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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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: Court of Protection UK taxes for Private Client HMRC Manuals updates Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Regulatory compliance for Private Client Pensions, insurance and tax efficient investments International Question of the week Additional Private Client updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Private Client: a Lexis+® community New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Court of Protection Authorisation to withdraw life-sustaining treatment ( Royal Free London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v RH (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor)) The Court of Protection approved the Trust’s bid to authorise the cessation or withholding of life-sustaining care for RH, a 35-year-old man without capacity. It found he lacked capacity to decide about treatment because he was gravely ill with irreversible multi-organ failure: a persistent bile leak, failing liver and kidneys, inadequate bone marrow and a non-functioning intestinal system, with life expectancy measured in weeks. The court determined that renal...
In this issue: Building safety Assignment Payment Planning in construction Product safety Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Building safety BSR introduces external remediation improvement plan The BSR has unveiled an external remediation improvement plan to speed up higher-risk building ( HRB) safety works across England, improving the pace of essential remediation. The plan introduces several measures, including: (1) a new external remediation multidisciplinary team ( MDT), expanding on BSR’s Innovation Unit to streamline communication and processing through account managers and a single contact; (2) a recruitment drive to grow regulatory lead capacity, cutting caseloads from about 25 to roughly 10, to benefit both applicants and BSR processes; (3) the application of ‘approval with requirements’ to allow projects to commence safely while resolving technical issues and (4) updated external remediation guidance to help...
What are the practical implications of this case? The ruling chiefly affirms that the Eq A 2010, s 20 duty to make reasonable adjustments extends to disciplinary decisions and school behaviour policies. The UT held that this obligation covers the terms of a school’s behaviour policy and how it is applied, embracing sanctions up to permanent exclusion, and can oblige a school to take sensible measures to avert exclusion, by arranging alternative provision or choosing a milder penalty. Crucially, the drafting of behaviour policies and decision‑making about sanctions are captured, up to and including permanent exclusion, with reasonable steps potentially involving alternative provision or a reduced sanction. That approach departed from the narrower view the FTT had taken at case management. The appeal further addressed representation under the FTT Procedure Rules, for legally qualified and lay...
PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights—9 April 2026 In this issue: Key PI & Clinical Negligence developments Road traffic accidents Psychiatric and occupational stress Public authorities and the state Product liability Scottish claims Other PI and Clinical Negligence news New content Lexis Nexis® Quantum Portal Lex Talk®PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Lexis Nexis® Webinars Key PI & Clinical Negligence developments Eighteenth edition of the Judicial College Guidelines is published The 18th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines has now been released, following the 17th in 2024. It remains the primary reference for practitioners and courts when assessing general damages in personal injury and clinical negligence claims. The figures have been adjusted for inflation, by reference to the Retail Prices Index as at August 2025. See: LNB News...
On 7 April 2026, Dyson secured an interim injunction against Chinese rival Dreame after the UPC tribunal held that the ‘ Dazzle’ hair styler infringed Dyson’s patent, compelling a suspension of sales throughout all UPC Member States and Spain. The Hamburg Local Division explained that including Spain (despite it not being a UPC Member State) was warranted because Dreame’s EU-based importer was actively putting the goods on the Spanish market, thereby creating a sufficiently close jurisdictional connection to hear the claims together under EU jurisdictional rules. The panel, chaired by Sabine Klepsch, declined to stretch the order to the UK. Citing the UK– EU Windsor Framework, under which certain EU product safety requirements still apply in Northern Ireland and oblige non‑ EU manufacturers to appoint an EU-based representative to place goods there, Dyson argued this regulatory nexus tied UK sales to the EU and could...
In this issue: IP & AI Trade marks/passing off Patents General IP Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information IP & AI AI and copyright law in the UK: a consideration of recent developments This News Analysis reviews the latest developments in UK copyright as they intersect with AI. It distils the key themes from the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee’s report on AI, copyright and the creative industries, alongside the government’s report and impact assessment on copyright and AI, and explores the practical consequences for IP right holders, AI developers and users. It also explains where the UK approach diverges from that of the EU, and maps out forthcoming steps and how best to get ready for them. Authored by Anna...
In this issue: Commercial real estate finance Leasing property Property management Residential tenancies Statutory compliance Property in Wales Additional property updates this week Lex Talk®Property: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Commercial real estate finance Deliberate and unauthorised deed alteration renders legal charge void In Boult v Together Personal Finance Ltd [2026] EWHC 809 ( Ch), the Chancery Division overturned the County Court at Cardiff, finding that the rule in Pigot’s Case rendered a legal charge void. The appeal turned on whether a unilateral, material change to a deed made after execution—without the other party’s knowledge or consent—invalidates it under the 400‑year‑old Pigot principle. The respondent, Together Personal Finance Limited, had lent money to the appellant, Ms Myranna Boult, secured against her property, and later commenced...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers ESG and sustainability Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Water, flooding and drainage Lex Talk®Environment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Air emissions and climate change UNEP FI releases climate scenario data tool The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative ( UNEP FI) has launched the Climate Pathways Navigator, providing financial institutions with direct access to climate scenario data to enable informed, science-based decisions on their decarbonisation pathways. The platform consolidates emissions scenarios reviewed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC) alongside industry-developed scenarios, delivering the sectoral and regional data points that financial institutions need through a single interface. See: LNB News 02/04/2026 53......
In this issue: EMI Q& As HMRC Manuals tracker Dates for your diary Weekly highlights from other practice areas EMI Reminder: Increased EMI thresholds and period for exercise now apply From 6 April 2026, higher limits and a longer exercise window take effect for most companies qualifying for EMI, following the Finance Act 2026 in practice......
EU financial services developments EBA consults on exposures to shadow banking entities The European Banking Authority ( EBA) has launched a consultation on updated guidelines that set limits on exposures to shadow banking entities undertaking banking activities outside the regulated perimeter. The revisions intend to align with the EU’s large exposure reporting framework and to bolster risk management and governance practices across institutions......
In this issue: Data protection Other Practice Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection ICO updates UK GDPR lawful basis guidance following Data ( Use and Access) Act The Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) has revised its UK General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR) lawful basis guidance to align with amendments brought in by the Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025 ( DUAA 2025). The revision adds a seventh lawful basis, ‘recognised legitimate interest’. This basis allows pre-approved purposes, including protecting vulnerable people, dealing with emergencies, preventing or investigating crime, addressing national security issues and sharing personal data for public functions. It is not available to public authorities processing personal data for their official functions. See: LNB News 08/04/2026 7. Abuse of the right of access and causality ( Brillen...
In this issue: Employment Rights Act 2025 Employment contract Whistleblowing Health and safety Data protection and employee information TUPE and asset purchases New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Employment resources on Lexis+® Lex Talk®Employment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts HMRC updates National Minimum Wage Manual for ERA 2025 HMRC has revised its National Minimum Wage Manual to align with amendments introduced by Part 5 of the Employment Rights Act 2025 ( ERA 2025). Eighteen pages have been updated, covering: particular occupations and priority groups (gangmaster-supplied labour and migrant workers) records, evidential requirements, enforcement powers and offences steps to follow once a Notice of Underpayment is issued, including where an employer files an appeal disclosure of National Minimum Wage details to the Fair Work Agency (...
In this issue: Practice and procedure Private children International children Daily and weekly news alerts Updated content Useful information Practice and procedure Df E publishes guidance on delivering kinship allowance pilot The Department for Education ( Df E) has released non‑statutory guidance on implementing the kinship allowance within the Kinship Zones pilot programme, starting on 1 April 2026. It sets out the policy framework for participating local authorities, including rules on eligibility for kinship carers, payment structures, interactions with other benefits, and arrangements for funding and assurance. During the pilot, eligible kinship carers with a special guardianship order or a lives with child arrangements order will receive a regular, tax‑free, non‑means‑tested allowance paid at the national minimum fostering allowance rate. The aim is to enhance placement stability and ease financial barriers to enduring kinship care. The guidance also details delivery...
In this issue Criminal procedure and evidence Appeal and judicial review Cybercrime and data protection offences Environmental offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Criminal procedure and evidence Criminal Procedure Rule changes now in force The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee ( CPRC) and the Ministry of Justice ( Mo J) confirm that amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules ( Crim PR), set out in the Criminal Procedure ( Amendment) Rules 2026, SI 2026/47, took effect on 6 April 2026. The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 and Practice Directions page has been refreshed to reflect the revisions. For an in-depth summary of the changes, consult Practice Note: Criminal Procedure Rules ( Crim...
In this issue: Commercialisation/ Pricing, reimbursement and imports Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework Medical devices Research and development Advertising of medicines Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers and horizon scanning Useful information Commercialisation/ Pricing, reimbursement and imports UK Government agrees US pharmaceutical partnership with tariff-free exports and pricing reforms The UK Government has settled the full text of a US– UK pharmaceutical partnership, spanning medicines and innovative medical devices and detailing changes to trade, pricing and access arrangements. The deal ensures UK pharmaceutical exports to the US—worth at least £5 billion each year—enter the US free of tariffs for a minimum of three years, making the UK the only country to secure 0% tariffs on pharmaceutical exports to the US, and brings stronger incentives for pharmaceutical companies to introduce new treatments in the UK. The agreement also extends preferential terms to medical device exports, with no additional new tariffs on medtech for at least three...
In this issue: New technologies Internet Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Reputation management Telecommunications Lex Talk®TMT: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information New technologies Df T study exposes public uncertainty over legal responsibilities for autonomous vehicles. The Department for Transport engaged Ipsos to explore how people interpret language used to describe and market driver-assistance and self-driving systems. Ipsos reported broad misapprehension about system capability and ongoing driver duty; about half of respondents either wrongly believed such vehicles are already available in the UK or were unsure. The March 2025 survey of 2,186 UK adults showed that familiarity with assistance features did not translate into correct understanding, with confusion particularly acute around branded terms and functions. See: LNB News 02/04/2026 54. Internet Ofcom has issued legally binding notices to over 40 technology platforms under the Online Safety Act 2023, requesting more than 70 risk...
Munemo v The City of Wolverhampton Council [2026] EWCA Civ 329 What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling narrows and elucidates the framework on intentional homelessness where the loss of accommodation follows eviction for securing social housing by fraud. Practitioners should be alert to several consequences. First, Chishimba is limited to situations in which the applicant never enjoyed any lawful right to occupy the dwelling. The Court of Appeal emphasised that Ms Munemo, unlike Ms Chishimba, held a fully secure tenancy, terminable only by court order and surviving until execution. That point fundamentally changes the approach: even if the tenancy was procured through deceit, the occupier retained a legal entitlement to remain unless and until the court held it reasonable to order possession under ground 5. Second, the court restated the Denton principle from Denton v Southwark LBC [2007] EWCA Civ 623: when...
Senior Costs Judge Jason Rowley held in the High Court that the mining company was entitled to inspect the terms AM Strachan & Co struck with Puddick when the firm agreed to act for him in claims about alleged media leaks. ENRC struck a settlement agreement with the SFO, Puddick and John Gibson, an ex-prosecutor at the agency and now a partner at Cohen & Gresser, in October 2024. As part of that deal, ENRC agreed to cover Puddick's own legal costs. ' The law is clear,' said Judge Rowley in an oral ruling. Retainer paperwork is simply not privileged. ' They record terms of agreement, not advice,' the judge added. Nicholas Bacon KC of 4 New Square argued on behalf......
In this issue: Local government reorganisation Public procurement Social housing Education Children's social care Adult social care Governance Planning Licensing Healthcare Pensions Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Local government reorganisation Local government reorganisation ( LGR) explained The UK government is advancing a nationwide programme of local government reorganisation ( LGR), intended to replace two-tier arrangements with unitary councils and align structural change with wider devolution aims. This overview sets out core legislation, key resources and reference points on LGR, together with the latest legal developments, plus market insights from Amardeep Gill, partner at Trowers & Hamlins, Laura Hughes, partner at Browne Jacobson, Claire Ward, partner at Anthony Collins Solicitors, and Philip Mc Court, legal director at Bevan Brittan LLP. See News Analysis: Local government...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar and Immigration White Paper Our Immigration calendar highlights the main forthcoming milestones relevant to business immigration advisers. In parallel, our Practice Note: Immigration White Paper 2025—summary, tracker and resources delivers an updated, wide‑angle overview of progress on the May 2025 White Paper ‘ Restoring control over the immigration system’, including the ‘ Earned settlement’ plans. It distils the principal proposed changes for business immigration practitioners, offers commentary on possible impacts, and follows their roll‑out on a continuing basis. It also provides links to associated resources. UK immigration control: how it works Director of British Future examines the earned settlement plans UK in a Changing Europe ( UKICE) has issued...
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