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• Tens of thousands more students join legal action over Covid-hit studies

  18-02-2026 21:46
  Sign-ups to Student Group Claim in England and Wales escalate amid reports of £21m payout by University College LondonTens of thousands more students who were at university during the pandemic have joined a group claim for compensation, amid reports of a £21m payout by one of the UK’s leading institutions.Lawyers acting for student claimants said a further 30,000 from different universities had signed up to the Student Group Claim this week, taking the total to almost 200,000.
  
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• NHS to spend more to settle lawsuits over negligence during childbirth after court ruling

  18-02-2026 21:14
  Supreme court rules children in England who suffer serious injuries at birth can claim for future lost earningsThe NHS will have to spend more money settling lawsuits involving negligence during childbirth after a supreme court ruling that lawyers said puts right a “historic injustice”.The court ruled on Wednesday that children in England who suffer catastrophic injuries while they are being born can claim damages for future earnings they would otherwise have had. Continue reading...
  
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• Why dispute ruling on Palestine Action, but accept legal challenge on elections? | Brief letters

  18-02-2026 18:54
  Labour’s legal troubles | Woody Guthrie | Cabbage queen | Ode to pigeons | The mystery of birthFaced with adverse legal advice, the government has reinstated local elections and will pay £100,000 for Reform UK’s legal costs (Report, 17 February). But last Friday, faced with a unanimous unlawful verdict from three judges on the proscription of Palestine Action, the government intends to appeal. Why is it that the law, both in the UK and internationally, can always be ignored whe
  
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• Climber faces manslaughter charge after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s tallest peak

  18-02-2026 18:09
  Kerstin G froze to death on Großglockner when Thomas P descended mountain to fetch helpAn Austrian mountaineer is to appear in court accused of gross negligent manslaughter after his girlfriend died of hypothermia when he left her close to the summit on a climb that went dramatically wrong.The 33-year-old woman, identified only as Kerstin G, froze to death on 19 January 2025, about 50 metres below the summit of the Großglockner, Austria’s tallest mountain, after an ascent of mo
  
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• Young children can recover 'lost years' damages, Supreme Court rules

  18-02-2026 17:24 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Four to one majority allows appeal and rejects damages distinction between adults and children.
  
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• Solicitor suspended for sexual comments to colleagues at Christmas do

  18-02-2026 15:56 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Former senior partner was inappropriate to several female colleagues while under the influence of alcohol.
  
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• Solicitor suspended for sexual comments at Christmas party

  18-02-2026 15:56 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Former senior partner was inappropriate to several female colleagues while under the influence of alcohol.
  
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• Former senior partner suspended for sexual comments at Christmas party

  18-02-2026 15:56 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Veteran solicitor said he was drunk and could not remember what had happened.
  
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• Wasteman review – Brit prison drama is as lethal and nasty as a sharpened toothbrush

  18-02-2026 14:00
  Some of the tropes are familiar, but this brutally violent and gripping film sidesteps the cliches with committed acting and fierce storytelling punchRising stars David Jonsson and Tom Blyth bring A-game performances for this brutally violent, gripping British prison movie, as lethal and nasty as a sharpened toothbrush. Screenwriters Hunter Andrews and Eoin Doran and director Cal McMau are feature first-timers, creating a film that is a deserved Bafta nominee in the outstanding British debut cat
  
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• Election planning 'number one priority' for council lawyers

  18-02-2026 13:15 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lawyers in Local Government chief says top priority will be to ensure elections are legal, compliant and safe.
  
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• Housing troubleshooter to chair Office for Legal Complaints

  18-02-2026 13:10 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Richard Blakeway picked to succeed Elisabeth Davies in April.
  
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• Qur’an burning caused 'breakdown in public order', High Court hears

  18-02-2026 11:18 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lord Justice Warby and Ms Justice Obi reserve judgment following the half-day appeal.
  
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• Firm fights to reopen after being caught in PM Law collapse

  18-02-2026 11:03 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Angela Viney Conveyancing Services states that it is ‘actively exploring’ options to stay in business.
  
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• Treasury ignores conveyancing plea over tax adviser requirement

  18-02-2026 10:16 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  HM Revenue & Customs guidance suggests conveyancers will be considered tax advisers because of stamp duty work.
  
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