Thomas v. Nicholas [2026] EWCA Civ 947
This unusual neighbour dispute may clarify in time the law of nuisance upon which the Court of Appeal was divided. The CA took the unusual step of granting permission to appeal to the
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French Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) in the Palais Royal, near Louvre, Colonnes de Burren – Paris, France
Decision No. 2026-911 DC of 14 August 2026
Act to protect minors from the risks posed by their use of social networks
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Live-Facial Recognition cameras in London
On Wednesday, the Guardian reported that the Metropolitan Police are planning to use live facial recognition (LFR) technology on Oxford Street – the busiest shopping street in the UK.
Furthermore, such infrastructure
In Cherrington v University of Derby [2026] EAT 107, the Mr Justice Cavanagh in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) held that an Employment Tribunal (“ET”) was not obliged to consider the Appellant’s Article 10 ECHR right to freedom of expression
On 2nd June 2026 the Supreme Court handed down their judgment in Re Attorney General for Northern Ireland’s Reference (Deprivation of Liberty) [2026] UKSC 16. You can read the full analysis of the case by Anogika Souresh and Esme Cairns
By Matthew Howarth
In R (Al Hashimi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 943, the Court of Appeal held that a woman living in the United Arab Emirates could not invoke Articles 8 and 14
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Parliamentary report on the Afghan data breach
On Thursday, the House of Commons Defence Select Committee (DSC) published a report which found that a serious data breach of the sensitive personal data of thousands of Afghans was
