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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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: Service charges Enfranchisement and right to manage Enforcing security and property insolvency Repairing obligations and dilapidations Disputes and remedies 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 Latest Q& As Service charges Insurance commission as service charge ( Octagon Overseas v Cantlay) In Octagon Overseas v Cantlay [2024] All ER ( D) 03 ( Apr), [2024] UKUT 72 ( LC), the Upper Tribunal ( Lands Chamber) ( UT) allowed the appellant landlords’ appeal against the First-tier Tribunal ( Property Chamber) ( FTT) concerning insurance commissions and fees received by the landlords (or their agents) in their capacity as estate landlords. The UT noted that the FTT had concluded the...
Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—4 April 2024 In this issue: Data protection Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Lex Talk®Risk & Compliance: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection The Information Commissioner’s Office has outlined its 2024–2025 programme to safeguard children’s privacy online. The refreshed Children’s Code strategy proposes default privacy on young users’ profiles, geolocation switched off and locked, targeted ads disabled, scrutiny of how recommender tools treat children’s searches, and oversight of data relating to under‑13s. The ICO also intends stronger cooperation with Ofcom and international regulators to raise UK standards for children’s data protection. See: LNB News 03/04/2024 39. Financial sanctions The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has revised General Licence INT/2023/3626884 concerning payments to Companies House. The update widens the licence by adding two additional permissions to the list of permitted payments linked to the...
In this issue: Ukraine conflict Cases and decisions Types of insurance Market practice 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 ( Zephyrus Capital Aviation Partners 1D Ltd and others v Fidelis Underwriting Ltd and others) Major carriers including Allianz, AXA and Liberty Mutual will have to meet £13bn in claims for aircraft left in Russia after the Ukraine invasion, as a London judge on 28 March 2024 refused efforts to shift the claims to Moscow. See News Analysis: Insurers must face £13bn Russia-stranded planes claims in UK and LNB News 28/03/2024 81. See Practice Note: Ukraine conflict—aviation insurance claims, which examines the principal areas of dispute under aviation insurance policies. It also details further...
In this issue: Copyright & associated rights Confidential Information Lex Talk®IP: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Copyright & associated rights What is the current position of the three-step fair dealing test in Article 5(5) of the EU Info Soc Directive and Article 9(2) of the Berne Convention under UK case law, in an individual dispute where any form of fair dealing is relied upon as a defence to infringement? This Q& A explores the standing of the three-step test for a lawful copyright exception under both Article 5(5) of the EU Info Soc Directive and Article 9(2) of the Berne Convention, considering its application to exceptions pleaded case by case under UK authority. It surveys how UK courts have treated these tests historically, and reflects on the possible effects of the Retained EU Law ( Revocation and Reform) Act...
In this issue: Funding The Pensions Regulator Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Funding Funding Funding provisions of the Pension Schemes Act 2021 to come into force on 6 April 2024 The Pension Schemes Act 2021 ( Commencement No. 8 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/451, were made on 2 April 2024. They designate 6 April 2024 as the commencement date for section 123 and Schedule 10 of the Pension Schemes Act 2021, relating to funding for defined benefit ( DB) schemes, to the extent not already commenced. These measures permit changes to the statutory funding framework for DB schemes. The detailed provisions are set out in the Occupational Pension Schemes ( Funding and Investment Strategy and Amendment) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/462, which were made on 2 April 2024 and take effect on 6 April 2024. ...
In this issue: Regulatory framework for medicinal products Commercialisation Research and development Competition in life sciences Lex Talk®Life Sciences: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Regulatory framework for medicinal products Court of Justice finds that scientific experts’ conflicts of interest meant refusal of marketing authorisation was unlawful On 14 March 2024, the Court of Justice handed down its ruling on the appeal brought by Debrégeas et associés Pharma SAS ( D& A Pharma) against the earlier judgment of the General Court of the EU (the General Court), which had dismissed its action challenging the European Commission’s refusal to grant a conditional marketing authorisation ( CMA) for D& A Pharma’s medicine, Hopveus (sodium oxybate). The Court of Justice set aside the General Court’s...
In this issue: Brexit UK, EU and international regulators and bodies Authorisation, approval and supervision Financial crime and sanctions Prudential requirements Complaints, compensation and claims management Investigation, enforcement and discipline Sustainable finance and ESG Regulation of capital markets Mi FID II Investment funds and asset management Regulation of insurance Payment services and systems Financial Services Enforcement Database Daily and weekly news alerts Intraday news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Brexit Bo E seeks views on enforcement policy updates following FSMA 2023. The Bank of England is consulting on revisions to its statements of policy and procedure ( So PP) for enforcement arising from the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023. Feedback is invited by 28 June 2024. Subject to...
In this issue: Public procurement Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Constitutional and administrative law Judicial review Subsidy control and State aid Other Public Law updates Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Public procurement Procurement Policy Note provides updated Standard Selection Questionnaire The Cabinet Office has formally issued Procurement Policy Note 03/24: Standard Selection Questionnaire ( SQ) ( PPN 03/24), directing contracting authorities to the refreshed standard SQ and its linked accompanying statutory guidance materials for use. PPN 03/24 covers all contracting authorities in England, and contracting authorities in Wales and Northern Ireland carrying out wholly or mainly reserved functions, in each case when running above-threshold procurements within part 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ( PCR 2015), SI 2015/102. The updated selection questions, along with any other amendments arising from PPN 03/24, must be adopted no later than three months from the...
Lowe v The Governors of Sutton’s Hospital In Charterhouse [2024] EWHC 646 ( Ch) What are the practical implications of this case? Tenancy deposit law is no exemplar of lucid drafting and has generated a raft of technical disputes. This decision provides helpful certainty: the relevant limitation period for these claims is six years under section 9 of the Limitation Act 1980 ( LA 1980) a certificate of information containing a plain error should be read as one reads a statutory notice; if a reasonable recipient would grasp that the correct details were conveyed, the statutory requirements are satisfied the absence of a signature on the certificate of prescribed information was not determinative. In this case, a signed covering letter from the landlord’s agent accompanied the certificate, so the information was delivered in a form ‘substantially to the same effect’ as that required by the Housing ( Tenancy...
Mergers Vodafone/ CK Hutchison referred to phase 2 The CMA has referred the anticipated joint venture between Vodafone Group Plc ( Vodafone) and CK Hutchison Holdings Limited ( CK Hutchison), concerning Vodafone Limited ( VUK) and Hutchison 3G UK Limited (3UK). Following the parties’ decision not to offer proposed undertakings in lieu, VUK remains owned by Vodafone. 3UK is owned by CK Hutchison. VUK and 3UK are two leading suppliers of mobile telecommunications services in the UK. On 22 March 2023, the CMA stated that the transaction satisfies the test for reference to a phase 2 investigation. During phase 1, the CMA concluded that the proposed transaction creates a realistic prospect of an SLC in the provision of retail mobile services and wholesale mobile services in the UK......
In this issue: Biodiversity Development consent orders Building regulations Lex Talk®Planning: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Biodiversity Temporary exemption from BNG for small developments ends The grace period exempting small schemes from biodiversity net gain ( BNG) rules has now ceased. Planning permission applications submitted on or after 2 April 2024 are not exempt and must satisfy the biodiversity gain condition, meaning the biodiversity value credited to the scheme must surpass the pre-development biodiversity value of the on-site habitat by a minimum of 10% in order to proceed lawfully through the process......
In this issue: Energy Environment Life sciences TMT Lex Talk®EU Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Energy Consultations open on Fuel EU Maritime verification and monitoring requirements The European Commission has opened three consultations on the Fuel EU Maritime Regulation, intended to advance the decarbonisation of the shipping sector. The first examines the technical specifications for verification activities that will apply to shipping companies’ emissions. The second presents a template for the plans that companies must submit, explaining how their ships will be verified and how their emissions will be monitored. The third details the methods and criteria for accrediting ‘verifiers’ who will oversee compliance with the monitoring plan and the verification of Fuel EU reports and documentation. The deadline for responses is 24 April 2024. See: LNB News...
In this issue: Building safety Procurement in construction Construction industry news Lex Talk®Construction: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Building safety DLUHC publishes Q& As on building control changes for HRBs The DLUHC has released a set of Q& As responding to queries on updates to the building control route for HRBs, together with wider amendments to procedural building regulations in England. Covered themes include transitional provisions, statutory consultations, work in existing HRBs, enforcement, and lapse of plans. See LNB News 02/04/2024 19. HSE guidance on transitional arrangements for new HRBs The Health and Safety Executive has issued guidance on transitional building control arrangements for new HRBs. These transitional rules, introduced by legislation taking effect in October 2023, clarify which HRB work falls within the regime’s design and...
Summary of changes From 1 April 2024: new rules for calculating holiday entitlement and pay for irregular hours and part‑year workers (including 12.07% accrual and an option to use rolled‑up holiday pay); annual National Living Wage/ National Minimum Wage uplift and removal of the live‑in domestic worker exemption; higher Agricultural Minimum Wage rates in Wales; and increased VAT registration (£90,000) and deregistration (£88,000) limits. From 6 April 2024: flexible working becomes a day‑one right with revised processes and an updated Acas Code; paternity leave/pay reformed so two separate one‑week blocks can be taken within the first year; introduction of unpaid carer’s leave; extended redundancy protection during pregnancy and for a period after family leave; Employment Tribunal rule changes and higher compensation caps; uplifted Vento bands; higher SSP; Class 1 main employee NIC cut to 8% while weekly thresholds...
In this issue Free trade agreements WTO Customs Lex Talk® International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Free trade agreements DBT announces new royalties for UK artists’ resales in Australia DBT has confirmed that, from 1 April 2024, UK creators will receive resale royalties in Australia under the UK– Australia Free Trade Agreement. Until now, UK artists did not obtain any payment when their works were resold there. Going forward, they can claim in line with Australia’s scheme—currently 5% of the sale price on commercial resales of AUS$1,000 or more—each time works such as paintings, sculptures, prints or photographs are traded within Australia’s professional art market. In 2021, UK artists exported £10m of goods to Australia, while Australia’s art market generated over AUS$140 million in sales in 2023....
In this issue: Practice and procedure Financial provision Public children Court of Protection Lex Talk®Family: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New content Updated content New Q& As Useful information Practice and procedure Mo J publishes outcome to consultation on increases to court and tribunal fees The Ministry of Justice ( Mo J) has issued its reply to the consultation on ‘ Implementing increases to selected court and tribunal fees’. It confirmed 52 responses were received. The government considers a 10% uplift to fees is warranted and would mirror movements in price levels. It observed the Consumer Price Index ( CPI) has risen by 17.8%, signalling higher costs faced by HM Courts and Tribunals Service ( HMCTS). Revenues from higher fees could support a stable funding stream and HMCTS service delivery, and effective administration of access to justice. The government reiterated its commitment to safeguarding access to justice, noting that the Help with Fees...
Mergers The Commission cleared: the acquisition granting sole control of Kohler Energy by Platinum Equity Group ( M.11426) following a phase I review—see further, Midday Express the acquisition of sole control over the Canadian coal business and assets of Teck Resources Limited by Glencore plc ( M.11392) after a phase I review—see further, Midday Express the acquisition of sole control of Fertiglobe plc by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ( M.11443) after a phase I review—see further, Midday Express The Commission also issued the public version of its decision regarding the Article 4(4) referral in Kaufland/ SCP Real Assets ( M.11423). Note— For all live merger probes before the Commission, see further, EU mergers—ongoing cases tracker Upcoming dates For dates of forthcoming EU competition developments, see further, EU Competition calendar......
In this issue Key DR developments Costs and funding Cross-border disputes Injunctions Evidence and disclosure Dates for your diary Useful information Lex Talk®Dispute Resolution: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments Practice Direction update 165th PD in force On Saturday, 6 April 2024, the Master of the Rolls and the Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for Justice approved the 165th Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules. This update enables VAT to be recovered in fixed recoverable costs matters for disbursements in restoration proceedings under CPR 45.15A, as well as for pre-action and interim applications. It also adjusts the meaning of ‘day’ when counting the days before trial at which an FRC case is settled or vacated, where the advocate is entitled to a percentage of their FRC under CPR PD 45, Table 12 (fast track) or CPR PD 45, Table 14 (intermediate track). In addition, CPR PD 28,...
In this issue: Economic crime and corporate transparency Company disclosures, records and registers Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Economic crime and corporate transparency Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ( Financial Penalty) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/445 These Regulations permit the Registrar of Companies to levy a monetary sanction upon an individual where they are satisfied, beyond reasonable doubt, that the person has engaged in misconduct constituting a relevant offence under the Companies Act 2006. Civil monetary penalties provide a faster and more economical option than criminal proceedings to discourage and penalise wrongdoing. The Regulations take effect on 2 May 2024. See: LNB News 02/04/2024 27......
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