Employment analysis: From 1 January 2022 neutral citations will be issued by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) Office for all judgments in respect of which there is a full hearing, for example Smith v Jones Ltd [2022] EAT 1, in accordance with a Practice Direction issued by Sir Keith Lindblom, Senior President of Tribunals, on 14 December 2021.

A neutral place where a party can store or place documents

An uncharged atomic particle found in the nuclei of atoms, which can cause fission in some atoms.

This term refers to the number of neutrons passing through an area over a span of time. It is a measure of the intensity of neutron radiation, which is measured in neutrons/cm2-sec.

This is a general term referring to the variety of materials that emit neutrons. An example of this is a mixture of radium and beryllium, which can be inserted into a reactor to ensure a neutron flux large enough to be distinguished from background radiation on neutron detection equipment.

The Equality Trust has reported on the All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) on Migration and Poverty release of their new report ‘The Effects of UK Immigration, Asylum and Refugee Policy on Poverty’. The inquiry received almost 200 submissions from experts with professional or lived experience of the immigration system. The inquiry found that the UK’s migration policy causes destitution by design, leaves people vulnerable to exploitation and crime, and increases the costs paid by society. The report further provides recommendations to address these issues.

The Administrative Court Judicial Review Guide 2026 has been published and applies immediately. Its principal additions for practitioners are broader guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) use, an express procedure for deciding a potentially fatal issue at the permission stage and updated guidance on the duty of candour and redactions. It also incorporates the court’s procedure for opposed extensions of time in London.

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. Brexit 11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. At this point in time (referred to in UK law as ‘IP completion day’), key transitional arrangements came to an end and significant changes began to take effect across the UK’s legal regime. What are the New Approach directives? The New Approach was developed in the mid 1980s and a Council resolution in 1985 set down key principles on the New Approach, in order to streamline product approvals and facilitate the free movement of goods and the single EU market. The previous approach to directives included a great degree of technical detail in the directives, which often ended up acting as a barrier to trade, as the Commission wasn’t able to finalise these technical directives as quickly as Member States were introducing their own standards and regulations. The New Approach directives leave much of the technical

The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has announced that the Assault and Attempted Murder Offences sentencing guidelines, covering assault offences and new guidance for assault on emergency workers, came into force on 1 July 2021.

Asylos has released a report on trafficking in Albania. The aim of the report has been to expand on its previous 2019 report on trafficking. The report covers trafficking profiles, protection and both assistance for victims and their limitations in practice.

The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC, has published revised legal risk guidance aimed at government lawyers, emphasising that it is 'proper and constitutional' for ministers to take action that carries a high risk of being ruled unlawful. The update removes passages in the previous version that had said taking such risks was a 'last resort'. The revised guidance represents a shift away from the approach of the previous Attorney General, Lord Hermer KC, and back some way towards an approach criticised by the Lords Constitution Committee in 2023 under the previous Conservative Attorney General, Suella Braverman. In addition, the amended guidance omits the previous version's emphasis on international law.

The Autonomy Institute has released a Care Visa Sponsor Database, which lists all UK social care providers licensed to sponsor Skilled Worker visas. The database was created by combining data from the Home Office's list of all visa sponsors and data from the Care Quality Commission's register of regulated services. The list will be updated on a daily basis. There is the facility to search by postcode and location.