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• Virat Kohli UK Citizenship: What’s Actually True in 2026

  Virat Kohli UK Citizenship: What’s Actually True in 2026 British Nationality & UK Settlement Visa | 4 min Read By Falguni Y Parekh, Managing Partner, The SmartMove2UK Published 9 September 2026 | Last updated 9 September 2026 Short answer first: no, and nobody has produced a shred of proof otherwise. Search Virat Kohli UK citizenship...

• Open for business: how the Global Incubator Programme brings UK legal tech to Canada

  Three cohorts in, the LIZ’s partnership with Innovate UK delivers real results for Canada’s legal market

• Edwin Coe rolls out Legora firm-wide across all 14 practice groups

  Edwin Coe, the leading independent London law firm, has made Legora available for all its lawyers to use, with training designed around the work of each individual team. LONDON, United Kingdom – 11 September 2026 – Legora, the agentic operating system for legal professionals, today announced that Edwin Coe LLP has rolled out Legora firm-wide, across...

• Third Reading of Financial Services and Markets Bill

  The third reading of the Financial Services and Markets Bill in the House of Lords is due to take place on 15 September 2026. A copy of the Bill as amended on the report stage is also available.

• UK Salmonella outbreak appears to be easing

  The rate of people getting sick as part of three Salmonella outbreaks in the United Kingdom appears to be slowing down, according to the latest figures. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Food Standards Agency (FSA), Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), and others are investigating the Salmonella Enteritidis clusters which have affected more than...

• UK Tribunal Overturns Retail Workers’ Win in Equal Pay Case

  Quick Hits Female retail employees in the UK sued Next Retail Limited for paying them less than male warehouse workers for work of equal value. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) determined that recruiting and retention needs at warehouses were legitimate reasons for the pay differential. The EAT found the pay differential was a proportionate response...

• Financial Services and Markets Bill – Third reading

  On 10 September 2026, the UK Parliament updated its web page on the Financial Services and Market Bill by noting that third reading of the bill will take place on 15 September 2026.

• Reform of UK Modern Slavery Act’s Supply Chain Reporting Regime

  On 30 June 2026, the UK government introduced the Immigration and Asylum Bill (the Bill), proposing the most significant reforms to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the MSA) since its enactment. The MSA’s transparency-in-supply-chains regime relies on voluntary disclosure is subject to very limited  enforcement; the Bill would move the regime towards mandatory reporting, stronger...

• New roles and responsibilities: redefining accountability at the EU border

  The European Union has politically agreed on the most ambitious overhaul of its customs framework since the customs union was established in 1968. Across the Channel, the United Kingdom is pursuing its own, though earlier-stage, customs modernisation agenda, the first since its withdrawal from the EU. Together, these reforms will reshape how goods move across...

• Court of Appeal confirms that the challenge to the validity of appointment of administrators will be determined at trial (UK)

  The decision of the Court of Appeal in Glint Pay Ltd. v Baker[1]has opened the door to scrutiny of appointers’ purposes when making out of court appointments of administrators. Whether the appointment was motivated by improper purposes in this case remains to be seen, but the potential impact on administrations more widely has the potential...

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• British Ads for U. S. Drama “The L Word” Not In Breach

  The Advertising Standards Authority, the UK regulator for television advertising, has ruled that posters for the US series “The L Word”, broadcast on Living TV, were not in breach of UK guidelines, in spite of more than 600 complaints that the ads were “offensive, degrading to women and unsuitable...

• Blair Government Threatens Newspapers After Memo Leaked

  The Blair government has threatened the Daily Mirror and other British newspapers with sanctions under the Official Secrets Act and the Contempt of Court Act after the Mirror quoted from a memo leaked to it that relates to discussions British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U. S. President George...

• BadScience.net on Mercury Fillings

  A pointed look at press coverage of fears about mercury fillings in the UK.  I saw a story or two about the results of the first controlled study (which found no ill effects from mercury in dental fillings), in contrast to Goldacre, but certainly not much.  He’s also got an interesting take on...

• New law for lawyers: Get older, get fired, sue for millions

  I’m glad to see that the UK is not unlike the US! Today, a new Age Discrimination Act goes into effect in England.  With the millions of dollars to be involved, much litigation is expected. Partners no longer can be fired for their age (equity reclassification in Australia and de-equitizing in the...

• Employers should have blog policies : UK law firm

  In light of a recent employee winning an unfair dismissal claim when fired for blogging, UK law firm, Hegarty Solicitors, is advising employers to cover blogs in their employment policies. From employment partner Tim Thompson: Employers should ensure they have a policy in place about blogging but...

• Ben Affleck Film Release Delayed Because of Madeleine McCann Disappearance

  The distributor of the Ben Affleck-directed film Gone Baby Gone has delayed its British release because of the story’s similarity to the Madeleine McCann case. The movie, based on a Dennis Lehane book, was due to be released in the UK in late December. Read more here in a BBC story....

• First U.K. Class Action Recovery

  The Time Online reports the first settlement of an aggregate lawsuit in the United Kingdom. A retailer agreed to reimburse 1000 purchasers who overpaid for replica soccer jerseys 20 pounds each. This is the first settlement announced under the Enterprise Act of 2002, which authorizes proceedings...

• UK: Regulatory: EEA Branches of UK Insurers are Consulted on the Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) Proposal to Amend the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)

  The FSA has published a consultation paper to seek views on proposals to modify the scope of the FSCS as it applies to business written through EEA branches of UK insurers. Click here to read the consultation paper. ...

• Politics and Privacy in the UK

  Norman Fowler writes about the double standard with regard to privacy when it comes to political figures here in today’s Guardian....

• The Brave New World of Testing for Hiring

  Norton Rose, a 200 year old UK firm with over 1000 lawyers in 20 offices around the world, is considering scrapping its academic requirements for new hires in order to increase diversity.  How then to decide who to bring on board?  Like a number of leading UK law firms, it will rely on aptitude and....