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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 Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common.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: Budget 2025 Pensions Education Social housing Children's social care Public procurement Governance Local government finance Planning Social care Healthcare Licensing Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Budget 2025 Budget 2025—key Local Government announcements On 26 November 2025, during Budget 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, set out measures of interest to local government professionals, spanning local government finance, governance, healthcare, adult social care, children’s social care, education, licensing, planning, public procurement and pensions. See: LNB News 26/11/2025 64. Pensions Supreme Court allows Secretary of State’s appeal in Article 14 challenge to BSP contribution condition— R ( Jwanczuk) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Secretary of State’s appeal in R ( Jwanczuk) v Secretary of State for Work and...
In this issue: Data protection Cybersecurity Confidential information Key developments Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Data protection Digital Omnibus proposal—re-writing the EU's digital rulebook Over recent years, the EU has rolled out fresh digital laws almost as swiftly as the technologies they aim to oversee have evolved. Worries about excessive regulation, duplication and even inconsistency have pushed the European Commission to revisit its strategy and try to lighten the load of digital compliance obligations. On 19 November 2025, the Commission unveiled its Digital Omnibus proposal. It contains two core strands: one delivering “quick fixes” to address several pressure points in the EU AI Act, and a second, more intricate package revising the data acquis, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation ( EU) 2016/679 ( EU GDPR), Directive 2002/58/ EC (the e Privacy...
State aid AG issues opinion proposing Court of Justice set aside General Court’s judgment and annul Commission’s decision approving financing model for the Fehmarn Belt fixed rail-road link project Advocate General Rantos has delivered his opinion in Case C‑337/24 P, Denmark v Commission, challenging the General Court’s ruling in Case T‑364/20, which dismissed an application to annul the Commission’s approval of Denmark’s public financing model for the Fehmarn Belt fixed rail-road link between Denmark and Germany, an immersed tunnel under the Baltic Sea ( SA.39078). The Advocate General advises that the Court of Justice should set aside the General Court’s judgment and annul the Commission’s decision. Background The Fehmarn Belt fixed rail–road link is a flagship EU infrastructure priority: a 19 km immersed tunnel connecting Denmark and Germany, delivered by two Danish state-owned entities, Femern Landanlæg and Femern A/ S, with total project...
Note: the CPRC has stopped sharing the background papers alongside the minutes, so no explanatory documents accompany this News Analysis to set out the matters discussed. A copy of the minutes appears here now: Minutes of CPRC meeting 3 October 2025. Welcome, apologies and introductory remarks (item 1) The Chair greeted members at the opening meeting of the legal year. Minutes from the 4 July 2025 meeting (see News Analysis: Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting—4 July 2025) were approved, and the action log was recorded as noted. Part 82—closed material procedure (item 2) Mo J officials outlined the subsequent tranche of reforms from Sir Duncan Ouseley’s 2022 CMP report findings. The Committee approved a revised new rule 82.26A, to be renamed ‘ Special Advocate Position Statement’ and reframed by reference to CPR 5.4B and 5.4C provisions. Subject to minor drafting tweaks, the rule will feature in the...
Igors Veliks, formerly at Playtech, and his current employer, Realtime Latvia, persuaded the appeal court that the betting company lacks any entitlement to sue them in England. The judges held that any harm arising from the supposed commercial deception occurred beyond the UK, and they set aside a High Court ruling that had favoured Playtech. The court concluded that most of the loss said to stem from Veliks’ alleged misuse of trade secrets took place in Latvia, where Playtech is headquartered. As a result, assessment of damage falls to the Latvian courts, not to the English courts. Playtech maintained it had suffered a downturn in UK licensing income because of the alleged misappropriation of trade secrets, but the appeal court rejected that contention. The court noted: “ This pleading is concerned only with the indirect consequences for Playtech of the...
In this issue: Key developments and materials Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Renewable energy Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility Oil and gas Nuclear energy Energy disputes International energy New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Energy resources on Lexis+® Daily and weekly news alerts Key developments and materials Budget 2025—key Energy announcements On 26 November 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, presented Budget 2025. The Lexis+® Energy team outlines the principal announcements for the energy sector and assesses their implications. We also include insights from Juliet Stradling, Partner at TLT LLP, Will Glover, Partner at Gowling WLG, and Daniel Kaufman, Matthew Honeyben and Matthew Brown, Partners at CMS. See: LNB News 26/11/2025...
In this issue: Autumn Budget 2025 Building safety Procurement in construction Contract law for construction lawyers Environmental issues Infrastructure projects Litigation Experts in construction disputes Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Autumn Budget 2025 Budget 2025—key Construction announcements In the Autumn Budget 2025, presented on 26 November 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, unveiled an investment programme focused on ‘rebuilding Britain’ by delivering new housing, upgrading infrastructure and expanding clean energy. The Budget underlined the government’s objectives on boosting housing supply, overhauling planning, accelerating economic growth and driving regional regeneration. See: LNB News 26/11/2025 56. Pick Everard publishes report on construction sector outlook for 2026 Pick Everard has released its Pre- Autumn Budget Construction Market Insight report, sharing detailed results from a survey of 200...
Domestic CBI feedback report on ESMA’s CSA on sustainability risks and disclosures in the investment funds sector CBI has issued a paper setting out its findings and observations arising from ESMA’s 2023–2024 CSA on integrating the sustainability risks and disclosures. This publication follows ESMA’s own report, released in June 2025......
Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights—27 November 2025 In this issue: Key R& I law developments Insolvency litigation Restructuring Directors and insolvency The office-holder Financial institutions R& I in Scotland Daily and weekly news alerts Key dates for restructuring and insolvency professionals New content New Q& As Key R& I law developments Budget 2025—key Restructuring & Insolvency announcements On 26 November 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, set out measures of note for restructuring and insolvency practitioners. Plans cover business rates changes, hiring extra Insolvency Service staff to combat abusive phoenixism and rogue directors, the creation of the Public Authorities Fraud Investigation and Enforcement Service, and adjustments to National Insurance Contributions. See: LNB News 26/11/2025 65. Council of the EU agrees directive harmonising insolvency law across member states Negotiators for the Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached a provisional deal on a directive aligning insolvency frameworks across the EU. It...
In this issue: Practice Compliance forecast AML, CTF & Counter- Proliferation Financing Other Financial Crime Data Protection Other Practice Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Practice Compliance forecast New Practice Compliance forecast as at 25 November 2025 The latest Practice Compliance forecast, dated 25 November 2025, is now available. This month we cover: (1) HM Treasury’s consultation response on reforming the AML/ CTF supervision regime; (2) the SRA’s review of sanctions risks and controls; (3) changes to HMRC’s AML supervision fees; and (4) the ICO’s new consultation on procedural guidance for data protection enforcement. See News Analysis: New Practice Compliance forecast as at 25 November 2025. AML, CTF & Counter- Proliferation Financing NCA reports further arrests and seizures under Operation Destabilise The National Crime Agency ( NCA) has issued an update on Operation...
In this issue Budget 2025 Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Constitutional and administrative law State accountability and liability Equality and human rights Judicial review Public procurement Projects and infrastructure Information law Other Public Law news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Free webinars Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Budget 2025 Budget 2025—key Public law announcements In the Autumn Budget 2025 on 26 November 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, outlined a series of measures relevant to Public Law professionals. Headline themes included cross-government efficiency and public sector reform; oversight of coronavirus ( COVID-19)-era procurement and fraud; devolution with new integrated settlements for mayoral authorities; justice and sentencing reform; planning and infrastructure delivery (including changes to judicial review); public procurement and the Balance Sheet Framework; and investment in defence and security. See: LNB News 26/11/2025 51. Brexit SIs Farm Sustainability Payment Scheme ( Eligibility etc) Regulations ( Northern Ireland) 2025 SR 2025/179: These...
R (on the application of Master Zo) (a child by his litigation friend, AK of the Refugee Council)) v Hounslow London Borough Council [2025] EWHC 3008 ( Admin) What are the practical implications of this case? The practical implications of this case are as follows: A clear reminder to practitioners of the permission threshold: where the material before the court, even taken at its highest for the Claimant, discloses a factual case that could not properly succeed at a contested factual hearing, permission must be refused; in all other circumstances, permission should be granted ( R( FZ) v London Borough of Croydon [2011] EWCA Civ 59). In relation to injunctions, the court confirmed there is no hard-edged rule in age assessment claims requiring a strong prima facie case; showing a triable issue may suffice, notwithstanding that the relief sought could be viewed as a mandatory...
In this issue: UK, EU and international regulators and bodies Regulated activities Authorisation, approval and supervision Prudential requirements Financial crime and sanctions Investigations, enforcement and discipline Regulation of capital markets Sustainable finance and ESG Banks and mutuals UK Mi FID II EU Mi FID II Regulation of insurance Fintech and cryptoassets Regulation of AI in FS Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Financial Services Enforcement Database Lex Talk®Financial Services: a Lexis®Nexis community UK, EU and international regulators and bodies Budget 2025—key Financial Services announcements In Budget 2025, delivered on 26 November 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, unveiled a package of measures—largely...
In this issue: Budget 2025—key Pensions announcements Pension Schemes Bill Scheme governance Public sector pensions Dates for your diary Trackers Budget 2025—key Pensions announcements In the 2025 Budget, delivered on 26 November 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, set out: (i) from April 2029, a £2,000 yearly ceiling on salary sacrifice pension inputs qualifying for National Insurance contribution relief; (ii) from April 2027, looser defined benefit ( DB) surplus rules enabling well-funded schemes to pay incentivised surplus amounts straight to members; and (iii) CPI-linked inflation protection (capped at 2.5%) for pre-1997 PPF and FAS pensions where legacy schemes had provided such increases. The Chancellor also outlined measures to reduce administrative burdens on personal representatives dealing with Inheritance Tax on unused pension funds, permitting them to direct scheme administrators to withhold 50% of taxable benefits for up to 15 months and conferring discharge from liability once HMRC...
Mergers The Commission authorised: the acquisition of joint control of IPlant Holding S. P. A. by Tages Capital SGR S.p. A., and the acquisition of Italiana Petroli S. P. A. by Bestinver Gestión, S. A. U......
New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 25 November 2025 Our latest Risk & Compliance forecast dated 25 November 2025 maps proposed regulatory developments affecting risk and compliance, enabling you to prepare for potential impacts on your organisation. Please review it carefully; key points that should remain on your radar are highlighted below. New items we’re tracking this month ICO consultation on data protection enforcement procedural guidance—the ICO is seeking views on draft guidance setting out the approach it takes when conducting investigations and using its enforcement powers under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. The consultation ends on 23 January 2026. See: Data protection, AI and cybersecurity......
Proposed reforms unveiled by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on 20 November 2025 Shabana Mahmood’s plans introduce a new ‘baseline’ of ten years’ residency for settlement, doubling the current five-year requirement across most settlement routes. She has also floated an accelerated route for high earners, reducing the wait. Migrants with taxable income above £125,140 per year for three consecutive years would be eligible to settle in as little as three years. Meanwhile, keeping taxable income at £50,270 over the same three-year period would cut five years from the ten-year route, according to proposals set out in a consultation document published on 20 November 2025 and detailed within that paper. The consultation closes at 11:59 pm on 12 February 2026. To qualify at all, applicants must earn at least £12,570 per year—the threshold that triggers National Insurance...
A US entrepreneur was convicted of FCPA breaches and money laundering after joining a plan to pay bribes to Honduran officials to secure contracts to supply law enforcement uniforms in Honduras. The Zaglin matter provides an early signal of how the US DOJ could deploy the new guidance—especially in prosecutions of individuals. It underscores a continued focus on individuals in such matters. Importantly, the conduct did not touch drug cartels, national security issues, or a non- US corporate accused. The lack of such factors indicates that, although the administration stresses aligning FCPA enforcement with foreign policy aims, the DOJ still intends to bring individual cases largely in line with its historic practice going forward. Background On 28 November 2023, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida charged Carl Alan Zaglin, a US national and the proprietor of Atlanco LLC, a...
Though a mature field of law, the regime on dawn raids has drawn fresh scrutiny after the General Court’s ruling in Michelin ( Case T 263/23). That decision led to the partial annulment of a Commission inspection decision. This limited success sparked debate over the evidential and procedural thresholds the Commission must satisfy when carrying out surprise inspections lawfully. A subsequent ruling of the General Court in Red Bull ( Case T 306/23) restates the breadth available to the Commission at the preliminary investigative phase as it seeks to identify material capable of underpinning its case regarding suspected breaches of competition rules. The scope of the Commission’s discretion The Commission enjoys a wide margin of discretion to authorise an unannounced inspection where there are reasonable grounds to suspect an infringement of competition rules. That discretion is firmly grounded in the legal framework of...
See Q& A: Where the constitution of a charity says ‘trustees can be reappointed but will not normally serve for more than three consecutive terms of office’. What does ‘normally’ mean in this context? The term ‘normally’ signals latitude or judgement, rather than a fixed rule......
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