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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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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Known as OFSI, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has revised its UK financial sanctions guidance to incorporate...
On 21 July 2025, the Science Minister, Patrick Vallance, signalled that the UK may prepare wide-ranging legislation for artificial intelligence, the latest sign of a change in stance from depending on existing authorities to oversee how these technologies are applied within their respective sectors. Addressing the House of Lords, he explained that the UK had followed a course distinct from the EU AI Act, in this area, ‘but we are now......
In this issue: Data protection Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Cybersecurity Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection Privacy activist Ballmann wins access to file in Meta GDPR case at EU court MLex Privacy campaigner Lisa Ballmann prevailed at the EU’s lower-tier General Court after contesting the European Data Protection Board’s refusal to allow her access to a file tied to her complaint concerning Meta’s online advertising data-processing. See News Analysis: Privacy activist Ballmann wins access to file in Meta GDPR case at EU court. Financial sanctions FCDO announces reduction in Russian crude Oil Price Cap mechanism The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has stated that the UK and EU will cut the Russian crude oil price cap from $60 to $47.60 per barrel,...
The conclusive edition of the General- Purpose AI ( GPAI) Code of Practice appeared on 10 July 2025. It succeeds three prior drafts, issued in November 2024, December 2024, and March 2025. Pending scrutiny and validation by the European Commission and Member States, the 10 July text is treated as definitive in advance of the GPAI provisions of Regulation ( EU) 2024/1689 (the EU AI Act) taking effect on 2 August 2025. Commission guidance clarifying key notions linked to GPAI models, released on 18 July 2025, sits alongside the Code of Practice as an accompaniment. This Code is a voluntary instrument, supported by the EU AI Office and produced by a consortium of academics and industry participants, intended to assist GPAI model providers in fulfilling the corresponding obligations of the EU AI Act (see: LNB News 18/07/2025 40, LNB News...
Members of the Lords voted on 16 July 2025, by 248 to 150, to back a provision that would oblige employers in financial services, the heads of businesses with more than 50 staff, and companies recording annual turnover of £10m or more to 'take reasonable steps to investigate any disclosure made to them'. Under the plan, the business secretary would bring forward regulations and, within six months of the ERB's passage, set out in statutory guidance what amounts to 'reasonable steps'. Susan Kramer, the Liberal Democrat peer who sponsored the amendment prepared by her Labour counterpart Michael Wills, told the Upper House it is required to address employers' 'spurious reasons to fire whistleblowers'......
Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—17 July 2025 In this issue: Risk & Compliance forecast Data protection Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Cybersecurity Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Risk & Compliance forecast New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 15 July 2025 The latest Risk & Compliance forecast, dated 15 July 2025, is now available. This month’s coverage includes: (1) Royal Assent for the Data ( Use and Access) Act, (2) new and refreshed ICO guidance following the Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025 ( DUAA 2025), (3) updates on the Employment Rights Bill, and (4) amendments to Part I of the JMLSG AML Guidance. See News Analysis: New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 15 July 2025......
The dispute centres on Ballmann’s bid to obtain internal EDPB materials—the coordinating body for EU data protection regulators—used in drafting a binding ruling that obliged the Irish privacy authority to decide against Meta’s Facebook over alleged ‘forced consent’ for online ads. Represented by the Austria-based privacy organisation NOYB, Ballmann contended that the EDPB’s refusal to disclose the papers underpinning its December 2022 binding decision breached her right of access to the file under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Meta joined the proceedings to back the EDPB’s stance in turning down the access application, supporting the decision to reject the request......
New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 15 July 2025 Our Risk and Compliance forecast as at 15 July 2025 monitors proposed regulatory developments relevant to risk and compliance, enabling you to prepare for any changes that could affect your organisation. You should examine it thoroughly, yet a few points that, in particular, warrant attention are highlighted below. New items we’re tracking this month The UKFIU is reassessing all of its existing guidance, with updates to be shared on its social media channels. See: AML, CTF and counter-proliferation financing. The ICO plans to issue updated guidance for organisations on managing data protection complaints in winter 2025/26, following new requirements in DUAA 2025. See: Data protection, AI and cyber security. The ICO will release new guidance on the lawful basis for recognised legitimate interests, along with updated guidance on legitimate interests, in winter 2025/26. See: Data...
DUAA 2025 secured Royal Assent on 19 June 2025, bringing it into law in the UK after being approved by Parliament on 11 June 2025. The Act primarily revises Assimilated Regulation ( EU) 2016/679, the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (the UK GDPR), and PECR 2003. This article centres on the updates DUAA 2025 makes to PECR 2003—the UK rules that oversee the use of cookies and other online tracking tools—as well as the requirements relating to electronic marketing communications......
Map your supply chain As noted in the UK Government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025 (2025 Survey), 45% of large businesses reviewed the cyber security risks arising from their immediate suppliers, compared with 21% of small businesses. This marks a decline from 55% in 2023. Only 25% looked at the risks presented by their wider supply chain. Cyber threats originating outside your organisation are generally harder to detect and to control. Understanding who your direct and indirect suppliers are, what they provide, how they provide it, and which data they hold and can access will help you pick out your critical providers and manage cyber security risks to your business more effectively. Mapping your supply chain will also show which measures can be enforced easily through contracts and place you to respond more quickly to supply chain related cyber incidents and to...
In this issue: Data protection Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Cybersecurity Lex Talk®Risk & Compliance: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection ICO launches consultation on revised cookies and tracking guidance The Information Commissioner’s Office has opened a consultation on a new chapter within its refreshed guidance on storage and access technologies, prompted by the Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025. Covering cookies, tracking pixels and comparable tools, the chapter explains how consent must be obtained under PECR and the UK GDPR. Feedback is invited until 26 September 2025 to ensure the final text effectively supports compliance. See: LNB News 09/07/2025 48. Financial sanctions HMRC announces record compound settlement for Russian sanctions breach HMRC has finalised its largest compound settlement for a Russia...
Experts warn that existing commercial insurance may leave holes when firms deploy customer-facing AI chatbots. Professional indemnity policies usually respond when clients pursue compensation for negligent advice or defective services delivered by a business. However, they typically won’t respond if the negligence stems from misinformation supplied directly to a customer by the AI system. Lawyers attribute this to long-standing, standardised exclusions introduced to limit cyber exposure. Applied broadly, these exclusions can also shield insurers from software-related losses, including AI. Richard Breavington, a partner at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP, noted that while firms may sensibly rely on cutting-edge tools, if trouble arises they can still face liability and be unable to recover it fully. Protection gaps The breadth of these exclusions came to light in 2019, when regulators raised the alarm that, because of loose wording in standard commercial property policies, insurers were...
In this issue: Data protection Financial sanctions Other financial crime Lex Talk®Risk & Compliance: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection DUAA 2025— Key compliance takeaways in our latest Practice Note The Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025 ( DUAA 2025), which secured Royal Assent on 19 June 2025, delivers targeted adjustments to the UK’s data protection regime. Although much will hinge on subsequent regulations, compliance teams in UK private sector organisations should consider DUAA 2025’s ramifications now and get ready for a phased rollout. To assist, we’ve released a new Practice Note detailing what is changing, expected timelines, and the actions to take. See News Analysis: DUAA 2025— Key compliance takeaways in our latest Practice Note. Commission extends UK data adequacy decisions by six months The European Commission has...
Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025—compliance implications We have released a new Practice Note setting out what UK private‑sector compliance practitioners should understand about DUAA 2025—see: Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025—compliance implications. Although most provisions await further rule‑making, a revision on data subject access requests (notably, the scope of the search an......
Launched in October 2024 Unveiled in October 2024, the review is led by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in partnership with sanctions departments and agencies — HM Treasury ( HMT), the Department for Business and Trade ( DBT), the Department for Transport ( Df T), HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC) and the National Crime Agency ( NCA). It advances recommendations designed to facilitate compliance with UK sanctions, strengthen deterrence against breaches, and refresh the cross‑government sanctions enforcement toolkit. In our analysis, we examine these recommendations and determine that they are unlikely to fulfil the UK government’s ambitions, as articulated in the review: to ‘support the private sector to understand and comply with sanctions’ while ‘punish serious breaches with large fines or criminal prosecution’......
District Judge Louisa Ciecióra convicted Aozma Sultana, 42, for refusing or failing to comply with an OFSI request for financial details under terrorism regulations. Sultana gave no 'evidence of reasonable excuse' for missing the June 2024 deadline, the judge said. Ciecióra J stated she did not accept that Ms Sultana had produced any proof amounting to a reasonable excuse, and ultimately found her guilty of the offence. The judge added that Sultana had not properly completed the first form submitted in response to the information request, and had then provided no answers to later follow-up requests sent by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation......
Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—26 June 2025 In this issue: Data protection Financial Sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection Data ( Use and Access) Bill receives Royal Assent on 19 June 2025 The Data ( Use and Access) Bill ( DUA) secured Royal Assent on Thursday 19 June 2025, becoming an Act of Parliament after its parliamentary scrutiny closed on 11 June 2025, completing nearly eight months of legislative progress. While most measures will commence on dates set by regulations made by the Secretary of State, a small number took effect immediately. Among these is section 78, addressing reasonable and proportionate searches for data subject access requests. See: LNB News 19/06/2025 46, LNB News 24/06/2025 1 and LNB News...
UK data reform act rollout plans UK businesses should anticipate the country’s data reform act being delivered through secondary legislation over the next six to nine months, with the first changes likely by autumn 2025 and the final measures pencilled in for winter 2025 under the UK privacy watchdog’s plans. The data reform bill, which entered into law on 19 June 2025, brings a range of updates to the UK data protection framework. However, the rollout will be staged, as various elements hinge on secondary legislation not yet put before lawmakers, or on additional materials still to be released by the data protection regulator. The Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) has signalled intentions to prepare guidance and start implementing some aspects, though firm dates are yet to be confirmed. Overall, the timetable indicates a lead-in period of six to nine months from the law’s...
A You Gov poll commissioned by Protect, a whistleblowing charity, indicates that those aged 18 to 24 are less inclined to raise concerns with their employer than all older generations. However, the poll also found that Gen Z are more likely to reveal wrongdoing on social media and to journalists... Sybille Raphael, Protect’s legal director, noted that Gen Z are less certain about what to report to employers and how. ‘ Despite perceptions that Gen Z are more vocal than other generations about poor behaviour in the workplace, our research shows they are less likely to blow the whistle......
In this issue: Risk & Compliance forecast Data protection Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Risk & Compliance forecast New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 17 June 2025 Our latest Risk & Compliance forecast (as at 17 June 2025) is now live and available. This month we also cover, among other developments: (1) the Data ( Use and Access) Bill advancing through Parliament; (2) the Crime and Policing Bill’s report stage and third reading set for 17–18 June; (3) the LSB’s sharpened guidance on meeting the new economic crime regulatory objective; and (4) FATF-approved changes designed to enhance the detection of financial crimes. See News Analysis: New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 17 June 2025. Data protection Data ( Use and Access) Bill passes through Parliament and is expected to receive Royal Assent on 19 June...
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