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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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: Social housing Planning Healthcare Children's social care Public procurement Education Governance Social care Environmental law and climate change Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Social housing Housing—judicial review correct route to challenge section 189A plans ( R ( AA) v Waltham Forest LBC) In R ( AA) v Waltham Forest LBC, the council’s contention that sections 202 and 204 of the Housing Act 1996 offered an adequate alternative remedy to contest a housing needs assessment and personal housing plan under section 189A was rejected by the Administrative Court as “essentially unarguable”. The 1996 Act clearly delineates which determinations are subject to statutory review and appeal, and section 189A is not among them. Although this paves the way for additional judicial reviews of section 189A plans, the court...
Green Lane Association Ltd v Central Bedfordshire Council [2025] EWHC 2251 ( Admin) What are the practical implications of this case? The Aarhus costs protection scheme in CPR 46, Pt IX limits the adverse costs exposure of unsuccessful claimants in “ Aarhus Convention claims”. The first real-world consequence of this judgment is the High Court’s renewed emphasis on the rigidity of the relevant procedural requirements where defendants intend to dispute either the availability of costs protection or, if it applies, the appropriate ceiling on adverse costs. If a defendant neglects to contest a claim’s Aarhus status in its acknowledgement of service, any later bid to revisit that point will be tested against Denton, and such attempts will be on the back foot, particularly in the absence of a cogent justification. The second consequence is that, following the interpretation of “ Aarhus Convention claim” and...
In this issue: Business transactions Commercialisation Medical devices Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework Advertising of medicines Post-market Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Useful information Business transactions Med Tech Europe issues position paper on due diligence and sustainability reporting legislative reforms Med Tech Europe has released a position paper on proposed changes to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ( CSDDD) and Directive ( EU) 2022/2464, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ( CSRD). It supports limiting due diligence responsibilities to Tier 1 suppliers and welcomes the removal of a harmonised EU civil liability regime. The paper further recommends extending monitoring timelines from 12 months to five years, capping sanctions at 5% of turnover, and retaining limited assurance requirements under the CSRD. Its overarching objective is to ease administrative load while keeping...
Original news Mr T ( CAS-64304- R5R1)—14 April 2025 Summary The Pensions Ombudsman dismissed a complaint concerning the distribution of death benefits from a pension scheme. It concluded the scheme administrator’s decision was reasonable, neither irrational nor perverse. The complainant was not named in a supposed will—which was invalid as it lacked witnesses—and was the sole beneficiary of the late member’s estate. Before deciding, the administrator carried out extensive enquiries. This outcome serves as a reminder that trustees and administrators of pension schemes should undertake appropriate enquiries when determining death benefit payments. What were the facts? Mr S was a member of the AJ Bell You Invest Self invested Personal Pension Plan (the Scheme). Following his death, he was survived by, among others, Mr T. Mr T had entered into a civil partnership with Mr S......
In this issue: VAT Taxes management and litigation Companies and corporation tax Devolution Anti-avoidance International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information VAT Supreme Court upholds Court of Appeal’s decision that services invoiced and paid after leaving a VAT group were subject to VAT ( The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd v HMRC) In [2025] UKSC 34 ( The Prudential Assurance Company), the Supreme Court rejected Prudential’s appeal, affirming the Court of Appeal and Upper Tribunal ( UT) that VAT was correctly payable on success fees billed by Silverfleet after it had exited Prudential’s VAT group. Although Silverfleet carried out the fund management work while both entities were within the same VAT group, the performance fees were conditional on the funds surpassing a stated...
In this issue: Lending Security Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Derivatives Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Lending LMA announces development of asymmetric jurisdiction clauses following CJEU Lastre decision The Loan Market Association ( LMA) has confirmed it is refining its asymmetric jurisdiction clauses in light of the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling in Società Italiana Lastre Sp A v Agora SARL ( Case C‑537/23). The LMA has revised its German Law Investment Grade and German Law Real Estate Finance Facility Agreements to add a modified asymmetric jurisdiction clause, as those precedents are directly influenced by the Lastre outcome. For English law precedents, the amended clause will not be inserted for now; instead, a consolidated jurisdiction clause guidance note is being prepared and will be published in due course. That note will offer direction and include a version of the updated asymmetric...
XPS Group: £50bn funding gains from rising long-dated government bond yields XPS Group reported that higher yields on long-dated government bonds have generated around £50bn of funding improvements for retirement savings plans in 2024. This update lands as Parliament continues to examine the Pension Schemes Bill this week, which contains reforms permitting businesses to take surpluses from defined benefit plans once they pass a specified threshold. Jill Fletcher, senior consultant at XPS Group, noted that while many schemes still plan to secure benefits through buy-in or buy-out routes, they will nevertheless have to decide how any surplus ought to be deployed......
In this issue: Key developments and horizon scanning Electronic communications Disputes and remedies Repairing obligations and dilapidations Service charges Easements and covenants Residential tenancies 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 RICS publishes first global standard on AI use in surveying The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ( RICS) has unveiled its inaugural worldwide professional standard for responsible AI in surveying, effective from 9 March 2026. It introduces mandatory obligations and sets out best practice for RICS members and regulated firms globally, covering governance and risk management, professional judgement and oversight, transparency and client communication, and ethical AI development. The standard applies to AI used across valuation, construction, infrastructure and land services. Firms must...
In this issue: Horizon scanning Status and worker categories Prohibited conduct (discrimination etc) Prohibited conduct protection at work Data protection and employee information Redundancy Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Employment resources on Lexis+® Lex Talk®Employment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Horizon scanning Employment Rights Bill advances as Lords pass baton to Commons The government’s flagship Employment Rights Bill edged closer to becoming law on 3 September 2025, as peers returned their revised reforms to MPs for scrutiny following the third reading. As a result, the House of Commons will now examine alterations introduced by the Lords earlier in the Bill’s progress, including taking out day-one protection from unfair dismissal for employees. Commons consideration of the Lords’ amendments is set for Monday 15 September 2025. See Law360:...
A digest of recent trading standards cases, featuring a retailer prosecuted for supplying fireworks to a child, included here Firms/persons prosecuted: Yasir Mukhtar Choudry Background: After reports that fireworks were being sold to minors, a 16-year-old volunteer carried out a test buy at Bang Fireworks, Bradford......
In this issue: Reinsurance Market practice 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 Reinsurance Law360, London reports that Swiss Re’s 8 September 2025 paper says artificial intelligence will be a “game changer” for the reinsurance sector as it contends with an ever more volatile geopolitical environment. See: AI crucial to navigate shift in insurance risks, swiss re says. Market practice On 4 September 2025, Lloyd’s of London confirmed the next stage of its long‑anticipated modernisation programme has been deferred, with go‑live now expected in 2028. See: Lloyd’s delays overhaul of markets IT until 2028. UK Regulation CP25/24: FCA consultations include PISCES penalties, UKLR buy-back notifications and contactless payment limits The Financial Conduct Authority has issued quarterly Consultation Paper No. 49 ( CP25/24),...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Business, investment and non-sponsored work Students Family routes Long residence, discretion and human rights EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Citizenship applications International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar outlines key forthcoming milestones of interest to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works New Ministerial team at the Home Office A September 2025 reshuffle resulted in a complete change of the Home Office ministerial line-up. The immigration brief is now held by: the Home Secretary, Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP; the Minister for Border Security and Asylum, Alex Norris MP; and the Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State ( Minister for Migration and Citizenship), Mike Tapp MP. See: LNB News 08/09/2025 38. ICIBI annual report highlights persistent issues amid budget cuts The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and...
Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—11 September 2025 In this issue: Data protection Sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025 ( Commencement No 2) Regulations 2025 SI 2025/982: Selected provisions of the Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025 ( DUAA 2025) take effect on 30 September 2025. See LNB News 05/09/2025 23. Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025 ( Commencement No 3 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 SI 2025/996: Additional elements of DUAA 2025 begin on 5 September 2025 and 17 November 2025, with transitional and saving measures also provided. See LNB News 05/09/2025 10. ICO finalises updated encryption guidance following...
In its cyberinsurance publication dated 8 September 2025, Lockton Re stressed that the industry needs to commit capital on multiple fronts at pace and at scale to satisfy a rapidly expanding cyber-market, which analysts foresee swelling to US$40bn or beyond by 2030. According to the report, ‘the cyberinsurance arena sits at a pivotal juncture, moulded by shifting regulatory frameworks, rising event frequency and the mounting intricacies of technological interdependence’. ‘ By promoting tighter cohesion between regulatory requirements, investor priorities and practical technology, the sector can effectively address current hurdles while opening routes to expansion and robustness in an increasingly digital era.’ The......
In this issue: UK antitrust EU antitrust Lex Talk Competition: a Lexis Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Caselex UK antitrust CMA publishes guidance on competing for talent The CMA has released guidance on competing for talent to assist organisations involved in hiring and keeping staff to appreciate how competition law applies to their activities. It dispels myths that agreements between employers about pay or working conditions fall outside competition rules because they are an HR matter, and that it is fine to align wages with firms that do not vie for customers. The CMA outlines three principal forms of anti-competitive conduct in labour markets, all constituting business cartels and potentially covering freelancers and contractors as well as permanent employees: No-poaching: This arises where a business agrees not to recruit or poach another...
R (on the application of Andrew Rickards) v East Hertfordshire District Council [2025] EWHC 2278 ( Admin) What are the practical implications of this case? For Part 6 agricultural prior approvals, the ruling clarifies that although the GPDO ( SI 2015/596) grants permission in principle, authorities must still reach—and evidence in the case officer’s report—a targeted assessment of implementation, expressly addressing effects on designated assets, including: ancient woodland, where refusal is the norm absent wholly exceptional justification; and listed buildings, where great weight attaches to conservation, including their setting. Silence is unlikely to be cured by a charitable reading on review and risks being quashed. Declarations of unit size backed by a planning statement can suffice without disproportionate enquiries or a site visit, yet applicants should proactively grapple with nearby constraints, and the GPDO site-notice duty must be strictly...
On 30 July 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) released refreshed guidance on how ‘profiling tools’ are used within trust and safety workflows by relevant actors. The document clarifies key data protection and privacy issues for those undertaking profiling, to meet obligations under UK data protection legislation and the Online Safety Act 2023 ( OSA 2023). It is aimed at relevant parties engaged in trust and safety functions. Profiling Article 4(4) of the Assimilated Regulation ( EU) 2016/679 ( UK GDPR) describes profiling as any automated processing of personal data employed to assess certain personal facets of an individual, notably a person’s job performance, financial circumstances, health, and other traits or behaviours. Profiling tools are the mechanisms that ingest, analyse, and produce assessments or forecasts about personal characteristics inferred from someone’s data. Organisations deploy these tools chiefly to spot and curb harmful online conduct,...
The Premier League and the club, known as Man City, announced they had resolved their dispute concerning the league’s associated party transactions ( APT) rules, whose latest version was introduced in November 2024. Both parties stated that, as part of the settlement, Man City has accepted the APT rules as 'valid and binding'. Previously, Man City had argued the rules were anti-competitive and failed to adhere to principles of public law, challenging compatibility with legal standards......
What is the Riyadh Design Law Treaty? The treaty was settled and concluded at the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO) Diplomatic Conference held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 22 November 2024. That outcome triggered a twelve‑month period during which states may add their signatures. On 11 July 2025, the UK joined as the 15th signatory. In essence, the treaty seeks to ease the process for designers and companies to file and keep a registered design across numerous jurisdictions. It does so by streamlining procedures and introducing common standards across systems. In summary, it is intended to harmonise how designs are protected in multiple countries. What are the next steps in the ratification process? After signing, the UK Intellectual Property Office ( IPO) will commence engagement with stakeholders and progress towards the treaty’s formal ratification. The IPO will consult and prepare the measures required for...
LCP warned on 8 September 2025 The firm cautioned that 'low-hanging fruit' budget options slated for 26 November 2025—curbing pension tax relief and altering rules on accessing retirement pots—carry serious political and economic risks. Speculation suggests the Labour government could remove higher rates of tax relief. Some organisations are also urging further tax reforms, such as abolishing the right to take 25% of a pension as a tax-free lump sum. Steve Webb, ex-pensions minister and now an LCP consultant, argued against such moves. LCP stressed that such changes could backfire politically and economically. and prove short-sighted overall too. As he put it, ' Raiding pension tax relief may look superficially attractive for a cash-strapped chancellor', he......
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