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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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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Construction Muzzy Ltd v Davis Construction ( South East Ltd) [2025] EWHC 2258 ( TCC) What are the practical implications of this case? This judgment refines the boundaries of well‑established principles relating to jurisdictional objections and natural justice challenges to adjudicators’ decisions, and it draws attention to a number of practical pointers for those involved in adjudication, emphasising several day‑to‑day practice points that merit careful consideration. Key takeaways include: ‘same dispute’ arguments: the restriction on referring the same (or materially the same) dispute to multiple adjudications should be applied with common sense in practice, and is unlikely to capture comparable disputes arising under distinct contracts or within different contractual frameworks unsolicited submissions: although an adjudicator is not invariably obliged to consider uninvited material provided by a party, it may nevertheless be entitled to take such material into account without offending the rules of...
Subsidy control The Subsidy Advice Unit has now taken on requests for advisory reports relating to the following: the London Borough of Barnet regarding its planned subsidy for TBG Open Door Homes Ltd—see further, case page Great British Energy on its planned Offshore Wind and Related Network Sectors Supply Chain Subsidy Scheme—see further, case page NOTE— For every decision notified to the Subsidy Advice Unit under the Subsidy Control Act 2022, see further, UK subsidy control—ongoing cases tracker Upcoming dates For timings of forthcoming UK competition developments, see further, UK Competition calendar......
In this issue: Employment taxes Funds Taxes management and litigation International VAT Current issues Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Employment taxes HMRC publishes guidance for labour supply chains featuring umbrella companies HMRC has issued guidance on the forthcoming PAYE rules, taking effect from 6 April 2026, for labour supply chains that involve umbrella companies. Liability for PAYE on amounts paid to workers engaged via umbrella companies will sit with recruitment agencies, or, where none operate, the end client. The guidance outlines the changes and will be revised as necessary if the draft legislation is altered. See: LNB News 18/09/2025 5. As noted below, additional technical material on these provisions has been introduced as a new chapter ( Umbrella companies legislation: Chapter 11 ITEPA 2003 (from 6 April 2026)) in the Employment Status Manual ( ESM2400– ESM2440). HMRC updates guidance on...
In this issue: Key developments and horizon scanning Disputes and remedies Trespass and adverse possession Electronic communications Disputes and remedies Rent and rates Additional Property Disputes updates Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Key developments and horizon scanning BPF director warns of commercial impact from Devolution Bill's rent review ban Policy lead at the British Property Federation ( BPF), Ion Fletcher, has voiced reservations about the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill’s proposed prohibition on upward-only rent reviews ( UORRs) in commercial leases. Whilst recognising the Bill’s broader aim to devolve powers to regional authorities and enhance local development outcomes, Fletcher cautions that the late addition of the UORR ban—without consultation—could weaken investor confidence. UORRs are widely used in longer commercial leases, providing income certainty that can de-risk...
In this issue: Brexit highlights Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Equality and Human rights Constitutional and administrative law Public procurement Information law Subsidy control and State aid Management and strategic planning Other public law news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit highlights Administrative Court requests Court of Justice preliminary ruling under UK- EU Withdrawal Agreement in universal credit and domestic violence case— R ( BZ) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The judgment focused on whether the Court should seek a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice under Article 158(1) of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the EU and the European Atomic Energy...
In this issue: Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Institutional and ad hoc arbitration ISTAC— A Landmark Event in the Global Arbitration Community at Istanbul Arbitration Days 2025 The second Istanbul Arbitration Days, organised by the Istanbul Arbitration Centre ( ISTAC), took place from 16 to 19 September 2025. With over 1,400 attendees from across the world, the gathering highlighted Istanbul’s strengthening role as both a regional and international arbitration centre. See News analysis: Istanbul Arbitration Days 2025— A Landmark Event in the Global Arbitration Community by Ahmet Koçak, founding partner, Demircioğlu Koçak Attorney Partnership... DIAC—launched a new academy and ADR lab to enhance dispute resolution training On 24 September 2025, the Dubai International Arbitration Centre ( DIAC) introduced two initiatives: the DIAC Academy for ADR...
In this issue Free movement, immigration and employment Financial services Energy Environment Life sciences TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Free movement, immigration and employment The European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee has endorsed a report proposing amendments to the draft EU Traineeship Directive. Backed by 42 votes to nine, it provides a clear definition of a traineeship, mandates written agreements, limits placements to six months, and secures social protection for trainees. The measures are designed to deter employers from using traineeships to conceal standard employment relationships. The Committee also voted to launch interinstitutional negotiations, with discussions with the Council slated to begin after the next plenary, assuming no objections arise. See: LNB News 23/09/2025 21. Financial services The European Banking Authority ( EBA) has released its advice and recommendations in answer to the European Commission’s call for advice on the assessment and review of the EU covered bond...
Counsel for the insurer told the High Court that Novitas Loans Ltd and Am Trust have resolved their court dispute about who bears responsibility for litigation-funding arrangements linked to the lender and two now-defunct legal firms. Ben Elkington KC of 4 New Square Chambers said the change in the shape of the litigation is that Novitas’s principal claim against Am Trust has been resolved. Consequently, the dispute is now effectively pared back to the £60m claim that Am Trust has brought against Endurance Worldwide Insurance Ltd, the insurer, Elkington added......
In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Costs and funding Cross-border disputes Litigation Dates for your diary Useful information Key DR developments Guidance Damages Claims Pilot under CPR PD 51ZB—updated guidance: HM Courts and Tribunals Service has refreshed the Damages Claims Portal ( DCP) issue‑to‑response guidance for claims proceeding under CPR PD 51ZB. The revisions concentrate on settlement and discontinuance, allowing parties to notify the court directly through the DCP when a claim has been resolved or withdrawn. For further detail, see: LNB News 19/09/2025 44— Damages Claims Pilot under CPR PD 51ZB—updated guidance. Consultation Consultation on implementing the Singapore Convention on Mediation: The Ministry of Justice ( Mo J) is consulting on how to implement the Singapore Convention on Mediation, following the UK’s signature on 3 May 2023. The consultation invites views on proposals for the...
In this issue: Internet Data protection Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Reputation management Telecommunications Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Internet Internet Standalone AI chatbots test limits of European online child-protection regimes MLex reports rising scrutiny of AI chatbots over potential harms to children, yet the EU Digital Services Act ( EU DSA) and the Online Safety Act 2023 ( OSA 2023) still leave them in a regulatory grey area. The pressure is escalating on several fronts: US lawsuits and hearings in Congress; fresh measures in Italy; and challenges from campaigners in Ireland and the UK. European regulators are being pushed to consider whether existing frameworks should be adapted to address AI more fully, while providers such as Open AI and Character AI are...
In this issue: Social care Social housing Local government finance Public procurement Governance Education Healthcare Social care Children’s social care Planning Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Social care Social care Administrative Court requests Court of Justice preliminary ruling under UK- EU Withdrawal Agreement in universal credit and domestic violence case ( R ( BZ) v SSWP) In R ( BZ) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the court’s focus was whether a reference to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling should be made under Article 158(1) of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community ( WA). At paragraph [104], Mr Justice Chamberlain explained that power to seek the Court of...
In this issue Key developments and horizon scanning Transferring property Leasing property Property taxes Property in Scotland Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers Key developments and horizon scanning BPF flags commercial risks from proposed ban on upward-only rent reviews Ion Fletcher, policy director at the British Property Federation, has raised alarms about the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill’s move to outlaw upward-only rent reviews in commercial leases. Although he recognises the Bill’s wider goal of handing powers to regional authorities and improving local development outcomes, he cautions that inserting this prohibition at short notice—without consultation—could dent investor confidence. See: LNB News 23/09/2025 34. Source: BPF - BPF Spotlight Series: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. Government unveils ' Pride in Place' programme to bolster communities The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local...
The EU has rolled out a red carpet for AI in arbitration, but only those dressed for compliance get to walk it. Regulation 2024/1689 (the EU AI Act) took effect on 1 August 2024, setting companies on a path of steadily increasing obligations through to August 2026. Its purpose is to govern how AI is built and deployed so that systems are safe, transparent, traceable, non-discriminatory and environmentally sustainable. The regime is risk-led, slotting AI into risk-based categories (unacceptable, high-risk, limited-risk and minimal-risk), with legal obligations rising in line with the assessed risk. Core requirements include transparency, human oversight, cyber security and quality management, with the heaviest burden on high-risk AI. Its breadth and level of abstraction echo the EU General Data Protection Regulation. While the newest wave of AI—generative AI ( Gen AI)—has only recently blossomed, the rules capture every AI system, with ‘ AI...
In this issue: Lending Security Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Technology for banking lawyers Sanctions Daily and weekly news alerts Latest Q& A Useful information Lending Abcor Finance Securities Ltd v Binomia Ltd [2025] EWHC 2374 ( Ch) The Chancery Division rejected a winding-up petition brought by Abcor Finance Securities Limited (the Petitioner) against Binomia Ltd (the Company). The court found the liability underlying the petition was genuinely and substantially contested and, as a result, it dismissed the petition. The court considered submissions about the Petitioner’s stock seizure and concluded there was a tenable case that this conduct directly increased the petition debt, thereby supporting refusal of the winding-up petition. Security Companies House issues new Register of Overseas Entities Rules 2025 Companies House has issued the Register of Overseas Entities Rules 2025, outlining compulsory processes for submitting documents and filings...
In this issue: Reputation management Cybersecurity Lex Talk®Information Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Reputation management Reputation management Libel, truth and public interest ( Clarke v Guardian) The court in Clarke v Guardian News and Media Ltd [2025] EWHC 2193 ( KB) threw out the libel claim brought by actor and director Noel Clarke against the publisher of the Guardian. The dispute centred on eight Guardian pieces. The first article, titled ‘“ Sexual predator”: actor Noel Clarke accused of groping, harassment and bullying by 20 women’, was accepted by the Guardian as having caused, or as being likely to cause, serious harm to Mr Clarke’s reputation for the purposes of section 1 of the Defamation Act 2013 ( DA 2013). The Guardian maintained that the remaining seven articles did not result in serious...
In this issue: Cases and decisions Insurance claims Insurance types UK Regulation Cases tracker Dates for your diary Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Cases and decisions Ahmed v White & Company ( UK) Ltd The Commercial Court considered a suite of damages claims brought by multiple claimants against White & Co as first defendant, its professional indemnity insurer Allianz as second defendant, together with associated parties. The proceedings stemmed from allegedly negligent investment and tax advice by White & Co across numerous schemes, including Enterprise Investment Schemes ( EIS), Seed Enterprise Investment Schemes ( Seed EIS) and Super EIS. The court held that all claims tied to EIS, Seed EIS and Super EIS were caught by the Tax Mitigation Endorsement and were to be aggregated under the Related Claims...
In this issue: UK mergers UK antitrust Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content UK mergers CMA issues final report in remittal of Spreadex/ Sporting Index merger; completed merger unwound The CMA has released its remittal final report following its phase 2 review of Spreadex Limited’s acquisition of the B2C operations of Sporting Index Limited, a transaction that had already completed. Both Spreadex and Sporting Index serve UK customers with fixed‑odds betting and sports spread betting. Spreadex also offers financial spread betting and casino betting. The pair are the only licensed providers of online sports spread betting services, and the CMA determined that any remaining competitive pressures from outside that market after the deal — including unlicensed sports spread betting operators, financial spread betting firms, and providers of sports fixed‑odds betting — are weak. On 22 November 2024, the CMA’s...
In this issue: Sanctions Data protection Other Practice Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Sanctions FCDO publishes guidance on UK sanctions regimes The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office ( FCDO) has issued an introductory guide to UK sanctions to support businesses and organisations in grasping what sanctions are, how they operate, and how to meet compliance duties. It sets out the UK sanctions framework, identifying who is in scope, the categories of sanctions, and the way they are implemented, and gives fuller detail on the structure of UK sanctions. The guidance highlights the need to screen against the UK Sanctions List and the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation’s Consolidated List. The FCDO has also unveiled an online tool enabling firms to report suspected sanctions breaches to the...
In this issue: Flood risk and planning Compulsory purchase Planning policy Nationally significant infrastructure projects Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Flood risk and planning Flood risk PPG update confirms flood risk assessments can remove need for Sequential Test in surface water cases The government has revised the Planning Practice Guidance ( PPG) on flood risk and coastal change. The update explains how the Sequential Test should be undertaken, setting out a new definition of a ‘reasonably available’ site, advice on defining the ‘area of search’, and confirming that robust, site‑specific flood risk assessments can dispense with the Sequential Test for surface water situations. This enables developers to adopt a proportionate, evidence‑led strategy, especially where surface water flooding is the primary concern. In some instances, a strong site‑specific flood risk assessment can remove the...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Agency and distribution Contracts Intellectual property International Public procurement Sale and supply of goods Lex Talk®Commercial: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—24 September 2025 The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) examined complaints concerning three adverts promoting group litigation. On 24 September 2025, it delivered three decisions, each upholding the complaints. See: LNB News 24/09/2025 40. DBT updates Price Marking Order 2004 guidance The Department for Business and Trade ( DBT) has issued updated guidance on the Price Marking Order 2004, SI 2004/102, revising the meanings of ‘selling price’ and ‘unit price’, and adding a fresh definition for ‘deposit’. It also introduces Article 7A, which obliges retailers to present multiple selling...
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