-caution-in-approaching-unproven-allegations-and-drill-music-in-parole-board-release-decisions/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:54:11 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151948 On 8 October 2026, the High Court handed down judgment that illustrates a Parole Board failure to act with “considerable caution” when assessing unproven allegations and unsupported conclusions in a release decision. In this case, an irrationality challenge was—unusually—successful. This case is important because it demonstrates that a Parole Board decision may be cumulatively irrational where steps in reasoning were ill-evidenced “and/or inadequate weight [was] accorded to a relevant consideration” [167]. The case is R (Siratillah Ford) v Parole Board [2026] EWHC 2502 (Admin).

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Administrative Court Blog, 27th October 2026

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]]> 151948 British Retailers call for Human Rights ‘due diligence’, while Strasbourg rules on ‘equality of arms’ – UK Human Rights Blog https://ukhumanrightsblog.substack.com/p/british-retailers-call-for-human?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=5807974&post_id=222255044&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=233d5&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:53:20 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151946 ‘On Tuesday, it was reported that major British supermarkets, including M&S, ASDA and Sainsbury’s have joined a campaign calling on the British government to introduce mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence for businesses in both their domestic and global supply chains.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 27th October 2026

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]]> 151946 Did you miss? Craigard v Westbury Homes [2026] EWHC 2453 – Gatehouse Chambers https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/did-you-miss-craigard-v-westbury-homes-2026-ewhc-2453/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:49:40 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151945 ‘The premises were a 1998 two-storey office building at Crossways Business Park, Dartford. The 2003 lease contained a covenant to keep the premises, expressly including the heating and air-conditioning apparatus, “in good and substantial repair and condition”. It expired on 8 July 2023.’

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Gatehouse Chambers, 26th October 2026

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]]> 151945 Lost-Years Compensation in the Supreme Court – Cambridge Law Journal https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-law-journal/article/lostyears-compensation-in-the-supreme-court/0E85E94AB1147E4637FED640687A35E2 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:42:03 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151944 ‘The principle of compensatory damages for tort victims is beguilingly simple. As Lord Blackburn explained in Livingstone v Rawyards Coal Co. (1880) 5 App Cas 25 (H.L.), the court awards “that sum of money which will put the party who has been injured […] in the same position as he would have been in if he had not sustained the wrong for which he is now getting his compensation” (p. 39). This counterfactual enquiry is very difficult in practice where the claimant has been catastrophically and permanently injured, as “what will happen?” and “what would have happened?” are both unknowable at trial. But where the catastrophic injury has also reduced the claimant’s life expectancy, the enquiry is conceptually difficult as well. This is the “lost years” conundrum: if an injured claimant with reduced life expectancy would have earned money during years when they will now, ex hypothesi, be dead, should they recover compensation for the income they will not now earn in those lost years, even though they will not be around to spend it?’

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Cambridge Law Journal, 23rd October 2026

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]]> 151944 Fewer than half of UK Bar students gain pupillage – Bar Standards Board https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/resources/press-releases/fewer-than-half-of-uk-bar-students-gain-pupillage.html Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:15:50 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151943 ‘Our Bar Training Stats report has been published today [15 October], demonstrating the difficulty of passing the Bar Course and gaining pupillage. It also shows the variation in successful outcomes for students depending on where they study.’

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Bar Standards Board, 15th October 2026

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]]> 151943 LPAs – unsupervised preparation and signing – Law Society’s Gazette https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/legal-updates/lpas-unsupervised-preparation-and-signing/5128327.article Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:08:40 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151938 ‘The issues surrounding lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) continue to make headlines. One particular aspect concerns how LPAs are executed. The Court of Protection case, In the matters of AR, HR & MH [2026] EWCOP 47 (T2), reported on 30 September, may illustrate what happens with the execution of a great number of LPAs prepared without the benefit of legal advice. It highlights the real dangers of allowing the unsupervised preparation and signing of LPAs.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 23rd October 2026

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]]> 151938 Drivers who killed mum and girl while racing jailed – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqy0r3n17gjyo Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:00:37 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151937 ‘Two men who killed a mother and her four-year-old daughter as they raced their high-performance cars along a Leeds city centre road have been jailed.’

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BBC News, 26th October 2026

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]]> 151937 Whose permission? Forced Access Injunctions and consent – City Law Forum https://blogs.city.ac.uk/citylawforum/2026/10/25/advantages-of-the-adoption-of-more-granular-realistic-theories-for-corporate-law/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:48:31 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151936 ‘Corporate law has dominantly become a law & finance discourse with agency theory and the microeconomic analysis it propels. And while there exists large-scale criticism of what is seen as the normative result of this discourse – shareholder primacy – there had been less engagement with rewriting the theoretical foundations. Now, there are a few contenders and all of them enable us to do something particularly meaningful to advance company law: Open it up to the multidiscipline under the broad banner of ‘organisation theory’ and with this we could start analysing what effect the legal form has on the organisation it supports.’

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City Law Forum, 25th October 2026

Source: blogs.city.ac.uk

]]> 151936 Connecting the Dots: From Research to Legal Practice and Policy – Introducing the UK Practice Toolkit on Climate, Disasters & Protection Claims – EIN Blog https://www.ein.org.uk/blog/connecting-dots-research-legal-practice-and-policy-introducing-uk-practice-toolkit-climate Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:24:31 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151935 ‘Climate change and natural disasters are increasingly relevant to asylum and human rights cases. However, recognising their legal significance is not always straightforward. One of the main challenges is understanding how academic research and international jurisprudence can be translated into practical legal arguments that national courts and tribunals can consider.’

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EIN Blog, 26th October 2026

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