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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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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UK, EU and global financial services developments FCA and PRA announce raft of measures to support growth of mutuals sector The Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority ( PRA) have unveiled steps aimed at expanding the mutuals sector. Central to this is PRA policy statement PS26/25— Discontinuing SS20/15: Supervising building societies’ treasury and lending activities—which responds to feedback on consultation paper CP11/25. Through PS26/25 the PRA confirms it will remove supervisory statement SS20/15 in full, with no replacement. Other actions include: A review of credit union regulations. Establishment of a Mutual Societies Development Unit at the FCA. Acting as registering authority, the FCA has also issued an assessment of the mutual societies landscape, alongside related research. In their joint ‘ Mutuals Landscape Report’, the FCA and PRA outline their analysis of the sector and their plans to enable durable,...
What is the background to this Bill? The existing NIS Regulations extend across five sectors: transport, energy, drinking water, health and digital infrastructure, and certain digital services, including online marketplaces, online search engines and cloud computing. Oversight sits with twelve regulators (competent authorities) tasked with putting the rules into practice and issuing guidance. The CSRB builds on a series of reviews into how well the NIS framework works, the latest of which took place in 2022. Those consultations found the regime had delivered benefit, but that legislation must evolve quickly to keep pace with a shifting cyber security environment and be widened to bring further categories of providers within scope. At the same time, a string of incidents has hit the NHS, high street names, local authorities and government suppliers, vehicle manufacturers and others, underlining the need to lift cyber security across the UK. Such...
According to an internal memo, EU capitals have challenged the Commission’s method for deferring the start of key obligations under the bloc’s AI rulebook. Their concerns focus on suggested postponement of the entry into application of core legal requirements. Previous month, Commission unveiled a bundle of tweaks to the EU AI Act—dubbed the digital omnibus on AI—which in turn would push back the moment when duties for providers of high‑risk AI systems begin to apply. This long‑anticipated hold‑up stems from setbacks in drafting the technical standards needed to operationalise the rules for companies, and from slow progress in setting up competent national authorities. Yet the Commission’s chosen route has prompted a series of pressing and urgent queries, signalling increased legal uncertainty for businesses......
What is the background leading to the publication of the Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan? In October this year, the government released the Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan (the Plan). The Plan is required by the Climate Change Act 2008, with sections 13 and 14 setting out obligations to devise and report proposals and policies for achieving carbon budgets. A carbon budget is a legally enforceable five-year limit on emissions, designed to deliver at least a 100% cut in greenhouse gases by 2050 relative to 1990 levels. In March 2023, Friends of the Earth, Client Earth and the Good Law Project launched legal proceedings against the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero concerning approval of its carbon budget delivery plan. The then Conservative administration asserted it had satisfied its ‘statutory duties under the Climate Change Act 2008’. Judge Sheldon...
Murnells London Ltd v Christopher Beale [2025] EWHC 2651 ( TCC) What was the background? The claimant, Murnells London Ltd ( MLL), brought Part 7 enforcement proceedings and sought summary judgment to give effect to an adjudication decision awarding £365,332.97 plus interest against Christopher Beale in relation to renovation works at his property. Following a tender by ‘ Murnells Ltd’ ( ML), now in administration, the defendant and ML signed a letter of intent dated 9 June 2023 naming ML as contractor. Thereafter, successive versions of a full construction contract were executed. Despite the letter of intent identifying ML, every signed iteration of the contract named Murnells London Limited ( MLL), rather than ML, as contractor. Works progressed and extensions of time were requested. A Non- Completion Certificate was issued on 18 November 2024, followed on 26 November 2024 by the...
Competition policy The Competition Appeal Tribunal ( CAT) has released a lecture by Sir Peter Roth, a CAT Chairman, delivered as the 25th Annual Burrell Lecture to the Competition Law Association at Gray’s Inn, addressing the development, progress, and challenges of the private enforcement of competition law—see further, lecture NOTE— For a summary of all ongoing competition law and legislation, see UK competition horizon scanning—2025 and beyond. Upcoming dates: For dates of upcoming UK competition developments, see further, UK Competition calendar......
Antitrust Commission launches investigation into Meta’s restrictions on AI providers’ access to Whats App The Commission has opened a formal antitrust probe to evaluate whether Meta’s new policy governing artificial intelligence ( AI) providers’ access to Whats App may infringe Article 102 TFEU ( AT.41034). Background In October 2025, Meta outlined a policy that bars third-party AI providers from using the ‘ Whats App Business Solution’ where AI is the primary service offered. Businesses may still deploy AI tools for ancillary or support purposes, such as automated customer assistance provided via Whats App. The Commission states that Meta intends to enforce this policy through an update to the Whats App Business Application Programming Interface terms......
In this issue: Brexit headlines Constitutional and administrative law Judicial review Equality and human rights Public procurement Management and strategic planning Information law State security and intelligence State accountability and liability Other Public Law news Lex Talk®Public Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Free webinars Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit headlines Ayoola v Secretary of State for the Home Department In Ayoola v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1519, the Court of Appeal upheld the Upper Tribunal’s refusal of the appellant’s application for settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme ( EUSS). The dispute centred on the meaning of Articles 24 and 25 of the Withdrawal Agreement ( OJ L 29,...
In this issue: Banking & Finance case round-up Lending Security Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Derivatives Regulation for derivatives lawyers Structured products and securitisation Daily and weekly news alerts Useful information Banking & Finance case round-up Banking & Finance— November 2025 case round-up See News Analysis: Banking & Finance— November 2025 case round-up for an overview of the matters flagged in Banking & Finance during November 2025. Lending R (on the application of L1T FM Holdings Ltd and Letterone Core Investments Sàrl) v Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Cabinet Office (formerly Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) [2025] EWCA Civ 1528 The Court of Appeal refused the appeal from a decision that had declined judicial review of a ‘final order’ issued under section 26(3) of the National Security and Investment Act 2021. That order...
In this issue: Criminal liability Criminal procedure and evidence Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Environmental offences Financial services and pensions offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Local authority prosecutions Corporate Crime in Scotland International Lex Talk® Corporate Crime: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Useful information Criminal liability IOPC publishes Hillsborough investigation findings on police conduct and misconduct The Independent Office for Police Conduct ( IOPC) has released a report capturing its inquiries into police conduct linked to the Hillsborough disaster and what followed. Running 161 individual investigations into 352 complaints, the IOPC concluded that the South Yorkshire Police Chief Constable and nine...
On 19 November 2025, the European Commission unveiled its Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation Proposal, a package of targeted measures designed to smooth the practical rollout of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act ( AI Act). At its core sits a conditional deferral tool that permits high‑risk AI duties to be postponed until the requisite harmonised standards, common specifications and Commission guidance are in place. For Annex III high‑risk AI systems, obligations would start six months after a Commission decision confirming the availability of such standards or guidance. For Annex I systems, including those within the MDR and IVDR, obligations would commence 12 months after that decision. If no decision is issued, the long‑stop dates are 2 December 2027 for Annex III and 2 August 2028 for Annex I. Impact on MDR/ IVDR—regulated AI systems The proposal directly affects AI‑enabled medical devices and IVDs. Because AI systems covered by the MDR and...
In this issue: Sanctions AML, CTF & counter‑proliferation financing Other financial crime Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Lex Talk®Risk & Compliance: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Sanctions General Licence INT/2025/8031092 issued by OFSI The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ( OFSI) has granted General Licence INT/2025/8031092 under regulation 64 of the Russia ( Sanctions) ( EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/855. This licence enables ongoing business with Lukoil International Entities, extending beyond the prior authorisation limited to Lukoil Bulgaria to encompass wider international operations. See: LNB News 28/11/2025 26. Update to OFSI General Licence INT/2022/2349952 HM Treasury and OFSI have revised General Licence INT/2022/2349952 to align with amendments to Schedule 3E, Part 2A of the Russia ( Sanctions) ( EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/855. The change broadens the term...
Counsel for the insurance giant told the High Court that Endurance Worldwide Insurance Ltd — trading as Sompo International and part of Japanese insurer Sompo Holdings Inc — is liable for damages arising from various breaches by the defunct firms. Ben Elkington KC of 4 New Square Chambers argued that a substantial excess in the professional indemnity policies would ordinarily shield Sompo from low-value claims, but that does not apply where the insured has become insolvent. Am Trust has settled with Novitas Loans Ltd for £48.5m after the legal loans provider sued the insurer over a legal funding arrangement with Pure Legal Ltd and High Street Solicitors Ltd, both now in administration. According to court documents, participants in the scheme also took out after-the-event policies with Am Trust, while Novitas entered into a deed of indemnity with the insurer....
In this issue: Budgets, Autumn Statements and Finance Bills Tax treatment Company law, governance and regulatory matters Trackers Useful information Dates for your diary Weekly highlights from other practice areas Budgets, Autumn Statements and Finance Bills Budget 2025 resolutions passed, and Finance Bill 2026 published After an unforeseen delay, on 28 November 2025 HMRC issued the Budget 2025 overview of tax legislation and rates ( OOTLAR), together with Annex A outlining the 2026–27 tax rates and allowances. The Budget Resolutions were agreed on Tuesday 2 December 2025, and the Finance Bill 2026 followed on Thursday 4 December 2025. As it is the second Finance Bill in the 2024–2026 Parliamentary session, it has been brought forward as the ‘ Finance ( No 2) Bill’. From a Share Incentives angle, the Bill sets out draft measures addressing increases to EMI...
In this issue: Planning policy Environmental impact assessment, strategic environmental assessment and appropriate assessment Planning applications and decisions Nationally significant infrastructure projects Lex Talk®Planning: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Planning policy Consultations on emergency measures to support housebuilding in London The government has opened a consultation on two initiatives aimed at boosting housebuilding in London: a temporary borough-level Community Infrastructure Levy ( CIL) relief for specified residential developments, and permanent revisions to the Mayor of London’s planning powers relating to applications of potential strategic importance. The consultation launched on 27 November 2025 and will close on 22 January 2026. Separately, the Greater London Authority is consulting on draft ‘ Support for Housebuilding’ London Plan Guidance. The proposals include time-limited adjustments to minimum cycle-parking requirements and housing design guidance, plus the...
In this issue: Arbitration in England and Wales International arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments Lex Talk®Arbitration: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Arbitration in England and Wales London court refuses bid to stay Unicredit’s Russian arbitration The King’s Bench Division ( Commercial Court) refused the claimant/applicant’s request for an anti-suit injunction against the first and second defendants/respondents ( AO and SPA), which aimed to bar Moscow proceedings and channel the quarrel to arbitration in Vienna. The court held there was no strong likelihood the Moscow case infringed the arbitration pact, because the Mortgage Agreement jurisdiction clause governed disputes concerning Events of Default. It also declined to issue an anti-suit order on the footing that the Moscow action was vexatious or oppressive, concluding there was an insufficient English judicial interest in a quarrel about Russian property between a Russian bank and a...
In this issue: Key PI and clinical negligence developments Road traffic accidents Costs Clinical negligence Fundamental dishonesty Expert evidence Accidents abroad Public authorities and the state Issues with service Other PI and clinical negligence news Lex Talk®PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Lexis Nexis® Webinars Useful information Key PI and clinical negligence developments CILEX wins permission to challenge Mazur ruling Law360: The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives ( CILEX) has secured leave to appeal the Mazur decision, which held that legal executives and other unauthorised law firm personnel were barred from conducting litigation, even under a solicitor’s supervision. See News Analysis: Cilex wins permission to challenge Mazur ruling. Road traffic accidents King’s Bench Division dismisses appeal against an award for damages In Motor Insurers Bureau v Houston [2025] EWHC 3178 ( KB), the...
In this issue: Budgets and Finance Bills UK taxes for Private Client HMRC Manuals updates Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Family businesses and ownership structures Contentious trusts and estates Pensions, insurance and tax efficient investments International Question of the week Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk® Private Client: a Lexis+® community New and updated content Trackers Latest Q& As Useful information Budgets and Finance Bills Finance Bill 2026 published Finance ( No 2) Bill 2024–26 was released on 4 December 2025 with explanatory notes. Also known as Finance Bill 2026 ( FB 2026), it was presented in the House of Commons and received its first reading on 2 December 2025. For insights into the principal Private Client measures in FB 2026, see News Analysis: Private...
In this issue: Social housing Children’s social care Planning Public procurement Governance Education Healthcare Social care Licensing Lex Talk®Local Government: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content New Q& A Social housing Local authority successful in Court of Appeal ‘intentional homelessness’ challenge under the Housing Act 1996 ( Cifci v London Borough of Sutton). In Cifci v London Borough of Sutton, the appellant disputed the respondent’s decision that the main housing duty under section 193(1) HA 1996 was not engaged. He maintained he was not intentionally homeless within s 191(1), asserting that his exit from accommodation A was prompted by the landlord’s notice to quit, rather than by declining an offer of accommodation B from another local authority. The Court of Appeal held the reviewing officer was entitled to conclude intentional homelessness, as the effective reason for leaving accommodation A was the short-term placement at accommodation C provided by the other...
In this issue: EU fundamentals Competition and state aid Data protection and cyber security Free movement, immigration and employment Financial services Energy Environment IP Life sciences Regulatory TMT International trade Lex Talk®EU Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers EU fundamentals European Ombudsman concludes maladministration in Commission's preparation of omnibus proposals The European Ombudsman determined that the Commission engaged in maladministration owing to procedural flaws when drafting legislative proposals it labelled urgent. Investigations into corporate sustainability due diligence ( Omnibus I), the Common Agricultural Policy ( CAP), and efforts to combat migrant smuggling found the Commission fell short of its Better Regulation requirements. Shortcomings included failing to explain the urgency to the public, not recording derogations, compressing internal...
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