https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2605.1.2002/productViews/plcuk/Legal updateshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.comPublic Lawhttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9bd13f34634111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9bd13f34634111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has launched a consultation, seeking views on options to address legal uncertainty about the delegation of data subject rights and build trust in the data intermediaries sector in the UK. The consultation closes on 31 August 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9bd13f34634111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I558b2e165f3711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I558b2e165f3711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn London Ambulance Service NHS Trust v Garrett [2026] EAT 77, the EAT overturned an employment tribunal's majority finding of direct belief discrimination on the basis that an employee was less favourably treated by an employer because he rejected the concept of systemic racism.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I558b2e165f3711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f4ec4f05ff411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f4ec4f05ff411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission, on 3 June 2026, adopted a proposal for a new EU cloud computing sovereignty framework, as part of its proposed Cloud and AI Development Act. The framework will create a set of practical criteria that cloud service providers will need to meet when providing services to the EU public sector and, potentially, beyond.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f4ec4f05ff411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8c4cc601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8c4cc601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Coombs v Information Commissioner [2026] UKFTT 785 (GRC), the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) (General Regulatory Chamber) found that Kent County Council was not entitled to rely on section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) (unlawful processing of personal data) to withhold anonymised test score data. In upholding the refusal, the Information Commissioner had not demonstrated identifiability by means reasonably likely to be used. Public authorities may find the FTT's distinction between identification by reliable connection and identification resting on conjecture illuminating.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I35e8c4cc601611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iedabab64605d11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iedabab64605d11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 4 June 2026, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the concept of a contract "during its term" under Article 72 of Directive 2014/24 (Public Contracts Directive) refers to the period during which the contractor's performance obligations remain outstanding.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iedabab64605d11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic6eaea0760cd11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic6eaea0760cd11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe CAT has struck out both a Competition Act 1998 damages claim and a Subsidy Control Act 2022 review application concerning regeneration grants by Durham County Council. On the subsidy claim, the CAT departed from its earlier reasoning in Weis v Greater Manchester Combined Authority, holding that section 70(1) of the Subsidy Control Act 2022 requires a formal, final decision to give a subsidy before the CAT's review jurisdiction is engaged. A provisional or "in principle" decision is not sufficient.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic6eaea0760cd11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id007ac1e5fe111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id007ac1e5fe111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTA round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 5 June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id007ac1e5fe111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I23bca0f75f4211f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I23bca0f75f4211f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 2 June 2026, the judiciary published a joint announcement from the Lady Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor confirming the establishment of a new Business and Property Division of the High Court. Under the plans, the new division will replace the Chancery Division and stand alongside the King's Bench and Family Divisions.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I23bca0f75f4211f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id5a2e7005f5f11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id5a2e7005f5f11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission, on 3 June 2026, adopted the European Technological Sovereignty Package, which is a set of measures to strengthen Europe's capacity in semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud and open source.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id5a2e7005f5f11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I281640835f5911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I281640835f5911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission, on 3 June 2026, adopted a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe's cloud and AI ecosystem (Cloud and AI Development Act) (COM(2026)502) (procedure 2026/0138(COD)).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I281640835f5911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I362e8d8a5f8711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I362e8d8a5f8711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission, on 3 June 2026, adopted a Communication on European Tech Sovereignty, accompanied by an EU Open Source Strategy.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I362e8d8a5f8711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae250d5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae250d5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Supreme Court has unanimously overruled Cheshire West [2014] UKSC 19 and its "acid test" for determining whether there is a deprivation of liberty under Article 5 ECHR, holding that this departed from the Strasbourg's longstanding multifactorial approach, which will now need to be applied. The court held that an individual lacking legal capacity under mental capacity legislation may nonetheless give valid consent to confinement through expression of wishes and feelings. The decision has UK-wide significance and is likely to completely change the landscape in relation to deprivations of liberty.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae250d5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I640cc8eb5f6111f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I640cc8eb5f6111f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Sporting Events Bill has had its second reading in the House of Lords.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I640cc8eb5f6111f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56de760f5da211f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56de760f5da211f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Secretary of State for the Home Department v R (Jimoh) [2026] EWCA Civ 643, the Court of Appeal allowed the Secretary of State's appeal against a mandatory order by the High Court requiring the grant of indefinite leave to remain. The court held that the appropriate remedy was to quash and remit the decision for reconsideration. This judgment appears to establish that mandatory orders are not suitable for breaches of statutory powers (as opposed to statutory duties). It will be of interest to any public authority seeking to argue that a mandatory order is not an appropriate remedy.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56de760f5da211f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I743406d75b5c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I743406d75b5c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn R (Freedom from Torture and other) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 1278 (Admin), the High Court held that amendments to the Allocation of Asylum Accommodation policy, which removed protections for survivors of torture, were unlawful owing to breaches of the common law duty to consult, the public sector equality duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, and the Tameside duty of inquiry. This is a striking judgment, reminding public authorities of the real possibility that a common law duty to consult may arise where there has been a long pattern of consultation.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I743406d75b5c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b340c425ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b340c425ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Cork and another v Smith [2026] EWHC 1199 (Ch), the court publicly admonished a law firm and two of its supervising solicitors after two letters which contained misleading AI-generated material, including hallucinated statutory text, were submitted to the court in connection with an insolvency application. Having applied the guidance in R (Ayinde) v Haringey LBC [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin), the judge concluded that public admonishment in his judgment, together with the firm's self-referral to the SRA, was an appropriate response.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b340c425ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I619286205b2e11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I619286205b2e11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 29 May 2026, the Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) published its report following a referral request from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) concerning its proposed subsidy to EP Lynemouth Power Limited.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I619286205b2e11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8a868ab959d311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8a868ab959d311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTA round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 29 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8a868ab959d311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I79514e125a8b11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I79514e125a8b11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTPLC Magazine articles are available online. The June 2026 edition includes six articles that may be of interest to public sector subscribers.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I79514e125a8b11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical 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.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3639ae2d58e911f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3639ae2d58e911f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Cabinet Office v Information Commissioner and another [2026] UKFTT 763 (GRC), the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) (FTT) dismissed the Cabinet Office's appeal against the Information Commissioner's decision requiring disclosure of privileged legal advice on COVID-19 pandemic measures. The FTT found the public interest in disclosure outweighed maintaining the exemption under section 42(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). While this is an unusual case, it provides some clarification of the balance of public interest where section 42(1) of FOIA is engaged.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3639ae2d58e911f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0fe09d9e590211f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0fe09d9e590211f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Cleasby v University of Exeter and Information Commissioner [2026] UKUT 187 (AAC), the Upper Tribunal (UT) found the University of Exeter in contempt of court for failing to comply with a First-tier Tribunal disclosure order under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). The UT imposed a fine of £15,000 and ordered publication of its decision. The judgment provides useful guidance on aggravating and mitigating factors relevant to determining the appropriate sanction for a contempt of court certified to the UT under FOIA. Such certifications are rare.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0fe09d9e590211f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I076bd21f554011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I076bd21f554011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 21 May 2026, the draft EHRC Code of Practice on services, public functions and associations was laid before Parliament.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I076bd21f554011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0aaa9bd0584011f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0aaa9bd0584011f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn R (Luton and District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise) v Secretary of Transport [2026] EWCA Civ 648, the Court of Appeal refused an application for the extension of time for permission to appeal against the dismissal of a judicial review challenge of a development consent order (DCO) to expand Luton Airport.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0aaa9bd0584011f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published an article highlighting what's on the agenda for in-house lawyers in June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7334be1252bc11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7334be1252bc11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Deputy Pensions Ombudsman has given her determination in a complaint by Mr L against the Cabinet Office, MyCSP and the Department for Work and Pensions.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7334be1252bc11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I44a39740552011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I44a39740552011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 21 May 2026, following its inquiry on how to improve the job prospects of disabled people, the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee published its report, Employment support for disabled people: Disability at Work.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I44a39740552011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I58b8787b555111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I58b8787b555111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 21 May 2026, the statutory guidance, Gender pay gap reporting: guidance for employers, was updated following the Supreme Court decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 on the definition of sex in the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I58b8787b555111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I076bb1a8554011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I076bb1a8554011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Welsh Government has published an information document on annual socially responsible procurement reporting requirements for Welsh contracting authorities. This document will be of interest to Welsh contracting authorities who should familiarise themselves with the requirements when preparing annual socially responsible procurement reports.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I076bb1a8554011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I58b87626555111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I58b87626555111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 20 May 2026, the legislative body of the United Nations passed a resolution urging countries to implement the International Court of Justice's 2025 advisory opinion on states' climate change obligations under international law into their national policy and follow-up action.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I58b87626555111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29