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In this issue: Brexit headlines Brexit SIs Post-Brexit transition guidance Constitutional and administrative law Judicial review Equality and human rights Public Procurement Subsidy control and State aid Information law Other Public Law news LexTalk®Public Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit headlines The Foreign Affairs Committee urges a White Paper on the UK-EU reset and the publication of the Dynamic Alignment Bill. Its Third Report of Session 2024–26, From a Common Understanding to Common Ground: Building a UK EU Strategic Partnership fit for the future, assesses the government’s approach and progress on reconfiguring UK-EU relations. Aimed at shaping parliamentary scrutiny of the next phase of UK-EU engagement, it lands while discussions with the EU and internal cross-government efforts continue. The Committee concludes that, although the Lancaster House summit in May 2025 created a platform...

In this issue: Financial sanctions Financial crime Data protection Other Practice Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions FCDO and OFSI revise sanctions statutory guidance notes to reflect changes to OFSI enforcement powers. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) have refreshed the statutory guidance notes on UK sanctions regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA 2018) to align with the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No 2) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/1157). The update enhances OFSI’s capacity to obtain intelligence on industry adherence to financial sanctions and reinforces its enforcement powers. See: LNB News 05/12/2024 37. OFSI repeals general licences permitting payments to regulatory authorities and regulators. OFSI has published a list of General Licences relating to payments made to various regulatory bodies that have all now been revoked, including INT/2024/4836676, INT/2023/3626884, INT/2023/3781228 and INT/2024/4881897....

In this issue: Arbitration in England & Wales International arbitration Treaty arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Arbitration in England & Wales The Arbitration Act 2025 (Commencement) Regulations 2025 The Act revises the Arbitration Act 1996 on how arbitral proceedings are conducted and overseen in England and Wales, and in Northern Ireland. It adds rules on the governing law of arbitration agreements, arbitrators’ disclosure duties, emergency arbitrators, and the court’s supportive powers in aid of arbitration. Having received Royal Assent in February 2025, it will take full effect on 1 August 2025, pursuant to the Arbitration Act 2025 (Commencement) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/905 (C. 41)). The Regulations bring the reforms into operation across these jurisdictions. See the SI dated 16th July 2025 and available here. Commercial Court rejects appeal under s 69 AA 1996 in cargo...

Developments This Practice Note provides an archived overview of the principal legal changes influencing EU competition law across 2017 to 2026... Commission’s Report on Competition Policy 2025: The Commission issued its 2025 Competition Policy Report, outlining the year’s core legislative actions, policy progress and a curated set of enforcement cases for citizens, businesses and the competition policy community • Report published—05/05/2026 Antitrust, Mergers, State aid, Digital Markets Act and Foreign Subsidies (2024–2029): The Commission released an updated timeline charting all planned revisions and updates to competition policy for the period 2024–2029 • Updated timeline published—27/04/2026 Commission appoints a new Director-General in its Directorate-General for Competition: Anthony Whelan was appointed as the new Director-General of the Directorate-General for Competition • Announcement made—13/04/2026 EU and UK agree to cooperate closely on competition matters: The Commission confirmed that the EU and the United Kingdom signed the Agreement on co-operation regarding the application of their respective competition laws • Press release published—25/02/2026 European Parliament resolution of...

Private Client England & Wales glossary A Abatement When, after settling the deceased’s funeral costs, debts and liabilities, the remaining estate cannot satisfy all legacies in full, the gifts are reduced accordingly, unless the Will shows a different intention. In a solvent estate, the order for reduction appears in Part II of Schedule 1 to the Administration of Estates Act 1925. Refer to Practice Note: Payment of legacies. Accruals basis Where income is taxed on an accruals basis, it is attributed to a given tax year by reference to the number of days within that year during which the activity giving rise to the liability accrued. See Practice Note: What is the basis of income tax?. Accumulation and maintenance (A&M) trust A form of non‑interest in possession trust designed to benefit children and young people up to 25, which received favourable inheritance tax treatment between 1975 and 2006. See Practice Note: Accumulation and maintenance trusts—IHT [Archived]. Accredited Legal Representative (ALR) ...

This glossary sets out numerous expressions regularly encountered in the restructuring & insolvency sphere. Words shown in bold within definitions are themselves explained in other entries in this glossary as well. A Article X The MLIJ contains a single provision named Article X, aimed at jurisdictions that have already implemented the MLCBI, like England, or are weighing its adoption. Article X states: ‘Not withstanding any prior interpretation to the contrary, the relief available under [insert a cross-reference to the legislation of this State enacting Article 21 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency] includes recognition and enforcement of a judgment’ (see Practice Note: UNCITRAL model law on recognition and enforcement of insolvency-related judgments (MLIJ): Article X). Asset-backed security (ABS) A form of security anchored by asset pools, for example loans, leases, and credit card receivables. Assimilated law From 1 January 2024, ‘retained law’ has been retitled ‘assimilated law’. The body of domestic law originally arising from EU obligations, created by the European...

The [ Secretary OR Directors ] [ insert company name ] [ insert company address ] [ Insert date ] Dear [ [ insert name ] OR Company Secretary ] Re: [ insert company name ] [ Limited OR PLC ] (the Company) Consent to act as director I agree to serve as a director of the Company. This consent will remain effective until I withdraw it, or until I resign from the role of director. I also confirm that I am not disqualified from holding a directorship. Accordingly, I provide the following particulars to aid the Company in notifying the appropriate authorities regarding my appointment as director: [ Name and any former names ] [ Usual residential address ] [ Country, state or part of the United Kingdom in which you are normally resident ] [ Service address if applicable ] [ Business occupation (if any) ] [ Nationality ] [ Date of...