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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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: Brexit headlines Judicial review Equality and human rights Constitutional and administrative law Subsidy control and State aid Information law Other Public Law news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit headlines Weekly digest of EU– UK TCA Specialised Committees’ publications-27 May 2026 This digest outlines the outputs published by the Specialised Committees created under the EU– UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement ( TCA) for the week 20–26 May 2026. See: LNB News 27/05/2026 8. Judicial review Residents opposing construction of the new Chinese embassy refused costs protection under CPR 46.24(2)(a) and the Aarhus Convention- R ( Royal Mint Court Residents’ Association) v Secretary of State, MHCLG The High Court ruled that a challenge to national security mitigation tied to the proposed Chinese embassy did not...
This round-up sets out information on publications issued by Specialised Committees created under the EU- UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement ( TCA) covering the period 20 May 2026 to 26 May 2026 inclusive. The following publications were issued by Specialised Committees under the TCA: Agendas the agenda for the third meeting of the Working Group on Motor Vehicles and Parts under the EU- UK TCA has been released, now available here Source: Trade Specialised Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade......
The UK Supreme Court confirmed that Lord Stephens of Creevyloughgare will stand down on 7 April 2027 as a Justice of the Supreme Court and of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council......
The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee ( SLSC) has released its second report for the 2026–27 session. During its meeting on 19 May 2026, the SLSC examined several instruments, acting in line with Standing Orders......
Filming will, for the first time, be permitted in the Administrative Court, following a joint announcement by the Ministry of Justice ( Mo J) and the Judicial Office, as part of a wider programme aimed at enhancing openness across the justice system......
The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments ( JCSI) has reported on four statutory instruments in its 1st report of 2026–27...
In this issue: Brexit headlines Constitutional and administrative law Equality and human rights State accountability and liability Judicial review Public procurement Public sector contracts Subsidy control and state aid Information law Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit headlines Lord Sales on assimilated law Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Lord Sales, delivered remarks in Oxford on 13 April on the idea, status and constitutional role of assimilated law within the post- Brexit legal framework. Placing it in its historical and constitutional setting, he explored possible challenges for purposive interpretation and the significance of assimilated case law when construing such measures. He also reflected on how assimilated law might unsettle the sensitive boundary between Acts of Parliament and delegated...
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...
In this issue: Public procurement Judicial review Equality and human rights Subsidy control and State aid Information law Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Public procurement Cabinet Office publishes Government Commercial Function strategy to 2029 The Cabinet Office has unveiled a 2029 roadmap for the Government Commercial Function ( GCF), designed to sharpen co-ordination, capability and execution of commercial work across central government and the broader public sector. It spotlights the Government Commercial Agency ( GCA), operational from 1 April 2026, as central to delivery. Priorities through to 2029 include building workforce capability, partnering for delivery and driving economic growth—by deepening skills, leveraging digital, data and innovation, expanding digital procurement, and tightening cross-government alignment. The plan seeks to boost efficiency, cut duplication and underpin government priorities, from economic growth to better public services. See: LNB News 08/04/2026 58. It emphasises stronger skills, smarter data use and...
Summary The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman has partly upheld a complaint concerning inaccurate benefit information. The complainant argued that she had been provided with inaccurate projections of her pension and, in reliance upon those figures, she sustained financial loss. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman found it was unreasonable for her to place reliance on the estimates, as they were plainly wrong. She was also found to have no financial loss, since her existing debts were not caused by the erroneous estimates and therefore did not amount to compensable loss. This case serves as a reminder that reliance on incorrect statements must be reasonable. What were the facts? Mrs K belonged to the NHS Pension Scheme (the Scheme). She received several benefit estimates from her employer between July 2018 and May 2020......
In this issue: Public Law case law quarterly— Q1 2026 Brexit headlines Brexit SIs Public procurement Equality and human rights Constitutional and administrative law State security and intelligence Judicial review Information law Subsidy control and State aid State accountability and liability Other Public Law news Lex Talk®Public Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Public Law case law quarterly— Q1 2026 Each quarter, the Lexis+® UK Public Law team curates leading judgments, presenting concise coverage and insight. This instalment spotlights DA and RA v United Kingdom, which confirms the broad margin of appreciation in socio‑economic decision‑making, and R v ABJ; R v BDN, where the Supreme Court sustained terrorism provisions against an Article 10 ECHR...
Editor’s note Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Public Law case law quarterly for 2026, drawing together key judgments and analysis from this quarter, complemented by commentary from experts in the field. Over recent months, the courts have wrestled with the constitutional and practical boundaries of public law, with a number of rulings delineating both when intervention is warranted and the extent of its reach. We open with an examination of DA and RA v United Kingdom, in which the European Court of Human Rights sustained the statutory benefit cap and re‑emphasised the broad margin of appreciation granted to the state in socio‑economic policy. We then consider the Supreme Court’s ruling in R v ABJ; R v BDN, which confirmed that section 12(1A) of the Terrorism Act 2000 accords with Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights ( ECHR),...
What was the background? The claimant, Huda Ammori, a co-founder of Palestine Action, issued judicial review proceedings contesting the Home Secretary’s move to proscribe Palestine Action under section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000. Proscription followed the statutory scheme, concluding in the Terrorism Act 2000 ( Proscribed Organisations) ( Amendment) Order 2025, SI 2025/803, which criminalised membership of, and support for, the group. The claim targeted the decision to seek proscription rather than the Order itself. The permitted grounds comprised alleged procedural unfairness, failure to take into account relevant considerations, breach of the published policy governing the exercise of the proscription discretion, and incompatibility with Convention rights under Articles 10, 11 and 14 ECHR, contrary to section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998. A prior issue was whether judicial review should be declined because of an alternative statutory remedy via the...
In this issue: Brexit headlines Brexit SIs Equality and human rights Public procurement Constitutional and administrative law Judicial review State security and intelligence Subsidy control and State aid Information law Other Public Law news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit headlines Cabinet Office updates UK Common Frameworks programme with three new fully implemented frameworks The Cabinet Office has refreshed the UK Common Frameworks programme, moving three frameworks from provisional to fully operational status. Now in force are: the Department for Business and Trade’s Late Payment Common Framework, and two Department of Health and Social Care frameworks—one on blood safety and quality, and another on organs, tissues and cells (excluding embryos and gametes). Developed during the EU exit...
The limits of Article 8 ( IA & others v SSHD) IA and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1516 What are the practical implications of this case? The case confirms that adult brothers and sisters will only rarely be able to show family life, and then only where there are extra features of dependency going beyond ordinary emotional bonds. This is a fact-sensitive inquiry. Practitioners should heed the court’s conclusion that dependency signifies a substantial relationship and exceeds the mere presence of support, even where that support is described as real, committed or effective. Whether there is real, committed and effective support may inform the analysis of dependency, but it does not amount to the legal test. The bar to be cleared is a demanding one. The judgment contains a careful survey of the leading...
DA and RA v United Kingdom, Application no 46692/19 Background This case concerned the updated benefit cap brought in by the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, which set a total yearly limit on welfare entitlements for most households at £23,000 in London and £20,000 elsewhere (paras [6], [27] of the judgment). Lone parents could avoid the cap by working at least 16 hours each week (paras [6], [28]). The first applicant, a lone mother, fell within the cap from 2017 to 2019 while caring for her child, the second applicant, who was under two years old. During that time she did not qualify for free childcare, unlike parents of older children, and she contended this posed a significant obstacle to working the necessary hours to lift the cap (paras [7]–[8]). The applicants pursued judicial review, arguing that applying the cap to lone parents of...
In this issue: Brexit headlines Brexit SIs Constitutional and administrative law Judicial review Equality and human rights State accountability and liability Subsidy control and State aid Information Law Other Public Law news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit headlines European Affairs Committee launches inquiry into UK- EU dynamic alignment The House of Lords European Affairs Committee has issued a call for evidence for a new inquiry into dynamic alignment, forming part of parliamentary scrutiny of the Government’s UK– EU reset. As the ten-year anniversary of the Brexit vote approaches, the inquiry will consider the implications of prospective UK– EU arrangements under which the UK would align with specified areas of EU law, engage in EU...
Background to the case Dana Astra IOOO (‘ Dana Astra’) is a property and construction enterprise registered and operating in Belarus, whilst its holding company, Dana Holdings, is registered in Cyprus. Dana Astra does not maintain any place of business or assets in the UK. On 31 December 2020, the UK designated Dana Astra for sanctions (shortly after the EU’s listing on 17 December 2020) under the Republic of Belarus ( Sanctions) ( EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/600 (the ‘ Regulations’). The Secretary of State considered there to be reasonable grounds to suspect Dana Astra of being ‘complicit in the repression of civil society’ in Belarus. In particular, it was said that Dana Astra’s proprietors are closely connected to President Lukashenko; that Dana Astra had acted as sponsor of the Belarusian National Olympic Committee as the only entity that was not...
Muller UK and Ireland Group LLP and others v HMRC [2026] EWCA Civ 248 The second, third and fourth appellants (the Corporate Members) were part of the Muller multinational corporate group trading in dairy products. In 2013, those appellants moved their respective trades and assets, including intellectual property and goodwill, to the fourth appellant, Muller UK and Ireland Group LLP ( LLP), receiving membership units in the LLP in exchange. The LLP recorded amortisation of the assets and goodwill (the Material Assets) in its accounts on a straight-line basis over five years. When calculating their taxable profits from the LLP for the 2013–18 accounting periods, the Corporate Members claimed deductions for that amortisation under Part 8 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009 ( CTA 2009). HMRC rejected the claims on the footing that the Material Assets did not satisfy the Part 8...
The Court of Appeal declined to revive Seyi Omooba's claim against the Curve Theatre in Leicester, central England. The theatre barred her from portraying the lesbian role of Celie following controversy over a 2014 Facebook post in which she described homosexuality as 'sinful'. Justice Sarah Falk dismissed Omooba’s assertion that the 2024 refusal of permission to appeal conflicted with the Co A’s 2025 ruling in Higgs v Farmor’s School [2025] IRLR 368. In that matter, a Christian employee demonstrated she suffered discrimination after losing her job for sharing anti- LGBT social media content. Writing for a panel of three justices, Falk J said there was a 'sharp contrast' between the two cases when examining the 'reason why' each woman encountered unfavourable treatment. By comparison, in Higgs it was firmly established that her protected beliefs were linked to the treatment she received, Falk J...
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