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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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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What is the background to the changes The UK Government has unveiled what it calls ‘the most far-reaching asylum reforms in recent history’. A 32-page statement, laid before Parliament on 17 November 2025, sets out a comprehensive redesign of the asylum, appeals and human rights system, noting clear similarities with Denmark’s stricter temporary-protection approach. The Home Secretary argued the proposals respond to supposed ‘pull factors’ drawing migrants to the UK, and are intended to hasten the removals of people with no lawful right to remain. Refugee protection and settlement changes A new ‘ Core Protection’ scheme will supersede the current five-year refugee status, replacing it with a temporary 30-month leave to remain, renewable only while protection is still demonstrably needed. Automatic settlement after five years will end; instead, a 20-year pathway to settlement will apply, with detailed criteria to follow in a...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Family routes Long residence, discretion and human rights Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights forthcoming developments for business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works UKICE analysis warns of fiscal risks from declining migration Lauren Gilbert, writing for UK in a Changing Europe ( UKICE), cautions that the sharp fall in net migration may dent the UK’s economy and public finances. She argues migrants are typically net contributors, with higher average pay and stronger labour market participation than UK-born people. Drawing on Home Office pay data for 2023–2024, Gilbert reports that those arriving between 2019 and 2023 on...
The pre-budget report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change urged a ‘course correction’ in employment policy, issued a day after MPs voted down a second push by the House of Lords to introduce a six-month shield. The existing two-year service threshold to pursue an unfair dismissal claim is among the longest qualifying periods across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; yet moving to a day-one entitlement, as proposed in the bill, would take the UK to ‘the opposite extreme’, the report cautions......
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Business, investment and non-sponsored work Students Family routes Long residence, discretion and human rights International Lex Talk®Immigration: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Note that our Immigration calendar sets out key forthcoming developments relevant to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works UKICE analysis predicts economic and political consequences of immigration rule changes UK in a Changing Europe ( UKICE) has released analysis by James Bowes, Space Management Assistant in Strategic Planning and Analytics at the University of Warwick, anticipating a marked fall in net migration to the UK. For 2026, the reduction is projected at between 70,000 and 170,000, set against 431,000 in 2024 and 860,000 in 2023. Bowes links the...
What constitutes ‘ Innovative’? For the Innovator Founder visa, innovation means a business concept that is original, distinct from existing offerings, sustainable, and capable of scaling. Applicants need to evidence that their proposal is: innovative—a concept that does not duplicate UK businesses and addresses a defined problem or gap in the market viable—a venture that can operate sustainably, supported by a credible revenue model and realistic financial forecasts scalable—plans that indicate potential for job creation and growth across national or international markets Practitioners should note—and be able to reference—the core innovation principles set out in the Scale-up and Innovator Founder visa endorsing bodies caseworker guidance (v.04/2023, p.10). These require that: the business proposition demonstrates a clear, persuasive unique selling proposition the proposition is not easily copied and/or shows reasonable barriers to market entry against replication of the...
Retirement of Lord Justice Underhill This discussion opens with a tribute to Lord Justice Underhill, for whom this was among his final judgments, one of the last delivered. He served as the Vice- President of the Court of Appeal Civil Division from 2018 through to 2025. Over that span, he made defining contributions to immigration law, including determining the well-known Rwanda judgment, major trafficking cases, and significant authorities concerning different elements of the Immigration Rules. What was the background? The case examined the legality of the Home Office’s family reunion policy for child refugees—children under 18 granted refugee or humanitarian protection status in the UK, and whose parents or siblings sought to join them from overseas. Under the policy, child refugees could sponsor relatives only where refusal would lead to ‘unjustifiably harsh consequences’, a threshold described as ‘exceptional circumstances’ and commonly associated with Article 8 ECHR. That...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Business, investment and non-sponsored work Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Preventing illegal working Citizenship applications Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar sets out key forthcoming developments relevant to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Vignettes may no longer be issued for more routes from 30 October 2025 The Home Office has issued an update on its shift to a fully digital immigration status. From 30 October 2025, successful applicants for entry clearance in specified work, study and family routes, or for settlement under any route, may no longer receive an entry clearance vignette in their passport. Instead, they will be required to create a UKVI account and ensure they can...
Home Office changes to the immigration skills charge The Home Office stated that revisions to the immigration skills charge are intended to boost investment in British workers and reduce dependence on overseas hiring, with the government directing the funds into training the domestic workforce. The fee payable varies according to factors such as an organisation’s size and the length of a worker’s sponsorship. The government also confirmed that, from January 2027, international students will have 18 months, rather than the current two years, to secure graduate-level employment after completing their studies. These reforms, detailed in the government’s immigration white paper, also set out measures aimed at drawing in highly skilled workers......
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Family routes Long residence, discretion and human rights EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Please note our Immigration calendar outlines key forthcoming developments for business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works New Statement of Changes HC 1333 laid The Home Office has introduced a new Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules, HC 1333, accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum ( EM). As well as replacing Part 9 of the Rules with a new Part titled Suitability, the Statement immediately adds Botswana to the Visa National List, raises the...
R ( D1914 and AAA) v Secretary of State for the Home Department ( Speaker of The House of Commons, intervening); R ( AVY) v Secretary of State for the Home Department ( Speaker of The House of Commons, intervening) [2025] EWHC 1853 ( Admin) What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling clarifies the limits on the Administrative Court and on claimants seeking to contest the implementation of recommendations arising from a statutory inquiry. It confirms that the constitutional separation of powers prevents the High Court from serving as a ‘second inquiry’ to assess the sufficiency of governmental responses to statutory inquiries. The judgment also sets out clear practice points for judicial review challenges concerning immigration detainees: Standing is crucial: there must be a direct link to the particular facility under challenge—here, Brook House—and general detention elsewhere in the...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Business, investment and non-sponsored employment Long residence and human rights Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& As Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights key upcoming developments for business immigration advisers. Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Labour government’s migration pledges examined The Migration Observatory has refreshed its review of the Labour administration’s migration commitments in light of current figures, highlighting that numerous patterns reflect Conservative‑era measures rather than Labour‑initiated policies. Net migration reached a high of 906,000 in June 2023, then fell by 52% to 431,000 in 2024. This reduction is chiefly attributed to visa curbs brought in by the Conservatives; Labour has kept these in place and set out...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Students Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Lex Talk®Immigration: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Note that our Immigration calendar outlines key forthcoming developments for business immigration advisers. Home Office announces contribution-based settlement model The Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, has issued an update on proposals to amend the rules for settlement (indefinite leave to remain), first set out in the May 2025 Immigration White Paper. She confirmed a ‘contribution-based settlement model’ will be introduced, intended to cut net migration, enhance integration, and reduce strain on public services. Under the plan, the qualifying period for settlement (indefinite leave to remain) will move from five to ten years of lawful...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights upcoming developments of note for business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Home Office announces first small boat migrant removal under UK- France returns agreement The Home Office confirmed the first return of a small boat migrant under the UK– France returns arrangement, effective from 6 August 2025. The person, who arrived by small boat in August, was removed on a commercial flight on 18 September 2025. Further flights are scheduled for this week and next, and the earliest arrivals through the new lawful route are anticipated in the coming days. The Home Secretary indicated the Home Office will appeal to the Court of...
This data protection impact assessment ( DPIA) relates to view and prove, one of three online services that lets people with an immigration status confirm and share their status online. This DPIA relates to ‘view......
In a report released on 12 August 2025, Mimecast stated that fraudsters had been sending emails claiming to be from the Home Office to UK organisations, with fake urgent warnings about compliance issues or suspensions of sponsorship licences......
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Business, investment and non-sponsored work Students Family routes Long residence, discretion and human rights EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Citizenship applications International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar outlines key forthcoming milestones of interest to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works New Ministerial team at the Home Office A September 2025 reshuffle resulted in a complete change of the Home Office ministerial line-up. The immigration brief is now held by: the Home Secretary, Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP; the Minister for Border Security and Asylum, Alex Norris MP; and the Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State ( Minister for Migration and Citizenship), Mike Tapp MP. See: LNB News 08/09/2025 38. ICIBI annual report highlights persistent issues amid budget cuts The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Family routes Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Lex Talk®Immigration: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Please note our Immigration calendar outlines key upcoming developments for advisers focused on business immigration. UK immigration control: how it works An ILPA blog by Nelli Shevchenko, Senior Associate at Sherrards Solicitors LLP, reviews a number of UK immigration pathways designed to drive economic growth that have, so far, attracted few users. The commentary considers the Innovator Founder, Scale-up and Global Business Mobility ( GBM) Service Supplier, Secondment Worker and Expansion Worker routes. In contrast, Skilled Worker and Global Talent have been widely embraced, while the newer categories have found it harder to draw applicants. Shevchenko explores the underlying causes in each instance and proposes suggestions for reform. See: LNB News...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Long residence, discretion and human rights EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Citizenship applications Daily and weekly news alerts Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights key upcoming changes of interest to advisers focused on business immigration. UK immigration control: how it works Migration Observatory publishes updated briefing on UK migration and population growth The Migration Observatory has released a refreshed briefing analysing how migration has influenced population growth in the UK. Although there is no formal population policy, the paper explores the effects of migration and migration policy across the past two decades on population growth to date, and presents projections for future population levels......
In this issue: Key developments Sponsored work Long residence, discretion and human rights EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Please note our Immigration calendar sets out key forthcoming developments relevant to business immigration advisers. Sponsored work Number of Home Office-approved sponsor employers, by visa route, as at 13 August 2025 The following figures show the number of Home Office-approved employer sponsors by visa route, as listed on the Home Office’s register of licenced sponsors on the stated date. As at 13 August 2025, Skilled Worker sponsors formed the majority of employers (exceeding 85.30%). 7.33% of sponsors held a Global Business Mobility- Senior or Specialist Worker licence, and the remaining 15 work routes together accounted for the final 7.37%. See: LNB News...
Diplomatic assistance for Gazan clients and rationality review ( R ( BEL & others) v SSFCDO) R (on the application of BEL BEB BCC BEC BKJ (by her litigation friend BSJ) BDM (by his litigation friend BSJ) v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2025] EWHC 1970 ( Admin) What are the practical implications of this case? The real-world impact is confined to a narrow group of Gazan clients. The ratio establishes that individuals who fall outside the FCDO’s Extended Eligibility Criteria ( EEC) can still be afforded diplomatic assistance by the FCDO to leave Gaza, provided they hold Article 8 Entry Clearance ( EC) for the UK. The FCDO already undertakes to assist a defined set of non‑ British nationals in Gaza where they meet the EEC. The EEC applies to those who: have a...
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