Wedlake Bell Insights

    • Pensions Compass
    • May 27, 2026

    AI in Pensions Law – opportunities and risks

    However, the growing use of AI in the pensions industry also raises significant risks. Legal questions rarely turn on a single provision in a scheme’s governing documentation or an isolated piece of legislation.  Issues will often depend on complex interactions

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    • Article
    • May 26, 2026

    Henderson & Jones Ltd v Chambers & Anor

    Henderson & Jones Ltd are a litigation finance company which is in the business of purchasing and prosecuting causes of action belonging to insolvent companies. Priors Group Ltd was a building company. From the date of its incorporation to 23

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    • Charity & Philanthropy Focus
    • May 21, 2026

    Charity & Philanthropy Focus – May 2026

    We are pleased to launch Charity and Philanthropy Focus, a new newsletter, sharing practical insights on the issues we see affecting charities, trustees and philanthropic organisations. We hope you enjoy this first edition and, if a topic raises a question,

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    • Charity & Philanthropy Focus
    • May 21, 2026

    ICO publishes “soft opt in” guidance – so what should charities do now?

    What has changed and why it matters? The “charitable purposes soft opt‑in” came into force on 5 February 2026 as part of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, which amended the rules under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations

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    • Charity & Philanthropy Focus
    • May 21, 2026

    Grant making disclosures under SORP 2026: transparency without risk

    The good news? The SORP continues to allow flexibility and recognises that full public disclosure isn’t always the right answer. Telling the story SORP 2026 expects trustees to explain grant making clearly in the trustees’ annual report and in the

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    • Charity & Philanthropy Focus
    • May 21, 2026

    Fundraising governance: a compliance journey

    At one level, nothing has changed. Trustees have always been responsible for their charity’s fundraising. But in another sense, this update reflects a continued shift towards clearer expectations of active board oversight. To understand why this matters, it helps to

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    • Charity & Philanthropy Focus
    • May 21, 2026

    Aligning capital with purpose: a practical guide for trustees

    Moving beyond “What to avoid” For many charities, the starting point has been to avoid certain types of investments. That remains relevant, but it is only one part of the picture. Trustees are now being asked a broader question: not

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    • Article
    • May 20, 2026

    HSJ Consultancy Limited

    BACKGROUND The Company was a small local general practice with around 20 or so employees which provided a full range of accountancy and taxation services to a wide variety of clients predominantly in the SME sector.  The Company acted for

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    • Pensions Compass
    • May 20, 2026

    TUPE Transfers are not retirement: High Court clarifies early pension triggers

    Background Mr McKavney was a protected person under the Electricity (Protected Persons) (England and Wales) Pension Regulations 1990 (the EPP Regulations) and was originally employed by Magnox Electric Ltd. In 2005, his employment transferred from Magnox to Serco under TUPE.

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    • Article
    • May 19, 2026

    Quarterly in Advance: Commercial Real Estate – what is on the Horizon?

    Ban on upwards-only rent reviews: Act receives Royal Assent, but the commencement date is yet to be confirmed The Government has implemented the surprise ban on upwards-only rent reviews (“UORRs”) in commercial leases that was tucked away in a bill

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