<?xml version="1.0"?><?xml-stylesheet title = "XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="/RSS/rss.xsl"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><docs>https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2604.1.1006/productViews/plcuk/</docs><category>Legal updates</category><link>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com</link><title>Public Law</title><description>Public Law</description><item><title>EDPB adopts scientific research guidelines and approves updated Europrivacy certification criteria for international transfers</title><link>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib8e4f04439c011f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib8e4f04439c011f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate><description>At its latest plenary session, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted draft Guidelines 1/2026 on the processing of personal data for scientific research purposes, opening them for public consultation until 25 June 2026. 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The April 2026 edition includes five articles that may be of interest to public sector subscribers.</description><guid>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1859921f2d5c11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid></item><item><title>£200,000 settlement agreement held to extend to £10 million plus claim of company acquired after execution date (Commercial Court)</title><link>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I610de4f8248711f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I610de4f8248711f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate><description>In Visa Inc and others v Luxottica Retail UK Ltd [2026] EWHC 615 (Comm), construing a settlement agreement which settled claims for £200,000, the court held that it extended to future claims of future associated companies of the defendant, including a claim for more than £10 million by a company in which the defendant's parent company had acquired a controlling interest some months after the settlement agreement was executed. The judgment provides a salutary reminder of the need for caution when drafting clauses setting out the intended scope of any releases in a settlement agreement. It is also of interest for its consideration of the doctrine of sharp practice.</description><guid>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I610de4f8248711f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid></item><item><title>Second application lodged by Zenobē for review under Subsidy Control Act 2022 of alleged Ofgem subsidy scheme for longer-duration energy storage</title><link>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia42ea9532cff11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia42ea9532cff11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate><description>On 31 March 2026, the CAT published a summary of an appeal brought under section 70 of the Subsidy Control Act 2022 by Zenobē Energy Ltd against an alleged Ofgem decision of 18 February 2026 adopting a 23 September 2025 decision to establish an alleged subsidy scheme for longer-duration energy storage projects using a cap and floor mechanism.</description><guid>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia42ea9532cff11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid></item><item><title>New practice note on Fair Work Agency</title><link>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec592c422c7411f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec592c422c7411f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate><description>We have published a new practice note on the Fair Work Agency, which is due to be established by the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) on 7 April 2026.</description><guid>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec592c422c7411f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid></item><item><title>ICO consults on updated automated decision-making guidance</title><link>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I62c3d3802ce111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I62c3d3802ce111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate><description>The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has launched a consultation on its draft guidance about automated decision-making, including profiling. This follows amendments introduced by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. The consultation closes on 29 May 2026.</description><guid>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I62c3d3802ce111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid></item><item><title>Free Practical Law training for all subscribers</title><link>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec8c7f372cfb11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec8c7f372cfb11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate><description>Practical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.</description><guid>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec8c7f372cfb11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid></item><item><title>Government publishes UK smart data strategy</title><link>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f9d2cd02bf911f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f9d2cd02bf911f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate><description>The Department for Business and Trade has published the UK's smart data strategy until 2035.</description><guid>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f9d2cd02bf911f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid></item><item><title>FOIA: whether authority holds information solely "on behalf of another" under FOIA depends on nature of connection with authority (Upper Tribunal)</title><link>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I82cee51329e611f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I82cee51329e611f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate><description>In Farfan v Information Commissioner [2026] UKUT 16 (AAC), the Upper Tribunal (UT) found that deciding whether a public authority holds information solely "on behalf of another" within the meaning of section 3(2)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) requires consideration of the connection between the authority and the information. The focus is not on the quantum or sufficiency of the connection, but on whether the nature of the connection is one intended to bring that information within the scope of FOIA. 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The guidance sets out new Vento bands which apply to cases presented on or after 6 April 2026.</description><guid>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic5a5db8e2c3e11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid></item></channel></rss>