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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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: Anti-dumping, customs, daily and weekly news alerts, and new or revised content. Anti-dumping: A measure imposing duties on imports of sweetcorn from Thailand has been published in the Official Journal. Commission Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2024/967 of 2 April 2024 amends Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2019/1996, imposing definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn kernels originating in the Kingdom of Thailand, following an expiry review conducted pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation ( EU)......
In this issue Free trade agreements WTO Customs Lex Talk® International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Free trade agreements DBT announces new royalties for UK artists’ resales in Australia DBT has confirmed that, from 1 April 2024, UK creators will receive resale royalties in Australia under the UK– Australia Free Trade Agreement. Until now, UK artists did not obtain any payment when their works were resold there. Going forward, they can claim in line with Australia’s scheme—currently 5% of the sale price on commercial resales of AUS$1,000 or more—each time works such as paintings, sculptures, prints or photographs are traded within Australia’s professional art market. In 2021, UK artists exported £10m of goods to Australia, while Australia’s art market generated over AUS$140 million in sales in 2023....
In this issue: Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Customs HMRC announces launch of CDS and migration from CHIEF HM Revenue & Customs ( HMRC) has rolled out CDS, designed to give businesses a more intuitive, streamlined system with enhanced functionality and greater usability. HMRC also confirmed that CDS is replacing CHIEF, as announced......
In this issue: Free trade agreements Subsidies and countervailing measures Sanctions and export control Trade in goods Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Free trade agreements DBT announces UK and Texas trade pact The Department for Business and Trade ( DBT) has confirmed that the UK signed a trade pact with Texas on 13 March 2024 to deepen investment and trade co-operation. The UK is Texas’ 8th largest market for international goods exports, with total goods trade of £14.7bn in 2023. The agreement is designed to make it faster, easier, and less costly for UK and Texas businesses to trade by removing barriers, boosting investment, and increasing commercial activity between the two. The pact focuses on shared strengths, particularly new energy solutions — including hydrogen and carbon capture, utilisation, and storage — as well as life...
In this issue: Key developments and materials WTO Customs Lex Talk®International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments and materials Spring Budget 2024- International Trade announcement As part of the Spring Budget 2024, on 6 March 2024, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, confirmed a government pledge of £2m to enhance global investment and trade opportunities for Northern Ireland. See: LNB News 07/03/2024 34. WTO European Commission’s progress at 13th ministerial meeting of the WTO At the 13th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation ( WTO) ( MC13), the European Commission extended the ‘e‑commerce moratorium’ to MC14 to preserve duty‑free trade in online services, including apps, games and services, and approved new provisions aimed at improving global services trade by setting clearer......
In this issue: Anti-dumping Safeguards WTO Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Anti-dumping The Trade Remedies Authority ( TRA) has released reconsidered determinations, confirming two earlier findings on anti-dumping actions concerning aluminium extrusions from China, after a UK manufacturer sought reviews. The applicant argued the duties do not mirror the extent of harmful dumping and that large extrusions ought not to have been omitted. The TRA has maintained its position to advise imposing a fresh anti-dumping duty on specified aluminium extrusions entering the UK from China, and to refrain from applying duties to certain large aluminium exclusions, ie not widening the measure to those goods. See: LNB News 28/02/2024 27. Safeguards In its initial findings, the TRA proposes continuing the UK steel safeguard for a further two years. This measure protects the UK steel industry from surges in...
In this issue: Anti-dumping Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Anti-dumping TRA proposes extension on anti-dumping measure on ceramic tiles from China Through its Statement of Essential Facts, the TRA has advised that the anti-dumping measure covering ceramic tiles imported from China should remain in force for a further five years, running to 2029. The proposal is limited to tiles with a surface area no greater than 3600 cm2, and with each edge measuring 600 mm or less......
In this issue: Free trade agreements Anti-dumping WTO Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Free trade agreements DBT confirms UK- Nigeria economic partnership The Department for Business and Trade ( DBT) has announced that the UK will sign the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership ( ETIP) with Nigeria to boost trade and investment, opening up fresh opportunities for UK and Nigerian businesses across a range of sectors, including financial and legal. This ETIP will be the first the UK has signed with an African country and is intended to build on the UK and Nigeria’s already thriving trading ties, which reached £7bn between January and September 2023. See: LNB News 13/02/2024 49......
In this issue: Trade in goods Free trade agreements Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trade in goods Consultation on new ‘not for EU’ labelling requirements on agrifood products opens The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( DEFRA) has launched a consultation on the government’s proposal to roll out new ‘not for EU’ labelling requirements on agrifood products across England, Scotland and Wales. This aims to remove incentive for firms to sidestep placing goods on the Northern Ireland market. Interested parties are invited to share views on how this rule should be implemented. Responses must be submitted by 15 March 2024. See: LNB News 02/02/2024 66......
In this issue: Trade in goods Free trade agreements WTO Customs Lex Talk®International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content New Q& As Trade in goods Legislation to be introduced on digital labelling of products The Department for Business and Trade will introduce legislation to allow digital product labelling and to maintain indefinite recognition of the CE marking for goods such as toys and machinery. With digital labelling, companies can place regulatory or manufacturing details online instead of printing them on the product. These reforms follow the Product Safety Review consultation and engagement with industry. See: LNB News 25/01/2024 19. Free trade agreements New EU- UK joint solution under Windsor Framework on TRQs adopted The European Commission has endorsed a proposal outlining a new EU- UK joint solution under the Windsor Framework on the use of TRQs by...
In this issue: Free trade agreements WTO Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Free trade agreements DBT updates UKCA marking guidance UKCA marking guidance DBT has refreshed its guidance on applying the UKCA mark to goods made or handled by businesses in Great Britain. The government plans to legislate so that recognition of EU requirements, including the European conformity ( CE) marking, continues indefinitely across a broad range of product regulations. As a result, companies will have the option to use either the UKCA or the CE marking when selling products in GB. In addition, a new Fast- Track route will enable manufacturers to place products on the GB market where EU essential requirements are met and, where necessary, items have been conformity assessed by an EU-recognised conformity assessment body......
In this issue: Trade in goods Sanctions and export control Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trade in goods DBT publishes paper on UK's first critical imports and supply chains strategy The Department for Business and Trade has released a policy paper outlining the UK’s inaugural critical imports and supply chains strategy, aimed at protecting goods vital to the UK’s economy, the delivery of essential services and national security, eg medicines and semiconductors. The strategy builds upon the government’s work to address supply chain shocks and will support UK companies to develop secure and dependable supply chains. The government will create an online portal for businesses to raise red tape or......
In this issue: Anti-dumping WTO Sanctions and export control Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Anti-dumping TRA investigates SPVC imports from the USA The TRA has begun an inquiry into imports of SPVC from the USA, prompted by an application from INOVYN Chlor Vinyls Ltd. SPVC is employed in the manufacture of a broad range of goods, such as medical products, water pipes, window frames, food packaging, bottles and cable insulation. The review will assess whether SPVC is being dumped in the UK and whether this is harming INOVYN Chlor Vinyls Ltd’s business and the wider UK industry. Should the TRA advise that a remedy is required, an Economic Interest Test would then be carried out. See: LNB News 09/01/2024 16... WTO Madagascar initiates safeguard investigation on polypropylene woven sheaths and...
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