The LexisNexis Restructuring & Insolvency practical guidance team has published a new Practice Note called ‘Role, powers, functions and duties of a provisional liquidator’. This Practice Note sets out the role, functions, duties and powers of a provisional liquidator, who is generally appointed to preserve the status quo pending the hearing of a winding-up petition.

The Senior President of Tribunals has published two new Practice Statements on the functions of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber (Upper Tribunal) (UT). The first of the Practice Statements authorises Legal Officers in the UT to carry out functions of a judicial nature and replaces the previous Practice Statement dated 20 April 2023. The second statement authorises legally qualified members of staff in the UT to also carry out functions of a judicial nature. This statement replaces the previous statements dated 9 December 2013 and 6 April 2020.

The LexisNexis Restructuring & Insolvency practical guidance team has published a new Precedent—‘Deed of assignment of insolvency claim’. This Precedent, produced in partnership with Frank Brumby of HCR Legal LLP, provides guidance to practitioners drafting a deed of assignment of an insolvency claim.

The LexisNexis Restructuring & Insolvency practical guidance team, in partnership with Ali Tabari and Natalie Kearney of St Philips Chambers, has published three new precedents providing guidance for drafting an application notice, witness statement and draft order to fix the basis of the remuneration of an administrator or liquidator in a voluntary liquidation pursuant to rule 18.23 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016, SI 2016/1024.

The LexisNexis Restructuring & Insolvency practical guidance team, in partnership with Ali Tabari and Natalie Kearney of St Philips Chambers, has published three new precedents providing guidance for drafting an application notice, witness statement and draft order for the avoidance of a floating charge under section 245 of the Insolvency Act 1986.

The LexisNexis Restructuring & Insolvency practical guidance team, in partnership with Ali Tabari and Natalie Kearney of St Philips Chambers, has published two new precedents providing guidance for drafting brief details of claim and particulars of claim for a transaction defrauding creditors claim under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986.

The LexisNexis Ireland—Dispute Resolution practical guidance team has published a new Precedent which can be used by solicitors as a statutory declaration which confirms that they have advised their client about mediation in compliance with their obligations under section 14 of the Mediation Act 2017 (Ireland). This template can be adapted for use in the High Court of Circuit Court.

An announcement on the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary website has confirmed that the Honourable Mr Justice Lavender has been appointed as President of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) with effect from 2 October 2025. This is in succession to the Honourable Mr Justice Dove, who stood down from the role on 1 October 2025.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has published new Practice Directions which come into force on 2 December. New Judicial Committee (Appellate Jurisdiction) Rules 2024 also come into force on the same date by virtue of the Judicial Committee (Appellate Jurisdiction) Rules Order 2024, SI 2024/997.

The Cabinet Office has published guidance on contract payment information as part of the ‘Manage’ phase guidance suite under the Procurement Act 2023. The guidance explains the requirements on contracting authorities under section 70 of the Procurement Act 2023 to publish information on payments of more than £30,000, including VAT, made under public contracts. The information must be published quarterly via the central digital platform and must link each payment to the public contract under which it was made. The requirements apply to procurements commenced on or after 1 April 2026.

The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) is alerting charities that own or have an interest in land and property in Scotland to the new Register of Persons with a Controlled Interest in Land (RCI). The RCI aims to improve transparency of land ownership by providing details of who can significantly influence or control an owner or tenant’s decisions about land. An owner or a tenant with a lease of more than 20 years is known as the recorded person who must make an entry in the RCI where there is a person with significant interest and control over decisions about the land or property. The deadline for making an entry is 1 April 2024.

Our new Risk & Compliance forecast (as at 13 January 2026) is now live. This month we report on items including (1) new ICO items on data subject requests and personal data breach logging, (2) new proposals from the IASC for UK forced labour and human rights legislation, (3) progress on the Employment Rights Act 2025, (4) and updates relating to ICO’s guidance on automated decision making and profiling.