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03 April 2026 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 8156 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way , Limitation , Landlord&tenant
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Civil way: 3 & 10 April 2026

Renters’ Rights regs; dismissal to pay more; new financial remedies guide; Court of Appeal on kicking off

STAND BY

Last week at last saw the publication of most of the subordinate legislation needed for the first phase of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (RRA 2025), coming into force on 1 May 2026. For post-30 April 2026 private sector assured tenancies, the written notice of prescribed tenancy terms and information (which can go into the tenancy agreement itself ) and the information sheet for most existing assured tenancies in the same sector to be served before 1 June 2026 (access the sheet here) can be enjoyed at SI 2026/324 (see ‘Civil way’, NLJ, 6 February 2026, p16). Relevant secondary legislation impacted by RRA 2025 is changed by SI 2026/325. For student accommodation changes, go to SI 2026/327 (amending SI 2024/947 and SI 1998/1967). Those committing certain civil housing offences (for example, multiple occupation licensing and management and overcrowding offences)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Winckworth Sherwood—Rubianka Winspear

Winckworth Sherwood—Rubianka Winspear

Real estate and construction energy offering boosted by partner hire

Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh

Gateley Legal—Daniel Walsh

Firm bolsters real estate team with partner hire in Birmingham

Shakespeare Martineau—Serena Eddy

Shakespeare Martineau—Serena Eddy

London restructuring team strengthened by legal director appointment

NEWS
A wave of housing and procedural reforms is set to test the limits of tribunal capacity. In his latest Civil Way column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold charts sweeping change as the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 begins biting
Plans to reduce jury trials risk missing the real problem in the criminal justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, David Wolchover of Ridgeway Chambers argues the crown court backlog is fuelled not by juries but weak cases slipping through a flawed ‘50%’ prosecution test
Emerging technologies may soon transform how courts determine truth in deeply personal disputes. In this week's NLJ, Madhavi Kabra of 1 Hare Court and Harry Lambert of Outer Temple Chambers explore how neurotechnology could reshape family law
A controversial protest case has reignited debate over the limits of free expression. In NLJ this week, Nicholas Dobson examines a Quran-burning incident testing public order law
The courts have drawn a firm line under attempts to extend arbitration appeals. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed of the University of Leicester highlights that if the High Court refuses permission under s 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996, that is the end
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