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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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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In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental assessment Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental information Environmental taxes, reliefs and incentives ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Air emissions and climate change CCC publishes letter advising on regulatory framework for CO₂ non-pipeline transport under UK ETS The Climate Change Committee ( CCC) has released a letter from its Chair, Nigel Topping CMG, to the Minister for Industry, Chris Mc Donald MP, outlining advice on a regulatory framework to recognise and deliver carbon dioxide ( CO2) non‑pipeline transport ( NPT) within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme ( UK ETS). He notes that the UK ETS permits...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers ESG and sustainability Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Water, flooding and drainage Lex Talk®Environment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Air emissions and climate change UNEP FI releases climate scenario data tool The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative ( UNEP FI) has launched the Climate Pathways Navigator, providing financial institutions with direct access to climate scenario data to enable informed, science-based decisions on their decarbonisation pathways. The platform consolidates emissions scenarios reviewed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC) alongside industry-developed scenarios, delivering the sectoral and regional data points that financial institutions need through a single interface. See: LNB News 02/04/2026 53......
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy efficiency of products Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental permits and consents Environmental taxes, reliefs and incentives ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Waste producer responsibility regimes Water, flooding and drainage Lex Talk®Environment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Air emissions and climate change EA issues guidance on funding applications for coastal adaptation pilots The Environment Agency ( EA) has released guidance on applying for funding for coastal adaptation pilots. This follows a £30m package announced jointly with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 28 January 2026. The guidance explains that £12m is allocated for coastal...
UK Finance responds to FCA consultation on aligning sustainability disclosures with ISSB standards UK Finance has issued its reply to the Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation on bringing sustainability-related disclosures into line with international standards, backing the plan to embed the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards within the Listing Rules and to align with the International Sustainability Standards Board baseline, while underlining the need for international consistency and comparability. It supports the proposed ‘comply or explain’ model, yet seeks clearer signalling on the FCA’s next steps, including whether the regime will persist in its current form or shift towards mandatory adherence. The submission also urges consideration of the implications for the competitiveness of UK listings and for the broader corporate reporting landscape, and says the FCA should take a proportionate, supportive supervisory stance, especially during initial implementation, acknowledging that firms may rely on best...
Barbican Quarter Organisation Ltd) v City of London Corp [2026] EWHC 687 ( Admin) What was the background? The claimant, Barbican Quarter Organisation Ltd, sought to overturn a planning permission issued by the City of London Corporation for the London Wall West scheme. A striking aspect was that the Corporation featured on both sides of the fence: it was the defendant as local planning authority, yet also the interested party as landowner and developer. That dual role meant the case raised a self-grant planning permission issue. The impugned decision was the permission dated 11 December 2024, following the authority’s 17 April 2024 resolution. The primary ground relied on regulation 64(2) of the Town and Country Planning ( Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, SI 2017/571, which obliges an authority to put in place suitable administrative measures to secure functional separation where it is both promoter and...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy efficiency of products Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental permits and consents ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Waste producer responsibility regimes Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Air emissions and climate change Defra has begun consulting on its intended framework for the fifth round of reporting under the Adaptation Reporting Power ( ARP5). It is inviting views on expanding the scope to bring in Strategic Authorities and on introducing targeted mandatory returns to tackle under-reporting. Further, a suite of narrower, sector-focused adjustments shaped with sector stakeholders is outlined. The consultation closes on 20 May 2026. See: LNB News 25/03/2026...
In this issue: Key developments Air emissions and climate change Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental assessment Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental enforcement and prosecutions Environmental information Environmental taxes, reliefs and incentives ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Nature, biodiversity and habitat protection Marine Waste Waste producer responsibility Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments European Affairs Committee launches inquiry into UK- EU dynamic alignment The House of Lords European Affairs Committee has opened a call for evidence for a fresh inquiry into dynamic alignment, as part of the parliamentary scrutiny of the government’s UK- EU reset. As the tenth anniversary of the Brexit vote nears, the inquiry will assess the implications of prospective UK- EU arrangements under which the UK would align with specified areas of EU law, engage in EU law decision-shaping processes, and make financial contributions to relevant EU activities. It will also examine dynamic alignment and related matters, including how it would be...
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In this issue: Key developments Air emissions and climate change Energy for environment lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental permits and consents Environmental taxes, reliefs and incentives ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Foreign Affairs Committee calls for White Paper on UK- EU reset and publication of Dynamic Alignment Bill The Foreign Affairs Committee has released its Third Report of Session 2024–26, From a Common Understanding to Common Ground: Building a UK EU Strategic Partnership fit for the future. It reviews the government’s approach and progress in resetting UK- EU relations, intended to guide parliamentary scrutiny of the next phase while EU negotiations and internal government work...
Developing thresholds for managing PFAS in the water environment In January 2026, the UK Environment Agency issued its report of the same title, setting out thresholds to evaluate and control environmental risks from PFAS in UK inland and coastal waters. It aimed to provide thresholds to assess and manage environmental risk from PFAS across the UK water environment. Thresholds were established for the following PFAS: Perfluorooctanoic acid ( PFOA) Perfluorohexane sulphonic acid ( PFHx S) Perfluorononanoic acid ( PFNA) Perfluorooctane sulphonate ( PFOS) These four substances were identified as those contributing most to PFAS levels in human serum in the UK. At present, only PFOS is regulated by government, via Environmental Quality Standards ( EQSs). Drawing on bioaccumulation factors, the Thresholds report assessed concentrations measured in fish and derived a biota-based threshold of 77 ng/kg for the sum of the four PFAS listed above, in 1 kg of fish. The...
What is the rationale for CCUS NPT policy development? DESNZ outlines clear reasons for intervening in NPT, highlighting obstacles that prevent the market from delivering alone: price and revenue market failures ( CCUS costs outstrip the prevailing carbon price and likely receipts, with weak revenue certainty and insufficient demand pull for low‑carbon products) co‑ordination failures spanning multi‑party value chains first‑mover disadvantages driven by high upfront expenditure and technology/market risk the need to recognise unpriced positive externalities (‘societal spill‑overs’) arising from CCUS deployment DESNZ concedes that existing capture business models and the T& S Regulatory Investment (‘ TRI’) model were chiefly conceived for pipeline transport (rather than NPT) and for permanent geological storage (not intermediate or above‑ground storage). Industry feedback has stressed that full‑chain NPT costs remain a significant brake on investment, requiring tailored NPT support. DESNZ’s objective is to create...
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