The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention upholds all three grounds for five IPP prisoners, finding no legal basis for post-tariff detention, as lawyers prepare a habeas corpus challenge.
HMCTS bans Meta smart glasses from courts, the fairer end to relationships consultation closes, the fake-bombs appeal fails, and the Consumer Panel corrects its report after CLC criticism.
The Fisher review's second report lands with 47 recommendations, new family listing guidance takes effect on 31 August, and the courts rule on EIR timing and section 20…
The Sentencing Act progression model now comes into force on 1 October 2026, and rape, serious child sex offences and grooming offences have been excluded from it by…
Criminal legal aid fees are out for consultation until 26 August, with advocates offered an average increase of 11 per cent. Judicial review reform closes a day later.
Small claims track costs are harder to recover after Orton v Barclays, in which the Court of Appeal held the CPR 27.14(2)(g) unreasonable behaviour exception must be read…
The HMCTS court data licence caps four high-risk uses, including anticipating legal decisions for a client, at a one-year experimental licence whose output cannot be released to customers…
The practice direction changes in the 196th Update that went unreported, the CJC review of track limits, and its signal that professionally drafted documents will not need AI…
The probate application fee rose 75% to £526 on 13 July, HMCTS opened a 12-week escalation route, and the Child Focused Model began a £82m national rollout across…