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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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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What challenges is the consultation seeking to solve? The consultation aims to update the UK design protection regime, streamline the framework for unregistered designs, and enhance the procedures for enforcing and evidencing the validity of registered designs as a whole. What are the key proposals that people are being asked to comment on? Search and examination At present, the rules provide no route for the registrar to conduct a prior art search during examination or object where a design lacks novelty. Inevitably, this results in a portion of UK design registrations being invalid, and it is believed that at least some were lodged in bad faith or for anti-competitive ends. The consultation proposes either granting the registrar authority to run searches, or creating a partial registration model under which unsearched designs would be unenforceable. A partial registration regime, in practice, would be the strongest tool to deter...
The Ryanair’s fresh arrangements with online travel agents permitting them to retail seats on its services have prompted queries from Italy’s competition regulator in the country, which is still examining whether the Irish low-cost carrier has exploited a dominant position, MLex understands to date. Since 2023, the Italian competition authority has been probing allegations that Ryanair sought to shut out OTAs by stopping them from marketing tickets for its flights on their platforms and within the wider market. After protracted run-ins and court skirmishes, the airline this year clinched deals with a series of OTAs spanning On The Beach through to Expedia. In August it also revealed an accord with Booking, stating it now holds arrangements with almost all leading OTAs. This month it added an agreement with Skyscanner as well. Yet that has not closed the Italian authority’s...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental assessment Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental information Environmental permits and consents ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Air emissions and climate change Commission launches clean mobility and innovation initiatives at EU automotive dialogue The European Commission has unveiled a package of measures to bolster innovation, competitiveness and the shift to cleaner mobility across the automotive sector. The announcements followed the third Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry in Brussels on 12 September 2025, chaired by President Ursula von der Leyen. Confirmed next steps include the inaugural meeting of the newly...
In this issue UK competition policy EU antitrust EU State aid EU antitrust Daily and weekly news alerts Caselex UK competition policy CMA publishes papers on competition policy and the UK’s industrial policy The CMA released two papers exploring how competition policy can underpin the UK government’s industrial strategy: (i) a policy discussion paper on the role of competition in supporting UK scale-ups; and (ii) a review by the CMA’s Microeconomics Unit of the existing academic literature on how investment and competition relate over the business lifecycle. Background The government’s industrial strategy sets out eight priority sectors and highlights the need to help high-growth firms expand. The CMA’s work considers how competition policy can further this aim, tackling obstacles at different stages of development and assessing the wider evidence base. Policy discussion paper The discussion paper examines how competition policy can overcome sector-specific hurdles such as restrictive regulation and procurement practices, while also advancing...
In this issue: Tax management and litigation Anti-avoidance VAT International Individuals and income tax Companies and corporation tax Employment taxes Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Tax management and litigation CIOT response to draft legislation—modernising and mandating tax adviser registration with HMRC: The Chartered Institute of Taxation has set out its views on the draft Finance Bill 2026 provisions that would oblige tax agents representing clients to register with HMRC before interacting with the department. See: LNB News 16/09/2025 14. CIOT response to draft legislation— Making Tax Digital for income tax and penalty reform: The CIOT has issued its comments on the draft Finance Bill 2026 measures covering Making Tax Digital for income tax and penalty reform, alongside the draft Income Tax (...
In this issue: Key developments and materials Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility Nuclear energy International energy New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Energy law titles Daily and weekly news alerts Key developments and materials DESNZ publishes statement of strategic priorities for Great British Energy DESNZ has released a statement of strategic priorities for Great British Energy ( GBE). It sets out the Secretary of State’s overarching direction and priorities for the state-owned company under section 5 of the Great British Energy Act 2025, and explains how it will accelerate clean power roll-out across the UK. The statement highlights three central areas of focus: (1) investing in and advancing both new and proven technologies and assets required for Clean Power 2030 and...
In this issue: Corporate insolvency processes Restructuring Directors and insolvency Insolvency litigation The office-holder Daily and weekly news alerts Key dates for restructuring and insolvency professionals New content Latest Q& A Corporate insolvency processes Restraining the presentation of winding-up petitions ( SKS Justa & Co Ltd v Justa Ltd) The dispute arose from the fall-out following the sale of an accountancy practice, with contention centred on whether, and to what extent, deferred consideration was payable. The respondent served statutory demands on the two buyers, who then put forward a flurry of disputes aimed at steering the quarrel away from the insolvency court and into a Part 7 claim. After a fiercely contested hearing on the applicants’ bid to restrain the respondent from presenting winding-up petitions, Deputy ICC Judge Arumugam took a common-sense approach to the...
In this issue: Scrutinising criminal behaviour, Criminal process and proof, Recovery of criminal property, Appeals and judicial review, Sentencing, Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls, Financial services and pensions crimes, Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences, Local authority prosecutions, Corporate crime in Scotland, Further corporate crime updates, Daily and weekly news alerts, New and revised content, Dates for your diary, Trackers, Useful information. Investigating criminal conduct Mo J introduces Public Office ( Accountability) Bill with new duty of candour for officials The Ministry of Justice ( Mo J) has laid before Parliament the Public Office ( Accountability) Bill. The draft law would impose a new professional and statutory duty of candour on public officials, with criminal penalties for serious breaches. It would provide non-means-tested legal aid to all bereaved families at inquests, create a new criminal offence of misleading the public, and require public bodies’ legal spend at...
In this issue: Practice and procedure Public children International children New content Updated content Daily and weekly news alerts Useful information Practice and procedure Public Accounts Committee report on improving family court services for children On 12 September 2025, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee released a report on enhancing family court services for children. It stresses that statutory goals, such as the 26 week completion target for most public law matters, have not been achieved; typical durations sit between 36 and 41 weeks, with over 4,000 children in proceedings lasting more than 100 weeks. The report attributes delay to several issues, including too few district judges and social workers (particularly in London and the South East), burdensome administrative steps, and dispersed accountability across multiple state bodies. It prioritises swifter resolution of family disputes, stronger...
In this issue: Trusts Court of Protection Elderly and vulnerable clients UK taxes for Private Client HMRC Manuals updates Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Budgets and Finance Bills Insolvency— Private Client Contentious trusts and estates Pensions, insurance and tax efficient investments Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland 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 Latest Q& As Useful information Trusts Chancery Division finds trust was legally constituted ( Hilton v Woolfe) In a probate dispute concerning management of the Rutland Trust, created under the will of John Keeling Walker, the Chancery Division determined that the trust took legal effect on the grant of probate dated 30...
In this issue: Arbitration in England & Wales International arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Sector- and industry-specific arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Arbitration in England & Wales English court adopts a strict approach to challenges to arbitration awards under section 72 of the AA 1996 A& N Seaways and Projects v Allianz Bulk Carriers [2025] EWHC 2126 ( Comm) concerns a ruling stemming from two applications linked to A& N Seaways and Projects PVT Limited’s (the ‘ Claimant’ or ‘ Charterer’) claim form against Allianz Bulk Carriers DMCC (the ‘ Respondent’ or ‘ Owners’), aiming to contest an award pursuant to section 72(2)(a) of the English Arbitration Act 1996 ( AA 1996) (the ‘ Section 72 Challenge’). The applications comprised: (a) the Claimant’s bid for permission to amend its claim form to plead fresh particulars of fraud (the ‘...
In this issue: Lending Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Derivatives Structured products and securitisation Regulation for banking lawyers Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Lending DG Resources Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2025] EWHC 2208 ( Ch) In this matter, the Chancery Division examined, among other points, whether DG Resources Ltd (the Company) had been properly served with a petition under the Insolvency ( England and Wales) Rules 2016 ( IR 2016), SI 2016/1024. Before the petition was served, Companies House issued a notice ( Regulation 6 Notice) to the Company at its registered office, Blinkbox Business Complex, stating it had reason to believe the registered office was not an ‘appropriate address’ as required by section 86 of the Companies Act 2006 ( CA 2006). As a result, on 4...
In this issue: Budgets, Autumn Statements and Finance Bills Dates for your diary Weekly highlights from other practice areas Budgets, Autumn Statements and Finance Bills CIOT responds to consultation on modernising and mandating tax adviser registration with HMRC The Chartered Institute of Taxation ( CIOT) has issued its submission to the consultation on proposals in the Draft Finance Bill 2025–26 to modernise and require tax adviser registration with HMRC. In that paper, the CIOT affirms its backing for higher standards across the tax advice market, yet urges postponing implementation until at least April 2027 to allow further consultation. It also notes the draft law requires refinement and, should the April 2026 start date be retained, calls on HMRC to trial and validate any changes with stakeholders and to issue guidance that is clear and timely. The CIOT outlines a broad set of...
In this issue: Public procurement Healthcare Planning Social care Children’s social care Governance Education Social housing New and updated content Public procurement Procurement Act 2023—key developments since the ‘go live’ On 24 February 2025, the principal elements of the Procurement Act 2023 ( PA 2023) came into effect. Procurements initiated on or after that date are subject to PA 2023, while those commenced beforehand remain under the previous framework (including the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, Concession Contracts Regulations 2016, and Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011). This review draws out key points and developments a little over six months after the PA 2023 ‘go live’, enriched with market insight and reflections from several of our expert contributors. See News Analysis: Procurement Act 2023—key developments since the ‘go live’. PAC report calls for urgent reform of...
In this issue: Economic crime and corporate transparency Private M& A (share purchase) Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Economic crime and corporate transparency JCSI issues Thirty-fourth Report for Session 2024–26 reviewing statutory instruments The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments ( JCSI) has released its Thirty-fourth Report for the 2024–26 Session. It flagged to both the House of Commons and the House of Lords the Companies Authorised to Register, Unregistered Companies and Overseas Companies ( Application of Company Law) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/761, highlighting a need to clarify the order in which certain provisions of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ( ECCTA 2023) would commence. The Department of Trade provided the necessary clarification in a memorandum set out in Appendix 2 to the JCSI’s report,...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Contracts Data protection E-commerce International Lex Talk®Commercial: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Advertising, marketing and sponsorship DHSC publishes response and lays finalised brand advertising exemption regulations before Parliament The Department of Health and Social Care ( DHSC) has issued the government’s reply to the consultation on the Advertising ( Less Healthy Food and Drink) ( Brand Advertising Exemption) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/1011, and placed the instrument and explanatory memorandum before Parliament. The rules introduce a carve‑out for brand advertising from the restrictions on promoting less healthy food and drink on television and online. They aim to reduce children’s exposure to less healthy products, supporting the government’s drive to tackle childhood obesity. The measures are set to apply UK‑wide from 5 January 2026, with...
In Downtul Ltd [ In Liquidation] v Companies Act [2025] IEHC 358, the Irish High Court imposed restrictions for a period of five years on two directors, after determining that they did not act prudently or have proper regard to the interests of Downtul Limited (the Company) as a distinct entity within a complex corporate arrangement. The decision underlines the intricate nature of directors’ obligations in group scenarios and the need to prioritise the interests of each separate company. As a result of the restriction order, the two individuals—each currently sitting on the boards of more than 100 Irish companies—are barred from acting as company directors for five years unless the relevant company has a nominal share capital of at least €100,000 (or €500,000 where the entity is a public limited company or an unlimited...
In this issue: Sanctions Data Protection and cybersecurity Other Practice Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Sanctions OFSI publishes annual frozen assets reporting notice for 2025 The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ( OFSI) has issued its 2025 frozen assets reporting notice. The notice sets out the yearly reporting duties required under UK financial sanctions. Any person or organisation that holds or controls funds or economic resources owned by designated persons must file the specified report with OFSI by 30 November 2025. This obligation applies to assets situated in the UK and abroad, where they fall within UK jurisdiction. Submissions must show the position of those assets as at 30 September 2025. See: LNB News 12/09/2025 13......
In this issue: Public procurement Judicial review Brexit highlights Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Constitutional and administrative law Equality and human rights State accountability and liability Information law Other public law news New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Public procurement Procurement Act 2023—key developments since the ‘go live’ From 24 February 2025, the principal provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 ( PA 2023) took effect. Procurements started on or after that date are subject to PA 2023. Procurements initiated beforehand remain under the prior regime, namely the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ( SI 2015/102), the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 ( SI 2016/274), the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 ( SI 2016/273), and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 ( SI 2011/1848). Our analysis sets out key...
In this issue: Planning appeals and objections Planning judicial and statutory review Heritage and natural environment Planning for nationally significant infrastructure Buildings and Building Regulations Planning ( Wales) Bill Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Planning appeals and objections Court of Appeal clarifies when post-inquiry material considerations must inform the decision maker ( Re Keep Chiswell Green v Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government) After an inquiry concludes, determinations by the Secretary of State can take months. During that interval, issues not aired at the inquiry yet pertinent to the appeal may emerge or be uncovered. In Keep Chiswell Green, the Court of Appeal held that a decision will be irrational—and therefore unlawful—if the decision maker omits to assess any matter that is ‘so obviously material’. Put differently, it is something which no reasonable decision maker, in the particular context, would have overlooked. That...
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