Current Awareness https://www.innertemplelibrary.com Legal News selected by the Inner Temple Library Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:06:20 +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 BAILII: Recent Decisions https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2026/10/bailii-recent-decisions-2909/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:06:20 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151765 Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

McGivern v MBR Acres Ltd & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 1202 (18 September 2026)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Morgan, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1291 (25 September 2026)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Pinnock v The Independent Office for Police Conduct [2026] EWHC 2572 (Admin) (09 October 2026)

Harris, R (On the Application Of) v Natural England [2026] EWHC 2488 (Admin) (09 October 2026)

FRY & Ors v Secretary of State for Defence [2026] EWHC 2571 (Admin) (09 October 2026)

High Court (Family Division)

F v M [2026] EWHC 2371 (Fam) (07 September 2026)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

Doser v Lopez [2026] EWHC 2570 (KB) (09 October 2026)

Khan v David [2026] EWHC 2554 (KB) (09 October 2026)

PPT v Independent Television News Ltd & Ors [2026] EWHC 2560 (KB) (09 October 2026)

North Warwickshire Borough Council v Defendants Listed at Schedule A [2026] EWHC 2569 (KB) (09 October 2026)

Source: www.bailii.org

]]> 151765 Ex-councillor guilty of running sham Covid-19 lab – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39wzrdj7157o Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:10:29 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151763 ‘A former councillor has been found guilty of running a bogus coronavirus testing laboratory during the Covid-19 pandemic.’

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BBC News, 8th October 2026

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]]> 151763 Majority of sextortion cases involve boys as cases double in a year – The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/sextortion-uk-cases-blackmail-boys-girls-b3063558.html Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:50:10 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151762 ‘Reports of so-called ‘sextortion’ made to a helpline are on track to more than double this year compared to the preceding 12 months.’

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The Independent, 9th October 2026

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]]> 151762 Racial and religious hate crimes at record high in England and Wales, data shows – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/08/racial-and-religious-hate-crimes-at-record-high-in-england-and-wales-data-shows Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:38:44 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151761 ‘Racially and religiously motivated offences have reached record highs in the UK as the government’s main Islamophobia partner says attacks on mosques are increasing in severity.’

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The Guardian, 8th October 2026

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]]> 151761 BBC pays compensation to PinkNews couple over false sexual misconduct allegations – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/08/bbc-pays-compensation-pinknews-couple-false-sexual-misconduct-allegations-benjamin-cohen Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:15:54 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151760 ‘The BBC has apologised and paid “substantial” compensation to the couple behind the PinkNews website, after conceding that stories accusing them of sexual misconduct were false and defamatory.’

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The Guardian, 8th October 2026

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]]> 151760 BAILII: Recent Decisions https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2026/10/bailii-recent-decisions-2908/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:34:58 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151759 Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Priestley, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1284 (08 October 2026)

Fiorellini-Bernardis, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1290 (17 September 2026)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court) 

Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd v Taylor Woodrow Construction & Anor [2026] EWHC 2526 (TCC) (07 October 2026)

Source: www.bailii.org

]]> 151759 Law Commission proposes major overhaul of product liability law for the digital age – Law Commission https://lawcom.gov.uk/news/law-commission-proposes-major-overhaul-of-product-liability-law-for-the-digital-age/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:46:35 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151758 ‘The Law Commission has launched a consultation on major reform to product liability law to ensure that it remains effective in a world increasingly shaped by digital technologies. A summary of the full paper is attached.’

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Law Commission, 8th October 2026

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]]> 151758 Joanna Bell & Hayley J Hooper: Not in my (Constitutional) Backyard: How Not to Speed Up Planning Challenges – UK Constitutional Law Association https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/10/08/joanna-bell-hayley-j-hooper-not-in-my-constitutional-backyard-how-not-to-speed-up-planning-challenges/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:44:38 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151757 ‘Important issues of UK constitutional law can arise in the most unusual of places. Some of the most important cases on undergraduate reading lists, for example, concerned disputes about fishing licences and whether goods could be measured in imperial, rather than metric, units. In this blog we draw attention to a proposal which, if enacted, would be of enormous constitutional significance. Yet it is located in a place many public lawyers would not think to look.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 8th October 2026

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]]> 151757 Developer fails in High Court challenge to refusal of permission for 33-home scheme – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/planning/401-planning-news/101891-developer-fails-in-high-court-challenge-to-refusal-of-permission-for-33-home-scheme Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:42:28 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151756 ‘A developer has failed in a bid to overturn a planning inspector’s finding that there was no realistic possibility of highways connecting his site to the local network being built in the foreseeable future.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 8th October 2026

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]]> 151756 How to get a more “commercial” trustee? – Pensions Barrister https://www.pensionsbarrister.com/post/how-to-get-a-more-commercial-trustee Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:40:57 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151755 ‘Can an employer replace pension scheme trustees because it wants a more “commercial” approach to surplus? This article considers this increasingly important endgame question in the light of recent authority.’

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Pensions Barrister, 8th October 2026

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]]> 151755 Sham City – Football Law https://www.footballlaw.co.uk/articles/-manchester-city-sham-charges-premier-league Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:39:43 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151754 ‘On 29 September 2026, the Premier League (“PL”) released a statement confirming that a PL Commission had found that 114 of the 115 charges brought by the PL against Manchester City FC (“MCFC”) in February 2023 (“the Charges”) had been proved.’

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Football Law, 1st October 2026

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]]> 151754 AI and witness statements: risks, retrials and reforms – 4 New Square https://www.4newsquare.com/ai-in-witness-statements/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:35:34 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151752 ‘In this article, Anson Cheung and Ryan Fincham discuss recent judgments considering the use of AI in witness statements and analyse potential changes to the rules of the court to address the use of AI by legal professionals when preparing witness statements.’

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4 New Square, 28th September 2026

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]]> 151752 Two men serving indefinite jail sentences freed after two decades – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/oct/07/two-men-freed-indefinite-sentences-for-public-protection-ipp Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:30:56 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151751 ‘Two men jailed with indefinite sentences for public protection (IPPs) have been freed after each serving about two decades in custody despite receiving minimum terms of two years or less.’

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The Guardian, 7th October 2026

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]]> 151751 Ex-Barclays traders jailed for rigging interest rates have convictions quashed – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/07/former-barclays-traders-rigging-interest-rates-convictions-quashed-libor Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:28:13 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151750 ‘Five more former traders who were jailed for rigging interest rates have had their convictions quashed by the court of appeal in London, after a long battle to clear their names.’

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The Guardian, 7th October 2026

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]]> 151750 Huge bill for estate agent in hedge battle with rally driver neighbour at idyllic Devon seaside town – The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ronald-channon-torquay-sarah-douglas-devon-b3063250.html Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:25:50 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151749 ‘An estate agent has been left with a £200,000-plus court bill after losing a “tragic” court fight with her millionaire ex-rally driver neighbour over a hedge between their “idyllic” seaside homes.’

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The Independent, 8th October 2026

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]]> 151749 Man jailed for killing ex days after early release – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8040lwewkepo Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:24:19 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151748 ‘A violent offender who was released from jail the day after he was sentenced stabbed his former partner and then begged to be returned to prison because he was going to “go on a murder spree”, the Old Bailey has heard.’

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BBC News, 7th October 2026

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]]> 151748 BAILII: Recent Decisions https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2026/10/bailii-recent-decisions-2907/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:49:32 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151747 Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Rasmala Trade Finance Fund v Trafigura PTE Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 1259 (07 October 2026)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

PHN, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1279 (25 September 2026)

Cornish, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1282 (23 September 2026)

Parry, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1252 (22 September 2026)

Tariq, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1285 (22 September 2026)

Mabchour, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1283 (22 September 2026)

Wood & Anor, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1266 (18 September 2026)

Williamson & Anor, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1269 (16 September 2026)

Naim, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1268 (15 September 2026)

Blaine, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1229 (03 September 2026)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Baron Ranger, R (On the Application Of) v The Prime Minister [2026] EWHC 2466 (Admin) (06 October 2026)

Worsley, R (On the Application Of) v Tameside Magistrates’ Court & Anor (Costs) [2026] EWHC 2518 (Admin) (05 October 2026)

High Court (Commercial Court)

SCRP Fund I Finance SARL v Robson & Anor [2026] EWHC 2477 (Comm) (06 October 2026)

High Court (Patents Court)

Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd v Micron Technology Inc & Anor [2026] EWHC 2456 (Pat) (24 September 2026)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

JBX v Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust [2026] EWHC 2525 (KB) (05 October 2026)

Source: www.bailii.org

]]> 151747 Law firm included “offensive personal attack” on judge in evidence – Legal Futures https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/law-firm-included-offensive-personal-attack-on-judge-in-evidence Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:47:02 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151746 ‘The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has criticised a leading class action law firm for including in evidence an “offensive personal attack” on its president.’

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Legal Futures, 7th October 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

]]> 151746 Solicitor who tried to cover up claim service failure struck off – Legal Futures https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/solicitor-who-tried-to-cover-up-claim-service-failure-struck-off Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:45:03 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151745 ‘A solicitor who sought to cover up his failure to serve a claim on the defendant by fabricating a letter and then misleading the court in writing and orally has been struck off.’

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Legal Futures, 7th October 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

]]> 151745 Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: Aug-Sep 2026 – Transparency Project https://transparencyproject.org.uk/family-court-reporting-watch-roundup-aug-sep-2026/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:30:18 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151744 ‘Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news.’

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Transparency Project, 2nd October 2026

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]]> 151744 Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal over whether HS2 tunnelling works benefited from deemed planning permission – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/transport-and-highways/443-transport-and-highways-news/101869-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-appeal-over-whether-hs2-tunnelling-works-benefitted-from-deemed-planning-permission Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:20:59 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151743 ‘The Supreme Court has granted ministers and HS2 Limited permission to appeal a ruling that certain tunnelling works did not have planning permission.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th October 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

]]> 151743 Court of Protection rules 16-year-old boy is not subject to deprivation of liberty despite extensive restrictions – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/child-protection/392-children-protection-news/101864-court-of-protection-rules-16-year-old-boy-is-not-subject-to-deprivation-of-liberty-despite-extensive-restrictions Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:12:08 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151742 ‘The Court of Protection has concluded that a 16-year-old boy is not being deprived of his liberty in the latest ruling in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the AGNI case earlier this year.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th October 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

]]> 151742 No Sledgehammer Needed – Forced Access Injunctions Continued – Nearly Legal https://nearlylegal.co.uk/2026/10/no-sledgehammer-needed-forced-access-injunctions-continued/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:05:26 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151741

‘Stonewater Limited v Rosie Marie Harris [2026] EWCC 42. The Claimant Landlord had obtained an injunction ordering the Defendant Tenant to provide access for an electrical inspection. The Tenant had not complied with that order. The Landlord therefore applied to the court to vary the injunction, so that they were “permitted to use reasonable force by drilling the locks to obtain immediate access”, subject to certain conditions.’

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Nearly Legal, 6th October 2026

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]]> 151741 Pensions legislation and the limits of statutory purpose – Pensions Barrister https://www.pensionsbarrister.com/post/pensions-legislation-and-the-limits-of-statutory-purpose Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:56:37 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151740 ‘Paul Newman KC looks at three recent Supreme Court cases on the importance of purpose in construing statutes, and considers how they affect the future interpretation of pensions legislation.‘

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Pensions Barrister, 24th September 2026

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

]]> 151740 The Astonishing Fate of Scott v Scott / Sir James Munby – Financial Remedies Journal https://financialremediesjournal.com/the-astonishing-fate-of-scott-v-scott-1911-1913/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:51:46 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151738 ‘This is a detailed investigation of what is on any view one of the most consequential, if now all too frequently disregarded, cases in family law. It is a much expanded account of some of the matters which I first explored in Some Sunlight Seeps In [2022] FRJ 79.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 1st October 2026

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]]> 151738 Police routinely failing to investigate ‘revenge porn’ in England and Wales – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/07/police-routinely-failing-to-investigate-revenge-porn-reports-research-shows Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:42:12 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151737 ‘Police forces are routinely failing to investigate complaints about the circulation of image-based abuse, previously known as “revenge pornography”, according to research that has triggered a super-complaint over the way such crimes are handled.’

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The Guardian, 7th October 2026

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]]> 151737 Three men jailed for raping teenage girl before fleeing UK in back of lorry – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/06/three-men-raped-girl-fled-in-lorry-jailed-bristol Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:39:16 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151736 ‘Three men who raped a 17-year-old girl before escaping from the UK to France in the back of a lorry have been sentenced to a total of 33 years in detention.’

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The Guardian, 6th October 2026

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]]> 151736 PCs who used Taser and baton on amputee, 92, sacked – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwe8ry2dn6z7o Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:35:22 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151735 ‘Two police officers who pepper-sprayed and Tasered a 92-year-old amputee at a care home have been sacked for gross misconduct.’

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BBC News, 6th October 2026

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]]> 151735 Fatals claim barred by lifetime settlement – 1 QMLR https://1corqmlr.com/2026/10/06/fatals-claim-barred-by-lifetime-settlement/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:41:08 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151734 ‘Ritchie v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2026] EWCC 50 concerned the effect of a lifetime settlement on a subsequent claim under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (‘FAA’) against a concurrent tortfeasor. HHJ Grimshaw granted summary judgment to the Defendant, holding that the Deceased’s earlier settlement with the manufacturer of a contaminated heater cooler unit (‘the Company’) had provided full satisfaction for the harm arising from his Mycobacterium Chimaera (‘MC’) infection. Applying Thompson v Arnold [2007] EWHC 1875 (QB) (‘Thompson’), and the principles concerning full satisfaction in Jameson & Anr v Central Electricity Generating Board [2001] 1 A.C. 455 and Heaton and Others v AXA Equity & Law Assurance Society PLC and Others [2002] 2 AC 329, the Judge concluded that the Deceased could not have maintained an action against the Defendant at the time of his death. The statutory condition in s1(1) FAA was therefore not satisfied, and the Claimant’s FAA claim could not succeed.’

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1 QMLR, 6th October 2026

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]]> 151734 Man who destroyed ULEZ camera with explosive device is convicted – Crown Prosecution Service https://www.cps.gov.uk/national-news/news/updated-sentence-man-who-destroyed-ulez-camera-explosive-device-convicted Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:38:30 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151733 ‘A man has been jailed for using a home-made bomb to destroy a newly installed Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) camera in southeast London. Kevin Rees, 64, placed the device next to the camera in Willersley Avenue, Sidcup, on 6 December 2023 before lighting the fuse and running away before the explosion.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 2nd October 2026

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]]> 151733 “We should be ashamed”: just one in five barristers think the public can access justice in an acceptable way – Bar Council https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/we-should-be-ashamed-just-one-in-five-barristers-think-the-public-can-access-justice-in-an-acceptable-way.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:27:25 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151732 ‘The majority of barristers (63%) think the public does not have access to an acceptable level of justice with some describing being “ashamed” of the state of the justice system, a new Bar Council report has found.’

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Bar Council, 5th October 2026

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]]> 151732 Judge warns against unlawful commercial surrogacy arrangements – Law Society Gazette https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/judge-warns-against-unlawful-commercial-surrogacy-deals/5128040.article Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:22:18 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151731 ‘A judge has criticised ‘intended’ parents for failing to undertake sufficient due diligence when considering surrogacy – and has issued a warning for others intending to do the same.’

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Law Society Gazette, 5th October 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

]]> 151731 SRA heading for Carter-Ruck showdown in Supreme Court – Legal Futures https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sra-heading-for-carter-ruck-showdown-in-supreme-court Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:19:46 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151730 ‘The High Court has granted the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) permission to appeal the Carter-Ruck ruling and issued a leapfrog certificate to take it straight to the Supreme Court.’

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Legal Futures, 6th October 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

]]> 151730 Failed asylum seeker jailed for life over knife attack attempt at Israeli embassy in London – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c63r5l04nejwo Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:36:43 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151729 ‘A failed asylum seeker who tried to break into the Israeli embassy in London to carry out a knife attack has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years.’

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BBC News, 5th October 2026

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]]> 151729 Man who killed dog walker should be deported, says judge – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm20w6dlqgj3o Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:35:24 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151728 ‘An Afghan refugee who killed a dog walker and attacked two other people in a “frenzy of violence” has been given an indefinite hospital order and recommended for deportation.’

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BBC News, 5th October 2026

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]]> 151728 Rise in babies in care proceedings raises fears of unnecessary adoptions, experts tell BBC – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c52e9k3998e7o Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:31:45 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151727 ‘The number of children involved in care proceedings before they reach their first birthdays is at a persistently high level across England, according to experts who have published new figures.’

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BBC News, 6th October 2026

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]]> 151727 Prisoner took his own life after terror order had ‘substantial impact’ on mental state, inquest finds – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5398lm30pwwo Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:29:45 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151726 ‘A prisoner took his own life after strict terrorism control measures imposed by the government had a “substantial impact” on his mental state, an inquest jury has concluded.’

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BBC News, 5th October 2026

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]]> 151726 New Judicial Commissioner appointed to the Judicial Appointments Commission – Ministry of Justice https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-judicial-commissioner-appointed-to-the-judicial-appointments-commission Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:26:50 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151725 ‘His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of the Honourable Mrs Justice Morgan DBE as a Judicial Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) for 3 years commencing 1 October 2026. The JAC is an independent body that selects candidates for judicial office in courts and tribunals in England and Wales, and for some tribunals with a UK-wide jurisdiction.’

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Ministry of Justice, 6th October 2026

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]]> 151725 BAILII: Recent Decisions https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2026/10/bailii-recent-decisions-2906/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:04:05 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151724 Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

GI Globinvestment Ltd & Anor v XY ERS UK Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 1248 (02 October 2026)

Aviator LLC & Ors v Spribe OU [2026] EWCA Civ 1224 (02 October 2026)

Grosvenor Property Developers Ltd v Portner Law Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 1238 (02 October 2026)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Acklom, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1240 (30 September 2026)

Poulter, R. v [2026] EWCeptemberA Crim 1251 (22 September 2026)

Ranns, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1233 (17 September 2026)

Brooks, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1235 (17 September 2026)

Burke, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1231 (11 September 2026)

Da Costa, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 1247 (02 September 2026)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Lund v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government & Anor [2026] EWHC 2474 (Admin) (01 October 2026)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Chatwani & Ors v Mehta & Anor [2026] EWHC 2455 (Ch) (30 September 2026)

High Court (Commercial Court)

GTLK Malta Four Ltd v Pola Maritime Ltd & Ors [2026] EWHC 2514 (Comm) (02 October 2026)

High Court (Family Division)

MG (A Child)(Abduction: Norway: Art 13b: Mental Health), Re [2026] EWHC 2486 (Fam) (01 October 2026)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

Douglas v Channon [2026] EWHC 2475 (KB) (02 October 2026)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court) 

Essendi UK Hotels 2 Ltd v London Property Company Ltd (Preliminary Issue: Whether or not a trial judge can be informed of the date of a Part 36 offer) [2026] EWHC 2501 (TCC) (02 October 2026)

Source: www.bailii.org

]]> 151724 AI, Regulation, and Human Rights: “Patchy and Confused”? – Doughty Street Chambers https://insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102o37v/ai-regulation-and-human-rights-patchy-and-confused Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:38:40 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151723 ‘Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (“JCHR”), made up of members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, has concluded that the legal framework for AI regulation is “patchy and confused”. The conclusion features in the Committee’s latest report, “Human Rights and the Regulation of AI”, following an inquiry launched last year, to investigate whether existing law and regulation sufficiently protects human rights in the face of growing use of AI (paragraph references in what follows are to the Report).’

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Doughty Street Chambers, 25th September 2026

Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk

]]> 151723 Weekly Round-up: Labour Party conference, ‘one in, one out’ and competing extradition requests – UK Human Rights Blog https://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2026/10/03/weekly-round-up-labour-party-conference-one-in-one-out-and-competing-extradition-requests/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:35:09 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151722 ‘In the news […] In other news […] In the courts’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd October 2026

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]]> 151722 Back with a Bano – Nearly Legal https://nearlylegal.co.uk/2026/10/back-with-a-bano/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:32:29 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151721 ‘R (on the application of Bano) v London Borough of Waltham Forest [2026] UKSC22. Bano has its origins in the acceptance of a housing duty on 23 February 2017, concluding just over 9 years later in the supreme court. Central to the case is the question is whether the effect of refusal to accept accommodation is to automatically bring the homelessness duty to an end, or whether notification of the termination of the duty is required.’

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Nearly Legal, 1st October 2026

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]]> 151721 High Court rejects claim against council over decision not to renew option agreement for stately home – Local Government Lawyer https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/litigation-and-enforcement/400-litigation-news/101850-high-court-rejects-claim-against-council-over-decision-not-to-renew-option-agreement-for-stately-home Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:26:58 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151720 ‘The High Court has rejected a claim brought by a former US film maker against Rochdale Council over control of a grade II* listed stately home.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd October 2026

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]]> 151720 Fraudster turned will writer “should not have certified LPAs” – Legal Futures https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/fraudster-turned-will-writer-should-not-have-certified-lpas Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:24:15 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151719 ‘The Court of Protection has cancelled six lasting powers of attorney because the certificate provider, though a member of the Society of Will Writers (SWW), was a convicted fraudster. A further 24 cases are set to be considered in light of the decision, in what were billed as test cases.’

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Legal Futures, 5th October 2026

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]]> 151719 Rugby claimants must make £1.5m payment on account in 14 days over non-compliance with orders – Law Society Gazette https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/rugby-claimants-ordered-to-pay-15m-over-non-compliance-with-orders/5128080.article Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:20:51 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151718 ‘The claimants in the rugby head injuries group litigation must make a payment on account of more than £1.5 million to the defendants who are seeking costs of over £2.8m. After a half-day hearing on Friday Mr Justice Cotter, after retiring briefly with Senior Master Cook and Master Stevens made the order in an ex-tempore judgment.’

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Law Society Gazette, 5th October 2026

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]]> 151718 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor taking legal action against police over his arrest – The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrest-thames-valley-police-court-b3061309.html Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:16:54 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151717 ‘Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police in a bid to quash search warrants which led to his arrest. The former Duke of York has been granted permission to challenge whether the force acted lawfully in the searches relating to his arrest in February.’

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The Independent, 5th October 2026

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]]> 151717 Court quashes block on mothers and children in Gaza joining families in UK – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/04/court-quashes-block-on-mothers-and-children-in-gaza-joining-families-in-uk Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:08:22 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151716 ‘A decision by the Home Office to block mothers and children in Gaza from joining their families in the UK has been quashed by a court. […] A judge in the immigration court known as the upper tribunal has found the home secretary acted unlawfully in the way the [unsafe journeys] policy was applied to two families and has quashed the decision to block them.

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The Guardian, 4th October 2026

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]]> 151716 ‘Cult’ priest guilty of rape and assault of women – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmreydzjdrqeo Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:59:16 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151715 ‘A former priest who established a “cult” within the Church of England has been found guilty of raping a woman in his congregation.’

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BBC News, 2nd October 2026

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]]> 151715 Man jailed for piloting small boat carrying 26 others – BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy83xpg9p5eo Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:58:10 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151714 ‘A man has been jailed for 18 months for piloting a small boat carrying 26 other people, including six children, towards the Kent coast.’

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BBC News, 2nd October 2026

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]]> 151714 On the interlocking requirements of suitability – Nearly Legal https://nearlylegal.co.uk/2026/10/on-the-interlocking-requirements-of-suitability/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-the-interlocking-requirements-of-suitability Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:48:34 +0000 https://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=151713 ‘R (Griffiths-Fowell) v Birmingham City Council [2026] EWCA Civ 920 This Court of Appeal decision deals with the circumstances in which the main housing duty can be ended, and whether accommodation offered must be suitable for the main housing duty to be discharged by s.193(6)(d) HA 1996 (i.e. because the person has voluntarily ceased to occupy as his only or principal home accommodation which has been made available to him).’

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Nearly Legal, 4th October 2026

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