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This is the first reported case to consider the complex interaction between the overcrowding rules, the licencing regime for houses in multiple occupation and the accommodation of destitute asylum-seeking families in hotels.

They examine the Sentencing Act 2026, which received Royal Assent on 22 January 2026 and outlines the key provisions set to reshape sentencing law.

On 5 March 2026, the High Court gave judgment in a case concerning two permanent exclusions. The judgment provides detailed consideration of several areas relating to the procedure and discretionary powers of exclusion panels, writes Ben Amunwa.

Mariya Peykova has written an in-depth analysis on the case of 'DSG Retail Limited v Information Commissioner [2026] EWCA Civ 140', which shows the scope of the duty imposed on data controllers protect personal data in their possession and control by taking appropriate technical and organisational measures.

In MA v WK [2025] EWFC 499, the Family Court refused applications seeking declarations that marriages were valid where the parties had undergone Islamic Nikkah ceremonies in England that did not comply with the formalities of the Marriage Act 1949.

Nathalie Bull acted for the third respondent.

Ben Amunwa has written an in-depth analysis on the case of R (PZP) v HS Academy Trust and another [2026] EWHC 489 (Admin), offering practitioners guidance into the key points to take away from this judgment.

Dr Zhen Ye writes on the recent Court of Appeal case ‘LLC Eurochem North-West-2 v Tecnimont S.P.A and another’.

3PB’s property and commercial law barrister Jack Webb writes a detailed guide to s.21 of the Housing Act 1988, offering key guidance to practitioners on how it may be used before the 30 April deadline.

Daniel Brown reviews Lamb v Teva UK Ltd [2026] EAT 8 and the EAT’s useful reminder that the question of whether a dismissal was fair or unfair cannot be answered by working through a procedural checklist: in every case, the reason for dismissal and the procedure followed must be viewed broadly and together.

Sarah Clarke considers the EAT's judgment in Dada v The Scottish Ministers [2026] EAT 13 and the emphasis placed on tribunals to not stick slavishly to the section 33 Limitation Act factors when considering whether to extend time under s123 EQA.

In Milrine v DHL Services Ltd [2026] EAT 31, the EAT considers the impact of a flawed appeal process in circumstances where the dismissal might otherwise be considered to be fair.

Alex Leonhardt reviews the case.

Ashley Blood-Halvorsen writes an article on ‘In Kars v Brown and others’ which explains how once a spouse dies the other can still receive financial provision after divorce.