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Legal news, appointments, opinion, and law practice management

Government must ensure fair settlement scheme

Government must ensure fair settlement scheme

The Law Society calls for fair proposals for earned settlement that do not undermine the UK’s competitiveness
News12 Feb 2026
Free legal advice for military victims
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Free legal advice for military victims

Victim-survivors of sexual offences by military personnel will receive free legal advice from Spring 2026
News12 Feb 2026
The quiet expiry of Brexit’s delegated powers
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The quiet expiry of Brexit’s delegated powers

The expiry of delegated Brexit powers in 2026 will shift reform of EU-derived law back to Parliament, increasing scrutiny and legislative pressure
Opinion12 Feb 2026
UK Supreme Court overturns Aerotel in Emotional Perception AI patent case
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UK Supreme Court overturns Aerotel in Emotional Perception AI patent case

Major shift in UK patent law interpretation aligns with European Patent Office approach
Court Report11 Feb 2026
Stephen Belafonte v News Group Newspapers: High Court defines defamatory meaning in harassment claims
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Stephen Belafonte v News Group Newspapers: High Court defines defamatory meaning in harassment claims

Court determines newspaper article accused film producer of US harassment and created grounds to suspect UK harassment of ex-wife.
Court Report11 Feb 2026
Dairy UK Ltd v Oatly AB: Supreme Court clarifies "designation" in dairy term protection
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Dairy UK Ltd v Oatly AB: Supreme Court clarifies "designation" in dairy term protection

The Supreme Court unanimously dismisses Oatly's appeal on trade mark validity.
Court Report11 Feb 2026
SJ Interview: Joelle Grogan
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SJ Interview: Joelle Grogan

Dr Joelle Grogan is a legal scholar specialising in the rule of law in times of crisis. She presents The Law Show on BBC Radio 4, and is Co-Academic Director of the Rule of Law Clinic at the CEU Democracy Institute (Budapest), and a Senior Research Fellow at the UCD Sutherland School of Law. Her work focuses on constitutional accountability, emergency powers, and legal misinformation. In this interview, she examines the pressures facing the rule of law in the UK, from executive power and court delays to media narratives, emergencies, and the impact of AI on legal practice.
Interview15 Jan 2026
AI in Law: responsibility never delegated
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AI in Law: responsibility never delegated

As AI becomes routine in legal practice, regulators and courts insist accountability stays firmly with the human professional
Foreword29 Jan 2026
Freeths enhances its rail expertise
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Freeths enhances its rail expertise

Freeths has appointed Rachel Crosier as Director to strengthen its Projects and Rail practices in London
Appointments12 Feb 2026
Clooney Foundation for Justice launches new program
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Clooney Foundation for Justice launches new program

The Clooney Foundation for Justice has introduced the Justice Champion Program with Quinn Emanuel as a partner
Announcements10 Feb 2026

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Court Report|10 Feb 2026

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Court Report|10 Feb 2026

Leveson 2 and youth justice

Opinion|10 Feb 2026