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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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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EUIPO v Nowhere Co Ltd, Case C-337/22 P, ECLI: EU: C:2026:71 What are the practical implications of this case? The most immediate practical implication for parties in EUIPO contentious trade mark disputes is that the judgment finally lays to rest any reliance on UK-founded IP rights created before the Brexit transition ended on 31 December 2020 ( IP completion day) as grounds of attack, whether in oppositions or invalidation actions. In effect, it ratifies the EUIPO’s choice to halt, at IP completion day, all unresolved contentious trade mark cases based solely on UK rights, drawing a clear procedural line. Its reach is broader, however. Where a right is not in force on the date the EUIPO issues its decision in contentious trade mark proceedings, it cannot sustain a challenge—be that because of Brexit, revocation, cancellation, or non-renewal. In truth, this largely reaffirms the EUIPO’s settled...
Re XX v GH ( Legal Services Act 2007 Exemption) [2026] EWFC 51 ( B) What are the practical implications of this case? The ruling of HHJ Farquhar in Re XX v GH ( Legal Services Act 2007 Exemption) [2026] EWFC 51 ( B) underscores that, while the Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP ( The Solicitors Regulation and The Law Society of England and Wales, intervening) [2025] EWHC 2341 ( KB) ( Mazur) is awaited, family courts will not regard exemptions under LSA 2007, Sch 3—by which a court may permit a non-authorised person to conduct litigation or hold a right of audience in particular proceedings—as a convenient default. Following Mr Justice Sheldon’s judgment in Mazur, mere oversight by a solicitor no longer suffices, and absent litigation rights, a chartered legal executive cannot conduct...
EU financial services developments EPC consults on interoperability of payment solutions based on the SCT Inst scheme at POI The European Payments Council ( EPC) has opened a consultation on its possible role in making payment solutions using the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer ( SCT Inst) scheme interoperable at the Point of Interaction ( POI). Stakeholders are invited to respond by 10 April 2026 with views. The consultation forms part of the change management process for the EPC payment schemes, and follows feedback and suggestions from an EPC-organised workshop in November 2025, which found that matters concerning interoperability of SCT Inst-based payment solutions at the POI, and the potential role of the EPC in this area, require further reflection......
Where the Addendum applies Although the process brought in by the Addendum is optional, its purpose is for it to be adopted widely so rehabilitation is delivered in most OIC claims, whether the claimant has representation or not. The Addendum further indicates it is intended to serve as a [sic] basis for bilateral or trilateral arrangements between defendant organisations and rehabilitation providers or claimant organisations. However, it does not cover reports, which continue to be for the parties to resolve. The agreed procedure is engaged only where the compensator has provided a full admission of liability, or where liability is treated as admitted under the OIC process......
How will the right to work regime be extended? Under the present right to work regime, employers are obliged to carry out checks on every employee to avoid civil penalties where someone is discovered to be working unlawfully. These penalties can reach £45,000 for a first breach, rising to £60,000 for subsequent breaches. If an employer knows, or has reasonable grounds to suspect, they are employing an illegal worker, further criminal exposure may arise, potentially extending to officers and directors. For sponsor licence holders, the Home Office expects right to work checks to be completed for all workers, contractors and self-employed individuals as part of meeting sponsor obligations. BSAIA 2025, s 48 broadens this obligation so it applies to every employer, whether or not they hold a sponsor licence, and it encompasses: workers who are not employees ...
Learning Resources, Inc., et al., Petitioners v Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al.; Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al., Petitioners v V. O. S. Selections, Inc, et al., __ US ___, 2026 U. S. LEXIS 714 (2026) What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling imposes a marked check on presidential power—a sphere President Trump has frequently tried to push beyond constitutional bounds. Are the tariffs removed as of the date of the judgment? In the wake of the decision, an Executive Order brought the tariffs to an end ( Executive Order 14389, 20 February 2026, ‘ Ending Certain Tariff Actions’, 91 FR 9437), and CBP stopped collecting them on 24 February 2026 ( CSMS 67834313— Ending Collection of International Emergency Economic Powers Act Duties, 22 February 2026). Three days after, the Trump...
In a preliminary judgment, Judge Robert Bright concluded that the Russian Federation’s challenges offered no realistic prospect of toppling a £50bn award secured by the investors in 2014. The investors comprised three oil companies: Hulley Enterprises Ltd, Veteran Petroleum Ltd and Yukos Universal Ltd. The High Court ratified the largest sum ever awarded by the English courts, firmly throwing out Russia’s appeals. Once interest was applied, the original £50bn rose to £66bn, a figure the court left intact. Bright J determined that numerous Russian points had already been rejected by lower tribunals and could not be recycled on appeal, as they had been fully ventilated before. Russia had maintained that the investors procured the award through bribery and fraud. Bright J further dismissed Russia’s contention that the £66bn should be deemed unenforceable on public policy grounds. Russia contended that the award arose in part from acts of...
In this issue: Key PI and clinical negligence developments Occupational disease Abuse and criminal injuries Claims involving a mentally incapacitated claimant Case management Other PI news New content Lexis Nexis® Quantum Portal Lex Talk® PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Lexis Nexis® Webinars Useful information Key PI and clinical negligence developments Court of Appeal confirms that late acceptance of a Part 36 offer does not of itself remove fixed costs, even after later allocation to the multi-track. In Attersley v UK Insurance Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 217, the Court of Appeal examined whether a claimant accepting a defendant’s Part 36 offer after the 21‑day window should recover fixed recoverable costs or costs on the standard basis. The matter commenced in the RTA Protocol, then issued under Part 7 and was...
Parabolica Ltd v Tesla Holding AS ( The Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, intervening) [2026] EWHC 386 ( Ch) What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling delivers clear guidance for those who lodged comparable UK filings derived from pending EU applications under Article 59(1) of the Withdrawal Agreement. It likewise assists parties contemplating challenges to such filings on absolute grounds, including accusations of bad faith. As might be expected, the court revisited the leading authority of Sky v Sky Kick [2024] UKSC 36 and construed the language of the Withdrawal Agreement before determining the outcome, serving as a timely reminder to practitioners of the principles set out in both. In handing down its judgment, the court concluded that, when assessing bad faith under TMA 1994, s 3(6), the operative date is the EU filing date, rather than the EU...
In this issue: UK Regulation EU Regulation Cases tracker Dates for your diary Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community UK Regulation Katharine Braddick appointed CEO of the PRA HM Treasury has confirmed that Katharine Braddick will be the next Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation at the Bank of England ( Bo E) and chief executive of the Prudential Regulation Authority ( PRA). She will assume the position on 1 July 2026 for a five-year term, succeeding Sam Woods, who has served as Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation since 2016. In the Deputy Governor capacity, Braddick will direct the PRA’s supervision and regulation of banks, building societies, insurers and major investment firms. She will also sit on the Prudential Regulation Committee, the Financial Policy Committee and the Court of the Bo E, forming part of the...
In this issue: Court of Protection UK taxation for Private Client HMRC Manuals revisions Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Private Client regulatory compliance Budgets and Finance Bills Charity and philanthropy Disputed trusts and estates Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland International Question of the week Further 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 Court of Protection OPG publishes updated guidance on solicitor client accounts for deputyship funds The Office of the Public Guardian ( OPG) has issued refreshed guidance setting out its approach to operating client accounts for people under a deputyship order. It outlines the administration of deputyship monies via client accounts and...
In this issue: Spring Statement Taxation Retirement options Funding Scheme governance Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Spring Statement Spring Forecast 2026— No key pensions announcements The government’s Spring Forecast 2026 on 3 March 2026 featured no new pensions announcements. However, the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook, issued alongside the Chancellor’s statement, sets out the fiscal impact of earlier changes to the triple lock, the State pension age and inheritance tax. It also references the surplus within unfunded public service pension schemes. At the same time, HM Treasury’s Debt Management Report 2026–27, published with the Spring Forecast 2026, confirmed that intended issuance of index-linked and long-dated conventional gilts has been reduced owing to diminished demand from pension schemes. For more detail, see Spring Forecast 2026 speech, Economic and Fiscal Outlook March 2026, Debt...
In this issue: Key developments Air emissions and climate change Energy for environment lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental permits and consents Environmental taxes, reliefs and incentives ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Foreign Affairs Committee calls for White Paper on UK- EU reset and publication of Dynamic Alignment Bill The Foreign Affairs Committee has released its Third Report of Session 2024–26, From a Common Understanding to Common Ground: Building a UK EU Strategic Partnership fit for the future. It reviews the government’s approach and progress in resetting UK- EU relations, intended to guide parliamentary scrutiny of the next phase while EU negotiations and internal government work...
In this issue: Local government reorganisation Public procurement Local government finance Children’s social care Governance Planning Environmental law and climate change Education Social housing Licensing Adult social care Lex Talk®Local Government: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Local government reorganisation Petitions Committee debates powers to cancel local elections The Petitions Committee held a parliamentary debate on a petition signed by over 152,000 people seeking to remove the Secretary of State’s power to cancel local elections. The petition asks for legislative change to strip this authority in relation to forthcoming local government, metropolitan borough, London borough and other polls, including those planned for May 2026. In its 5 January 2026 response, the government said these powers stem from primary legislation and are used only where there is strong...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Business, investment, and non-sponsored work Family routes Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Preventing illegal working Lex Talk®Immigration: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar and Immigration White Paper Our Immigration calendar highlights forthcoming milestones of interest to business immigration advisers. Separately, the Practice Note: Immigration White Paper 2025—summary, tracker and resources delivers an up-to-date, panoramic overview of progress on the May 2025 White Paper ‘ Restoring control over the immigration system’, including the ‘ Earned settlement’ plans. It condenses the principal proposals for business immigration practitioners, adds commentary on likely implications, and continually tracks their implementation, with links to supporting materials. UK immigration control: how it works HASC publishes Home Office letter on commencement of Sentencing Act 2026 deportation provisions The House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee ( HASC) has released a letter from the...
In this issue: Key DR developments Cross-border disputes Pre-action and limitation Litigation Case management Evidence and disclosure ADR Scottish Dispute Resolution Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments Guidance and reports Courts and Tribunals Judiciary publishes February 2026 updated edition of the Equal Treatment Bench Book: The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has issued an interim February 2026 update to the Equal Treatment Bench Book. For more information, see: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary publishes February 2026 updated edition Equal Treatment Bench Book— LNB News 26/02/2026 28. HCCH publishes 2025 annual report highlighting private international law developments The Hague Conference on Private International Law ( HCCH) has released its 2025 annual report, noting the creation of two new Experts’ Groups to examine private international law topics linked to Digital Tokens and Carbon...
In this issue: Criminal procedure and evidence Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Cybercrime and data protection offences Environmental offences Financial services and pensions offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Corporate Crime in Scotland Other Corporate Crime news 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 Misconduct in public office—reform under the Public Office ( Accountability) Bill Michelle Heeley KC, Head of No5 Chambers, reviews the enduring shortcomings of the common law offence of misconduct in public office and outlines how the Public Office ( Accountability) Bill 2025 intends to tackle them by setting out clearly defined statutory offences, introducing duties of candour and...
In this issue Key developments and horizon scanning Transferring property Leasing property Property management Property development Property taxes Property in Scotland Lex Talk®Property: a Lexis®Nexis community Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content New starter content Trackers New Q& As Key developments and horizon scanning PLA comments on Law Commission's 14th Programme The Property Litigation Association ( PLA) has provided remarks on the Law Commission’s ongoing property law reform initiatives within its 14th Programme. Highlights include a further consultation on Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, planned for spring 2026, which will centre on a ‘contracting out’ approach for business tenancies. A separate consultation on housing estates management is anticipated later in 2026 and may broaden right to manage...
EU financial services developments Commission adopts regulation on reduced content and standardised format for the EU Follow-on and Growth issuance prospectuses. The European Commission has adopted a draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation ( EU) 2019/980 (which supplements Regulation ( EU) 2017/1129 (the EU Prospectus Regulation)) concerning the reduced content and the standardised format and sequence of the EU Follow-on prospectus and the EU Growth issuance prospectus......
In this issue Key developments and horizon scanning Electronic communications Trespass and adverse possession Disputes and remedies Service charges Rent and rates Contractual issues Property disputes in Scotland Additional Property Disputes updates Lex Talk® Property Disputes: a Lexis® Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Key developments and horizon scanning Industry responses to Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill The Property Litigation Association has submitted evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee on the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, concentrating on practical operation and drafting rather than overarching policy. It recognises that a ban on selling new leasehold flats would, in time, bring residential leasehold to a close, yet warns that leasehold remains a valuable framework—particularly for complex and mixed‑use schemes—and that retaining headlease‑level flexibility is vital for investor confidence. The Association considers the Bill a significant step towards a workable commonhold model, proposing mixed‑use...
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