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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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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The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers ( APIL) On 26 March 2024, APIL confirmed it had ended its judicial review against Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk KC after the government agreed to amend certain parts of the new fixed recoverable costs rules, which came into force in October 2024. These revisions are set to apply from April 2024. APIL’s president, Jonathan Scarsbrook, stated on 26 March 2024 that, as a not-for-profit campaigning organisation, bringing proceedings against the government is a step the body approaches with great caution......
In this issue: Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Environmental offences Financial services and pensions offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Insolvency offences and Companies Act 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 Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls New Russia sanctions showcase international enforcement reach. On 22 and 23 February 2024, the UK, US and EU unveiled substantial further measures to mark two years since Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine. See News Analysis: New Russia sanctions reveal international enforcement capabilities. SFO to pay ENRC £9m while challenging costs ruling. On 25 March 2024, the Serious Fraud Office said it will contest findings that it...
What are the practical implications of this case? The court emphasised that a committal application is not about any contempt in general, but whether the claimants have proved, to the criminal standard, the particular contempt specified in the application notice. Where no amended notice exists, yet the contempt argued in submissions departs from that notice, appellants are not entitled to advance that alternative case, consistent with the heightened standard of procedural fairness required in such proceedings (para [48]). The court also affirmed the lower court’s conclusion that, where satisfying the criminal standard properly hinges on expert evidence of foreign law, the absence of such expert material is fatal to the application (paras [51]; [58]). Finally, although the language deployed in an affidavit was excessive, within the setting of long-running, vituperative litigation this was insufficient to meet the requirements for indemnity...
What is the background to the current changes? The CA 2022 secured Royal Assent on 24 February 2022. It followed the Government’s 2021 response to the Law Commission’s ‘ Technical Issues in Charity Law’ report, first issued in 2017. Aimed at removing technical legal hurdles and improving the efficient running of charities, the CA 2022 has been rolled out in stages. Phase one arrived in October 2022, phase two in June 2023, and a third instalment, containing most of the remaining provisions, took effect on 7 March 2024. Each phase has delivered discrete reforms towards the same objective. What is the impact of the implementation of the third tranche of measures in the Charities Act 2022? While this third wave may not revolutionise the sector, it can deliver meaningful advantages depending on a charity’s operations, so taking time to understand the changes and refreshed guidance is...
PACCAR The government has acted quickly, within nine months of the unexpected decision by Britain’s highest court that many financial arrangements used by litigation funders were not enforceable. Ministers introduced a bill on 20 aimed at overturning the ruling, known as PACCAR, after strong lobbying from the litigation‑funding industry. The bill has been welcomed for offering clarity to claimants. However, Tamar Halevy, a partner at Marriott Harrison LLP, suggested the government may have yielded to pressure and hurried through measures that will leave funding companies unregulated without the ‘opportunity to be provided with a contrary view’. ‘ The litigation funding industry has put a lot of effort into lobbying the government in order to reverse the effects of PACCAR, and they have succeeded’, Halevy said. She stated that the bill removes the requirement for litigation funding agreements to comply with the Damages‑ Based...
In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Costs and funding Cross-border disputes Injunctions Litigation ADR Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments New standard hearing directions The King’s Bench Masters’ listing office has issued refreshed directions for applications heard by Masters, replacing those currently contained in Annex 6 of the King’s Bench Guide. These revised directions will be incorporated into the forthcoming edition of the Guide on publication. See LNB News 21/03/2024 86— King’s Bench Masters’ listing issues new standard hearing directions... Hague Service Convention Republic of El Salvador joins Hague Service Convention: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has released a notice under Article 31 of the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or...
In this issue: Data protection Public sector information Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Data protection An obligation to erase personal data without a data subject request—the Court of Justice’s interpretation of Article 58 of the EU GDPR (Újpest administration v NAIH) In Budapest Főváros IV Kerület Újpest Önkormányzat Polgármesteri Hivatala v Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság, the Court of Justice held that national supervisory authorities are empowered to require controllers to erase personal data processed unlawfully, even where no express request has been made by the data subject. The Court further clarified that, if processing is unlawful, a supervisory authority may instruct erasure whether the controller obtained the information directly from individuals or via third parties. The decision may have a material effect on future data-driven products and services:...
In this issue: Research and development Disputes and regulatory enforcement Medical devices Advertising of medicines Regulatory framework for medicinal products Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Research and development UK AI regulation Bill advances after House of Lords second reading The United Kingdom's Artificial Intelligence ( AI) regulation Bill has finished its second reading in the House of Lords. A wide-ranging debate on the Bill occurred on 22 March 2024. It now proceeds to the committee stage, where a clause-by-clause review will be conducted when timetabled. See: LNB News 26/03/2024 24. EFPIA and IHI invite proposals to enhance patient outcomes The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations ( EFPIA) and the Innovative Health Initiative ( IHI) have issued two calls for proposals aimed at improving patient...
In this issue: Data protection Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Question of the week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection Deadline for transitional arrangements allowing contracts to rely on 'old EU SCCs' for UK GDPR compliant international data transfers Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation, Assimilated Regulation ( EU) 2016/679 ( UK GDPR), organisations sending personal data outside the UK on or after 21 March 2022 may use two sets of standard data protection clauses issued by the ICO as an ‘appropriate mechanism’: (a) the ICO’s International Data Transfer Agreement ( IDTA), or (b) the International Data Transfer Addendum ( UK Addendum). The UK Addendum permits the use of the standard contractual clauses adopted by Commission Decision ( EU) 2021/914 under the EU GDPR in...
In this issue: Sustainable finance and ESG round–up Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 LIBOR and benchmarks Lending Shipping finance Project finance Debt capital markets Derivatives Structured products and securitisation Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Sustainable finance and ESG round–up Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round–up For a round-up of this week’s Sustainable finance and ESG developments, see: Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round–up—28 March 2024. Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ( Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Provisions) Regulations 2024 SI 2024/410: These Regulations amend primary and secondary legislation that is consequential, supplementary or incidental to the commencement of specified provisions of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ( ECCTA 2023). They take effect when ECCTA 2023, s 1 comes into...
In this issue: New technologies Internet Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Telecommunications Data protection Lex Talk®TMT: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& A Useful information New technologies UK AI regulation Bill completes second reading in House of Lords The UK Artificial Intelligence ( AI) regulation Bill has progressed through its second reading in the House of Lords. A broad discussion covering all elements of the Bill took place on 22 March 2024. It now proceeds to the committee stage, where it will receive a line-by-line review once scheduled. See: LNB News 26/03/2024 24. Ofcom publishes its strategic approach to AI for 2024–25 Ofcom has outlined its strategic approach to AI for 2024–25, aiming to realise the technology’s benefits while...
In this issue: Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Data protection Other Practice Compliance updates this week Question of the week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions Law360: On 22 and 23 February 2024, the UK, US and EU rolled out substantial new measures on the second anniversary of Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine. See News Analysis: New Russia sanctions reveal international enforcement capabilities. AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Law360: The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s failed bid to impose a penalty on Dentons for its AML checks on a former client is a setback for the regulator’s enforcement agenda which, if confirmed, could make future prosecutions more cautious, according to lawyers. See News Analysis: Dentons AML ruling deals blow to SRA's enforcement plans. The National Crime Agency ( NCA) has released issue 25 of the UK...
In this issue: Economic crime and corporate transparency AGMs Equity capital markets Competition law Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Useful information Economic crime and corporate transparency Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ( Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Provisions) Regulations 2024 SI 2024/410: These regulations update primary and secondary legislation where changes are consequential, supplementary or incidental to bringing into effect certain provisions of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ( ECCTA 2023). They take effect when section 1 of ECCTA 2023 commences. See: LNB News 25/03/2024 36. AGMs Market Standards Insights Report— Preparing for the 2024 AGM season. Market Standards analysis: The report reviews shareholder voting trends from the 2023 AGM season and looks ahead to the leading issues on company agendas in 2024. Expert commentary is provided by Ashurst LLP and Travers Smith LLP. See News Analysis: Market Standards Insights Report—...
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable energy Oil and gas Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy Lex Talk®Energy: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Dates for your diary Trackers Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing REMAking the GB Electricity Market—new consultation published On 12 March 2024, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ) published the long‑awaited second consultation on reforms to the GB electricity market under the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (‘ REMA’) (the ‘ Consultation’). It follows the first consultation (the ‘ First REMA Consultation’) issued in July 2022 (see LNB News 19/07/2022 28). The summary of responses to the First REMA Consultation showed broad agreement on the need for market reform, but little clarity on which options should deliver change. Headline themes in this Consultation include zonal pricing and a focus on unabated gas...
Mergers The CMA approved Aviva plc’s anticipated purchase of AIG Life Limited following a phase 1 review process—see further, case page NOTE— For all currently live mergers under review before the CMA, see further, UK mergers—ongoing cases tracker Subsidy control The Subsidy Advice Unit issued its final report providing guidance to Transport Scotland in relation to its proposed Network Support Grant scheme—see further, Final Report NOTE— For all decisions referred to the Subsidy Advice Unit under the Subsidy Control Act 2022, see further, UK subsidy control—cases tracker Upcoming dates For dates of forthcoming UK competition developments, please see further, UK Competition calendar......
Unsdorfer v Octagon Overseas Ltd and others [2024] UKUT 59 ( LC) What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling clarifies who can be an accountable person and, in turn, who ultimately carries responsibility for the various building safety risk functions set out in BSA 2022, Pt 4. Even so, it also presents practical difficulties. For new management orders (made after 6 April 2023), or for management orders that do not assign any building safety risk duties to the manager, the manager’s remit will omit the Part 4 functions, leaving those tasks with the accountable person. As a result, management responsibilities will be split, necessitating a measure of co-operation between the manager and the accountable person. For existing management orders, where the order does confer building safety risk duties on the manager, that allocation will result in duplication or overlap with the...
In this issue: Damages Costs Other PI and clinical negligence news Daily and weekly news alerts Useful information Damages Supreme Court unanimously dismisses appeal against decision to assess damages for PSLA concurrently for whiplash and non-whiplash injuries ( Hassam ( Appellants) v Rabot ( Respondents)) The Supreme Court has, without dissent, rejected the appeals and cross-appeals, endorsing the Court of Appeal majority view that compensation for pain, suffering and loss of amenity ( PSLA) arising from whiplash injuries ( WLIs) and non-whiplash injuries ( NWLIs) should be valued together when sustained in the same road traffic collision. Robert Weir KC and Tom Westwell of Devereux Chambers consider the ruling’s effects, noting fresh uncertainty over the method of calculation and the prospect of uneven outcomes. Shannon Eastwood of Atlantic Chambers also remarks that the ruling provides a much-needed definitive position for...
In this issue: Individuals and income tax International real estate tax Stamp and transfer taxes Key developments VAT International energy and environment Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Individuals and income tax Regulations postpone commencement of digital reporting and record-keeping provisions New regulations confirm the previously announced delay to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment ( MTD for ITSA). The Finance ( No 2) Act 2017, sections 60 and 61 and Schedule 14 ( Digital Reporting and Record- Keeping) ( Appointed Day) ( Amendment) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/422, were made on 25 March 2024. They move the appointed day for section 60(1) to (3), section 61(1) to (5), and Schedule 14 of the Finance ( No 2) Act 2017 from 6 April 2024 to 6 April 2026. See: LNB News 26/03/2024 29. Offshore payments aren't taxable services, UK court rules Law360: Two UK residents are not liable to tax on...
In this issue: Key developments and horizon scanning Residential property Property management Property development Transferring property Property taxes Property in Scotland Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New Q& As Key developments and horizon scanning Law Society responds to Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill amendments The Law Society has signalled its backing for newly tabled changes to the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (which had its second reading on 27 March 2024—see the Trackers section below). The revisions would curb the sale of new leasehold houses and ensure every new home in England and Wales is freehold from day one, save in exceptional cases. Nonetheless, Law Society President, Nick Emmerson, noted that, without current moves to advance commonhold tenure, the Society supports the Law Commission’s 2011...
In this issue: Planning appeals Biodiversity Compulsory purchase Planning for nationally significant infrastructure projects Green belt Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Planning appeals PINS confirms its position on issuing decisions during the election period The Planning Inspectorate ( PINS) has confirmed that, ahead of the May 2024 local government elections, it will not issue appeal decisions, reports or advisory letters in any case or examination where known candidates have made representations. This pause applies during the election period from 11 April 2024 to 2 May 2024, unless a statutory timetable duty applies. The approach is intended to avoid any suggestion that PINS has influenced the election or been used for electoral gain by any interested body. See: LNB News 26/03/2024...
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