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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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: Disputes and regulatory enforcement Competition in life sciences Research and development Medical devices Data protection and life sciences Regulatory framework for medicinal products Post-market Lex Talk®Life Sciences: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Disputes and regulatory enforcement Exclusion and limitation of liability clauses—carve outs for fraud and reasonableness under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 ( Innovate Pharmaceuticals Ltd v University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corp) This dispute centred on construing a contract under which the University of Portsmouth ( Uo P) agreed to undertake scientific research to develop a liquid aspirin medicine (the Drug) for the treatment of brain cancer. Innovate pursued damages of £100m for alleged breach, yet Uo P...
In this issue: UK antitrust UK competition policy EU antitrust EU mergers EU competition policy EU state aid Lex Talk®Competition: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Caselex New and updated content UK antitrust CMA launches Chapter II investigation into Vifor Pharma regarding the supply of intravenous iron deficiency treatments to the NHS The CMA has begun a Chapter II inquiry under the Competition Act 1998 into Vifor Pharma ( Vifor) for suspected competition law breaches relating to the supply of intravenous ( IV) iron deficiency therapies for NHS patients in the UK. Vifor, a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Australia, markets Ferinject (ferric caboxymaltose). Pharmacosmos, a family-owned specialist focused on iron deficiency, produces Monofer (ferric derisomaltose). The investigation will consider whether Vifor, whose Ferinject is a leading IV iron treatment in the UK, stifled...
In this issue: Planning applications and decisions Amending planning permission Building regulations Lex Talk®Planning: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Related Documents Planning applications and decisions Further parts of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 come into force On 30 January 2024, the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 ( Commencement No 2 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/92, were made. This instrument is the second set of commencement regulations made under the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 ( LURA 2023). It commences additional provisions of LURA 2023, including: with effect from 31 January 2024: section 123 of LURA 2023, which revises the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 so that only sites expressly and specifically permitted for use as self-build and custom...
In this issue: New technologies Internet Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Data protection Reputation management 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 How to implement contract safeguards ahead of upcoming European AI laws Frauke Tepe and Lucas Mayr of Osborne Clarke examine the expected EU AI Act and its implications for agreements covering the development and licensing of AI systems. The arrival of the EU AI Act is now assured. After a political compromise in trilogue on 8 December 2023, adoption before the close of the legislative term and the European elections in June 2024 appears probable. Although the precise wording is still pending, drafts from the European Commission and the Council of the EU,...
Subsidy control Subsidy Advice Unit consults on proposed approach regarding its monitoring function under the Subsidy Control Act 2022 The Subsidy Advice Unit ( SAU) has launched a consultation inviting views on its intended approach to fulfilling its monitoring role set out in section 65 of the Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the Act). Under this section, the SAU is required to conduct reviews and produce reports on how well the Act functions, and on the Act’s effects on competition and investment across the UK. The SAU’s inaugural monitoring report is scheduled in 2026......
In this issue: Coronavirus ( COVID-19) Ukraine conflict Market practice Regulation Solvency II New and updated content Case trackers Key dates Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Coronavirus ( COVID-19) Business interruption ( Gatwick Investment Ltd and others v Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Se and other cases) Hotel operators and the upmarket Liberty department store achieved a partial success on 26 January 2024 on elements of their claims for cover arising from lockdown, after the court concluded that enforced closures did activate business interruption insurance. See News Analysis: Hospitality businesses get mixed result for coronavirus ( COVID-19) payouts in LMIE test cases and LNB News 26/01/2024 70. Ukraine conflict Aviation claims ( Aercap Ireland Ltd v Aig Europe SA and other companies) The Commercial Court allowed the claimant’s application for third party...
In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Costs and funding Cross-border disputes Injunctions Evidence and disclosure ADR New content Dates for your diary Useful information Collaborate and network with a community of expert lawyers Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments Announcements and blogs HM Courts and Tribunals Service updates EX50A: HM Courts and Tribunals Service ( HMCTS) has revised the ‘full list of fees applicable in the Civil and Family Courts (from 1 May 2023)’ ( EX50A) to add fee codes—see: LNB News 26/01/2024 34— HMCTS updates fees applicable in the Civil and Family Courts to include fee codes. HMCTS blog on the future of remove hearings: HMCTS has issued a blog titled ‘ Looking at the future of remote hearings’, covering the Video Hearings Service ( VHS) and how this has altered preparation for hearings. HMCTS underlines VHS advantages, including secure, private meeting rooms for judicial office holders to deliberate, and secure rooms for...
In this issue: Finance Bill 2024 International Companies and corporation tax Employment taxes Taxes management and litigation VAT Individuals and income tax Lex Talk®Tax: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers New and updated content Useful information Finance Bill 2024 Government tables amendments to Finance Bill 2024 The government has tabled changes to Finance Bill 2024 affecting R& D tax relief, the creative sector reliefs, and a new investment exemption from the electricity generator levy. These proposals are scheduled for consideration at Report Stage on 5 February 2024. For updates on the Bill’s journey through Parliament, see our Tax— Finance Bill 2024 tracker. See: LNB News 29/01/2024 11. International HMRC publishes new transfer pricing operational guidance HMRC has added operational guidance to the International Manual at...
In this issue: Wills Powers of attorney and advance decisions UK taxes for Private Client HMRC Manuals updates Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Contentious trusts and estates Pensions, insurance and tax efficient investments Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland International Question of the week Additional Private Client updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Private Client: a Lexis®PSL community New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Useful information Wills Video-witnessed Wills regulations set to expire on 31 January 2024 The Wills Act 1837 ( Electronic Communications) ( Amendment) Order 2022 ( SI 2022/18) extended the facility for remote witnessing of Wills—introduced during the coronavirus ( COVID-19) pandemic in England and Wales—until 31 January 2024. Proposals for any further...
Antitrust Court of Justice dismisses Scania’s appeal relating to the truck cartel market The Court of Justice delivered its ruling in Case C‑251/22 P, Scania and Others v Commission, an appeal challenging the General Court’s judgment in Case T‑275/20, which had refused an application to annul the Commission’s decision in the trucks cartel ( AT.39824). The Court of Justice rejected the appeal in full and in all respects. It expressly confirmed, among other matters, that: the Commission did not violate the principles of impartiality by assigning the same case team to conduct the settlement negotiations and to pursue the ongoing infringement decision against non‑settling parties......
In this issue: Corporate governance Financial services regulation Lex Talk®Corporate: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Corporate governance FRC publishes guidance supporting the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 The Financial Reporting Council ( FRC) has issued refreshed guidance to help companies apply the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 (the Code). While not a formal component of the Code, it seeks to assist firms in adopting the updated provisions by providing additional advice, detail and illustrations. Instead of prescribing compulsory steps, the guidance is designed to promote collaborative dialogue and decision-making so organisations can embed the Code’s principles effectively... The 2024 Code applies to financial periods starting on or after 1 January 2025, except provision 29 (concerning the obligation for a board statement on internal...
Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment Employment Appeal Tribunal Judge Naomi Ellenbogen determined, in a judgment issued on 22 January 2024, that the claimant, referred to only as R Moon, benefited from workers’ rights in her position as an Associate Hospital Manager at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, as Parliament did not exclude her from worker status when framing the statute governing her appointment... Judge Ellenbogen explained that Parliament’s purpose in drafting the relevant provision of the Mental Health Act 1983—which has the consequence that officers or employees of a trust cannot be appointed as Associate Hospital Managers, because they cannot exercise the necessary powers of a mental health review panel—does not, in itself, address the parties’ intentions when entering into an overarching contract or a series of individual contracts. She added that nothing in section 23(6) of the Mental Health Act prevents an...
UK developments HMT extends Transition Plan Taskforce mandate The Transition Plan Taskforce ( TPT) has confirmed that HM Treasury ( HMT) has now prolonged its mandate until at least 31 July 2024, with a potential further three month extension to the very end of October 2024, to support the Transition Finance Market Review ( TFMR), which was launched on 22 January 2024. See: LNB News 25/01/2024 44. Source: The TPT’s mandate has been extended. New one minute guide on the FCA’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements ( SDR) and Labelling Regime The Lexis Nexis Financial Services practical guidance team, working with knowledge counsel, Chris Ormond, and partner, Dr Andrew Henderson of Goodwin LLP, has released a new one minute guide that presents a concise summary of the key requirements of the UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements ( SDR) and labelling regime. See: The FCA’s...
Exchequer Solutions Ltd v HMRC [2024] UKUT 25 ( TCC) Exchequer Solutions Ltd ( ESL), an umbrella company active in the construction sector, entered into agreements with employment agencies to provide workers to clients, taking on the status of employer. Typically, a worker first approached an employment agency, which then secured a role with a construction firm. The agency would pass the worker to ESL, or to another party on an approved supplier list. ESL would then be the employer for the duration of the assignment. Many of ESL’s staff undertook short-term assignments before moving on to a new site. Workers were engaged by ESL under an overarching contract of employment, an arrangement intended to ensure each location counted as a temporary workplace. Treating each site as temporary meant that travel between home and work qualified as an allowable expense of...
In this issue Lease covenants and obligations Contractual issues Trespass and adverse possession 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 New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Lease covenants and obligations Landlord’s reasons for withholding consent to alterations were self-standing and reasonable ( Messenex Property Investment Ltd v Lanark Square Ltd) In Messenex Property Investment Ltd v Lanark Square Ltd [2024] All ER ( D) 122 ( Jan), [2024] EWHC 89 ( Ch), the Chancery Division refused the tenant’s request for a declaration that its lease obligation to obtain the landlord’s consent to alterations to the demised premises did not stop it from undertaking two projects at a formerly...
In this issue: Brexit Legal privilege in criminal cases Criminal procedure and evidence Appeal and judicial review Sentencing Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Consumer protection and cartels Corporate liability Cybercrime and data protection offences Environmental offences Financial services and pensions offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Insolvency and Companies Act offences Local authority prosecutions Lex Talk®Corporate Crime: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit Retained EU Law ( Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 ( Consequential Provision) Regulations 2024 SI 2024/80: Exercising powers granted by the Retained EU Law ( Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 ( REUL( RR) A 2023) in the context of...
In this issue Arbitration in England & Wales Arbitration under the Arbitration Act 1996 International arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Other ADR and arbitration-related developments The Arbitration Blog New Law Journal Lex Talk®Arbitration: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Arbitration in England & Wales High Court— ICISD—arbitral awards v state immunity In Border Timbers Ltd and another v Republic of Zimbabwe [2024] EWHC 58 ( Comm), the English High Court concluded that Article 54(1) of the ICSID Convention does not amount to a prior written agreement to submit to jurisdiction for the purposes of section 2 of the State Immunity Act 1978 ( SIA 1978). In reaching that view, the court declined to adopt a body of English and international authority suggesting the ICSID Convention...
Additional developments Apart from the items reported in detail in the Financial Services news feed on 1 February 2024, subscribers may wish to note these further developments: FCA: Final Notice: Rancom Security Limited HM Treasury Notice, Myanmar, 01/02/2024 ESMA ......
In this issue: Working time Employment tribunals Pay Tax Prohibited conduct (discrimination etc) Whistleblowing Industrial action Corporate governance ESG and sustainability: employment issues Immigration Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Working time Video analysis— Paid holiday entitlement for irregular hours and part-year workers: who falls within the definitions? In the second instalment of our series examining grey areas stemming from the recent statutory reforms on holiday entitlement and pay, Cathy Hoar, solicitor, and Sarah Watson, barrister, from the Lexis+® UK Employment team, consider the new statutory classifications of irregular hours and part-year workers for holiday years commencing on or after 1 April 2024. Alongside the video, there is a comprehensive written summary and explanation. See News Analysis: Video analysis— Paid holiday...
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Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Landlord) [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Tenant) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Guarantor) ] [ [ name of Mortgagee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Mortgagee) ] Definitions Within this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: [ Annual Rent • the annual sum reserved under the Lease; ] [ Insurance Rent • the Tenant’s share of the Landlord’s costs of insuring the Property (as set out in the Lease); ] Lease • the lease of the Property dated [ date ], entered into between (1) [ the Landlord OR [ name ...
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