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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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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According to the FCA, there were 18,073 transfers between April 2022 and March 2023, a fall from 26,619 in the prior financial year. The regulator recorded 30,596 the year before that. Brian Nimmo, head of redress solutions at actuarial consultancy OAC, said the FCA’s figures reflect an ongoing decline in defined benefit to DC transfers. He noted that shrinking transfer values have likely sped up this shift, as pension savers increasingly recognise the risk of giving up the value of the guarantees within a DB pension when moving into......
In this issue Budget and Finance Bills Finance International Companies and corporation tax Real estate tax Employment taxes VAT Taxes management and litigation Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Budget and Finance Bills Tax Administration and Maintenance Day 2024 Following the Spring Budget 2024, Tax Administration and Maintenance Day ( TAMD) 2024 was held on Thursday 18 April 2024. The government outlined a set of four technical tax policy measures, namely: an update on tackling non-compliance across the umbrella companies market; a consultation concerning VAT on private hire vehicles; a consultation to mandate postcode provision for NICs reliefs in a Freeport or Investment Zones; and an update on the VAT treatment of charitable...
UK developments Bo E article explores ways to measure climate-related financial risks using scenario analysis The Bank of England ( Bo E) has issued an article on how financial institutions can deploy scenario analysis to quantify climate change risks. It explains extending macro-climate scenarios to conduct fine-grained, asset-level risk assessment, with illustrations spanning sovereign bonds, corporate bonds and residential mortgages. See: LNB News 17/04/2024 35. Source: Measuring climate-related financial risks using scenario analysis. FCA greenwashing rules need to be stronger to be effective The Financial Conduct Authority’s ( FCA) new anti-greenwashing measures take effect in May 2024. The analysis is written by Jingchen Zhao, professor of law and co-director of the Centre for Business and Insolvency Law at Nottingham Trent University Law School. See News...
Antitrust Court of Justice issues judgment concerning national reference from the Czech Republic regarding dispute against Google over damages claim time The Court of Justice has delivered its ruling in Case C‑605/21, Heureka Group ( Comparateurs de prix en ligne), following a request for a preliminary ruling from the Czech Republic. That request sought guidance on the interpretation of Directive 2014/104 (the Damages Directive) in relation to a compensation claim brought against Google for an alleged abuse of Article 102 TFEU, as identified in the Commission’s decision of 27 June 2017 in Google Search ( Shopping) ( AT.39740). For context, Heureka Group ( HG) is a Czech company operating a sales price comparison portal. It asserts that Google’s search engine systematically promoted, on its general search results pages, Google’s own price comparison service. As a consequence, HG’s site was consulted less often....
Aird and others v (1) Asda Stores Ltd, (2) Brierley and others [2024] EAT 52 What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling provides an uncommon illustration of a case management direction within group litigation before the employment tribunal. Although there are no formal Rule 36 orders in place designating ‘lead claimants’ in the Asda equal pay litigation, the matters of selected sample claimants are being tried first, with all remaining claims paused until determinations are made in those cases. It is highly improbable that any participant, Asda included, will be allowed to re‑argue issues determined through the sample claims. The appeal addresses the circumstances of solicitors acting for certain claimants whose proceedings are stayed (within the Calder Multiple). On one side, those claimants and their lawyers gain from the work undertaken and expenditure incurred by others in advancing the hearings of the sample...
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Network and network connections Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy Lex Talk®Energy: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing CMA publishes correspondence on home heating market review The Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA) has released letters exchanged with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, in which the Secretary of State invites the CMA to consider undertaking a review of competition within the home heating market. The Secretary of State highlighted the market’s central role in the nation’s net zero objectives and sought a review to assess whether shortcomings in competition are leading to prices exceeding those expected in a well‑functioning market, as the industry shifts towards low‑carbon heating. Acknowledging these concerns, the CMA confirmed it will weigh up commencing such a review in the...
In this edition: Anti-dumping Trade in goods Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Anti-dumping TRA initiates anti-dumping and countervailing measures reviews on Chinese steel TRA has opened transition reviews covering anti-dumping and countervailing measures on organic coated steel originating in China. The TRA will be assessing these EU‑inherited measures to decide whether they still suit the UK’s requirements and remain appropriate at present. The anti-dumping duty sits within the 5.9%–26.1% band with a 13.6% residual rate, while the countervailing duty falls in the 13.7%–29.7% band with a residual rate of 44.7%. The investigation period for these transition reviews is 1 April 2023–31 March 2024, with the injury period spanning 1 April 2020–31 March 2024. The cut-off to register......
Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—18 April 2024 In this issue: Risk & Compliance forecast Data protection Financial sanctions Other financial crime Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Risk & Compliance forecast Risk & Compliance forecast as at 16 April 2024 Our refreshed Risk & Compliance forecast (as at 16 April 2024) is now available. This month we cover: (1) the annual keeping of the roll exercise; (2) an update on the consultation into the effectiveness of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017; (3) progress on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill; and (4) a new SRA consultation regarding the regulation of CILEX members. See News Analysis: Risk & Compliance forecast as at 16 April 2024. Data protection ICO launches consultation on accuracy of generative AI models The Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) has opened a...
NSI Government publishes responses to the NSI call for evidence The Cabinet Office has released the outcome of its call for evidence, launched on 13 November 2023, regarding the National Security and Investment Act 2021 ( NSI Act), which invited views on how the national security and investment regime can be made more business friendly whilst maintaining and sharpening the protections needed to safeguard national security. In light of the feedback, the government will concentrate on five areas between now and autumn 2004: Publishing in May 2024 an updated statement on how the Secretary of State expects to exercise the call-in power ( Section 3 Statement), to help stakeholders better understand what the government is seeking to protect and the factors the Secretary of State expects to consider when exercising the call-in power. The government is not considering a fast track process for certain types of...
In this issue: Arbitration in England & Wales Investment arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Arbitration in England & Wales State Immunity—waiver of execution— State Immunity Act 1978 In General Dynamics UK Ltd v The State of Libya [2024] EWHC 472 ( Comm), the High Court determined that Libya’s acceptance, within a contract governed by Swiss law, of the wording ‘[b]oth parties agree that the decision of the arbitration panel shall be final, binding and wholly enforceable’ amounted to ‘written consent’ for the purposes of section 13(3) of the State Immunity Act 1978 ( SIA 1978)…...
In this issue Public procurement Social housing Children's social care Healthcare Planning Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content New Q& As Public procurement Cabinet Office releases second tranche of Procurement Act 2023 guidance The Cabinet Office has issued a second batch of guidance to support the Procurement Act 2023 ( PA 2023). This technical material is intended to assist stakeholders, procurement practitioners and commercial policy leads in contracting authorities to interpret and navigate the new regime. The guidance will be released in stages, with completion aimed for June 2024. These materials should be read alongside the PA 2023 and its associated (currently draft) regulations. Each document typically outlines the legal framework, what has changed, key takeaways and policy intent, links to relevant notices or guidance, and where to access further...
In this issue: CPR updates Sports injuries Fraud and fundamental dishonesty Case management Other PI and clinical negligence news Daily and weekly news alerts Useful information CPR updates CPRC consults on alternative dispute resolution The Civil Procedure Rule Committee ( CPRC) has issued a consultation on draft amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules. This follows the ruling in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416. Submissions close on 28 May 2024. See: LNB News 16/04/2024 29. Sports injuries High Court finds liability in rugby injury In Elbanna v Clark, the King’s Bench Division found the claimant established liability in a personal injury claim arising from an amateur rugby match between opposing sides, when the defendant collided with him, causing a serious spinal injury. The claimant alleged the collision stemmed from a reckless or negligent breach of the duty of care owed by...
In this issue: Sustainable finance and ESG round–up Lending Security Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Derivatives Structured products and securitisation Regulation for derivatives lawyers Restructuring Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Sustainable finance and ESG round–up Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round–up Sustainable finance and ESG round–up Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round–up For a summary of this week’s Sustainable finance and ESG developments, see: Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round–up—18 April 2024. Lending LMA publishes guidance on primary delayed settlement compensation The Loan Market Association ( LMA) has issued guidance on primary delayed settlement compensation, setting out a suggested timetable for stages in the syndication process and embedding fault-based delayed settlement compensation. The note aims to reconcile the differing priorities of stakeholders involved in syndication. See: LNB News 17/04/2024 68. Source: LMA issues Primary Delayed Settlement Compensation Guidelines to promote efficiency in the primary leveraged loan market. For updates on LMA activity, see Practice Note: Loan Market...
In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Litigation Applications New content: Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments ADR consultation and report Civil Procedure Rule Committee consultation on alternative dispute resolution: The Civil Procedure Rule Committee ( CPRC) has opened a consultation on proposed draft changes to the Civil Procedure Rules ( CPR) for comment. This initiative stems from the Court of Appeal’s decision in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416. Submissions close on 28 May 2024—see: LNB News 16/04/2024 29— CPRC consults on alternative dispute resolution. HMCTS update on mediation in the small claims process for civil claims: HM Courts and Tribunals Service ( HMCTS) confirms that from 22 May 2024, mediation will become mandatory for all parties who issue a civil claim valued at under £10,000. The scheme provides a...
Williams v Williams [2024] EWHC 733 ( Fam), [2024] All ER ( D) 65 ( Apr) What are the practical implications of this case? In this decision, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew Mc Farlane, emphasised the significance of marital status and the compelling public policy in upholding the certainty and finality that a final divorce order brings. He underlined the need to honour the settled legal position that follows such an order. He also identified the risk of creating an unofficial third limb to divorce proceedings—after the conditional and final orders—by allowing parties to return asserting that the application was filed in error. Opening that door would erode the clarity the process is designed to deliver. The ruling serves as a clear caution to practitioners to check meticulously that a divorce application is issued for the right client. Since the...
In this issue: Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework Borderline products Business transactions Intellectual property Data protection and life sciences Advertising of medicines Medical devices Competition in life sciences Post-market Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework European Parliament adopts proposal to revise EU pharmaceutical legislation The European Parliament has backed a plan to modernise EU medicines law, featuring a Directive updating the Union code for medicinal products for human use—repealing Directives 2001/83/ EC and 2009/35/ EC—and a Regulation that replaces Regulation ( EC) 726/2004 and Regulation ( EC) 141/2000 ( Orphan Regulation), while repealing and incorporating relevant parts of Regulation ( EC) 1901/2006 ( Paediatric Regulation), to drive innovation and improve the supply, accessibility and affordability of medicines. This is the first...
In this issue: Practice and procedure Private children Public children Lex Talk®Family: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Updated content New Q& As Useful information Practice and procedure Court fees in certain family proceedings to increase from 1 May 2024 After the Ministry of Justice ( Mo J) published its response to the consultation on ' Implementing increases to selected court and tribunal fees', the Court and Tribunal Fees ( Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2024, SI 2024/476 has been introduced, setting out uprated charges for selected court and tribunal fees, including specific family proceedings, with further rises affecting various civil court fees. The Lexis+® UK Family team consider the uplifts to court fees applying to specified family matters from 1 May 2024... Family Procedure Rules 2010 Practice Direction update no. 2 of 2024 The second 2024 update to the Family...
Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights—18 April 2024 In this issue: Types of insurance Reinsurance Market practice Regulation New and updated content Case trackers Key dates Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Types of insurance Environmental liability ABI reported that weather damage payouts climbed from £421m settled by insurers in 2022, a 36% increase year on year. Ferocious storms across the UK in 2023 then pushed weather-related claims up by over a third, reaching an all-time high of just under £573m overall. See News Analysis: Home insurers paid record £573m in weather-linked claims. Liability insurance On 15 April 2024, APIL said around one-third of people receiving awards under the current personal injury discount rate may have been under-compensated in its assessment. The government should fundamentally revisit how compensation for serious personal injury is assessed, or risk...
In this issue: UK, EU and international regulators and bodies Accountability, culture and social governance Prudential requirements Operational resilience Financial crime and sanctions Investigations, enforcement and discipline Regulation of capital markets Regulation of derivatives Sustainable finance and ESG Investment funds and asset management Regulation of insurance Consumer credit, mortgage and home finance Payment services and systems Financial Services Enforcement Database Intraday news alerts Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content UK, EU and international regulators and bodies EBA, EIOPA and ECB publish governance framework for Data Point Model alliance The European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, and the European Central Bank have introduced a shared governance structure to guide their joint work on the Data Point Model ( DPM) 2.0 standard. Through the DPM...
In this issue: Patents Copyright & associated rights IP and technology Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& A Useful information Patents Interim injunction granted pending outcome of validity trial ( Bayer v Aspire) Bayer holds a patent safeguarding rivaroxaban as a compound. With a supplementary protection certificate extension, that right was scheduled to expire on 1 April 2024, just days after the trial. Bayer also owns EP 961, which covers the use of rivaroxaban in producing tablets for once‑daily oral administration. This patent remains in force until January 2026. The respondents to the injunction were companies aiming to supply generic rivaroxaban after 1 April 2024, including once‑daily tablet products. During the hearing, the judge considered claims seeking the revocation of EP 961......
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