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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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: Residential property Property management Property insolvency Property in Wales Property in Scotland Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New Q& As Residential property Undue influence—test in ‘hybrid’ cases In the earlier reported One Savings Bank plc v Waller- Edwards [2024] EWCA Civ 302, the Court of Appeal examined whether a lender’s awareness that part of a joint advance would be used for a purpose benefiting only one borrower was enough to trigger the ‘ Etridge protocol’, obliging the bank to follow the steps set out by the House of Lords in Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Etridge ( No 2) [2002] 2 AC 773 to avoid being taken to have notice of any undue influence one co-borrower may have exerted over the other. The Court of Appeal decided that such knowledge, on its own, does not activate the protocol. Both the court and the lender must assess the...
In this issue: Enfranchisement and right to manage Service charges Disputes and remedies Residential tenancies Property disputes in Scotland Lex Talk®Property Disputes: a Lexis®Nexis community Additional Property disputes updates Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary New and updated content Trackers Enfranchisement and right to manage Can qualifying tenants prevent incumbrances created after an unlawful disposal from binding them? ( Donovan v Prescott Place) In Donovan v Prescott Place [2024] EWCA Civ 298, [2024] All ER ( D) 04 ( Apr), a block of flats was sold to a purchaser without the vendor first offering the qualifying tenants the opportunity required by section 1 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 ( LTA 1987). The tenants eligible under the Act then obtained a court order pursuant to LTA 1987, s 19(1), directing the purchaser to transfer the building to their nominee company. After completion but before the s 19(1) order was made, the...
EU developments European Commission publishes PSF intermediate report on monitoring capital flows to sustainable investments The Platform of Sustainable Finance ( PSF), which advises the European Commission, has released an intermediate report concerning the ‘monitoring of capital flows to sustainable investments’. The report’s intention is to set out an architecture enabling measurement of the effective contribution of finance towards meeting the objectives of the European Green Deal, providing a basis for tracking how finance supports these goals over time consistently......
In this issue: Tax treatment Corporate governance HMRC Manuals tracker Useful information Weekly highlights from other practice areas Tax treatment HMRC confirms that its official rate of interest will remain at 2.25% HMRC has stated that its official interest rate for beneficial loan arrangements will stay at 2.25% from 6 April 2024, notwithstanding the Bank of England’s base rate of 5.25%. This rate applies when assessing the tax position of employment-related beneficial loans, and for notional loans under Chapter 3C of Part 7 of the Income Tax ( Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 where employment-related securities are obtained for less than market value. The 2.25% figure has applied since 6 April 2023 (previously 2.00%). For a comprehensive schedule of relevant tax and other rates, see Practice Note: Tax and other rates which are relevant to share incentives. For more on the...
In this issue: Public procurement Governance Social housing Education Social care Planning Licensing Local government finance Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Public procurement CCS publishes guidance on how to prepare for the Procurement Act 2023 The Crown Commercial Service ( CCS) has issued guidance to help public sector purchasers get ready for the forthcoming new rules under the Procurement Act 2023. The CCS advises public sector authorities to begin preparations as early as possible now and to concentrate on five core workstreams: in particular, the areas of commercial activity; standard operating procedures and policies; guidance and information; systems; and people. The CCS also urges buyers to use the Cabinet Office’s training product, Transforming Public Procurement Knowledge Drops, to support the transition, as it provides a high-level overview of the changes the new...
Broadstone reported that data from the Pension Protection Fund’s monthly index showed the figure had risen from a £442.3bn surplus at the end of February. For the 5,050 UK defined benefit schemes assessed, the index indicated total assets of £1,434.3bn at March’s end, while total liabilities stood at £978.8bn across the cohort. Over the same period, the funding ratio edged up from 146.1% to 146.5%, a modest uplift. Sarah Elwine, Broadstone’s actuarial director, called the 'positive funding environment' welcome news for defined benefit pension schemes......
In this issue Sustainable finance and ESG round–up Registrar of Companies and Register of Overseas Entities ( Fees) ( Amendment) Regulations 2024 Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Derivatives Restructuring Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Sustainable finance and ESG round–up For a concise digest of this week’s Sustainable finance and ESG developments, see: Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round–up—11 April 2024. Registrar of Companies and Register of Overseas Entities ( Fees) ( Amendment) Regulations 2024 Registrar of Companies and Register of Overseas Entities ( Fees) ( Amendment) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/454: This instrument revises the dates for transitional provisions linked to changes in Registrar of Companies fees, corrects typographical mistakes, and deletes obsolete references to regulations within the Register of Overseas Entities ( Delivery, Protection and Trust Services) Regulations 2022, SI...
In this issue: EU fundamentals Data protection and cybersecurity Financial services Environment IP Life sciences TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers EU fundamentals Law360 notes that discussion about taking the EU beyond its current twenty-seven members is turning the focus to how the bloc votes. There is rising unease that the unanimity rule for tax reforms could prove unworkable with a larger membership. See News Analysis: EU expansion question shines light on tax voting procedure. Data protection and cybersecurity MLex reports that the surge of artificial intelligence may drive politicians to push for a rework of the EU’s data protection framework and a challenge to key pillars of the General Data Protection Regulation. In an interview, EDPS Wojciech Wiewiórowski said a review could land in 2025, and EU officials should be prepared to defend scrutiny of the GDPR’s core principles. See News Analysis: Advent of AI could prompt questioning of GDPR...
In this issue: Practice and procedure Financial provision Private children Public children Lex Talk®Family: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New content Updated content Useful information Practice and procedure DAPN and DAPO pilot and guidance The pilot for domestic abuse protection notices ( DAPNs) and domestic abuse protection orders ( DAPOs) is anticipated to launch in spring 2024 across three south London boroughs— Croydon, Sutton and Bromley—and in Greater Manchester, and will also involve the British Transport Police, pending the Senior Presiding Judge’s final approval and operational readiness. Guidance for legal practitioners on DAPNs and DAPOs has been issued by the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice. HMCTS updates guidance on general applications and applications for alternative service, deemed and dispensed service and conditional orders HM Courts and Tribunals Service has revised its guidance for legal...
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable energy Nuclear energy Energy disputes 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 DESNZ calls for evidence on community energy projects The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ) has launched a call for evidence on obstacles to community energy schemes in England. Community energy initiatives bring people together to buy, run, produce or cut energy use, covering solar installations, wind farms, hydro power, electric vehicle charging points, car clubs, and programmes addressing fuel poverty. Such schemes are generally not-for-profit, and any income generated is returned to the communities they serve. The call for evidence closes on 30 June 2024. See: LNB News...
Mergers Court of Appeal dismisses appeal regarding Cérélia/ Jus- Rol merger case The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in Cérélia Group Holdings SAS & Anor v CMA, arising from an appeal against the CAT’s ruling in Cérélia Group Holding SAS and Cérélia UK Limited v CMA. It unanimously upheld the outcome by dismissing the challenge to the CMA’s 20 January 2023 decision, which related to the CMA’s final report from its phase 2 probe into the completed purchase by Cérélia Group Holding SAS and Cérélia UK Limited (together, Cérélia) of specified assets connected to the UK and Ireland dough business ( Jus- Rol) of General Mill, Inc. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal unanimously. Cérélia and Jus- Rol both supply dough-to-bake items to grocery retailers in the UK. Jus- Rol is the leading brand in this space, covering products such as filo and...
In this issue: Data protection Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Question of the week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection ICO signs cross-border data protection and privacy enforcement agreement The Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) has entered a fresh multilateral international arrangement with the Global Cooperation Arrangement for Privacy Enforcement ( Global CAPE), enabling collaboration on cross-border privacy and data protection enforcement. This allows the ICO to support inquiries and share information with participating jurisdictions without the need for separate memoranda of understanding. Global CAPE’s participants include the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore and Chinese Taipei. Global CAPE was established to complement the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Cross-border Privacy Rules ( APEC CBPR), which likewise facilitates co-operation and assistance in privacy and data...
In this issue: Anti-dumping, customs, daily and weekly news alerts, and new or revised content. Anti-dumping: A measure imposing duties on imports of sweetcorn from Thailand has been published in the Official Journal. Commission Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2024/967 of 2 April 2024 amends Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2019/1996, imposing definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn kernels originating in the Kingdom of Thailand, following an expiry review conducted pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation ( EU)......
In this issue: AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Financial sanctions Data protection Other Practice Compliance updates this week Question of the week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Home Office publishes outcome of consultation on POCA 2002 investigative powers The Home Office has released the government’s reply and conclusion to the consultation on ‘ Changes to bodies granted investigatory and other powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002’. As a result, powers for Accredited Financial Investigators will be extended to the Security Industry Authority, Food Standards Agency, Environment Agency, Public Sector Fraud Authority and the Department for Work and Pensions. These changes are implemented by The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 ( References to Financial Investigators) ( England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (...
Editor’s note Welcome to the inaugural 2024 issue of the Public Law case law quarterly, which reviews developments from the year’s opening quarter. We begin at the outset with an Administrative Court decision addressing a judicial review brought against recommendations attributed to the defendant Lord Chancellor in the Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review ( CLAIR) report, alongside, in particular, a ruling illustrating the court’s rigorous approach when the government attempts to place reliance on a policy paper. The Supreme Court material in this issue spans the court’s conclusion that the Mental Health Review Tribunal properly declined to discharge a patient and that the patient’s ongoing hospital detention complied with the law, together with a decision identifying the governing law for torts said to have been committed by the UK Security Service and the UK Secret Intelligence Service. The edition also surveys a series of...
In this issue: Commercialisation Medical devices Regulatory framework for medicinal products Intellectual property Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Commercialisation European pharma industry responds to HTA consultation calling for JCA process reforms The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations ( EFPIA) has replied to the consultation on the draft implementing act for Joint Clinical Assessment ( JCA) of medicinal products under the Health Technology Assessment Regulation, Regulation ( EU) 2021/2282. Although EFPIA broadly endorses the initiative, it raises significant worries that the current draft would make the JCA system unworkable and drive unnecessary duplication. It particularly objects to the near exclusion of manufacturers from JCA procedures except in rare cases, and deems the proposed timelines unmanageable. EFPIA concludes that insufficient involvement and a lack of clarity at the...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental permits and consents ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Useful information Air emissions and climate change EA publishes methane action plan 2024–26 The Environment Agency ( EA) has released its methane action plan 2024–26, outlining measures to reduce methane emissions in England. The plan covers the period 2024 to 2026. The EA plays a significant regulatory role in reducing methane, and the plan sets three objectives: to enhance data, to maximise the effectiveness of regulation, and to work with external partners and other countries. See: LNB News 08/04/2024...
On 8 April 2024, People’s Partnership reported that research it had commissioned from the Behavioural Insights Team, a non-governmental group, found that offering cash perks makes savers more inclined to shift their pension. The provider said that one in five participants—nearly 5,700 people—would move their pension on the back of a £100 cashback offer, even though the receiving plan’s higher fees would leave them over £1,000 worse off within just five years. Patrick Heath- Lay, chief executive of People’s Partnership, said the work, undertaken between September and November, shows these incentives distort the pension transfer process, to the detriment of savers trying to choose wisely. He added that people become less likely to read and comprehend simple details about the new pension, even when they are clearly flagged, and they risk losing money. Heath- Lay said this of retirement savers: '...
In this issue: Criminal liability Criminal procedure and evidence Proceeds of crime Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Cybercrime and data protection offences Environmental offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Local authority prosecutions Money laundering Corporate Crime in Scotland Other corporate crime news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Criminal liability Mo J announces consultation on reform of Law of Apologies The Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation to amend the Law of Apologies under the Compensation Act 2006, aiming to empower public bodies, private organisations and their staff to make heartfelt apologies to those harmed, without creating legal liability. Views are also invited on how this should operate in cases of...
On 5 April 2024, Pw C noted trustees are increasingly compelled to weigh whether to transfer scheme liabilities to an insurer, merge into a superfund, or continue running on to build surplus funds. On 1 April 2024, the Financial Reporting Council brought in new actuarial standards. The framework, TAS 300, obliges actuarial advisers to set out alternative pathways for trustees as their pension schemes near the end of their funding journeys overall......
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