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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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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A round-up of the latest trading standards prosecutions, including a criminal network sentenced for laundering more than £331,000 obtained through rogue trader frauds linked to doorstep building works. Prosecuted parties Lee Cross Sorisa Richardson Zoe Hoskyn Jason Walker Pauline Walker Background From February to September 2019, offenders active across Surrey, Essex and London pushed victims into handing over substantial sums for needless or shoddy building works......
Ofgem has opened a consultation inviting feedback on the draft methodology and Regulatory Instructions and Guidance ( RIGs) to evaluate company performance within the RIIO-2 network price control period (31 March 2026)......
New ICC Rules of Arbitration enhance efficiency, clarity and usability The International Chamber of Commerce ( ICC) International Court of Arbitration President, Claudia Salomon, has presented the principal revisions to the ICC Rules of Arbitration, set to apply from 1 June 2026, aimed at improving efficiency, clarity and usability in arbitral practice. Electronic communications will be the default format. The requirement to draw up Terms of Reference is abolished. New express provisions allow early determination of claims or defences that are clearly without merit or outside a tribunal’s jurisdiction. Emergency arbitration procedures are refined. The threshold for the automatic application of the Expedited Procedure Provisions increases to USD 4 million. New Highly Expedited Arbitration Provisions target resolution of certain disputes within three months. Additional updates cover arbitrator disclosures, electronic signing and notification of awards, tribunal secretaries, and revised fee and cost...
Global Health Resilience Initiative The European Commission has launched the Global Health Resilience Initiative, outlining a strategic blueprint for forthcoming EU measures aimed at delivering swifter reactions to worldwide health risks and emergencies......
Ofgem has opened a consultation inviting views from network companies on interim Regulatory Reporting Packs ( RRPs), comprising revenue worksheets, and the accompanying Price Control Financial Model ( PCFM) guidance for the electricity transmission, gas transmission and gas distribution sectors that licensees plan to use for the Annual Iteration Process in 2026. These materials align with the new RIIO‑3 licence conditions that took effect from 1 April. The interim RRPs will then be incorporated into the full RRPs ahead of the reporting submission due in July 2027, covering the 2026–27 reporting year. The consultation closes on 23 June 2026, with a decision expected to be published on 31 July 2026. Responses can be sent by email to alaba.kolajo@ofgem.gov.uk. The consultation document can be accessed here. The guidance documents and revenue packs are available via the source link...
CPA 2026 materially widens corporate criminal exposure by extending attribution for all offences to conduct by ‘senior managers’ exercising significant decision-making power. This moves risk beyond the narrow ‘directing mind’ test and brings companies-particularly large, decentralised groups-under sharper enforcement scrutiny. Expect prosecutors to probe operational leadership, governance gaps and aggregate evidence across individuals. Boards should revisit delegation, clarify accountability and reinforce oversight of operational choices. A continuing hurdle is pinpointing who is a senior manager in complex structures, with courts likely to prioritise substance over form. More broadly, the regime will reshape how organisations record authority, decisions and escalation, with greater emphasis on demonstrating how choices are taken and supervised in practice. A reshaped strategic risk profile The most immediate effect of CPA 2026 is a broader range of situations in which a company can be criminally liable. Historically, attribution turned on the...
OFSI General licence INT/2024/4761108 The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ( OFSI) has revised General Licence INT/2024/4761108. The update: Introduces a fresh definition of ‘cryptoasset’, meaning a cryptographically secured digital expression of value or contractual rights that relies on a form of distributed ledger technology and is capable of being transferred, stored, or traded electronically Adds a new obligation to report for any person using cryptoassets to send or receive a payment under the General Licence The updated licence is available here. Source: OFSI General licence INT/2024/4761108......
The European Commission has opened a consultation to gather feedback on a draft implementing regulation revising Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2022/1475, updating EU requirements for reporting data on interventions in the wine sector, supporting the monitoring and evaluation of the common agricultural policy ( CAP)......
The Department for Education ( Df E) has issued a delivery plan for local partners, outlining the forthcoming phase of reform to children’s social care in England for 2026–29, building on the Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive policy paper and implementation of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026......
The Department of Health and Social Care ( DHSC) and the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) have published the outcomes of a call for evidence on fit notes, and also unveiled four new pilots across several different parts of England to repair the ‘broken’ fit note system......
Filming will, for the first time, be permitted in the Administrative Court, following a joint announcement by the Ministry of Justice ( Mo J) and the Judicial Office, as part of a wider programme aimed at enhancing openness across the justice system......
The Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association ( ILPA) ILPA has issued a statement about the Chișinău Declaration, endorsed by member states of the Council of Europe on 15 May 2026. It stresses that the Declaration is a political text without legal force, does not revise the European Convention on Human Rights ( ECHR) and cannot dictate how the European Court of Human Rights ( ECt HR) interprets the ECHR. Nevertheless, ILPA recognises that political pronouncements of this kind may, in time, influence the way the ECt HR situates and contextualises its judgments......
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government ( MHCLG) On 21 May 2026, MHCLG issued its response to the technical consultation on the draft Local Government Pension Scheme ( Pooling, Manag…). On the same day, the two final statutory instruments were published, laid before Parliament, and are due to take effect on 30 June 2026 - the Local Government Pension Scheme ( Pooling, Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 2026, SI …, and the Local Government Pension Scheme ( Amendment) ( Governance) Regulations 2026, SI 2026/545 (together, the regulations). Notwithstanding commencement, LGPS administering authorities and asset pool companies are expected to meet the minimum asset pooling standards from 1 April 2026, with a minimum expectation that new shareholder agreements are signed by that date. In the meantime, the government said it would continue working with the sector to ensure compliance across all funds and...
Legal expert opinion on MDR Article 50 Team- NB, the European Association of Medical Devices Notified Bodies, has released a legal expert assessment finding that the draft Article 50 in the update to Regulation ( EU) 2017/745 ( Medical Device Regulation, MDR) would unlawfully encroach on the freedom to conduct a business guaranteed by Article 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union ( CFREU). The assessment says that the contemplated measures-compulsory fee cuts, delayed payment terms and a potential duty on notified bodies to take on conformity‑assessment applications-are disproportionate and surpass what the Charter allows, even though they aim to assist small and medium‑sized enterprises, foster innovation, secure device supply and safeguard public health. It further maintains that the proposal transfers the financial load of these public‑policy aims to private notified bodies without compensation or sufficient cost...
Ofwat has published version 2.0 of its regulatory reporting requirements for new appointees, which will apply from the 2025–26 reporting year onward Ofwat has released version 2.0 of its rules on regulatory reporting for new appointees, taking effect from the 2025–26 reporting year onwards......
The House of Commons Library has issued a research briefing on the EU’s Entry/ Exit System ( EES) and the European Travel Information and Authorisation System ( ETIAS), measures that will impact non‑ EU travellers, including UK nationals, heading to most EU and Schengen destinations. It sets out that EES will supersede manual passport stamps with automated enrolment and biometric border controls, while ETIAS will bring in a pre‑departure authorisation for visitors who do not need a visa. The paper highlights roll‑out challenges at certain crossing points, amid fears of queues at UK departure hubs such as Dover, Eurostar and Eurotunnel terminals......
The World Trade Organisation ( WTO) Dispute Settlement Body ( DSB) examined China’s bid to set up a panel of adjudication to assess certain Indian measures impacting imports of solar cells, solar modules, and information technology products......
The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments ( JCSI) has reported on four statutory instruments in its 1st report of 2026–27...
Uni Credit Bank Gmb H, London Branch v Constitution Aircraft Leasing ( Ireland) 3 Ltd and another; Unicredit Bank Gmb H, London Branch v Celestial Aviation Services Ltd [2026] UKSC 10 What was the background? The appeal centred on a dispute between Uni Credit Bank Gmb H, London Branch (the Bank) and the aircraft lessors, Celestial Aviation Services Ltd and Constitution Aircraft Leasing ( Ireland) (the Lessors). It arose from the Bank’s liabilities under twelve standby letters of credit ( L/ Cs) issued in support of aircraft leases entered into with Russian airlines (the Lessees). On 1 March 2022, in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine the month before, the Regulations, SI 2019/855, reg 28(3)(c), were amended so that the standing prohibition on financial services or funds connected to military goods and military technology was broadened to restricted goods, including aircraft, and...
In this issue Key developments and horizon scanning Property development Leasing property Transferring property Investigating title Property in Scotland Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers New Q& As Key developments and horizon scanning MHCLG factsheet on implementation of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 and social housing The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ( MHCLG) has issued a factsheet setting out implementation arrangements for reforms to assured tenancies in social housing under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 ( RRA 2025). From 1 May 2026, the changes will extend to the private rented sector and to assured social tenancies where the landlord is not a Private Registered Provider ( PRP). PRP social tenancies are excluded at this initial stage, with inclusion instead scheduled from October 2027. Until that...
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This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...
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 ...
I, [ name ], of [ address ], solemnly and sincerely state that: [ Matters to be verified, set out in numbered paragraphs ] I make this solemn statement in good conscience, believing it to be true, and pursuant to the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act 1835. DECLARED at [ details ] this [ day ] day of [ month and year ] Before me ................................................................................ [ signature of the person before whom the declaration is made ] A [ commissioner for oaths OR [ solicitor OR [ insert other qualification ] ] authorised to administer oaths ]...
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