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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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: Transferring property Residential tenancies Investigating title Commercial real estate finance Property development Environment, energy and buildings Property in Wales Lex Talk®Property: a Lexis®Nexis community Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New Q& A Transferring property ‘ Declaration of trust’ signed by agent did not defeat claim for transaction at undervalue In National Iranian Oil Company v Crescent Gas Corp Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1211, the Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissed an appeal, ruling that sub-section 53(1)(b) of the Law of Property Act 1925, requires written proof of a declaration of trust relating to land to be signed personally by the individual with authority to declare it, not by an agent, and that, absent such compliant proof, the trust cannot be relied upon to effectively resist insolvency ‘transaction at an undervalue’ claims under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986. The dispute arose from CGC’s assertion that National Iranian Oil...
Mergers The CMA has opened a call for views regarding the proposed acquisition by Rhône Capital L. L. C...
Damages inquiry in trade mark infringement—economic benefits approach preferred over comparables analysis ( Merck KGa A v Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC) Merck KGa A v Merck Sharpe & Dohme LLC and other companies [2025] EWHC 2376 ( Ch) What are the practical implications of this case? Most IP disputes conclude once liability is resolved, meaning the High Court seldom addresses the mechanics of damages. This decision offers useful direction for those advising on quantification in trade mark infringement, notably when choosing between a comparables methodology and an economic benefits analysis for determining a hypothetical licence fee. Evidential standards for comparables analysis The court dismissed the claimant’s comparables methodology because expert scrutiny showed it rested on an unreliable study that failed to produce statistically meaningful findings. Although fact-sensitive, it underscores a clear point for practitioners: any comparables exercise must be grounded in robust, defensible...
In this issue: Banking & Finance case round-up Acquisition finance Sustainable finance Real estate finance Sanctions Daily and weekly news alerts Useful information Banking & Finance case round-up Banking & Finance— August and September 2025 case round-up. For an outline of the cases we have flagged in Banking & Finance during August and September 2025, see News Analysis: Banking & Finance— August and September 2025 case round-up. Acquisition finance AFME issues European high yield and leveraged loan report for Q2 2025. The Association for Financial Markets in Europe ( AFME) has released its European High Yield and Leveraged Loan Report for Q2 2025, offering an overview of issuance patterns and credit performance across the high yield and leveraged loan markets. See: LNB News 26/09/2025 35. Source: AFME Q2 2025 European High Yield and Leveraged Loan Report. Sustainable finance GFI and Climate Bonds unveil the Global Property Linked Finance Initiative. The Green Finance Institute ( GFI) and the...
Oni and others v London Borough of Waltham Forest and others ( EA-2025-000258- DXA) Rachel Crasnow KC, acting for three foster carers — Pauline Oni, Paulette Dawkins and Angela Reid — told the appeals tribunal the moment has come for foster carers to have a chance to persuade the UK’s top court they ought to be treated as ‘workers’ for employment law purposes. The trio, who brought claims against the London boroughs of Bromley, Haringey and Waltham Forest, are challenging a January 2025 employment tribunal decision which held it was constrained to dismiss their bid for worker status. The lower tribunal said it was bound by a 1998 Court of Appeal case, W v Essex County Council, which determined foster carers do not perform their role under a contract of employment. Crasnow argued W v Essex County Council has hamstrung foster carers for far too long, and...
In this issue: Criminal procedure and evidence Proceeds of crime Appeal and judicial review Sentencing Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Cybercrime and data protection offences Environmental offences Financial services and pensions offences Food safety and hygiene offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Local authority prosecutions Money laundering International Lex Talk®Corporate Crime: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Criminal procedure and evidence Court delays soar as backlogs break records Between April and June 2025, the criminal courts in England and Wales amassed an unprecedented caseload of almost 440,000, with incoming matters exceeding disposals and a system hampered by long-standing funding shortfalls. In response, the...
In this issue: Social housing Education Planning Local government finance Public procurement Governance Healthcare Social care Licensing Environmental law and climate change Lex Talk®Local Government: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Social housing Local authority successful in Court of Appeal on suitability of accommodation offered in performance of prevention duty ( Fatolahzadeh v LB of Barnet) Fatolahzadeh v LB of Barnet saw Genevieve Screeche- Powell represent the council, which prevailed in resisting a Housing Act 1996 ( HA 1996), section 204 appeal pursued by a homeless applicant. Two central issues of principle arose: (i) whether Parliament intended that an alleged non-compliance with the ‘new’ HA 1996, s 189A duties should automatically vitiate any later decision taken to meet the duty to secure suitable...
In this issue: EU fundamentals Banking and finance Commercial Competition and state aid Corporate Dispute resolution Financial services Energy Environment Insurance and reinsurance Life sciences Regulatory TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers EU fundamentals European Commission releases September 2025 infringement package The Commission has issued its September 2025 infringement package, detailing the EU Member States it is pursuing for non-compliance with obligations under EU law. This round includes formal notices sent to Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Bulgaria, Spain, France, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Czechia, Finland, Luxembourg and Malta in relation to Directive ( EU) 2024/1640 (the 6th Anti- Money Laundering Directive), Directive ( EU) 2023/2864 (the ESAP Omnibus...
In this issue: Public Law case law quarterly— Q3 2025 Equality and Human rights Constitutional and administrative law Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Judicial review Public procurement Public sector contracts State security and intelligence Information law 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— Q3 2025 The quarterly Public Law case law round-up presents and evaluates significant judgments brought together by the Lexis+® UK Public Law team each quarter. Marking 25 years since the Human Rights Act 1998 took effect, this edition begins with insight into recent human rights jurisprudence. See News Analysis: Public Law case law quarterly— Q3 2025. Equality and Human rights ECt HR rejects prisoner voting claim— Hora v UK In Hora v United Kingdom ( Application no 1048/20), the European Court of Human Rights ( ECt HR) unanimously determined that the continued removal of voting rights from a...
In this issue: UK, EU and international regulators and bodies Prudential requirements Operational resilience Financial crime and sanctions Consumer protection Investigations, enforcement and discipline Regulation of capital markets Regulation of derivatives Sustainable finance and ESG Banks and mutuals Investment funds and asset management Regulation of insurance Payment services and systems Fintech and cryptoassets Regulation of AI in FS Dates for your diary Financial Services Enforcement Database Lex Talk®Financial Services: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Intraday news alerts New and updated content UK, EU and international regulators and bodies EBA unveils 2026 Work Programme, setting out principal priorities and actions to improve the efficiency and resilience of the EU regulatory and supervisory architecture for banks and other financial...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Contamination and pollution Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental permits and consents ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Water, flooding and drainage Lex Talk®Environment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Air emissions and climate change DESNZ confirms contracts signed for two carbon capture projects DESNZ has announced that two carbon capture schemes in North Wales and the North West of England have executed final agreements with the Low Carbon Contracts Company and can now commence construction. The pair comprise the UK’s inaugural carbon capture‑enabled cement works at Padeswood, North Wales, led by Heidelberg Materials UK, and a capture‑equipped energy‑from‑waste plant at Protos, Ellesmere Port, promoted by Encyclis. Together, they are expected to remove 1.2 million tonnes of CO₂ each...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Agency and distribution Consumer protection Contracts International Lex Talk®Commercial: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& A Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—1 October 2025 The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) reviewed a grievance about statements by BCCR Ltd concerning ‘ Belief Coding Cognitive Rewiring’. The issue centred on misleading health claims and the discouragement of vital medical care. The ASA upheld the case. See: LNB News 01/10/2025 26. CAP and BCAP launch ASA consultation on unhealthy food advertising restrictions The Committee of Advertising Practice ( CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice ( BCAP) have opened, for the ASA, a consultation on delivering new advertising limits for less healthy food and drink. It seeks views on...
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: Data protection Official secrets Lex Talk®Information Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Data protection ICO issues enforcement notice to Bristol City Council over failures to respond to data requests The Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) has served an enforcement notice on Bristol City Council ( BCC) for failing to reply to subject access requests ( SARs)......
In this issue: VAT Companies and corporation tax Employment taxes International Indirect taxes—gambling and insurance premium tax ( IPT) Individuals and income tax Key developments Lex Talk®Tax: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information VAT FTT rules on the VAT treatment of locum medical practitioners ( Isle of Wight NHS Trust v HMRC) As highlighted in last week’s Tax weekly highlights, in Isle of Wight NHS Trust v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 1114 ( TC), the First-tier Tax Tribunal determined that applying the standard rate of VAT to supplies of locum medical practitioners to the Appellant was incorrect. It concluded the supplies were covered by the exemption in Item 5 of Group 7, Schedule 9, Part 2 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994. See...
In this issue: Insurance types UK Regulation EU Regulation Cases tracker Dates for your diary New and updated content Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Insurance types Cyber Hiscox reported on 30 September 2025 that about 59% of small and medium-sized enterprises endured a cyberattack during 2025, underlining the shifting threat landscape as criminals adapt and harness new technologies to exploit businesses. In its annual cyber-readiness report, the insurer also noted that 33% of SMEs said they received a sizeable fine in the aftermath of an attack or data breach. Following such incidents, regulatory authorities, including the Information Commissioner’s Office, can levy penalties where organisations are found to have failed to protect data and privacy. See: Six in ten SMEs hit by cyberattack in 2025, Hiscox...
In this issue: Corporate governance Tax treatment HMRC Manuals tracker Dates for your diary Weekly highlights from other practice areas Corporate governance Babcock suffers investor dissent over executive pay FTSE 100–listed Babcock International Group PLC faced significant shareholder resistance to its executive remuneration at this week’s general meeting. Over 32% of votes went against the Directors’ Remuneration Policy, and more than 32% also opposed amendments to the performance share plan ( PSP), though in each instance a majority of those voting backed the resolutions. Under the plans, the PSP—which delivers annual equity awards that vest after three years based on a scorecard of performance targets—would gain an additional absolute Total Shareholder Return ( TSR) ‘kicker’ for awards granted from the 2026 financial year. Consequently, once the existing ‘core’ scorecard has determined vesting of the current ‘core’...
In this issue: Medical device Research and development Post-market Competition in life sciences Intellectual property Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework Advertising of medicines Lex Talk®Life Sciences: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Useful information Medical device Med Tech Europe leads industry call for EU to provide medical device regulatory relief by early 2026 Med Tech Europe, alongside 35 national associations, has pressed the European Commission to act quickly on regulatory hurdles impacting the medical device and diagnostic sectors. Although EU officials are gathering evidence to underpin future reforms of the medical device and in vitro diagnostic regulations—aimed at simplification and greater efficiency—the signatories to the open letter contend that prompt relief is also crucial. They urge a blend of short-term actions with longer-term legislative change. In...
In this issue: Accounts and reports Audit Contract Environmental, social and governance issues Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Accounts and reports FRC publishes Annual Review of Corporate Reporting 2024/2025 The Financial Reporting Council ( FRC) has released its Annual Review of Corporate Reporting, confirming that FTSE 350 reporting quality has been sustained over the 2024/25 monitoring period. A smaller share of FRC reviews led to substantive queries than in prior years, with declines both inside and outside the FTSE 350. Restatements triggered by reviews fell versus the preceding three years, with fewer affecting profit. Impairment remained the most commonly raised topic for the third year in a row, yet no companies were required to restate for impairment issues. The FRC highlighted an ongoing quality divide between FTSE 350...
R (on the application of Paul Knights) v South Norfolk District Council [2025] EWHC 2205 ( Admin) What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling is significant as it clarifies the boundaries of what qualifies as a material consideration and the threshold for challenges alleging a failure to consider them. It also acts as a timely reminder of these planning law principles: assessing the effect of a scheme on the residential amenity of adjoining land serves a planning purpose because it concerns the character of how the land is used. It may feature as an explicit policy test or operate as a standalone material consideration planning judgment lies with the decision-maker, yet this does not relieve them of the obligation to rely on evidence. There must be evidential material supplying the factual basis on which a planning decision-maker draws conclusions....
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