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Lucasfilm did not benefit in any way at Tyburn Film Productions Ltd's expense, counsel said to the appeals court there on 3 December 2025, in part because it already possessed rights over Cushing's likeness and an agreement and consent from the Cushing estate to 'resurrect' him as Grand Moff Tarkin. Tyburn contends it earlier made an agreement with the late actor then, at the time, granting the company a veto over any use of his image prior to his 1994 death. That contract concerns a TV series titled 'Heritage of Horror', which never aired. Tyburn further asserts the deal permits it to effectively 'resurrect' Cushing using stand-ins and CGI to ultimately finish the programme then if the actor were to die whilst filming remained in progress...
Irish telecom operator Eircom’s damages lawsuit against BT Group over a public-sector contract must be carefully managed to trial to deal with confidentiality issues and other matters, a UK judge told the parties today. At the High Court in London today, a judge said Eircom’s damages action against BT over a public-sector contract needs tight case management through to trial to address confidentiality and related concerns. Eircom brought the claim after Ofcom in 2020 penalised BT for its behaviour during a tender. Speaking to both sides, Judge Adam Johnson urged them to resolve any confidentiality flashpoints themselves and signalled he had no wish to step in unless it became unavoidable. He also expressed confidence that parties would do everything possible to keep confidential designations to a minimum, noting this was necessary to maintain control over the conduct of the trial. He framed this as the
The following document is attached: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/274 dated 5 February 2026, revising Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1981, establishing a final anti-dumping levy on imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware produced in...
Justice Richard Arnold granted AstraZeneca leave to appeal and permitted lorries carrying about 175,000 packs of Glenmark’s generics to move on to wholesalers, provided they did not reach pharmacy shelves while the case continued at any point during those interim proceedings. In this way, Glenmark could keep its first-to-market advantage, while causing only minimal detriment to AstraZeneca should the Court of Appeal later be persuaded to issue an injunction against supply. The judge said this approach maintained the status quo with the least possible prejudice to Glenmark’s position overall. The hearing was arranged at short notice, just days after the High Court refused AstraZeneca an injunction to block the diabetes generic from sale while the court considered whether the patents supporting the branded medicine were valid in law. Glenmark, Generics (UK) Ltd and Teva Pharmaceuticals have each begun proceedings in the UK to set...
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Trafalgar House On 27 August 2025, Trafalgar House, an external pensions administrator, published guidance detailing how robust trustee oversight ought to operate, prompted by the National Cyber Security Centre’s alerts about ongoing nationwide cyber threats. Trustees hold, run and protect members’ pension scheme assets. Outsourced administrators, such as Trafalgar House, oversee the scheme’s routine administration and operations......
On 15 July 2025, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her second annual Mansion House speech, and published the long-awaited Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy 2035, consulted on in November 2024 (see: HMT launches call for evidence on the UK’s financial services growth and competitiveness strategy, LNB News 15/11/2024 62), together with a suite of accompanying reforms, known as the Leeds Reforms (see: Reforms and the Financial Services Growth & Competitiveness Strategy, LNB News 15/07/2025 21). This came after Reeves’ first Mansion House address in November 2024, where she unveiled a package of measures on financial services reform. Key highlights from SICGO report The SICGO report, issued alongside the FCA’s press release on modernising rules to unlock investment, also dated 15 July 2025, sets out how it plans to deliver on its secondary objective during the second half of 2025. It likewise serves as a...
Mergers The Commission approved: the acquisition of exclusive control of Armorine SAS by Trafigura Group Pte....
On 26 August 2025, Fairer Finance argued that it was time for the Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA) to step in, as the sector has failed to improve the accessibility of policy documents for vulnerable customers. In 2023, the FCA introduced the Consumer Duty, obliging financial services providers to deliver fair value on their products. One of the intended ‘outcomes’ sought by the regulator through this regulation is to secure good, clear understanding among consumers of the products they are purchasing......
UPC Court of Appeal declines ECJ referral on costs deadline The UPC Court of Appeal has dismissed Expert e‑ Commerce Gmb H’s bid to involve the European Court of Justice in assessing whether the UPC’s time limits for claiming costs are excessively narrow. The application followed the German company’s failure to meet the cut-off to recover costs in proceedings against Seoul Viosys Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd. The appellate judges concluded they cannot request the European Court of Justice to interpret the UPC Agreement. According to the ruling, that framework “forms part of international law” and does not constitute an EU regulation, directive or act. The court added that the same position applies to its Rules of Procedure. A request for a preliminary ruling must address the interpretation or validity of EU law, rather than construing national rules or matters of......
Lexgreen Services Ltd Acting as settlor for a connected trust, Lexgreen Services Ltd has been found liable for over £155,000 in inheritance tax, plus interest, on the £6.5m accumulated in the trust since its creation in 2005, the First-tier Tribunal decided on 21 August 2025. In confirming HM Revenue & Customs ( HMRC) 2015 assessment on the trust’s ten-year anniversary, the tribunal rejected Lexgreen’s argument that only human settlors owe inheritance tax. Lexgreen maintained that corporations are excluded from statute, the Inheritance Tax Act 1984, which includes a charge arising on a trust’s ten-year anniversary, on the trust’s decennial anniversary under the Act......
Global Data (formerly known as Progressive Digital Media On 26 August 2025, the High Court held that Global Data could not resile from assurances that Andrew Dixon would still be permitted to exercise his share options after he was dismissed for not meeting performance targets. Judge James Brightwell rejected the company’s contention that its former chief executive had failed to inform Dixon that the options would remain effective. He characterised the refusal to honour the assurances given in autumn 2014 as unconscionable and considered the claimant entitled to a remedy. Dixon commenced legal proceedings in 2023, asserting that Global Data had gone back on an agreement allowing him to exercise share options......
Mergers The CMA has opened a phase 1 probe into the proposed purchase by Sportradar Group AG of IMG Arena US Parent, LLC—see the case page for more. Note— For details of all live mergers before the CMA, see the UK mergers—ongoing cases tracker. Upcoming dates For dates of forthcoming UK competition developments, consult the UK Competition calendar......
SFO powers to claw back dirty cash to be tested Two matters pencilled in for late 2025 could clarify, by way of precedent, when and in what situations the SFO may confiscate funds suspected to be the proceeds of crime. The first, listed for September 2025, concerns an appeal against an account forfeiture order made by Westminster Magistrates’ Court in 2023 for upwards of £7m. The order targets Mario Ildeu de Miranda, a one-time Petrobras executive at the Brazilian-owned oil group. The SFO was originally authorised to take the money from de Miranda following his conviction in Brazil for involvement in a bribery scheme linked to the energy major. This cash seizure represents the largest sum the SFO has ever obtained from a single bank account. It followed a painstaking agency inquiry tracking the funds within Brazil’s “ Operation Car Wash”. De Miranda is...
According to Lynn Wassell, chief executive at The Donaldson Trust, overly technical and dense jargon often causes confusion and can discourage participation among people who are neurodiverse. Pensions are intricate, and for neurodivergent individuals this difficulty increases when confronted with abstract wording, she noted in an SPP report dated 26 August 2025. ' Favour clear wording and divide content into bite-sized, manageable stages,' Wassell advised. ' Swap long brochures for concise, straightforward, easy-to-follow, simple-to-navigate, accessible, practical guides that allow......
DHV (a protected party through his litigation friend WTX) v Motor Insurer’s Bureau [2025] EWHC 2002 ( KB) What are the practical implications of this case? While the dispute largely turned on pre‑ Brexit jurisdictional rules and the particular application of Spanish law, it still carries wider lessons for general practice in foreign accident claims. It acts as a timely reminder of how jurisdiction was established for overseas accidents before the expiry of the Brexit transitional period. It will not assist those dealing with newer accidents, where the position is now more complex. How the position will evolve remains uncertain; however, see FS Cairo ( Nile Plaza) LLC v Brownlie [2021] UKSC 45 for examples of when jurisdiction may still arise. Much of the judgment addressed contributory negligence and had relatively modest wider effect, yet the outcome depended on the calibre of expert...
Woodhouse Investment Pte Ltd and West Cumbria Mining ( Holdings) Ltd v UK, before the High Court of England and Wales, marks a genuinely pivotal point in the UK’s engagement with investment treaty arbitration. This development highlights a wider truth: treaty safeguards no longer belong only to investors in developing economies. Even mature rule‑of‑law states may now have to justify highly contentious policy choices before international arbitral panels. Background of the dispute The arbitration arises from the proposed Woodhouse Colliery in Whitehaven, Cumbria—the first deep coal mine in the UK for decades. Backed by West Cumbria Mining and reportedly majority‑owned by Singapore‑based Woodhouse Investment, the scheme aimed to supply metallurgical coal for steelmaking. The proposal swiftly proved divisive. Following years of consultation, government consent was issued in 2022. Two years later, the High Court in Friends of the Earth Ltd v Secretary of State for...
In this issue: Copyright & associated rights Designs Trade marks/passing off Patents General IP Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Copyright & associated rights Wine importer loses ‘battle of the bottles’ in copyright claim ( Martin v Bodegas San Huberto SA) UK importers take heed—the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court has backed an artist’s claim that a label on wine bottles brought into and sold in the UK by a UK company infringed copyright in an original work and also amounted to passing off. The Argentinian supplier had commissioned a designer to craft an appropriate label, and the importer raised no questions about that choice. Of the three labels that formed the focus of the allegations, the court decided that one constituted a plainly substantial reproduction of the artist’s work—even though the copied element comprised only a very small segment of the original ( Infopaq...
In this issue: Planning for nationally significant infrastructure Environmental impact assessment, strategic environmental assessment and appropriate assessment Freedom of information and environmental information Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Planning for nationally significant infrastructure Court rejects EIA and apparent bias objections to development consent order and applies the Gateshead principle to EIAs ( R ( Associated Petroleum Terminals ( Immingham) Ltd) v Secretary of State for Transport)) The claimants contested a development consent order ( DCO) made for the Immingham Eastern ‘roll-on roll-off’ Terminal ( IERRT), a significant ferry terminal scheme at the Port of Immingham. The High Court refused the claim, holding the environmental statement ( ES) to be sufficient, with the evaluation of sufficiency resting with the decision-maker and not the court unless it is Wednesbury unreasonable. The judge further accepted the So S’s...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Long residence, discretion and human rights EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Citizenship applications Daily and weekly news alerts Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights key upcoming changes of interest to advisers focused on business immigration. UK immigration control: how it works Migration Observatory publishes updated briefing on UK migration and population growth The Migration Observatory has released a refreshed briefing analysing how migration has influenced population growth in the UK. Although there is no formal population policy, the paper explores the effects of migration and migration policy across the past two decades on population growth to date, and presents projections for future population levels......
In this issue: Financial sanctions Other financial crime Data protection Other Practice Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions FCDO targets Kyrgyz financial institutions and crypto exchanges in Russia sanctions update On 20 August 2025, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office unveiled further measures against Russia’s evasion networks operating in Kyrgyzstan. Those named include Capital Bank of Central Asia and its director, Kantemir Chalbayev, plus the crypto platforms Grinex and Meer, which run the rouble‑linked A7A5 token, reportedly processing US$9.3bn in four months. This step adds to the UK’s existing Russia regime, mirrors comparable US action, and introduces eight additional designations. They are intended to block Russia’s use of Kyrgyz banking and crypto channels to sidestep western controls. It sits within co‑ordinated international efforts, alongside ongoing US‑led talks to secure peace in...
In this issue: Judicial review Equality and human rights Public procurement Subsidy control and State aid Information law Brexit SI Post- Brexit transition guidance Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Judicial review Administrative Court finds detention unlawful, orders accommodation to secure claimant's release— R ( BRO) v Home Secretary In R ( BRO) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWHC 2231 ( Admin), the Administrative Court carefully considered the claimant’s application for interim relief compelling the Secretary of State to release him forthwith from immigration detention and secure suitable accommodation for him under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Permission for judicial review was granted on four of the five pleaded grounds, while a bid to amend and add a sixth ground was refused. The court also made an interim order directing the defendant to arrange section 95...
In this issue: Building Safety Adjudication Construction disputes Planning Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Building Safety Welsh Government publishes developer remediation contract and dispute resolution guidance The Welsh Government has released the terms of a developer remediation contract, together with guidance on remediation project requirements and on settling disputes tied to the contract. A number of major housebuilders, including Barratt Redrow, Taylor Wimpey and Bellway, have signed. The contract obliges developers to identify and rectify—or fund the rectification of—life‑critical fire safety defects in specified residential and mixed‑use buildings they helped to develop. The project guidance outlines what is expected of those leading remediation, stressing that residents’ needs should remain at the heart of every stage. On dispute resolution, the guidance sets out mediation procedures for resolving disagreements between developers and third parties under the...
Johnson v His Majesty’s Attorney General [2025] EWHC 1943 ( Ch) Practical implications of the case The practical consequences of this ruling extend beyond probate practitioners and the comparatively limited sphere of sealing Wills. Historically, this practice has chiefly been considered in relation to Wills of the Royal Family. As noted by the judge at paragraph 25, there is a long‑standing custom for the wills of senior members of the Royal Family to be sealed, the latest example being In re the Will of His Late Royal Highness The Prince Duke of Edinburgh [2021] EWHC 77 ( Fam) (the ‘ Duke of Edinburgh case’). In that application, the executor secured an order that Prince Philip’s Will be sealed, that no copy be created for the record or retained on the court file, and that the value of his estate be excluded from the grant of...
' Failure to prevent fraud' offence RSA has urged the sector to ready itself for the ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence, which will take effect on 1 September 2025. This provision sits within the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ( ECCTA 2023). It addresses fraud carried out by an ‘associated person’ to benefit a company, exposing that company to prosecution......
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This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...
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