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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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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Mergers The Commission approved the takeover giving exclusive control of Gimv by Workx Invest NV ( M.11450) following a phase I review—see further Midday Express. The Commission was notified of Hydro Energi/ Miracl/ Rein JV ( M.11388) under the simplified merger procedure. Note— For all live merger investigations before the Commission, see further the EU mergers—ongoing cases tracker......
Mc Cann Media Ltd v HMRC [2024] UKUT 94 ( TCC) MML operates as the personal service company of Neil Mc Cann, a former Scottish Premiership player and Scotland international. Through MML, Mr Mc Cann delivered television punditry and co-commentary, with MML contracting with Sky TV for those services. HMRC contended the arrangements were within the scope of the intermediaries legislation and consequently issued PAYE and NIC determinations and notices spanning five years. Over that timeframe, MML’s only other undertaking was to supply Mr Mc Cann’s services for a six-week spell as Dundee FC’s interim manager, which occurred whilst the Sky agreements were still running. MML appealed the FTT’s decision, which upheld HMRC’s determinations and notices, advancing three grounds of appeal. The first asserted the FTT had erred in law in......
Lewis- Ranwell v G4S Health Services ( UK) Ltd and others [2024] EWCA Civ 138 What are the practical implications of this case? This decision is pertinent where: there has been a lapse in care delivered to a claimant with mental illness the claimant subsequently commits acts which, but for insanity, would amount to crimes the claimant is acquitted by reason of insanity In that setting, the judgment is significant: it confirms the illegality defence does not bar the claimant’s action. Such circumstances will be rare. In 2012 the Law Commission observed there were usually under 30 successful insanity pleas each year. Outside those facts, its impact is limited. It does not alter the law; rather, it is a definitive Court of Appeal application of the principles set out in Patel v Mirza [2016] UKSC 42 and later applied in Henderson v Dorset...
Philip v Working Partners Ltd and another [2024] EAT 43 Gillian Philip, a co-author of children’s fiction under the pen name Erin Hunter, has failed in her challenge to an employment tribunal’s decision that she was not an employee of Working Partners Ltd when she was dismissed after tweeting her endorsement of ‘ Harry Potter’ writer J K Rowling’s view that transgender identity is invalid, as recorded in an 8 April judgment issued on 10 April 2024. Judge Angus Stewart held that the lower employment tribunal had properly found Philip was not an employee for the purposes of Eq A 2010, s 83(2)(a), of either Working Partners, a book packager, or Harper Collins, the publishing house she also sued......
The EU General Court has set aside the first round of sanctions on Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, ruling that the evidence did not adequately demonstrate links to Vladimir Putin’s regime or efforts to destabilise Ukraine following Russia’s 2022 invasion. The pair—major shareholders in Alfa Group, the conglomerate behind the Russian heavyweight Alfa Bank—remain listed while their challenge to a subsequent package of measures, imposed in March 2023 after their designation, moves through the courts in a separate action. Lawyers suggest this early win may encourage some of the other 1,700 listed people and organisations with cases before the European court, especially where proceedings in England have fizzled out. Maria Nizzero, a financial crime and security specialist at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, said the decision marks a notable departure from UK court cases, where judges have shown marked deference to...
OAC, a subsidiary of the Broadstone Group, reported via its quarterly redress tracker that, as of early April, a typical complainant might be set to receive only £12,000 in compensation, compared with more than £150,000 two years earlier. The firm explained that overall levels of redress have fallen sharply and materially owing to recent rises in annuity rates. As a result, pension transfer customers may now expect a higher level of income from their new pots, OAC noted. That, the company said, would minimise the financial shortfall faced by individuals pursuing compensation......
Russia’s war against Ukraine Commission consults Member States on a limited prolongation of the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework to further support the agricultural sector The Commission has shared with Member States, for consultation, a draft proposal to extend for a limited period the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework ( TCTF), so that assistance for the primary agricultural sector can continue amid ongoing market disruption. In March 2023, the Commission adopted the TCTF. The TCTF aims to back measures in sectors that are vital to accelerating the green transition and cutting fuel dependencies. It also revised and, in part, prolonged the Temporary Crisis Framework, which was first adopted in March 2022 to tackle the impact of the crisis in Ukraine......
In addition to the stories covered in full in the Financial Services news feed on 12 April 2024 Subscribers may wish to note the following further developments: FCA: Decision Notice 2024: Central Dental Care FCA: Decision Notice: Lukey Cassette Boilers ( UK) Ltd FCA: Decision Notice: Zalda Limited SI: FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2023 2023 c. ......
What is the background to the increases? In the government’s response to its consultation on ‘ Implementing increases to selected court and tribunal fees’, it stated it had decided to proceed with a 10% fee rise, in line with the CPI, covering 172 of the 202 fees it initially proposed. This approach keeps the uplift aligned with CPI inflation. The divorce application fee will stay the same, and 29 other fees will likewise not change while further analysis is undertaken. The government has also pledged to refresh fees on a two‑year cycle to account for variations in costs and CPI. The next scheduled review is planned for 2025–2026. Which court fees are increasing? The family proceedings fees that will increase are set out in full in Schedule 5 to the Court and Tribunal Fees ( Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2024, SI 2024/476 ( SI...
Jump to: Post- Brexit transition guidance Editor’s picks—the practice area/sector view New and updated Brexit related content Lex Talk®Brexit: a Lexis®Nexis community Useful information Post- Brexit transition guidance This area features refreshed and new Brexit webpages and guidance addressing legal and practical developments. Weekly roundup of HMRC import, export and customs guidance—8 April 2024 A summary of revisions to HMRC import, export and customs guidance for 2 April 2024 to 8 April 2024. See: LNB News 08/04/2024 14. Editor’s picks—the practice area/sector view Highlighted Brexit updates selected by Lexis+®UK lawyers from within their own specialisms. Financial Services FCA publishes Market Watch 78 The FCA has issued Market Watch 78. It sets out supervisory findings on the completeness and accuracy of instrument reference data ( IRD) under Commission Delegated Assimilated Regulation ( EU) 2017/585 ( UK RTS 23), of note to RIEs, MTFs, OTFs and SIs. See: LNB News...
Gary Paul Shankland and Jamie Taylor (as joint liquidators of Lion House Portfolio Ltd); Lion House Portfolio Ltd v Iain Urquhart Mc Keand [2024] EWHC 610 ( Ch) What are the practical implications of this case? This judgment distils the principles on directors’ misfeasance and clarifies when the duty in section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 ( CA 2006) to act for the benefit of the company and its members shifts to include regard to, or action for, the interests of the company’s creditors. Beyond that—and a short excursion into the obligation to account as a fiduciary recipient, plus the point that a director cannot invoke their own inadequate record-keeping to evade liability for company funds received—there is relatively little fresh law in it. Its real value lies in illustrating the court’s method for tackling the frequently challenging exercise of piecing together evidence about...
Private actions CAT dismisses Sports Direct’s application for interim injunction regarding Newcastle United replica kit The CAT handed down its decision in Sports Direct.com Retail Limited v (1) Newcastle United Football Company Limited and (2) Newcastle United Limited, addressing Sports Direct’s request for an interim injunction compelling Newcastle United Football Club to supply it with replica kit for the 2024/25 season. Sports Direct maintained that the club was dominant in the provision of Newcastle replica kit and that declining to supply Sports Direct constituted an abuse of that dominance; in the alternative, it argued that exclusivity arrangements entered into with JD Sports were anti-competitive and therefore unlawful. It also contended that, without stock of the replica kit for the 2024/5 season, it would suffer loss that could not be adequately compensated in damages. The CAT examined whether Sports Direct had shown a ‘serious issue to be...
Transition TPR indicated that, although complying with the government’s Transition Plan Taskforce guidance is not currently a legal obligation, taking it on board would help schemes to manage climate-related risks. This statement came after the taskforce’s publication, on 9 April 2024, of transition plan materials offering sector-specific direction for progressing towards net-zero carbon emissions. The taskforce was established by HM Treasury during the COP26 meeting of nations in Glasgow in November 2021. The government’s ambition remains for the UK economy as a whole to transition to net-zero by 2050, setting a clear pathway for organisations to align their plans with national climate objectives......
Share Action, the responsible investment campaign group, placed the specialist insurance market third from the bottom for environmental, social and governance performance among a field of 29 property and casualty insurers. The results land as activists step up pressure on Lloyd's, which Share Action says supplies about 9% of the available insurance cover for the world's fossil fuel sector......
In this issue: Maternity, parents and carers Tax Employment tribunals Immigration Daily and weekly news alerts IRLR Highlights— May 2024 Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Maternity, parents and carers The Equality and Human Rights Commission ( EHRC) has updated its workplace guidance on pregnancy and maternity discrimination. Revisions have been made across the toolkits to align with changes that took effect in April 2024. See: LNB News 05/04/2024 73. Tax HM Revenue & Customs ( HMRC) has issued the March 2024 Employer Bulletin. This edition outlines measures announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, in the Spring Budget, including adjustments to the High Income Child Benefit Charge, a new National Insurance Contributions rate from 6 April 2024, and increases to the annual national minimum wage rate. See: LNB News 05/04/2024 19......
In this issue: Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Constitutional and administrative law Judicial review Equality and human rights State security and intelligence Subsidy control and State aid Public procurement Other Public Law updates Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit SIs Cosmetic Products ( Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2024 ( SI 2024/455): Exercising legislative powers conferred by Regulation ( EC) 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products, within the sphere of assimilated law, these Regulations amend a piece of assimilated direct legislation relating to consumer protection. They take effect on 22 April 2024. See: LNB News 04/04/2024 17. Post- Brexit transition guidance Weekly roundup of HMRC import, export and customs guidance—8 April 2024: Details of changes to HMRC...
Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights—11 April 2024 In this issue: Ukraine conflict Cases and decisions Reinsurance Regulation New and updated content Case trackers Key dates Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Ukraine conflict Aviation claims Chubb European Group has been named in a US$83.4m London action alleging insurers declined to pay for aircraft left in Ukraine after the Russian invasion, as outlined in an amended High Court claim. See News Analysis: Chubb drawn into US$83.4m Ukrainian airline insurance dispute. The Commercial Court in Zephyrus Aviation v Fidelis Underwriting has recently delivered a significant judgment dismissing challenges to jurisdiction by aviation reinsurers relying on Russian exclusive jurisdiction clauses ( EJCs). The court found compelling reasons not to enforce those EJCs—the key ground being that it was ‘very unlikely’ the claimants would secure a fair trial in...
In this issue: Key developments and highlights Compulsory purchase Planning issues in energy projects Planning applications and decisions Building regulations Planning policy Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Key developments and highlights Further provisions of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 to come into force The Planning Act 2008 ( Commencement No 8) and Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 ( Commencement No 4 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/452, were made on 2 April 2024. From 25 April 2024 these Regulations commence a range of provisions in the Planning Act 2008 ( PA 2008) and the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 ( LURA 2023), chiefly concerning planning and listed building enforcement, including measures that: lengthen the period for English local planning authorities ( LPAs) to take enforcement action from four to ten years in all cases enable LPAs in England to serve temporary stop notices lasting 56 days (rather than the...
Beyond the articles reported in depth in the Financial Services news feed on 11 April 2024, subscribers could also find the following extra developments of particular interest: UK Finance: The Parker Review: Progress and challenges for ethnic diversity......
In this issue: The Pensions Regulator The lifetime allowance Members and benefits Funding, surplus and investment Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers The Pensions Regulator TPR review shows how pension trustees are addressing climate risks and opportunities A fresh review of climate-related reporting by the Pensions Regulator ( TPR) confirms trustees are taking action to manage climate risks and harness opportunities. The review highlighted strong strategic choices, noting that over 60% of reports in TPR’s sample included a net zero objective dated 2050 or earlier. It recorded numerous examples of effective strategic decision-making across schemes. In addition to tailored feedback for trustees and preparers of climate disclosures, TPR set out observations on effective practice and areas for improvement, presented by each key reporting section. Collectively, the findings signpost where schemes can strengthen both...
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