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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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: Arbitration in England & Wales Institutional and ad hoc arbitration International arbitration Investment treaty arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments Daily and weekly news alerts Useful information Arbitration in England & Wales Tort claims and contractual exclusions—jurisdiction of arbitral tribunal In MS ‘ V1’ v SY Co [2026] EWHC 52 ( Comm), the shipowners pursued tort claims in the courts in China against the shipbuilders to recover costs spent removing asbestos found in the ships’ fabric. The owners had been assigned the shipbuilding contracts’ quality guarantees by the original buyer, and the builders contended that, under English law as the contracts’ governing law, the guarantees excluded liability for the tort claims. Given the arbitration clause, the court held that the arbitral tribunal was competent to decide whether those contractual exclusions extended to actions in tort. The...
Mergers Secretary of State issues public interest intervention notice in Daily Mail and General Trust’s proposed acquisition of the Telegraph Media Group The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has issued a Public Interest Intervention Notice ( PIIN) concerning Daily Mail and General Trust plc’s proposed purchase of Telegraph Media Group Holdings Limited ( TMGH), the owner of the Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph newspapers. The move follows an earlier indication that the Secretary of State was minded to act and confirms her view that a relevant merger situation may ultimately arise under the Enterprise Act 2002......
In this issue: Key developments and horizon scanning Leasing property Residential property Property management Transferring property Easements, rights and covenants Commercial real estate finance Property taxes Property in Wales Property in Scotland Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Key developments and horizon scanning Pre-legislative scrutiny of draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (the Committee) has opened a pre-legislative scrutiny inquiry into the Government’s draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, released on 27 January 2026. It has set out the inquiry’s terms of reference and is inviting written evidence up to 25 February 2026, with oral evidence sessions due to commence in March 2026. The review will consider whether the draft Bill fulfils the...
EU financial services developments Commission seeks views on EU banking competitiveness The European Commission has opened a call for evidence to review overall competitiveness within the EU banking sector, examining structural hurdles to cross‑border operations and the degree of financial market integration more broadly. The exercise will assess whether the existing prudential, supervisory and crisis management frameworks remain fit for purpose in light of shifting market dynamics, ongoing digitalisation and worldwide competitive pressures. Submissions are requested by 11 March 2026. Under the Savings and Investments Union ( SIU), the Commission intends in 2026 to release a communication on the Single Market in banking, featuring an appraisal of the sector’s competitiveness and related issues. The Commission notes that ten years of reforms have greatly reinforced financial stability, yet the EU banking landscape is still segmented along national borders, characterised by a highly complex...
PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights—12 February 2026 In this issue: CPR updates Key PI and Clinical negligence developments Road traffic accidents Sports injuries Claims involving a fatality Claims involving a mentally incapacitated claimant Costs and funding Employer&39;s liability Abuse and criminal injuries Lexis Nexis® Quantum Portal Lex Talk® PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis® Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Lexis Nexis® Webinars Useful information CPR updates 193rd Practice Direction update—in force various dates The Master of the Rolls and the Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for Justice have authorised the 193rd Practice Direction ( PD) update to the Civil Procedure Rules ( CPR). See: LNB News 10/02/2026 26. Civil Procedure ( Amendment) Rules 2026 The Civil Procedure ( Amendment) Rules 2026, SI 2026/97, modify the Civil Procedure Rules 1998. Most...
In this issue: Wills, Trusts, Court of Protection, Spouses, civil partners and cohabitants, UK taxes for Private Client, HMRC Manuals updates, Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance, Regulatory compliance for Private Client, Contentious trusts and estates, Pensions, insurance and tax efficient investments, International, 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& A, Useful information Wills Delusions and dispositions—testamentary capacity challenge succeeds but fraudulent calumny fails ( Ginger v Mickleburgh) His Honour Judge Blohm KC has delivered judgment following the trial of a contentious probate dispute (first heard in August 2025). The claimants—the Deceased’s four children—sought to overturn a Will, arguing lack of testamentary capacity and, alternatively, alleging fraudulent calumny. The defendants comprised the Deceased’s sister, former partner and nephew. The capacity ground...
In this issue: Equity capital markets Market abuse Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Equity capital markets LSE confirms final rules for Private Securities Market following consultation The London Stock Exchange ( LSE) has approved the definitive set of rules for its Private Securities Market, which functions as a Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System ( PISCES). It confirmed that no amendments were proposed to the LSE’s Rules or to the Admission and Disclosure Standards. Refer to: LNB News 05/02/2026 31. Market abuse FCA imposes fines totalling £108,731 on two individuals for insider dealing The Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA) has issued penalties to Dipesh Kerai and Bhavesh Hirani for insider dealing involving shares in Bidstack Group Plc.......
In this issue: Employment taxes Companies and corporation tax Taxes management and administration VAT Energy and environment International Devolved taxes Current issues Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Employment taxes FTT decides that amounts paid into contractor loan scheme were earnings which HMRC had validly assessed to income tax ( O’ Brien v HMRC) As highlighted last week, in O’ Brien v HMRC [2026] UKFTT 127 ( TC), the First-tier Tax Tribunal ( FTT) concluded that sums channelled into a contractor loan arrangement constituted earnings, and HMRC’s income tax assessments were valid. Relying on the redirection principle, the FTT found that the tax charge arose when the taxpayer diverted his remuneration to an employee benefit trust ( EBT) designed to sidestep income tax by advancing loans from those funds. In addition, the FTT held that HMRC met the statutory tests for issuing a discovery...
Significance and Impact of the Digital Assets Act 2025 The Digital Assets Act 2025: The wording The preamble to the Digital Assets Act 2025 explains that the legislation makes provision concerning the kinds of things that are not barred from being the subject of personal property rights. It is a concise statute. Section 1 provides that a “thing” — including one that is digital or electronic in character — is not disqualified from being the object of personal property rights simply because it is neither (a) a thing in possession nor (b) a thing in action. Put differently, and by virtue of the Act, even where a thing (including one that is digital or electronic in character) does not fit the orthodox property categories — namely, things in possession (items capable of physical possession) or things in action (property claimable or enforceable through court...
In this issue: Lending On demand bonds Aviation finance Real estate finance Derivatives Cryptoassets Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Lending DG Resources Ltd v HMRC [2025] EWHC 201 ( Ch) The Chancery Division allowed DG Resources Ltd’s appeal opposing HMRC’s attempt to wind up the company. The dispute centred on whether delivering a winding-up petition to a Companies House default address amounted to valid service under the Insolvency ( England and Wales) Rules 2016 ( IR 2016), SI 2016/1024. The court determined that, where a company’s registered office is at a default address, service must comply with the hierarchical scheme in IR 2016, SI 2016/1024, Sch 4 para 2. That scheme is exclusive, displacing the general service route in section 1139(1) of the Companies Act 2006 ( CA 2006). HMRC had not served the petition in the manner required, so service was ineffective; accordingly, proper service had not been...
In this issue: Employment law issues Tax treatment New content Useful Information Trackers Dates for your diary Weekly highlights from other practice areas Employment law issues Uncapped unfair dismissal—why bonus and equity are now central to exit risk Employment analysis: The Employment Rights Act 2025 was passed just before Christmas and employers are now preparing for its reforms, which will take effect in stages from as early as February 2026. Among the most significant changes for reward is the removal of the statutory cap on the compensatory award for unfair dismissal (currently the lesser of 52 weeks’ gross pay and £118,223). The risk is not merely “larger tribunal awards”. The true change is commercial: once ordinary unfair dismissal is no longer limited by a statutory ceiling, the value of claims becomes more fact-driven. That brings bonus and equity to the...
Analysis of the main reforms National Police Service The Police Reform White Paper proposes a single service, formed by consolidating the numerous national bodies that have worked in specialist arenas to date, such as the National Crime Agency and Counter Terrorism Policing. An appointed National Police Commissioner will lead the National Police Service, serving as the country’s most senior police officer. Bringing these units together is intended to free unspecialised officers to focus locally on supporting victims, while forensic and other technical enquiries will fall to specialist personnel within the same unified organisation. The infusion of technology, pooled intelligence, and advanced training and experience across the national service should undeniably raise standards in policing, from everyday offences to the most serious crimes. A single structure is expected to cut through bureaucratic barriers created by former administrative borders, enabling faster, more thorough...
Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights—12 February 2026 In this issue: Cases and decisions Insurance Types Dispute Resolution 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 Tyson International Company Ltd v Gic Re, India, Corporate Member Ltd (sued as the Sole Corporate Member for Syndicate 1947 At Lloyd's of London for the 2021 and 2022 Years of Account) The Court of Appeal ( Civil Division) refused the appeal by GIC Re, India, Corporate Member Ltd ( GIC) against the Commercial Court’s ruling. The dispute focused on the meaning and operation of a ‘ Confusion Clause’ within reinsurance agreements between GIC and Tyson International Company Ltd ( TICL). The central questions were: (i) whether the Confusion Clause was engaged only where the Certificates themselves were ambiguous, or also where the Market Reform Contracts ( MRCs) and Facultative...
Mergers The Commission approved: the takeover of sole control of Unigestion Private Equity Holding SA by Sagard UK Management Limited ( M.12215) following a phase I review—see further, Midday Express the acquisition of sole control of Sealed Air Corporation by funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC ( M.12261) after a phase I assessment—see further, Midday Express The Commission received notifications in: Deutsche Post/ CTT/ JVs ( M.11942) (normal merger procedure) TPG/ Vitality/ Soft Bank/ Cambridge Mobile Telematics ( M.12287) (simplified merger procedure) The Commission released the public versions of its: phase I...
In this issue: Adjudication Litigation Arbitration Building safety Procurement in Construction Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Adjudication Joint ventures on construction projects—who can adjudicate? ( Darchem Engineering v Bouygues Travaux) The TCC declined to summarily enforce an adjudicator’s award in favour of a company that formed one half of an unincorporated joint venture. The JV, not the individual company, had been appointed as sub-contractor under a sub-contract for works at a nuclear facility. The court determined the company alone was not a party to that sub-contract, meaning the adjudicator lacked jurisdiction. The ruling underscores the need to assess carefully the legal ramifications of delivering projects through an unincorporated joint venture. See News Analysis: Joint ventures on construction projects—who can adjudicate? ( Darchem Engineering v Bouygues...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Contracts Data protection Public procurement Lex Talk®Commercial: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Horizon Scanners and Trackers Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—11 February 2026 The ASA assessed two objections to a digital out‑of‑home poster for the film ‘ Predator Badlands’. The imagery was graphic and violent, and complainants said it was unsuitable and upsetting for young children. The ASA agreed and upheld the complaints. See: LNB News 11/02/2026 29. Advertising Association publishes AI best practice guide under government taskforce The Advertising Association has issued a voluntary Best Practice Guide for the Responsible Use of Generative AI in advertising, produced under the Government and Industry‑led Online Advertising Taskforce. It offers practical direction for UK practitioners and sets eight...
In this issue: Local government finance Governance Social housing Education Children's social care Adult social care Public procurement Planning Healthcare Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Local government finance MHCLG confirms £78bn final local government finance settlement with fairer funding reforms The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has announced a £78bn Final Local Government Finance Settlement, alongside a £440m Recovery Grant boost to support the councils facing the greatest pressures, addressing deprivation and enhancing local services. The package offers multi-year certainty and features measures including writing off 90% of historic SEND deficits, a £272m increase for homelessness services, and £39.6m in mayoral capacity funding to protect people at risk of homelessness and improve local outcomes. Using an evidence-led approach, drawing on the latest indices of multiple...
In this issue: UK, EU and international regulators and bodies Prudential requirements Financial crime and sanctions Investigations, enforcement and discipline Regulation of benchmarks and IBOR reform Regulation of capital markets Regulation of derivatives Investment funds and asset management Consumer credit, mortgage and home finance Fintech and cryptoassets Dates for your diary New and updated content Financial Services Enforcement Database Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Financial Services: a Lexis®Nexis community UK, EU and international regulators and bodies UK- China Financial Working Group announces inaugural agreements HM Treasury ( HMT) has unveiled the UK– China Financial Working Group, creating a new forum for dialogue on financial policy between governments and regulatory authorities in both countries. The Bank of China’s London Branch has been named the UK’s second renminbi ( RMB) clearing bank,...
In this issue: UK Digital Markets Act UK market studies EU antitrust EU Competition policy EU Digital Markets Act Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Caselex CMA consults on Apple and Google commitments to improve App Store fairness and mobile platform interoperability The CMA has opened a consultation on undertakings proposed by Apple and Google after their designation with strategic market status ( SMS) under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, in respect of their mobile platforms. Granted in October 2025, the designation reflects the CMA’s conclusion that both companies wield significant and entrenched market power across mobile operating systems, app distribution, and mobile browsers. The suggested commitments are designed to tackle early concerns about app store procedures, fairness, and interoperability, consistent with the CMA’s July 2025 roadmap......
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