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In this issue: Brexit highlights Post-Brexit transition guidelines Brexit SIs Constitutional and administrative law Subsidy control and State Aid Judicial review Equality and human rights Other Public law news Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers New and updated content Useful information Brexit highlights EAC sets out recommendations on future of UK-EU data adequacy The House of Lords European Affairs Committee (EAC) has issued a letter to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Peter Kyle, summarising the principal conclusions and recommendations from its inquiry into UK‑EU data adequacy. It found that the loss of EU data adequacy in June 2025 would bring substantial costs and added administrative burdens for businesses and organisations, create obstacles to international trade and economic co‑operation, and detrimentally affect Northern Ireland under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the Windsor Framework Agreement. The EAC therefore advises that the government engage with...

In this issue Social care Social housing Public procurement Planning Judicial review Education Healthcare Governance Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Social care Direct payments representative not a standard authorisation of property and affairs deputyship—Lumb (SSB) v NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB Managing direct payments from a personal health budget as a ‘representative’ under the National Health Service (Direct Payments) Regulations 2013 does not sit within the usual authorisations of a property and affairs deputyship. A health body may appoint a property and affairs deputy as ‘representative’ under regulation 5(4), yet that role extends beyond the remit of a standard deputyship appointment. Likewise, the functions of a ‘nominee’ under the 2013 Regulations are not encompassed by standard deputyship powers. The Court of Protection can, however, make a targeted appointment granting a deputy authority specifically to oversee direct payments in line with the 2013 Regulations. A case manager is an...

In this issue: Key PI and Clinical negligence developments Road traffic accidents Clinical negligence Proving negligence or breach of statutory duty Costs and funding Part 36 offers Starting and managing online claims Service in England and Wales Other PI and Clinical negligence developments LexisNexis® PI & Clinical Negligence Quantum Database LexisNexis® Quantum Portal LexTalk®PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts LexisNexis® Webinars Useful information Key PI and Clinical negligence developments ONS releases 2025 annual survey for hours and earnings figures The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has issued provisional 2025 findings and metrics on workers’ pay and hours, based on the annual survey of hours and earnings. These outputs set out yearly estimates of paid hours and remuneration for employees across the UK, broken down by sex and employment status, covering full-time and part-time roles. See: LNB News 23/10/2025 34...

This month brought a revival of the FTC’s decade-old policy compelling acquiring parties subject to an FTC merger enforcement order (ie consent decree) to secure prior approval for any subsequent transaction for at least 10 years, the withdrawal of vertical merger guidelines and related commentary, and updates designed to streamline its second request process. Internationally, Hungary introduced a merger review exemption for state-owned capital funds, Kuwait revised its notification thresholds, the Egyptian Competition Authority announced its intention to enforce post-merger obligation requirements, and Taiwan tabled proposed amendments to its merger control regime... United States—FTC votes to withdraw Vertical Merger Guidelines and Commentary On 15 September 2021, under the new leadership of Chair Lina Khan, the Federal Trade Commission held its third open meeting. As anticipated, the FTC voted 3–2, along party lines, to withdraw approval of: (i) the Vertical Merger Guidelines (Guidelines), issued jointly with the Department of Justice (DOJ), and (ii) the FCA’s Vertical Merger Commentary. On the same day, the DOJ released a statement confirming it...

This Practice Note This Practice Note examines the debtor’s position where a creditor seeks to enforce a judgment, court settlement, or authentic instrument concerning an uncontested claim under Regulation (EC) 805/2004—the European Enforcement Order Regulation (the EEO Regulation)—by relying on an EEO. References to “judgments” in this Note should be understood to include court settlements and authentic instruments. A core requirement for an EEO is that the claim was uncontested, as described in Recital (5) of the EEO Regulation: this covers situations where, after verified absence of any challenge by the debtor to the nature or amount of a pecuniary claim, the creditor has obtained either a court decision against the debtor or an enforceable document requiring the debtor’s express consent, whether a court settlement or an authentic document. Once a judgment is certified as an EEO, for enforcement it is treated as if issued by the courts of the Member State where enforcement is pursued. The enforcement procedure itself is then governed by the domestic law of that...

Practice Note This Practice Note sets out a local authority’s obligation to secure accommodation for children under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) and describes voluntary accommodation under ChA 1989, s 20, highlighting the practical difficulties an authority may encounter, such as arranging suitable delegation of parental authority and questions regarding parental capacity. Please note this Practice Note concerns the law currently applicable in England. In Wales, the position is governed by the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and associated statutory instruments; for further material, see Practice Notes: Local authority powers and duties to provide accommodation for children in Wales, Local authority duties to looked after children in Wales, and Local authority duties to children in Wales—child protection. Under section 20 of the Children Act 1989—ChA 1989, s 20—every local authority is under a duty to accommodate children assessed as children in need living in its area who appear to need accommodation due to specified circumstances set out in legislation. A range of considerations...

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