Seems quite unfair.
Rape claim against a solicitor/coroner was being investigated. He told Chief Coroner the allegation was "touching up".
He was never charged or convicted. He's been dismissed as both coroner and as a solicitor for downplaying the allegations.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
Rape claim against a solicitor/coroner was being investigated. He told Chief Coroner the allegation was "touching up".
He was never charged or convicted. He's been dismissed as both coroner and as a solicitor for downplaying the allegations.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
Former coroner struck off for downplaying rape allegation
Criminal allegations were not pursued but tribunal finds phone call to explain them was dishonest.
www.lawgazette.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Seems quite unfair.
Rape claim against a solicitor/coroner was being investigated. He told Chief Coroner the allegation was "touching up".
He was never charged or convicted. He's been dismissed as both coroner and as a solicitor for downplaying the allegations.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
Rape claim against a solicitor/coroner was being investigated. He told Chief Coroner the allegation was "touching up".
He was never charged or convicted. He's been dismissed as both coroner and as a solicitor for downplaying the allegations.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
"The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been ordered to pay £50,000 in costs after a tribunal ruled that it had ‘poorly investigated’ a matter leading to prosecution".
No wonder the already extortionate fees solicitors pay to the SRA keep rising.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-hit...
No wonder the already extortionate fees solicitors pay to the SRA keep rising.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-hit...
SRA hit with £50,000 costs order after botched prosecution
Tribunal says SRA investigator was 'evasive' and 'combative' at times during cross-examination.
www.lawgazette.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 1:50 PM
"The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been ordered to pay £50,000 in costs after a tribunal ruled that it had ‘poorly investigated’ a matter leading to prosecution".
No wonder the already extortionate fees solicitors pay to the SRA keep rising.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-hit...
No wonder the already extortionate fees solicitors pay to the SRA keep rising.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-hit...
Home Secretary announces that a licence to practise for police officers - similar to the one for doctors - would be created.
January 27, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Home Secretary announces that a licence to practise for police officers - similar to the one for doctors - would be created.
Following my complaint, the Telegraph has deleted an inaccurate and misleading article that claimed "Jurors who find activists not guilty for moral reasons could face jail".
This was incorrect and not what the court ruled.
This was incorrect and not what the court ruled.
January 26, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Following my complaint, the Telegraph has deleted an inaccurate and misleading article that claimed "Jurors who find activists not guilty for moral reasons could face jail".
This was incorrect and not what the court ruled.
This was incorrect and not what the court ruled.
Nothing psychopathic to see here.
January 25, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Nothing psychopathic to see here.
Telegraph publishes correction about the article: “Double killer wins human rights case because prison left him ‘depressed’."
The headline and article have been amended as well.
The headline and article have been amended as well.
January 23, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Telegraph publishes correction about the article: “Double killer wins human rights case because prison left him ‘depressed’."
The headline and article have been amended as well.
The headline and article have been amended as well.
Wonderful news.
Many congratulations, Alasdair!
Many congratulations, Alasdair!
Well, some personal news
Doughty Street Chambers is immensely proud to announce that our leading immigration junior, Alasdair Mackenzie, has been appointed King’s Counsel following his success in the 2025 competition.
Read more: www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/alasdai...
Read more: www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/alasdai...
January 23, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Wonderful news.
Many congratulations, Alasdair!
Many congratulations, Alasdair!
A law lecturer is bringing a libel claim against a former student who alleged he threatened to reduce her mark unless she slept with him.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/law-lec...
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/law-lec...
Law lecturer brings action against student over 'sex-for-marks' defamation
Case will proceed to trial following High Court ruling on meaning of email to university staff.
www.lawgazette.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 3:09 PM
A law lecturer is bringing a libel claim against a former student who alleged he threatened to reduce her mark unless she slept with him.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/law-lec...
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/law-lec...
The United Arab Emirates must pay more than £260,000 to a victim of human trafficking who was exploited by one of its diplomats in London, the high court has ruled.
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan...
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan...
UAE ordered to pay £260,000 to trafficking victim exploited by diplomat in London
High court ruling marks first time a foreign state has been held liable for domestic servitude by its envoy on UK soil
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The United Arab Emirates must pay more than £260,000 to a victim of human trafficking who was exploited by one of its diplomats in London, the high court has ruled.
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan...
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan...
Situation of British children leaving Syrian camps is “brutal” & there is risk they may be “hunted down & killed". "Ethical point is very strong. They're entirely innocent. They were brought by dreadful parents; it’s not their fault": @terrorwatchdog.bsky.social.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Britain risks Islamic State fighters sneaking in on small boats
Terror watchdog warns of risk from those who escape camps and attempt return to UK via the Channel
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Situation of British children leaving Syrian camps is “brutal” & there is risk they may be “hunted down & killed". "Ethical point is very strong. They're entirely innocent. They were brought by dreadful parents; it’s not their fault": @terrorwatchdog.bsky.social.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Awfully sad.
"A man suffered fatal head injuries after falling from a ladder intoxicated, while tying a Union flag to a lamppost".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"A man suffered fatal head injuries after falling from a ladder intoxicated, while tying a Union flag to a lamppost".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bristol man died in ladder fall tying Union flags to lampposts
Paul Lumber was putting up flags in Bristol when he fell and suffered a fatal head injury.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Awfully sad.
"A man suffered fatal head injuries after falling from a ladder intoxicated, while tying a Union flag to a lamppost".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"A man suffered fatal head injuries after falling from a ladder intoxicated, while tying a Union flag to a lamppost".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
MPs have voted to remove a measure providing conditional immunity from prosecutions for Troubles-era crimes.
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 22, 2026 at 9:14 AM
MPs have voted to remove a measure providing conditional immunity from prosecutions for Troubles-era crimes.
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A former minister and Women and Equalities Committee chair has become the Bar’s first ever Commissioner for Conduct following a review into bullying and harassment.
Dame Maria Miller will lead the Bar Council’s work to eradicate these behaviours.
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/for...
Dame Maria Miller will lead the Bar Council’s work to eradicate these behaviours.
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/for...
Former Women and Equalities Committee Chair Dame Maria Miller DBE named first Bar Council Commissioner for Conduct
Former Women and Equalities Committee Chair and Cabinet Minister Dame Maria Miller DBE has become the Bar’s first ever Commissioner for Conduct.
www.barcouncil.org.uk
January 21, 2026 at 3:12 PM
A former minister and Women and Equalities Committee chair has become the Bar’s first ever Commissioner for Conduct following a review into bullying and harassment.
Dame Maria Miller will lead the Bar Council’s work to eradicate these behaviours.
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/for...
Dame Maria Miller will lead the Bar Council’s work to eradicate these behaviours.
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/for...
Formal inquiry: Nigel Farage breached MPs' code of conduct 17 times by failing to register financial interests on time. This added up to more than £380,000 in outside earnings that were not declared according to the code.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-nigel-farage-breaks-mps-36586641.amp
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-nigel-farage-breaks-mps-36586641.amp
Nigel Farage breaks MPs' code of conduct with 17 breaches
Nigel Farage has breached the MPs' code of conduct 17 times by registering financial interests late. <span>This is</span> <span>a Breaking News story.</span>
www.mirror.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Formal inquiry: Nigel Farage breached MPs' code of conduct 17 times by failing to register financial interests on time. This added up to more than £380,000 in outside earnings that were not declared according to the code.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-nigel-farage-breaks-mps-36586641.amp
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-nigel-farage-breaks-mps-36586641.amp
An attempt to halt the use of pepper spray on children in young offender institutions has failed after high court rules that the weapon’s rollout is lawful. The government has authorised the use of pepper spray in prisons holding boys as young as 15.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Pepper spray use at young offender institutions in England ruled legal
Howard League charity fails in battle to halt government’s decision to make Pava available to prison staff
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:15 PM
An attempt to halt the use of pepper spray on children in young offender institutions has failed after high court rules that the weapon’s rollout is lawful. The government has authorised the use of pepper spray in prisons holding boys as young as 15.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
"Criminals could be stopped before they strike under Minority Report-style policing plans. Police chiefs are evaluating around 100 projects in which officers are trialling the use of AI to help combat crime".
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
‘Minority Report policing’ to catch criminals before they strike
AI will identify and target 1,000 most dangerous predatory men who pose highest risk to women and girls
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 5:47 PM
"Criminals could be stopped before they strike under Minority Report-style policing plans. Police chiefs are evaluating around 100 projects in which officers are trialling the use of AI to help combat crime".
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Tribunals annual report: Increase of 36% in immigration and asylum appeals received by the first-tier tribunal in 2024/25. The outstanding caseload increased by 80% during the same period.
www.judiciary.uk/senior-presi...
www.judiciary.uk/senior-presi...
Senior President of Tribunals’ Annual Report 2025 - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Lord Justice Dingemans presents his first annual report, which looks back over the past legal year and sets out his aims for the year ahead
www.judiciary.uk
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Tribunals annual report: Increase of 36% in immigration and asylum appeals received by the first-tier tribunal in 2024/25. The outstanding caseload increased by 80% during the same period.
www.judiciary.uk/senior-presi...
www.judiciary.uk/senior-presi...
The UK government has paid "substantial" compensation to a man who was tortured by the CIA and remains imprisoned without trial at Guantanamo Bay after 20 years.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah paid 'substantial' compensation by UK to settle torture complicity case
Detained without trial in 2006, Zubaydah is one of 15 people who remain at the US military prison.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The UK government has paid "substantial" compensation to a man who was tortured by the CIA and remains imprisoned without trial at Guantanamo Bay after 20 years.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"What’s frightening is that in Farage’s Britain people like me could be lawfully discriminated against and British businesses would be encouraged to bin our CVs": Nadhim Zahawi.
conservativehome.com/2015/03/23/n...
conservativehome.com/2015/03/23/n...
Nadhim Zahawi MP: In Farage's Britain, it would be legal to discriminate against me on the grounds of race | Conservative Home
Welfare, skills and immigration policy require deep thought and serious long-term reform rather than angry slogans.
conservativehome.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:40 AM
"What’s frightening is that in Farage’s Britain people like me could be lawfully discriminated against and British businesses would be encouraged to bin our CVs": Nadhim Zahawi.
conservativehome.com/2015/03/23/n...
conservativehome.com/2015/03/23/n...
A former lord chief justice has urged Sir Keir Starmer to end the scandal of cruel indefinite jail terms, accusing ministers of ignoring “the urgency of the situation”, as scores of prisoners languish in jail with no hope of release.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Britain’s former top judge tells Starmer: Make things right on IPP
Lord Thomas compares scandal to Post Office and infected blood sagas – as he calls on PM to scrap ‘unjust’ indefinite jail terms highlighted by The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM
A former lord chief justice has urged Sir Keir Starmer to end the scandal of cruel indefinite jail terms, accusing ministers of ignoring “the urgency of the situation”, as scores of prisoners languish in jail with no hope of release.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Very sad news of the death of Sir James Munby, former President of the Family Division.
A brilliant, principled judge, he dedicated his career to upholding human rights and dignity in family law, and to building trust in the courts. He was active to the end, and his contributions will be missed.
A brilliant, principled judge, he dedicated his career to upholding human rights and dignity in family law, and to building trust in the courts. He was active to the end, and his contributions will be missed.
January 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Very sad news of the death of Sir James Munby, former President of the Family Division.
A brilliant, principled judge, he dedicated his career to upholding human rights and dignity in family law, and to building trust in the courts. He was active to the end, and his contributions will be missed.
A brilliant, principled judge, he dedicated his career to upholding human rights and dignity in family law, and to building trust in the courts. He was active to the end, and his contributions will be missed.
SRA paying means solicitors paying, of course. No wonder the fees keep increasing.
So we are basically paying for our colleagues to be wrongfully prosecuted.
Who is policing the regulator? Who will answer for this wrongful prosecution and this waste of our money?
So we are basically paying for our colleagues to be wrongfully prosecuted.
Who is policing the regulator? Who will answer for this wrongful prosecution and this waste of our money?
Solicitors Regulation Authority to pay £160,000 costs after a ‘fundamentally misconceived’ prosecution. Lawyers for the solicitor said she had been caused ‘extreme stress’ and her health suffered after SRA’s flawed action threatened to end her 39-year career.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-to-...
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-to-...
SRA to pay £160,000 costs after 'misconceived' pursuit of veteran solicitor
Regulator's case 'lacked any proper foundation in law or fact', tribunal rules.
www.lawgazette.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 2:44 PM
SRA paying means solicitors paying, of course. No wonder the fees keep increasing.
So we are basically paying for our colleagues to be wrongfully prosecuted.
Who is policing the regulator? Who will answer for this wrongful prosecution and this waste of our money?
So we are basically paying for our colleagues to be wrongfully prosecuted.
Who is policing the regulator? Who will answer for this wrongful prosecution and this waste of our money?
Solicitors Regulation Authority to pay £160,000 costs after a ‘fundamentally misconceived’ prosecution. Lawyers for the solicitor said she had been caused ‘extreme stress’ and her health suffered after SRA’s flawed action threatened to end her 39-year career.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-to-...
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-to-...
SRA to pay £160,000 costs after 'misconceived' pursuit of veteran solicitor
Regulator's case 'lacked any proper foundation in law or fact', tribunal rules.
www.lawgazette.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Solicitors Regulation Authority to pay £160,000 costs after a ‘fundamentally misconceived’ prosecution. Lawyers for the solicitor said she had been caused ‘extreme stress’ and her health suffered after SRA’s flawed action threatened to end her 39-year career.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-to-...
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-to-...
"Gearty devoted himself with passion to making human rights seen, as the author of 20 books, a regular columnist, and popular lecturer who packed roomfuls of students, even if not enrolled in his classes": a heartwarming Times obituary of the wonderful Conor Gearty.
www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
Professor Conor Gearty obituary: lawyer and human rights scholar
Influential Irish barrister and scholar who co-founded Matrix Chambers and taught at the LSE, dies aged 67
www.thetimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:12 PM
"Gearty devoted himself with passion to making human rights seen, as the author of 20 books, a regular columnist, and popular lecturer who packed roomfuls of students, even if not enrolled in his classes": a heartwarming Times obituary of the wonderful Conor Gearty.
www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...