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R (Greyhound Board of Great Britain Ltd) v Welsh Ministers [2026] EWHC 670 (Admin) What are the practical implications of this case? The ruling reinforces the constitutional divide between the courts and the legislature. It explains that the scheme and framework of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (GWA 2006) embody that separation of powers, and that any judicial attempt to recognise and enforce a common law obligation on Welsh Ministers to consult prior to introducing legislation in the Senedd would trespass upon that boundary. This is not a departure from established principle; case law has already upheld comparable rules for lawmakers in Scotland and at Westminster. However, this is the first express confirmation of the position for Welsh lawmakers, and the first time this dimension of the GWA 2006 has been analysed in such depth. The court examined earlier
The solution arrived through the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), a quasi‑judicial body handling mass claims, created under UN Security Council Resolution 687. By addressing environmental harm—most notably via its ‘F4’ claim class—the UNCC set a seminal benchmark shaping how international law and contemporary arbitral panels allocate financial responsibility for wartime ecological devastation. With present-day wars in areas such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East bringing dam breaches, strikes on chemical facilities, and the burning of farmland, the UNCC’s legacy endures as an essential reference point for states, global investors, and companies engaged in post‑conflict arbitration. The F4 claims: Quantifying the unquantifiable Prior to the 1990s, mechanisms in international law for war reparations overwhelmingly favoured property loss, foregone earnings, and bodily injury. The natural world was commonly treated as a mute, non-compensable victim of armed hostilities...
Understanding the farming business as a business Many farms still use long-standing structures that arose by habit, not strategy. Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common. While once effective, such setups can cause major issues around succession, tax planning and involving the next generation. A corporate team can take a fresh, business-led view of the farm, asking: Who owns the land and other critical assets? Who manages daily operations? Who carries the risk and who enjoys the return? What is the enduring plan for succession? From this review, the team can confirm whether the current setup is fit for purpose or if an alternative — for example an updated partnership agreement, a company, a limited liability partnership, or a blended model — would better meet the family’s aims. Tax efficiency through joined-up advice Tax sits at the centre of most
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On 30 April 2026, the Commission unveiled draft updated Merger Guidelines and launched a public consultation. The proposal supersedes the 2004 Horizontal and 2008 Non‑ Horizontal Merger Guidelines, constituting the most far‑reaching overhaul of EU merger control guidance in two decades. It reflects a shifted geopolitical and trade landscape, where scale, global competitiveness, innovation, investment, sustainability and resilience are weighed more overtly in merger reviews. Against this setting, the Commission has pursued change. President von der Leyen cast the move in competitiveness terms, saying the Guidelines are intended to better help companies grow, scale and innovate, so they can respond to a fiercely competitive global economy and enhance Europe’s competitiveness, while maintaining the predictability and certainty investors prize in Europe. For dealmakers, the signal is even‑handed: the Commission shows greater receptiveness to robustly evidenced efficiencies from scale and innovation, yet it remains intent on...
Zalina Kanametova v OSG Records Management [ Europe] Limited [2026] EWHC 1196 ( Comm) Incentive agreement Judge Neil Cadwallader of the Commercial Court, King’s Bench Division, within the High Court of England and Wales, held that the LCIA arbitrator’s decision was rightly issued on evidence showing the long-term incentive agreement ( LTI) said to guarantee a bonus to claimant Zalina Kanametova was not binding because it had been ‘fraudulently backdated’. As a result, the LCIA arbitrator properly determined there was no jurisdiction over Kanametova’s claim for a USD 1.3 million bonus against the respondent, Cyprus-based OSG Records Management ( Europe) Ltd. (referred to as OSG). Kanametova served as general director of OSG’s subsidiary, OSG Records Management Centre LLC (referred to as OSG Russia), from 2011–18. She contended that in 2015 she executed the LTI, which included an arbitration clause, and that it was also signed by...
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According to court filings by Ariel Armon, an acquitted defendant, dated 24 April 2026 and only released on 22 May 2026, an expert witness engaged by the SFO to support its bribery and corruption investigation enlisted a public official to channel improper payments to other officials in order to secure information and materials for the SFO’s inquiry. In February 2026, the SFO halted its case against Graeme Hossie, the former chief executive of London Mining, Rachel Rhodes, its ex-chief financial officer, and Armon, a former consultant. The agency has rejected any suggestion of misconduct. The trio had been charged by the SFO in June 2023 with conspiring to pay bribes to state officials and intermediaries to advance London Mining’s interests in Sierra Leone. Hossie, Rhodes, and Armon were scheduled for trial in April 2026. However, the SFO discontinued the...
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CCDM Holdings LLC v The Republic of India [2026] HCA 9 What are the practical implications of this case? The principal takeaway is that simply ratifying the New York Convention does not, of itself, waive a state’s sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction of Australian courts for the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award. By contrast, ratification of the ICSID Convention alone operates as a waiver of immunity: Kingdom of Spain v Infrastructure Services Luxembourg Sàrl. Because this was a unanimous ruling by Australia’s apex court, it is poised to carry persuasive weight internationally on the same issue-namely, whether ratification of the New York Convention, without anything further, effects a waiver of sovereign immunity for enforcement. The judgment underscores the sharp distinction between the ICSID Convention’s enforcement regime and that of the New York Convention. As a result, award creditors proceeding outside the ICSID...
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This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...
Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Landlord) [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Tenant) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Guarantor) ] [ [ name of Mortgagee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Mortgagee) ] Definitions Within this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: [ Annual Rent • the annual sum reserved under the Lease; ] [ Insurance Rent • the Tenant’s share of the Landlord’s costs of insuring the Property (as set out in the Lease); ] Lease • the lease of the Property dated [ date ], entered into between (1) [ the Landlord OR [ name ...
I, [ name ], of [ address ], solemnly and sincerely state that: [ Matters to be verified, set out in numbered paragraphs ] I make this solemn statement in good conscience, believing it to be true, and pursuant to the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act 1835. DECLARED at [ details ] this [ day ] day of [ month and year ] Before me ................................................................................ [ signature of the person before whom the declaration is made ] A [ commissioner for oaths OR [ solicitor OR [ insert other qualification ] ] authorised to administer oaths ]...
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