‘The Sentencing Act 2026 (the Act) received Royal Assent on 22 January 2026. As such, various provisions making changes to sentencing law will be introduced. This article summarises the changes that will be most important for criminal practitioners.’
3PB, 23rd March 2026
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘Kay v Martineau Johnson [2026] EWCA Civ 224 is the latest in a long line of cases concerning section 14A of the Limitation Act 1980 (as amended). The fact that there is such a long line means that the law in this area is largely settled. However, as Clare Dixon KC and Hugh Evans explore in this article, this case shows that it is not entirely settled, and its application is often contestable.’
4 New Square, 10th March 2026
Source: www.4newsquare.com
‘The government has announced the formal start of the promised official inquiry into the violent policing at the Orgreave coking plant during the 1984-85 miners’ strike and the discredited prosecutions of 95 men that followed.’
The Guardian, 26th March 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Manchester City Council v Tabbasam [2026] EWCA Civ 361 (26 March 2026)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hadsh, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 365 (05 March 2026)
Howden, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 366 (26 February 2026)
Coffee, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 367 (26 February 2026)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Car-Wizard Ltd v Vixen Surface Treatments Ltd [2026] EWHC 685 (Ch) (26 March 2026)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Ashley v Revenue and Customs [2026] EWHC 725 (KB) (24 March 2026)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘This case appears to be the first reported determination of a claim seeking damages as a Secondary Victim following the judgment of the Supreme Court in Paul & Anor v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024] UKSC 1 (11 January 2024). The claim was struck out by HHJ Claire Evans sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court in Manchester on 17th March 2026 following a hearing on 5th March 2026.’
Quarterly Medical Law Review, 24th March 2026
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘Regulators will need to put “professional ethical duties” at the heart of how lawyers are expected to behave. The LSB has confirmed that where duties conflict, lawyers must prioritise their duties to the court and the rule of law over their duty to their client. This follows the oversight regulator’s consultation last year, in which stakeholders called for greater certainty about the hierarchy of these duties.’
Legal Services Board, 26th March 2026
Source: legalservicesboard.org.uk
‘The review, commissioned by the Department for Transport, follows a 2025 Transport Select Committee report finding that accessibility failures across all transport modes are having a “significant negative impact” on disabled people’s lives. The current legal framework — described as a “patchwork” of overlapping laws — makes it difficult for disabled travellers to understand their rights or seek redress when things go wrong.’
Law Commission, 23rd March 2026
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
‘In R (Ansari) v Chief Constable of North Wales Police [2026] EWHC 472 (Admin), the High Court (Chamberlain J) held that the heightened level of disclosure required under Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (No. 3) [2009] UKHL 28 (“AF-disclosure”) does not apply in a challenge to the seizure, download, retention and inspection of the contents of a person’s mobile phone by an examining officer pursuant to Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (“TA 2000“).
‘In addition to undertaking a comprehensive review of the AF-disclosure case law, Chamberlain J also rejected the notion of some form of an intermediate level of disclosure in closed material proceedings, where the AF-disclosure threshold is not met. The decision offers some much-needed clarity in this area of law.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th March 2026
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Paul Newman KC considers a recent Upper Tribunal decision raising interesting points on service, what is being decided on an appeal, and the quality of material which the Regulator is expected to place before the First-Tier Tribunal.‘
Pensions Barrister, 26th March 2026
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘In UK judicial review litigation, the parties and their legal representatives owe a special ‘duty of candour’ to the court – something that is not present in other types of legal proceedings.
OUT-LAW.com, 25th March 2026
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Following a report on the role of artificial intelligence in blogging, (round-up, 22 January 2023), we posted “A brief experiment in legal blogging using AI” which was produced with the aid of ChatGPT. Although this yielded “quite impressive” copy, it indicated the importance of the formulation of the questions, and at that time it appeared as though we would continue writing content the traditional way at least for the immediate future. Three years on, we consider whether these conclusions are still valid with regard to our posts on L&RUK?’
Law & Religion UK, 26th March 2026
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘The incoming chair of the Legal Services Board has signalled that frontline regulators will face a new type of scrutiny in the wake of high-profile failures.’
Law Society Gazette, 26th March 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘MPs and peers are losing control of lawmaking, former attorney general Dominic Grieve has warned in a new podcast from legal reform charity Justice to strengthen “legal literacy” in Westminster.’
Law Society Gazette, 25th March 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A judge has urged the media to exercise restraint in reporting on a “romance fraudster” who deployed her charisma and good looks to con victims who included a barrister.’
Law Society Gazette, 25th March 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Doctors who have been prevented from working in the NHS while they wait for asylum decisions are celebrating after the Home Office agreed to lift the ban. The changes come into force on Thursday.’
The Guardian, 26th March 2026
Source: www.theguardian.com
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Textor v Iconic Sports Eagle Investment LLC [2026] EWCA Civ 355 (25 March 2026)
Parker v West Midlands Trains Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 357 (25 March 2026)
B-A, Re (Placement Order and Contact Order) [2026] EWCA Civ 356 (25 March 2026)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Thomas (Previously Edgington) v R. [2026] EWCA Crim 353 (25 March 2026)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Modi v Government of India [2026] EWHC 716 (Admin) (25 March 2026)
Howe v Buckinghamshire Council [2026] EWHC 706 (Admin) (25 March 2026)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Nicholson & Ors v Insolvency Practitioners Association & Ors [2026] EWHC 686 (Ch) (24 March 2026)
Fitrite Fencing and Decking Ltd v Ross & Anor [2026] EWHC 708 (Ch) (24 March 2026)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Kounis v Critchlow and Associates Ltd [2026] EWHC 693 (KB) (25 March 2026)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A tax specialist owes his former law firm £204,000 in overpayments he received while an employee after failing to refer work that would cover his debt, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2026
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘More than a decade of litigation over computer giant HP’s disastrous acquisition of UK startup Autonomy from the late Dr Mike Lynch reached a provisional conclusion today. In ACL Netherlands v Sandelson Mr Justice Hildyard ordered the administrators of the estate of Mike Lynch to pay $236 million (£176.6m) interest on the £700m in damages awarded last year following a $5bn claim by HP.’
Law Society Gazette, 24th March 2026
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Can a non-marriage entered into in England and Wales obtain validity by being registered in a country which permits nikkah marriage, so that it is recognised in England and Wales as a valid foreign marriage?’
Financial Remedies Journal, 24th March 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘The Court of Appeal dismissed two appeals from a set-aside order made by HHJ Hess sitting as a deputy High Court judge. The court considered issues of material non-disclosure by the husband, and whether gifts made by the wife’s mother were conditional.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 24th March 2026
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
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