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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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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HMRC v Dolphin Drilling Ltd [2025] UKSC 24 Dolphin hired the Borgsten on charter from a related entity to act as a tender support vessel ( TSV), delivering tender assisted drilling ( TAD) operations to the Dunbar oil installation under a contract with the platform’s operator, Total. Beyond the TAD scope, and in addition to delivering those services, the Borgsten also served as living quarters for approximately sixty members of Total’s workforce engaged on Dunbar, alongside the company’s own crew based on the Borgsten. HMRC took the view that the hire restriction in section 356N of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 ( CTA 2010) was in point; however, the company contended that the carve‑out in CTA 2010, s 356LA(3) applied, on the basis that it was reasonable to assume the Borgsten’s use for housing Total personnel was ‘unlikely to be more than...
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Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Dolphin Drilling Ltd [2025] UKSC 24 Background Total E& P UK Ltd (‘ Total’) conducts drilling at the Dunbar oil platform in the North Sea. As the Dunbar does not have the infrastructure for active drilling, it needs the assistance of a tender support vessel (‘ TSV’) to provide tender assisted drilling (‘ TAD’) services. TSVs are different from accommodation vessels, which function solely as offshore hotels, commonly referred to as ‘flotels’. Seeking to restart drilling at the Dunbar in 2012, Total invited Dolphin Drilling Ltd (‘ Dolphin’) to bid for the supply of a TSV. Dolphin proposed using a semi-submersible drilling rig converted into a TSV, the Borgsten Dolphin (‘the Borgsten’), which it leased from an associated entity, Borgsten Dolphin Pte Ltd (‘ BDPL’). On 11 November 2011, Total awarded Dolphin the contract to deliver TAD...
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Background to NISTA’s formation Bringing the NIC and IPA together tackles the entrenched gap between high-level planning and on-the-ground delivery that has long hindered major infrastructure schemes. This move is backed by strong evidence: the Construction Leadership Council reviewed 20,000 schemes and found that thorough front-end planning cut costs markedly and sped up completion. The NIC’s 2024 report also singled out the split between strategy and execution as a key cause of rising UK infrastructure costs. By merging, government intends to streamline infrastructure development, trim red tape, and strengthen coordination across all facets of delivery. NISTA’s role and potential impact NISTA’s brief goes well beyond tidying up structures. It will act as the focal point for both strategy and delivery, from shaping the ten-year infrastructure plan to advising on private finance and delivery practice. In priority places like the Oxford– Cambridge Growth Corridor, NISTA will plan in the...
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