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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
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In this issue: Regulatory framework for medicinal products Advertising of medicines Medical devices Research and development Brexit Lex Talk®Life Sciences: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Useful information Regulatory framework for medicinal products European Medicines Agency sets out a five-year AI agenda: DLA Piper’s Danny Tobey and Marco de Morpurgo (partners), Keo Shaw (of counsel) and Coran Darling (law clerk) review the EMA and Heads of Medicines Agencies’ Multi‑ Annual Artificial Intelligence Workplan 2023–28. See News Analysis: European Medicines Agency publishes five‑year AI workplan. MHRA confirms online roll-out of the IRP: From 1 January 2024, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s International Recognition Procedure is live and innovators of new medicines may now lodge...
In this issue: Practice and procedure Financial provision Private children Public children International children Lex Talk®Family: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Updated content New Q& As New legislation Useful information Practice and procedure UKSC Deputy President gives speech on the law and AI On 30 November 2023, Lord Hodge, Deputy President of the Supreme Court, delivered an address at De Montfort University, Leicester, on the relationship between the law and artificial intelligence ( AI). He underlined the imperative to reshape legal rules to recognise and regulate emerging technologies, and pointed to the opportunities these innovations offer to strengthen both the legal and justice systems. See: LNB News 03/01/2024 44. Survivors of domestic abuse and their lived experiences with temporary ‘safe’ accommodation in England The Office for National Statistics has released qualitative research examining survivors’ experiences of accessing, living in, and moving on from temporary ‘safe’ accommodation in England. Mo J announces guide to accessing and...
In this issue: TPR publishes new general code of practice Investment Pension benefits Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers TPR publishes new general code of practice The Pensions Regulator ( TPR) has now issued the long-awaited general code of practice, bringing together and updating ten of its existing codes into a single code made up of 51 shorter, topic-based modules. TPR says this new layout will help governing bodies to locate its expectations quickly and to confirm whether they are being met. The ten codes included cover reporting breaches of the law, early leavers, late payment of contributions, trustee knowledge and understanding, MNTs/ MNDs, internal controls, dispute resolution—reasonable periods, DC governance, and public sector governance. The general code was released alongside TPR’s final response to its 2021 consultation on the general code. Following comments made to the...
WRBC Corp Member Ltd In a High Court filing dated 22 December 2023, which has recently been made public, WRBC Corp Member Ltd alleges that 13 Lloyd’s underwriters or insurance companies have refused to pay out monies it claims to be owed. According to WRBC, AXA XL Syndicate Ltd is the lead reinsurer for defendants. Other defendants named include Brit UW Ltd and White Bear Corp Capital Ltd. The claim states the defendants have wrongfully refused or failed to pay amounts due to the claimant under the reinsurance treaties. The filing adds that WRBC issued a number of insurance policies protecting businesses against the risk of event cancellations and related matters, according to the claim......
In this issue: Key R& I law developments Corporate insolvency processes Creditors' participation Personal insolvency Restructuring Directors and insolvency Financial institutions Key dates for R& I professionals Daily and weekly news alerts Key R& I law developments Companies House to roll out changes from March 2024 following ECCTA 2023: Louise Smyth, Chief Executive and Registrar, has outlined a series of updates due from March 2024, following the October 2023 implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act. The measures aim to strengthen Companies House’s intelligence capability and deliver enhanced support for people affected by fraud. See: LNB News 05/01/2024 34. DBT refreshes guidance on Russia-related sanctions compliance: The Department for Business and Trade, alongside the Export Control Joint Unit, has released updated guidance titled ‘ Complying with professional and business services sanctions related to Russia’. The revisions add new sections on the aims of the prohibitions, as well as on scope and...
In this issue: Budgets, Autumn Statements and Finance Bills Tax treatment Corporate governance Useful Information HMRC Manuals tracker Weekly highlights from other practice areas Budgets, Autumn Statements and Finance Bills Spring Budget date confirmed HM Treasury has announced that the Spring Budget 2024 is set for 6 March. See Spring Budget 2024 date confirmed. 27 December 2023 Tax treatment HMRC reminds companies to save copies of ERS returns and notifications HMRC has introduced a minor update to its published guidance on submitting and filing employment related securities ( ERS) returns and notifications, to stress that companies should retain a copy of everything submitted for their own records, because the online service does not preserve the details and it will not be possible to retrieve the filing later. For more detailed information on the requirements and process, see Practice Note: FAQs on UK share...
In this issue: 2023 in review Consultant appointments Building safety Insurance in construction Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content New Q& As Construction trackers 2023 in review Construction in 2023—reviewing the second half of the year and what’s coming in 2024 In our video analysis, Construction—end of year video for 2023, we explored major developments in construction law over the latter half of 2023. This article examines those issues in greater detail, highlights further changes, and considers what may lie ahead this year. See News Analysis: Construction in 2023—reviewing the second half of the year and looking forward to 2024. Consultant appointments Court considers engineer’s scope of duty and liability to repay fees ( Glover v Fluid Structural Engineers) In Jenni Glover & Littleton Glover v Fluid Structural Engineers and Technical Designers Ltd [2023] EWHC 3219 (...
The report Official Injury Claim has released its claims data report covering the period from 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023...
In this issue: Investigating criminal conduct Criminal procedure and evidence Appeal and judicial review Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Cybercrime and data protection offences Environmental offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Financial services and pensions offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Local authority prosecutions Money laundering International Lex Talk®Corporate Crime: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Investigating criminal conduct Comment— UK regulators help build trust in AI by using it themselves, but more will be needed Public confidence in artificial intelligence in the UK is faltering, with the government slow to legislate and anxieties about extreme misuse taking centre stage. Yet key regulators are leading by example, adopting AI in...
In this issue Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Consumer protection Data protection Franchising International sale and supply of goods Supplier management Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—10 January 2024 The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) considered a grievance about two concert ticket adverts from viagogo AG (viagogo), which operates a secondary ticketing website. The ASA upheld the complaint. See: LNB News 10/01/2024 25. Consumer protection Lipton and another v BA City Flyer Ltd The hearing of the appeal in the Supreme Court begins on 06 February 2024. In the earlier decision, the appellants succeeded in challenging the rejection of their compensation claim under Regulation ( EC) 261/2004 after their flight was cancelled owing to the captain’s illness. Under art 5(3) of that...
Mergers The CMA has lengthened the window to assess undertakings in lieu of a reference, now running until 5 April 2024, relating to the anticipated purchase of Mick George Limited by Hanson Quarry Products Europe Limited—see the case page for further details. Note— For a full list of live mergers before the CMA, consult the UK mergers—ongoing cases tracker. Upcoming dates For dates of forthcoming UK competition developments, please refer to the UK Competition calendar......
In this issue: Brexit UK, EU and international regulators and bodies Authorisation, approval and oversight Prudential rules Risk management and controls Sanctions and financial crime Consumer protection Investigations, enforcement and disciplinary action Benchmark regulation and IBOR reform Capital markets regulation Dispute resolution for financial services lawyers Securities financing transactions Derivatives regulation ESG and sustainable finance Banks and mutuals Mi FID II Insurance regulation Payment services and systems Fintech and cryptoassets Financial Services Enforcement Database Daily and weekly news alerts Intraday news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Brexit Retained EU Law ( Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 ( Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023, SI 2023/1424: made under powers in the REUL( RR) A 2023 in connection with Brexit, this...
EU developments European Sustainability Reporting Standards now take effect. Commission Delegated Regulation ( EU) 2023/2772 of 31 July 2023, which supplements Directive 2013/34/ EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards sustainability reporting standards, has duly been published in the Official Journal. See: LNB News 02/01/2024 11......
Pensions Minister Paul Maynard told the WPC hearing that the forthcoming DB funding rules have been adjusted to give DB pension schemes greater freedom in their asset mixes and allocations, and to enable investment in what the government terms productive finance—specifically higher-risk, higher-return holdings such as new technology start-ups. His comments suggest a potential move away from the initial purpose of the framework, devised in 2020 after a number of large firms collapsed leaving sizeable gaps in their pension pots. “ De-risking is plainly a sensible course for schemes nearing maturity,” he said, “but there are different ways to de-risk.” He added: “ Productive finance can also be harnessed to help deliver those returns.” This was reinforced by Fiona Frobisher, deputy director of DB at the hearing......
In this issue: EU fundamentals Banking and finance Competition and state aid Corporate Data protection and cybersecurity Free movement, immigration and employment Energy Environment Insurance and reinsurance Financial services IP Justice and home affairs Life sciences Regulatory TMT Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content EU fundamentals Belgium’s programme for its term at the helm of the Council of the EU has been issued, outlining the presidency’s focus and overall course from 1 January to 30 June 2024. This analysis distils the central priorities for this six‑month period, mapped across the relevant Practice Areas. See News Analysis: The priorities of the Belgian presidency of the Council of the EU ( January– June 2024). The programme sets out its priorities and primary direction for the term...
Could AI tools be used to draft witness statements? The rule that statements must be recorded in a witness’s 'own words' makes it improbable that a witness could simply feed prompts into an AI platform and present the resulting text as their personal wording. Generative AI, by its essence, draws on innumerable bodies of writing, fusing and compressing them into prose that belongs to no single author. The product of such systems is, by design, not the voice of any particular user. In addition, PD 57AC requires (i) transparency about how the statement was put together and (ii) that it captures the witness’s own knowledge, raising doubts about how a court would view a statement created with AI support. Once drafting is automated, an intermediary stands between the witness and the text, severing the direct link from first-hand recollection to the eventual draft......
In this issue: Planning policy Buildings and Building Regulations Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Planning policy Updated National Planning Policy Framework published On 19 December 2023, the government issued its long-awaited reply to the consultation on national planning policy reform, alongside the refreshed National Planning Policy Framework ( NPPF). Toni Weston, a partner at Gowling WLG, offers observations on the revisions. She finds it challenging to see how the NPPF alterations will genuinely progress the consultation’s stated ambition to back the government’s objectives of making the planning system work better for communities, delivering additional homes through sustainable development, nurturing pride in place and, more broadly, supporting levelling up......
Mergers The Commission approved: the takeover of shared control of Groupe People and Baby SAS by Alcentra Limited and Mr....
Antitrust AG issues opinion proposing Court of Justice confirm the fine of €2.4m imposed on Google for favouring its own comparison shopping service Advocate General Kokott delivered her opinion in Case C- 48/22 P, Google and Alphabet v Commission ( Google Shopping), an appeal targeting the General Court’s judgment in Case T- 612/17, which partly upheld an action to annul the Commission's decision of 27 June 2017 in Google Search ( Shopping) ( AT.39740) in these proceedings. She recommended that the Court of Justice reject the appeal in its entirety and, thereby, ultimately maintain the €2.4bn fine imposed on Google......
Ambassadors from EU Member States have endorsed the Council of the EU’s partial mandate for negotiations on the proposed Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform ( STEP). STEP aims to bolster investment in critical technologies across digital and deep tech, clean tech and biotech, reduce the EU’s strategic dependencies and strengthen the EU’s long-term competitiveness......
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