https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2605.1.2002/productViews/plcuk/Legal updateshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.comLocal Governmenthttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6bb6fd1660ca11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6bb6fd1660ca11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Huang Binbin v Vale of White Horse DC [2026] EWHC 1312 (Admin), the High Court dismissed a challenge to the council's decision not to take enforcement action against an alleged unauthorised material change in use of a former coal yard.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6bb6fd1660ca11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8c6b8601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8c6b8601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Broadfield Law UK LLP v Barnes [2026] EWCA Civ 698, the Court of Appeal dismissed a second appeal, finding that the requirement for a contentious business agreement (CBA) to be certain (as identified in Chamberlain v Boodle & King [1982] 1 WLR 1443) was not dispensed with by amendments to the Solicitors Act 1974 made by section 98 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, which permitted hourly rate CBAs.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8c6b8601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9bd13f34634111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9bd13f34634111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has launched a consultation, seeking views on options to address legal uncertainty about the delegation of data subject rights and build trust in the data intermediaries sector in the UK. The consultation closes on 31 August 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9bd13f34634111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0c5af476638a11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0c5af476638a11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has published a press release announcing plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) in the Crown Courts to improve efficiency and seek to reduce delays in cases coming to trial.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0c5af476638a11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic5013b98636311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic5013b98636311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 8 June 2026, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) published a consultation on the draft national policy statement (NPS) for fusion energy generation (EN-8). The consultation closes on 17 August 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic5013b98636311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic6eb096660cd11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic6eb096660cd11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Essendi UK Hotels 2 Ltd v London Property Company Ltd [2026] EWHC 1354 (TCC), the High Court held that a landlord's covenant to put and keep a hotel building in good and substantial condition required the removal and replacement of category 3 ACM cladding panels, despite there being no physical deterioration. The landlord had also breached the legal obligations covenant in the lease by not complying with its obligations under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (SI 2005/1541).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic6eb096660cd11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5a7ed186603c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5a7ed186603c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Crown Prosecution Service published the Crown Prosecution Service Serious and Economic Organised Crime Strategy 2030, replacing the previous Economic Crime 2025 Strategy with a broader approach that covers fraud, money laundering, cybercrime, organised crime, modern slavery and counter-terrorism.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5a7ed186603c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I534ac2a2618811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I534ac2a2618811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 4 June 2026, the Judiciary published updated guidance on remote participation in hearings. The guidance comprises new Remote Participation Judicial Principles and Overarching Guidance for Remote Participation, alongside updated jurisdictional guidance for all court and tribunal jurisdictions.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I534ac2a2618811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2ee7f393604411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2ee7f393604411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published the Crown Prosecution Service International Strategy 2030, setting out how it will embed international engagement across the organisation and strengthen its response to cross-border crime. The strategy builds on and replaces the CPS 2025 International Strategy.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2ee7f393604411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I411aa783618711f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I411aa783618711f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Chief Planner has published a planning update newsletter.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I411aa783618711f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I558b2e165f3711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I558b2e165f3711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn London Ambulance Service NHS Trust v Garrett [2026] EAT 77, the EAT overturned an employment tribunal's majority finding of direct belief discrimination on the basis that an employee was less favourably treated by an employer because he rejected the concept of systemic racism.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I558b2e165f3711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If54a8bfa601c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If54a8bfa601c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published two new pieces of guidance aimed at helping those going through the building control process for a higher-risk building (HRB).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If54a8bfa601c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iedaba5a2605d11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iedaba5a2605d11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 4 June 2026, following a cross-jurisdictional review of the use of remote participation in proceedings, the President of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) and the Employment Appeal Tribunal have issued updated guidance.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iedaba5a2605d11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f4ec4f05ff411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f4ec4f05ff411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission, on 3 June 2026, adopted a proposal for a new EU cloud computing sovereignty framework, as part of its proposed Cloud and AI Development Act. The framework will create a set of practical criteria that cloud service providers will need to meet when providing services to the EU public sector and, potentially, beyond.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f4ec4f05ff411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8c4cc601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8c4cc601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Coombs v Information Commissioner [2026] UKFTT 785 (GRC), the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) (General Regulatory Chamber) found that Kent County Council was not entitled to rely on section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) (unlawful processing of personal data) to withhold anonymised test score data. In upholding the refusal, the Information Commissioner had not demonstrated identifiability by means reasonably likely to be used. Public authorities may find the FTT's distinction between identification by reliable connection and identification resting on conjecture illuminating.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8c4cc601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iedabab64605d11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iedabab64605d11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 4 June 2026, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the concept of a contract "during its term" under Article 72 of Directive 2014/24 (Public Contracts Directive) refers to the period during which the contractor's performance obligations remain outstanding.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iedabab64605d11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iba32caaf5de511f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iba32caaf5de511f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/571) amend the framework for assessing housing hazards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/3208), changing hazard bands, renaming harm classes and expanding the prescribed fire hazard definition. The Regulations come into force on 23 June 2026. Legal practitioners should particularly note the updated hazard band structure and harm class terminology. Local authorities will need to review their HHSRS policies, procedures and notice templates.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iba32caaf5de511f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic6eaea0760cd11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic6eaea0760cd11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe CAT has struck out both a Competition Act 1998 damages claim and a Subsidy Control Act 2022 review application concerning regeneration grants by Durham County Council. On the subsidy claim, the CAT departed from its earlier reasoning in Weis v Greater Manchester Combined Authority, holding that section 70(1) of the Subsidy Control Act 2022 requires a formal, final decision to give a subsidy before the CAT's review jurisdiction is engaged. A provisional or "in principle" decision is not sufficient.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic6eaea0760cd11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8eb4c601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8eb4c601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Roxlena Ltd v Ramblers' Association [2026] EWCA Civ 534, the Court of Appeal held that for the purposes of section 31(1) of the Highways Act 1980, a four-month period of non-use of rights of way due to restrictions imposed following a foot and mouth disease outbreak did not amount to an "interruption" where use of the ways resumed for a further eight or nine years before their existence was brought into question.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8eb4c601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I941efa8b601a11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I941efa8b601a11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published the following queries this week.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I941efa8b601a11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id007ac1e5fe111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id007ac1e5fe111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTA round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 5 June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id007ac1e5fe111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I23bca0f75f4211f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I23bca0f75f4211f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 2 June 2026, the judiciary published a joint announcement from the Lady Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor confirming the establishment of a new Business and Property Division of the High Court. Under the plans, the new division will replace the Chancery Division and stand alongside the King's Bench and Family Divisions.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I23bca0f75f4211f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id5a2e7005f5f11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id5a2e7005f5f11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission, on 3 June 2026, adopted the European Technological Sovereignty Package, which is a set of measures to strengthen Europe's capacity in semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud and open source.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id5a2e7005f5f11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I281640835f5911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I281640835f5911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission, on 3 June 2026, adopted a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe's cloud and AI ecosystem (Cloud and AI Development Act) (COM(2026)502) (procedure 2026/0138(COD)).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I281640835f5911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I362e8d8a5f8711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I362e8d8a5f8711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission, on 3 June 2026, adopted a Communication on European Tech Sovereignty, accompanied by an EU Open Source Strategy.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I362e8d8a5f8711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I28161a105f5911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I28161a105f5911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Chandrashekarappa v Wipro Ltd [2026] EAT 73, the EAT held that an employer was liable for unlawful deductions from wages when an employee established entitlement to a bonus before the employer attempted to apply a cap to the amount that could be paid.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I28161a105f5911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae218f5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae218f5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe government has published a consultation on the regulatory detail needed to bring the zero-hours contracts measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025 into effect. The consultation, Make Work Pay: Ending one-sided flexibility: reforms of zero hours and similar contracts, closes on 25 August 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae218f5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I941f2110601a11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I941f2110601a11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published Can a CLEUD be granted for a listed building?https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I941f2110601a11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae250d5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae250d5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Supreme Court has unanimously overruled Cheshire West [2014] UKSC 19 and its "acid test" for determining whether there is a deprivation of liberty under Article 5 ECHR, holding that this departed from the Strasbourg's longstanding multifactorial approach, which will now need to be applied. The court held that an individual lacking legal capacity under mental capacity legislation may nonetheless give valid consent to confinement through expression of wishes and feelings. The decision has UK-wide significance and is likely to completely change the landscape in relation to deprivations of liberty.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae250d5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I08fb9c865ffc11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I08fb9c865ffc11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Department for Education (DfE) launched a consultation on draft statutory guidance on the information sharing duty introduced by the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I08fb9c865ffc11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29