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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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: Practice and procedure Relationship breakdown Public children Private children Financial provision Daily and weekly news alerts New content Updated content New Q& As Useful information Practice and procedure Family Procedure Rule Committee annual report: April 2024 to March 2025 The Family Procedure Rule Committee has issued its annual report, setting out work on revising the Family Procedure Rules 2010. It details reforms on domestic abuse, experts, case management, and early resolution across April 2024 to March 2025. Sir Andrew Mc Farlane, President of the Family Division, retires from the judiciary Sir Andrew Mc Farlane has stepped down as President of the Family Division, President of the Court of Protection and Head of Family Justice following a notable tenure. Since his 2018 appointment, he drove modernisation of the Family Court, advancing...
In this issue: Local government reorganisation Public procurement Judicial review Education Social housing Adult social care Healthcare Governance Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Local government reorganisation House of Commons Library releases maps of planned unitary councils in England The House of Commons Library has issued briefing maps outlining new unitary authorities proposed by government across Essex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Norfolk and Suffolk. The briefing distils the proposals announced on 25 March 2026. See: LNB News 10/04/2026 4. District Councils’ Network rebrands as the Local Councils Network The District Councils’ Network has confirmed a rebrand as the Local Councils Network ( LCN). This shift reflects the restructuring of local government, under which district and county councils will be replaced by new unitary bodies. LCN will continue as a...
In this issue: Pension Schemes Bill Investments New content Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Pension Schemes Bill House of Commons rejects most of the Lords’ amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill On 10 April 2026, the government laid an amendment paper on the Pension Schemes Bill, outlining House of Commons motions to resist changes proposed by the House of Lords and to restore a narrower mandation power. That power would cap mandation at 10% of total assets in default funds and 5% in UK-linked holdings, in line with the thresholds set by the Mansion House Accord (a voluntary commitment by 17 of the UK’s largest DC pension providers to allocate more to unlisted investments globally and within the UK). The House of Commons went on to consider the Lords’ amendments on 15 April 2026. During that...
In this issue: New technologies Internet Data protection Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Telecommunications Lex Talk®TMT: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information New technologies Commission launches consultation on AI energy consumption and emissions metrics The European Commission has opened a consultation on approaches for assessing the energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of AI models and systems, feeding into a wider study to encourage energy‑efficient, low‑emission AI across the EU and to support implementation of the EU AI Act. The consultation closes on 15 May 2026. See LNB News 13/04/2026 16. Internet Government tables Crime and Policing Bill amendments on harmful pornography and tech liability The government has proposed amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill to make it a criminal offence to possess or publish pornography depicting incest and scenarios where adults pretend to be children. The reforms seek to prohibit possession or...
European ESMA and NCAs to conduct a CSA on conflicts of interest in the distribution of financial instruments in 2026 On 2 December 2025, ESMA disclosed it will commence a CSA with NCAs addressing conflicts of interests in the distribution of financial instruments during 2026. The exercise will assess how investment firms adhere to their obligations under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II to identify, prevent and manage conflicts of interest when offering investment products to retail clients......
In this issue: Key R& I law developments Corporate insolvency processes Personal insolvency Directors and insolvency Insolvency litigation Property insolvency R& I in Scotland Industry/sector guides for R& I lawyers Corporate Rescue and Insolvency ( April 2026) Daily and weekly news alerts Key dates for restructuring and insolvency professionals New content Key R& I law developments Lord Sales on assimilated law On 13 April in Oxford, the Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Lord Sales, delivered a talk on the idea, standing and constitutional role of assimilated law in the post‑ Brexit settlement. Placing assimilated law within its historical and constitutional frame, he explored possible hurdles for a purposive reading of assimilated measures, and discussed the interpretative weight of case law on assimilated provisions. He also examined how assimilated law may unsettle the sensitive balance between...
In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Costs and funding Enforcement Pre-action and limitation Scottish Dispute Resolution New content Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments The Civil Procedure Rule Committee ( CPRC) has released the record of its 6 March 2026 meeting, held in a hybrid format at the Rolls Building ( Royal Courts of Justice) and via video link. The minutes address topics such as traffic enforcement reform, amendments to the Senior Courts Act, Respect Orders, work by the Lacuna Sub- Committee, strategic planning, and other possible future business. For more detail, see News Analysis: Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting—6 March 2026. Practice Note—summary assessment CTJ announces a revised Rolls Building Practice Note on summary assessments: the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary ( CTJ) has issued the Rolls...
In this issue: Brexit headlines Constitutional and administrative law Equality and human rights State accountability and liability Judicial review Public procurement Public sector contracts Subsidy control and state aid Information law Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit headlines Lord Sales on assimilated law Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Lord Sales, delivered remarks in Oxford on 13 April on the idea, status and constitutional role of assimilated law within the post- Brexit legal framework. Placing it in its historical and constitutional setting, he explored possible challenges for purposive interpretation and the significance of assimilated case law when construing such measures. He also reflected on how assimilated law might unsettle the sensitive boundary between Acts of Parliament and delegated...
Domestic CBI publishes its Supervisory Priorities for 2026 The CBI has released its Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook for 2026. Key priorities for the (re)insurance market include: treatment of customers (covering a series of consumer-centred thematic reviews) building financial resilience (reflecting the effects of the Solvency II Review, alongside reviews of non-life investment risk and of pricing, underwriting and reserving by international and reinsurance firms) digitalisation and the use of AI (including implementation of the EU’s AI Act and oversight of firms’ AI strategies) climate change and sustainability (including engagement on climate-related protection gaps and firms’ integration of climate risk) operational and cyber resilience For insurance intermediaries, the CBI will likewise emphasise operational and cyber resilience (including implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act) and the fair treatment of customers (for example, implementing the revised Consumer Protection Code). It will also...
A last round of talks between the 27 EU Member States and lawmakers on the implementation of the EU- US trade agreement is scheduled to be held on 18 May 2026, with final approval in the European Parliament’s plenary session pencilled in for mid- June 2026, MLex has learned The initial meeting between representatives of the Parliament and the Member States was held on 13 April 2026, where both parties set out their positions on the EU- US joint statement, designed to create a framework for ‘fair, balanced and mutually beneficial’ trade and investment across the Atlantic, which was provisionally signed in August 2025. A further political exchange is pencilled in for 8 May 2026 and, in the meantime, specialist technicians will continue working through the finer points to finalise the agreement’s details......
In this issue: Intellectual property Data protection and life sciences Research and development Disputes and regulatory enforcement Medical devices Commercialisation/ Pricing, reimbursement and imports Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers and horizon scanning Useful information Intellectual property Article 3(d) entitlement of an uncombined medicinal product (drospirenone) to an SPC ( Laboratorios Leon Farma SA v Comptroller) The court had to decide whether the Court of Justice’s ruling in Medeva ( Case C-322/10) prevents a supplementary protection certificate where the product was previously authorised only within a combination. It held that it does. Endorsing the IPO’s stance, the court found that an SPC for drospirenone could not be granted: because an earlier marketing authorisation covered drospirenone with oestrogen, the subsequent authorisation for drospirenone alone was not the first MA for that active. This...
In this issue: Pay Tax Prohibited conduct (discrimination etc) Prohibited conduct protection at work Health and safety Union status and obligations Employment tribunals Industrial Relations Law Reports ( IRLR)— May 2026 New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Employment resources on Lexis+® Lex Talk®Employment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Pay Fair Work Agency issues guidance on gangmaster licence criteria and upkeep. Working with the Department for Business and Trade ( DBT), the Fair Work Agency has released a suite of guidance notes and rules for labour providers on securing and retaining a gangmaster’s licence. Presented in three parts, it sets out who must hold a licence, the steps to apply for or renew one, and how licensing outcomes are reached and maintained, with links to the relevant guidance. See: LNB News 10/04/2026 34......
In this issue: Key developments and horizon scanning Repairing obligations and dilapidations Disputes and remedies Property disputes in Scotland Additional Property Disputes updates Lex Talk® Property Disputes: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Key developments and horizon scanning MHCLG publishes factsheet on implementation of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 MHCLG has released a factsheet setting out how the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 ( RRA 2025) will be rolled out for assured tenancies in social housing. From 1 May 2026, the reforms will extend to the private rented sector and to assured social housing tenancies where the landlord is not a Private Registered Provider ( PRP). PRP social housing tenancies remain outside scope for now and are scheduled to be included from...
In this issue: Companies and corporation tax Employment taxes Taxes management and litigation International Energy Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Companies and corporation tax Supreme Court decides that expenditure on environmental surveys and studies for windfarms was not incurred ‘on’ the provision of plant for capital allowances purposes ( HMRC v Orsted West of Dutton Sands ( UK) Limited) In Orsted West of Dutton Sands ( UK) Limited [2026] UKSC 12, the Supreme Court, unanimously, upheld HMRC’s appeal, finding that spending on environmental surveys and studies carried out for the development of offshore windfarms does not attract capital allowances. The Court held the expenditure was not incurred ‘on’ the provision of plant, as that phrase in section 11(4) of the Capital Allowances Act 2001 ( CAA 2001)...
The government has issued the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026 ( Ireland), together with circulars, as a follow-on to the Accelerating Infrastructure Action Plan. Its purpose is to tackle delay, fragmentation and sequencing risks in delivering State infrastructure (meaning any infrastructure that allows the State’s essential facilities and systems to operate effectively, including transport facilities; energy generation, transmission and distribution systems; and water supply, wastewater and waste management systems). The Bill would cover projects and programmes financed through capital investment by, or on behalf of, the State, or by, or on behalf of, a public body (as defined in the Bill). Designation mechanism The government may, by order, designate a specified project or programme as a critical infrastructure project or critical infrastructure programme. Such designation would be on foot of a recommendation from the Minister for Public Expenditure,...
In this issue: Institutional and ad hoc arbitration International arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments New and updated content Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Institutional and ad hoc arbitration CEPANI—revised Arbitration Rules announced The Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation ( CEPANI) has confirmed that its Board has approved updated CEPANI Arbitration Rules, coming into force on 1 June 2026. The 2026 Rules deliver a simplified framework attuned to the digitalisation of arbitral practice, enabling fully electronic case management, with express provisions for virtual hearings, digital submissions and electronic execution of arbitral awards. Provisions addressing multiparty proceedings have also been clarified. The objective is to ensure the CEPANI rule set meets user expectations for a modern, clear and efficient dispute resolution process. See: LNB News 14/04/2026 14. LMAA—2025 caseload statistics The London Maritime Arbitrators...
In this issue: Sanctions Data protection Complaints Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Sanctions OTSI to expand licensing role for sanctioned goods exports from 27 April 2026 The Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation ( OTSI) has confirmed that, from 27 April 2026, it will take on responsibility for licensing sanctioned goods and related ancillary services for export to sanctioned destinations. This broadens OTSI’s existing mandate, which currently covers authorisations for sanctioned standalone services. Licensing for goods and ancillary services governed solely by export controls, or falling under both strategic export controls and sanctions, will continue to be administered by the Export Control Joint Unit ( ECJU). The application route through the Department for Business and Trade’s SPIRE service remains entirely unchanged. From 27 April 2026, OTSI will handle SPIRE applications for sanctioned goods and...
In brief Limbu v Dyson, alleging forced labour within Dyson’s Malaysian supply network, settled before trial The proceedings posed novel issues about whether UK companies may owe a duty of care to workers in overseas supply chains The Supreme Court’s refusal of Dyson’s forum non‑convenience challenge signalled a judicial readiness to scrutinise human rights harms abroad The claim also advanced unjust enrichment, contending Dyson effectively profited from exploitation Although Dyson denies liability, the settlement signals an important acceptance of responsibility and may still deliver key outcomes pursued through strategic litigation: remedy, accountability, industry change and pressure for legislative reform What happened in Limbu v Dyson? In 2022, twenty‑four Nepalese and Bangladeshi migrant workers issued a High Court claim against Dyson over alleged abuses while working in two Malaysian factories making components for the Dyson supply chain. After years of wrangling over forum, a January 2026 ruling that the case should be heard in the UK...
In this issue: New content Useful information Dates for your diary Weekly highlights from other practice areas New content Q& As Can an enterprise management incentives ( EMI) option be structured to be exercised on an exit, whilst also empowering the board—subject to the approval of the shareholders—with additional discretion to permit exercise in other situations? Can EMI scheme rules be amended so that performance conditions are introduced for future option awards, without in any way disturbing options already granted? May a fully listed company lawfully issue EMI options, provided that the other conditions set out in Schedule 5 to ITEPA 2003 are satisfied? Is a company able to grant EMI options to employees who are based outside the UK?......
In this issue: Commercial Competition and state aid Data protection and cybersecurity Financial services Energy Environment IP Life sciences TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers and horizon scanners Commercial European Parliament IMCO invites Temu to discuss unsafe and illegal product sales The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee ( IMCO) has asked a Temu delegate to join a discussion on 16 April 2026, reflecting intensified scrutiny of leading online marketplaces over the presence of unsafe or illegal goods in the EU. This follows earlier appearances by Shein and Ali Express before IMCO. The committee is also reviewing how the European Commission applies and enforces rules on product safety, consumer protection and digital platforms across the single market. Members have urged more robust action to...
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