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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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 Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Students Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Note that our Immigration calendar highlights key forthcoming developments for business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Home Office tables Border Security Bill amendments to expand IAA powers The Home Office has proposed changes to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill to strengthen the Immigration Advice Authority ( IAA)’s regulatory and enforcement remit. The measures are designed to combat unlawful activity, address poor-quality immigration advice by regulated bodies, and secure redress for victims. These powers will be open to appeal before the First Tier Tribunal ( FTT). Details of the new regulatory powers are covered in this news item. See: LNB News...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work EU law rights and the EU Settlement Scheme International New and updated content Daily and weekly news alerts 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 The3million and ILPA voice concern over closure of Passenger Support Helpline The3million and the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association ( ILPA) have written to Seema Malhotra MP, Minister for Migration and Citizenship, raising objections to the Passenger Support Helpline being shut down. The service operated for a little over three months and ceased on 31 March 2025. Their letter underscores the helpline’s value to travellers encountering carriers unwilling to recognise digital status for boarding. Although the3million and other stakeholders urged that the line be retained, the Home Office ended it citing ‘extremely low levels of contact’. The...
In this issue Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement No Weekly Highlights on 24 April 2025 Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Future developments— Immigration calendar UK immigration control: how it works Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 ( Commencement No 1) ( Wales) Order 2025: Selected elements of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, SI 2025/473 took effect on 11 April 2025. Brought into force are section 119(4) (offence of causing nuisance or disturbance on NHS premises); section 120(5) and (6) (authority to remove a person causing nuisance or disturbance); and section 121(1) to (3), (5) and (6) (guidance concerning the removal power, etc). See: LNB News 10/04/2025 36. If G proposes annual Migration Plan to reform UK immigration...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works 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 of interest to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Immigration Rule changes come into force Multiple amendments in Statement of Changes HC 733 are now in effect, including revised recruitment criteria for care workers, updates to Skilled Worker salary thresholds, modifications to the Ukraine Scheme, alterations to the EU settlement scheme and several other adjustments. See: LNB News 09/04/2025 27. Family routes New Home Office guidance on complex family reunion The Home Office has released fresh caseworker guidance to triage complex refugee family reunion requests. Less senior...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Work sponsorship: sponsors Business, investment and non-sponsored work Long residence, discretion and human rights EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme 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 Please note our Immigration calendar sets out key forthcoming developments pertinent to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works e Visa passenger helpline removed The Home Office has revised the ‘checking e Visas are correct before travel’ guidance, taking out details of the e Visa passenger helpline that supported passengers who struggled to show permission to travel to their carrier. The guidance now simply directs carriers to contact the UK Border Force Carrier Support Hub where a...
Background The Immigration ( Biometric Information etc) ( Amendment) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/382 took effect on 27 March 2025 and introduce a series of changes to the Immigration ( Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008 ( Biometric Regs 2008), SI 2008/3048, to support different elements of the shift to e Visas. They also revise other linked legislation, including the Immigration ( Provision of Physical Data) Regulations 2006 ( Provision of Physical Data Regs 2006), SI 2006/1743. The Biometric Regs 2008 prescribe the rules for obtaining ‘ Biometric Immigration Documents’ ( BIDs), covering biometric enrolment, as well as post-application obligations for maintaining these documents, such as notifying the Home Office when certain personal particulars change. Historically, the principal form of BID was the Biometric Residence Permit ( BRP), a physical identity card confirming a person’s immigration status. Since 2018, the Home Office has been moving to fully...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Students Business, investment and non-sponsored work Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Citizenship applications International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& As Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Please note, our Immigration calendar highlights key upcoming changes of interest to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Immigration, Nationality and Passport ( Fees) ( Amendment) Regulations 2025 SI 2025/363 updates the Immigration and Nationality ( Fees) Regulations 2018 ( SI 2018/330), raising charges for immigration and nationality applications and for travel documents. It also revises the Passport ( Fees) Regulations 2022 ( SI 2022/660). Implementation is phased: from 9.00 am on 9 April 2025, then on 10 April 2025, with full effect from 1 May 2025. See: LNB News...
The initial 2025 Statement of Changes contains a range of technical and substantive amendments. This analysis highlights the principal substantive updates, excluding those affecting the Skilled Worker route, which are addressed elsewhere. For details on Skilled Worker revisions, see: HC 733 and Skilled Workers. Restrictions for administrative review The entitlement to administrative review will be withdrawn where the dispute concerns ‘the period or conditions’ of a person’s permission. This arises because the distinct, free, out-of-country process that already deals with this is being extended to include in-country applications as well. In addition, validity rules now clarify that applicants who sought permission from within the UK must be in the UK to lodge an administrative review. The aim is to prevent ‘situations where a person has left the UK and cannot be granted permission to stay’. A further rule stipulates that submitting another...
New requirement for care worker sponsors to recruit from UK ‘pool’ first A new eligibility rule now applies to applicants for care workers and home carers ( SOC 2020 code 6135) and senior care workers ( SOC 2020 code 6136) where they will be: working exclusively in England, and either: seeking entry clearance, or switching in-country into this route—unless they have already spent at least three months working for the sponsor in one of these SOC 2020 roles under their current immigration route In these circumstances, the sponsor must confirm it has attempted, but failed, to recruit from the UK-based ‘pool’ of Skilled Workers who: are currently in the UK, were most recently sponsored in one of the two SOC 2020...
Court of Appeal confirms deportation exclusion affecting trafficking victims ( SSHD v VLT & S) Secretary of State for the Home Department v S ( Advice on Individual Rights in Europe ( AIRE) Centre intervening); Secretary of State for the Home Department v VLT ( Advice on Individual Rights in Europe ( AIRE) Centre intervening) [2025] EWCA Civ 188 What are the practical implications of this case? Representatives acting for clients with CG concluded before 31 January 2023, and with an outstanding re‑trafficking protection claim, may inform them they qualify for KTT‑derived discretionary leave (‘the concession’). They may seek temporary leave owing to that unresolved protection claim. The applicable test, drawn from KTT, is whether leave is required by their ‘personal circumstances’. However, those subject to a deportation order are excluded from the concession. Instead, they must meet the same statutory threshold as everyone else:...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Work sponsorship: sponsors EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& As Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Note that the Immigration calendar sets out key forthcoming developments for business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Immigration ( Biometric Registration) ( Civil Penalty Code of Practice) Order 2025 Made as SI 2025/262, the Immigration ( Biometric Registration) ( Civil Penalty Code of Practice) Order 2025 provides for a reissued code of practice under section 13(4) of the UK Borders Act 2007 to come into force. It also enables the draft ' Code of Practice about the sanctions for non-compliance with the biometric registration regulations' (the 2025 Code) to be laid before Parliament. Updated by the Home Office, the 2025 Code has been revised to mirror the move away from...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Students Long residence, discretion and human rights EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Citizenship applications Lex Talk®Immigration: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights key forthcoming developments for business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Home Office launches ETA application system for European travellers ahead of mandatory implementation The Home Office has begun the concluding stage of its Electronic Travel Authorisation ( ETA) scheme, opening applications to European travellers in advance of mandatory use for those arriving on or after 2 April 2025. This follows the successful rollout to non- European nationals, including visitors from the USA, Canada and Australia, with around 1.1 million ETAs already granted. The £10 digital permission permits multiple trips of up to six months within a two-year period, or until the...
N3 v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKSC 6 Background to the appeal This appeal considers the legality of decisions removing individuals’ British citizenship and the consequences when the Secretary of State for the Home Department ( SSHD) withdraws those decisions. N3 is a British citizen born in Bangladesh. E3 is a British citizen born in the UK, and both his parents were Bangladeshi nationals at the time of his birth. In 2017, the SSHD made deprivation orders against N3 and E3, alleging involvement with Islamic terrorist organisations and a consequent threat to national security. The SSHD regarded both as dual British‑ Bangladeshi nationals and decided that deprivation would not result in statelessness. On 10 June 2019, E3’s daughter, ZA, was born in Bangladesh. Had E3 held British citizenship on that date, ZA would have been a British citizen by descent. N3 and E3...
In this issue Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Long residence, discretion and human rights Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Citizenship applications Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights forthcoming developments relevant to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Fresh guidance covers exclusion of Russian elites and state threats The Home Office has revised its Exclusion from the UK guidance. It explains how caseworkers should approach decisions to exclude an individual from the UK through a personal decision of the Secretary of State where this is conducive to the public good and, where relevant, on grounds of public policy, public security or public health; and through exclusion orders under the Immigration ( European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1052, where a person remains...
In this issue Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Students Long residence, discretion and human rights Citizenship applications Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights forthcoming milestones of interest to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works New caseworker guidance on Diplomatic Visa Arrangement visas The Home Office has released guidance for entry clearance staff and Border Force officers on the Diplomatic Visa Arrangement ( DVA) visa, which will supersede diplomatic visa waivers from 11 March 2025. The DVA is a visitor route for diplomatic passport holders from China, Indonesia, South Africa, Turkey, or Vietnam, whose eligibility is confirmed by their government via a Note Verbale naming the applicant. Issued for two years, the visa...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Business, investment, and non-sponsored work EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Long residence, discretion and human rights Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Preventing illegal working Citizenship applications 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 ILPA publishes briefing on Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024–25 The Immigration Law Practitioners' Association ( ILPA) has issued a briefing on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024–25, laid before Parliament 30 January 2025. The Bill seeks to repeal significant earlier measures, notably the Safety of Rwanda ( Asylum and...
Chaudhry v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 16 What are the practical implications of this case? The effect of this decision is that the earlier stance of the Upper Tribunal ( IAC) in Ciceri v SSHD [2021] UKUT 238 ( IAC) and Chimi v SSHD [2023] UKUT 115 ( IAC) has been set aside. Going forward, whether the statutory gateway is made out — namely fraud, false representation, or concealment — will be determined by the First-tier Tribunal ( FTT) on a full merits footing. In other words, the FTT will undertake primary fact-finding to decide if such conduct occurred. The shift is of considerable day-to-day importance. Before this ruling, the FTT was confined to asking only whether the SSHD had ‘materially erred in law’ when addressing the statutory precondition, which was the approach in Chimi. The court also...
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 Lex Talk®Immigration: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights forthcoming milestones of note for business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Opora launches Ukrainian language information on the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme Opora has released a Ukrainian-language guide to applying for the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme ( UPES), featuring a step-by-step video and a simple 28‑day checker so applicants can see if they are applying too soon. The UPES opened on 4 February 2025. See: LNB News 05/02/2025 19. Home Office introduces new counter-terror powers to combat people smuggling The Home Office has introduced the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill in Parliament, conferring counter-terror style powers on law enforcement to tackle people smuggling. The...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Students 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 Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Please note that our Immigration calendar outlines key forthcoming developments relevant to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Migration Observatory publishes briefing on UK public opinion towards Immigration The Migration Observatory has released a briefing exploring public views on immigration in the UK. It reports a split in opinion: in April 2023, 52% favoured reducing immigration numbers, while 32% felt immigration was ‘bad or a very bad thing’. Multiple sources had shown attitudes becoming more relaxed, yet 2023 data signals a renewed rise in...
The Bar Standards Board ( BSB) imposed a penalty on John Mc Lanachan after he conceded to giving false information to two judges and putting forward ‘meritless’ grounds. Judge Janet Waddicor, who chaired the five-member panel, warned that practitioners pressing immigration claims they know are ‘wholly without merit’ risk eroding public trust in the profession. “ Members of the public are rightly concerned about cases being dragged on without merit in immigration appeals, often spanning many years,” she said. The damage to confidence is “serious because inevitably other cases, some of which undoubtedly have merit, are not able to be heard”, she added. Mc Lanachan, formerly of the now-closed Cadogan Chambers, admitted seven misconduct charges ahead of the hearing, which went ahead without him. Philip Stott of QEB Hollis Whiteman, acting for the BSB, explained the allegations stemmed from three separate hearings before the Upper...
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