Consideration is a key ingredient for an enforceable contract. It is concerned with what one party is giving or promises in exchange for what the other party is giving or exchanging. Consideration can be executory or executed and must be given by both parties to the agreement. Executory consideration is where the exchange takes place in the future; executed consideration is where the exchange takes place at the earliest when the promise becomes binding.

Describes a situation where contractor stops carrying out the works for a prolonged and consecutive period of days (for example 20 business days) or for a longer non-consecutive period of days throughout the life of the project (for example 60 business days) and does so wilfully and without a reason. Abandonment is usually classed as a contractor default which would allow the authority to terminate the Project Agreement and/or Project Co to terminate the construction contract.

Employment Analysis: The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025 and was published (in pdf form only) on 19 December 2025. This analysis provides a summary of the main employment law changes that employers and employment law practitioners can expect from ERA 2025. It provides, in relation to each change, information on when it is (or is likely) to be implemented, and whether a consultation and/or regulations are expected. It provides a snapshot as at 22 December 2025.

This week's edition of Environment weekly highlights includes: news analyses on the government's responses to two biodiversity net gain (BNG) consultations: one on improving implementation for minor, medium and brownfield development, and the other on BNG for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs) and the Supreme Court decision in HMRC v Orsted West of Dutton Sands (UK) Limited and others that expenditure on environmental surveys and studies for windfarms was not incurred ‘on’ the provision of plant for capital allowances purposes. In addition this week, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a summary of consultation and the government’s response on proposed reforms to the environmental permitting framework for industrial emissions, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published ISO 14001:2026, the latest edition of its environmental management systems standard and Natural England has published guidance detailing how it assesses the condition of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and the enforcement process for landowners.

This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, legal updates and case law from the world of Public Law. These highlights include the latest updates on Brexit, constitutional and administrative law, equality and human rights, judicial review, public procurement, subsidy control and state aid, public sector contracts and other public law news. This edition features parliamentary scrutiny of the constitutional and devolution implications of closer UK-EU regulatory co-operation, the government’s response on strengthening Northern Ireland’s role under the Windsor Framework, the latest updates for contracting authorities under the Procurement Act 2023, and senior judicial analysis of the human rights implications of AI in the justice system, plus the latest case updates and analysis.

This week's edition of Local Government weekly highlights includes the latest developments on local government reorganisation, with the English Devolution and Empowerment Bill receiving Royal Assent and MHCLG publishing letters on next steps for East Sussex, Brighton and Hove and West Sussex, including plans for a further consultation on potential modifications to existing proposals. It includes expert analysis on the legal implications of proposed SEND reforms, on how the government can join up the delivery of its SEND reforms and on key planning points in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026. Case analysis includes Ocean One Hundred v New Forest National Park Authority, where the Court of Appeal held that revocation of a certificate of lawfulness was tainted by apparent bias and Jaks Bars v SSHCLG on the overlap between planning and licensing in noise control. Case reports include FYE v Middlesbrough CC; GPZ v Sunderland CC, in which the Upper Tribunal upheld findings that tenancies were contrived to take advantage of the housing benefit scheme. It also includes further updates on Local government reorganisation, Public procurement, Education, Planning, Children’s social care, Adult social care, Social housing, Governance, Local government finance, Licensing and Healthcare.

This Practice Note discusses the statutory right (subject to statutory qualifying criteria) of a tenant who holds a long lease of a flat to buy a 90-year extension of the lease under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (LRHUDA 1993), including guidance in respect of valuation and calculation of premium, procedure including service of a section 42 notice and section 45 counter-notice, treatment of intermediate landlords, registration, assignment, deposit, failure to comply, terms of the new lease, First-tier Tribunal (FTT) (or Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT) in Wales) and County Court procedure, payment of premium, completion, and withdrawal of claim. For a table setting out common time limits involved in the lease extension procedure, see Practice Note: Quick guide to time limits for lease extensions under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993. The right to an extended lease A tenant who holds a long lease of a flat has a statutory right (subject to compliance with

This week's edition of Environment weekly highlights includes: the Administrative Court's decision dismissing Natural England’s bid to increase the claimants’ Aarhus costs caps, upholding the importance of access to environmental justice, the Environment Agency (EA) has published its annual environmental performance report for 2024, assessing all nine water and sewerage companies operating in England, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced reforms to environmental permitting intended to reduce construction delays and the British Standards Institution (BSI) has published two international standards to support global biodiversity preservation. In addition this week, the Welsh Government has announced plans to fundamentally reform water management and regulation in Wales, following recommendations from the Independent Water Commission Report.

This week’s edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, legal updates and case law from the world of Public Law. On the 25th anniversary of the Human Rights Act 1998 entering into force, these highlights include the latest edition of the Public Law case law quarterly. This edition also include updates on equality and human rights, constitutional and administrative law, Brexit, judicial review, public procurement, public sector contracts, state security and intelligence, information law and other public law news.

This week's edition of Environment weekly highlights includes: news analysis on the UK moving closer to merchant CCUS models—non‑pipeline transport of carbon dioxide following the publication of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) consultation on policy and support for the non-pipeline transportation of CO2, publication of the EU Sustainability Omnibus Directive in the Official Journal and what to expect regarding government progress on PFAS regulation. In addition this week, the Foreign Affairs Committee has published its Third Report of Session 2024–26 calling for a White Paper on UK-EU reset and early publication of the Dynamic Alignment Bill’, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has published its response to the Office for Environmental Protection’s (OEP) review on the implementation of laws governing terrestrial and freshwater protected sites in England and the Environment Agency (EA) has published guidance on its natural flood management (NFM) heat map.

This Practice Note summarises case studies and Q&As provided by the Law Society in its Criminal Finances Act 2017 guidance in relation to the offence of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion. It is intended for use by law firms. The Law Society’s Criminal Finances Act 2017 guidance was approved by the chancellor on 21 November 2018 but this approval does not extend to the questions and scenarios that accompany the guidance, which are summarised in this Practice Note. The failure-to-prevent facilitation of tax evasion offences There are two potential offences under the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA 2017), depending on whether the tax evaded is owed in the UK or in a foreign country. Each offence has three core stages, all of which must exist for criminal liability to arise: For more guidance, see Practice Note: Failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion—compliance issues—The offences. There is only one defence, ie when the tax evasion facilitation offence was committed: • your organisation had in place such prevention procedures as was reasonable in

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the Commission’s adoption of a package of infringement decisions on transposition failures by Member States, the adoption of the European Common Criteria-based cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCC), the extension of the first CBAM reporting deadline for importers, and a proposal to derogate from certain Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) rules during 2024. In addition, new Regulations governing F-gases and ozone depleting substances have been finalised, the Council of the EU has published the final compromise text of revisions to Solvency II, the establishment of an European Artificial Intelligence Office has been announced, and the Council of the EU has adopted its position on a Regulation banning products made with forced labour.