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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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In this issue: The Pensions Regulator The Pension Protection Fund Members and benefits Funding, surplus and investment Public sector pensions Dates for your diary Trackers The Pensions Regulator TPR acts against trustees over ERI breaches involving prohibited loans and loss of scheme funds The Pensions Regulator ( TPR) has issued a report under section 89 of the Pensions Act 2004, stressing the severe repercussions for trustees who infringe employer-related investment ( ERI) restrictions. The report outlines enforcement taken against two former trustees of the Worthington Employee Pension Top- Up Scheme (the Scheme) — a trust-based defined contribution occupational scheme set up in 2006 — after identifying prohibited loans to the sponsoring employer’s interests made from Scheme assets. Stephen Smith, a trustee, received a 10-month suspended prison sentence after admitting to five unlawful loans to entities linked to Marcus...
In this issue: Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Other Practice Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions Improving civil enforcement of financial sanctions under SAMLA 2018 Christopher Gribbin, managing associate, and Molly Vann of Mishcon de Reya’s White Collar Crime & Investigations team review the recent consultation from the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ( OFSI), opened on 22 July 2025, which proposes overhauls to the UK’s civil enforcement of financial sanctions. The package aims to make OFSI’s procedures clearer, more transparent and more efficient. Key measures include refreshed case assessment guidance, a new settlement route, and an Early Account Scheme to promote swift, full disclosure. OFSI also suggests streamlined penalties for reporting and licensing breaches, alongside a substantial rise in statutory maximum fines. While...
In this issue: Planning applications and decisions Environmental impact assessment, strategic environmental assessment and appropriate assessment Planning conditions, obligations and CIL Freedom of information and environmental information Buildings and building regulations Housing Nationally significant infrastructure projects Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Planning applications and decisions Court of Appeal considers procedural fairness of restrictions for speaking at planning committees ( Re Moakes v Canterbury City Council and others) The Court of Appeal in R (on the application of Sarah Moakes) v Canterbury City Council and another [2025] EWCA Civ 927 reaffirmed that a breach of a procedural rule—whether imposed by statute or adopted by a public authority, even if couched in mandatory terms—amounts to procedural impropriety but does not, by itself, invalidate the decision. To show procedural...
In this issue: Tax Diversity and gender pay gap Employment Tribunals Industrial Relations Law Reports ( IRLR)— September 2025 Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Employment resources on Lexis+® Lex Talk® Employment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Tax Legislation Day: Draft Finance Bill 2026—tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market Legislation Day 2025 brought the release of draft Finance Bill 2026 provisions which, if progressed into law, would make agencies and end clients jointly and severally accountable for any Pay As You Earn ( PAYE) and National Insurance Contributions ( NICs) failings by umbrella companies. In Tax analysis: Legislation Day: Draft Finance Bill 2026—tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market, John Chaplin, a partner at BDO, reviews these...
GEMA files model action to clarify AI providers' remuneration obligations in Europe. GEMA is the first collecting society worldwide to lodge a claim against a provider of generative AI systems for the unauthorised use of protected musical works. The case centres on the US company Open AI, operator of generative chatbot systems. GEMA alleges that Open AI reproduces protected song lyrics by German authors without having secured licences or paid those writers. The objective is to establish that Open AI systematically uses GEMA’s repertoire to train its systems. Open AI has emerged as the world’s leading provider in generative AI and now reports annual sales above U$2bn. In 2024, the company is targeting revenues of up to U$5bn. Its AI-assisted language system, the chatbot Chat GPT, was trained on copyright-protected texts, including lyrics from the repertoire of around 95,000 GEMA members. These authors have yet to...
Mergers The Commission authorised: (i) the taking of joint control of the rail operating lease portfolio of Wells Fargo & Company by GATX Corporation and Brookfield Infrastructure Fund V- C, L. P; (ii) the taking of sole control of the rail finance lease portfolio of Wells Fargo by Brookfield; and (iii) the taking of sole control of the locomotive operating lease portfolio of Wells Fargo by......
In this issue: Standard form contracts Building safety Arbitration Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Standard form contracts A quick guide to the Employer’s power to instruct under the JCT Design & Build Contract Employers’ rights to issue instructions under the JCT suite are frequently assumed rather than scrutinised. This overview, authored by James Ladner, legal director, and Fiona Fingland, associate, at Pinsent Masons, examines the foundations and breadth of the Employer’s ability to instruct within the JCT Design and Build Contract, the constraints on that ability, including in relation to variations after practical completion, and the ramifications where parties fail to manage instructions in accordance with the contract’s terms. See News Analysis: A quick guide to the Employer’s power to instruct under the JCT Design & Build Contract. Building safety The Building Safety Levy ( England) Regulations—a quick guide On 10 July 2025, the government presented the draft...
Thomas Nordberg, managing director at The Swedish Club, stated on 11 August 2025 that turbulence right across the globe has become the industry's 'new normal'. ' Sanctions, tariffs, and military flashpoints are no longer unusual occurrences in today's climate', Nordberg also noted. ' They influence vessel movements, the enforceability of contracts, and even what insurers may lawfully back.' Sanctions imposed in recent years, including those applied to Russia following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, shape how an insurer is able to offer cover, the Swedish firm added......
In this issue: Authorisation, approval and supervision Prudential requirements Risk management and controls Financial crime and sanctions Complaints, compensation and claims management Investigations, enforcement and discipline Regulation of capital markets Regulation of derivatives Banks and mutuals Consumer credit, mortgage and home finance Payment services and systems International—financial services and related sectors Fintech and cryptoassets Lex Talk®Financial Services: a Lexis®Nexis community Financial Services Enforcement Database Daily and weekly news alerts Intraday news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Authorisation, approval and supervision HM Treasury issues a policy statement describing its intended approach to the regulation of Appointed Representatives within UK financial services. The paper suggests targeted adjustments to enhance oversight and bolster consumer protection, while preserving the regime’s function in...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental assessment Environmental enforcement and prosecutions Environmental information ESG and sustainability Health and safety Waste producer responsibility regimes Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Air emissions and climate change Commission launches call for evidence on CO2 transport infrastructure regulation The European Commission has begun a call for evidence on its draft rules covering CO2 transport networks and related markets. This step flows from the Industrial Carbon Management strategy of February 2024, which highlighted the requirement for competitive CO2 transport markets to underpin Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage ( CCUS) deployment. The regulation would create an EU-wide framework for CO2 transport infrastructure to help deliver the Union’s 2050 climate goals. A public...
In this issue: Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Improving civil enforcement of financial sanctions under SAMLA 2018 Christopher Gribbin, managing associate, and Molly Vann of Mishcon de Reya’s White Collar Crime & Investigations team review the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation’s consultation, opened on 22 July 2025, to reshape the UK’s civil enforcement process for financial sanctions. The plan is to make OFSI’s approach clearer, more transparent and more efficient. Notable proposals include refreshed guidance on case assessment, a dedicated settlement pathway, and an Early Account Scheme to promote swift and complete disclosure. OFSI also outlines streamlined penalties for reporting and licensing breaches, together with a marked rise in the statutory ceiling for...
In this issue Sustainable finance and ESG round up LIBOR and benchmarks Lending Security Sustainable finance Derivatives Regulation for derivatives lawyers Regulation for banking lawyers Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Sustainable finance and ESG round up Sustainable finance and ESG monthly round-up—11 August 2025. This Finance Group update features: (1) an International Sustainability Standards Board consultation on proposed changes to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Standards and guidance for IFRS S2, (2) the IFRS Foundation’s near-final guidance on reporting uncertainties within financial statements, and (3) new United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative guidance for banks on climate adaptation and resilience. For more, see News Analysis: Sustainable finance and ESG monthly round-up—11 August 2025. LIBOR and benchmarks On 23 July 2025, the UK Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment, overturning the fraud convictions of traders Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo. Ellen Gallagher, partner at Vardags Ltd, analyses the ruling in News...
In this issue: Employer's liability Product liability Clinical negligence Coroner’s inquests Costs Other PI and clinical negligence news Lex Talk®PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Lexis Nexis® Webinars Useful information Employer's liability Book Review— Munkman on Employer’s Liability, 18th Edition Marking 75 years in print, the 18th, thoroughly revised and wide-ranging edition of Munkman on Employer’s Liability marks a milestone, reinforcing its reputation as a pre-eminent authority on personal injury and employment-related tort law. Guided by an editorial panel of seasoned barristers and judges, it delivers rigorous legal analysis alongside clear, practical direction for readers ranging from junior lawyers to veteran practitioners. Written by Shilpa Shah of Ropewalk Chambers. Consult News Analysis: Book Review— Munkman on Employer’s Liability, 18th Edition. Product liability UK product liability reform—new redress rules for AI systems?......
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights upcoming milestones of interest to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Migration Observatory briefing analyses work visa trends and migrant labour in the UK The Migration Observatory has released a briefing by Ben Brindle and Madeleine Sumption on work visas and the UK’s migrant workforce. It reviews labour migration before and after the post- Brexit regime took effect in January 2021, setting out figures on the volume and categories of work permissions issued, shifts in the make-up of the migrant labour force, and the influence of policy changes such as pay...
Hopcraft and another ( Respondents) v Close Brothers Ltd ( Appellant); Johnson ( Respondent) v First Rand Bank Ltd ( London Branch) t/a Moto Novo Finance ( Appellant); Wrench ( Respondent) v First Rand Bank Ltd ( London Branch) t/a Moto Novo Finance ( Appellant) [2025] UKSC 33 What are the practical implications of this case? The Supreme Court set aside the Court of Appeal’s ruling which had, by holding that motor retailers who arranged finance owed fiduciary obligations to their customers, significantly jolted the motor finance market and carried broader consequences for seller-led credit broking in other sectors and contexts within commerce, and for analogous brokerage arrangements. It likewise rejected both the Court of Appeal’s positions, and conclusions, in Wood v Commercial First Business Ltd [2022] Ch 123, namely that bribery is made out where the payee had a part in the...
In this issue: Post-market Intellectual property Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework Medical devices Research and development Commercialisation Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Useful information Post-market UK product liability reform—new redress rules for AI systems? Andrew Austin, partner; Harriet Hanks, counsel; Rachel Duffy, senior associate and Alexandra Yang, trainee associate of Freshfields LLP, examine the UK Law Commission’s initiative to reassess the current regime on liability for defective products, with particular emphasis on emerging technologies such as AI, and set against the backdrop of notable, recent EU developments. See News Analysis: UK product liability reform—new redress rules for AI systems? Intellectual property When sequence precision backfires—invalidity and non-infringement of eculizumab patent with 22-amino acid leader ( Samsung v Alexion) IP analysis: The High Court found Alexion’s eculizumab patent, which specified a light chain sequence featuring a...
In this issue: Company records, registers and filing Share purchase agreement Equity capital markets Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Company records, registers and filing Companies House announces timeline for changes to company registers Companies House has set out that, from 18 November 2025, companies will not be required to maintain statutory registers for directors, directors’ residential addresses, secretaries and people with significant control, as envisaged by section 51 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. The same particulars must still be filed with Companies House, consistent with current obligations. In addition, when recording director appointments at Companies House, businesses will no longer need to state directors’ business occupations. The ability to keep officer details on the central register will likewise be withdrawn. However,...
In this edition: COVID-19 business interruption insurance Insurance types Intermediaries and market practice— Brokers Insurance claims UK regulation Cases tracker Dates for your diary Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community COVID-19 business interruption insurance Court of Appeal rules on composite policies and furlough deductions ( Bath Racecourse v Liberty Mutual) The Court of Appeal in Bath Racecourse Company Ltd v Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE affirmed the Commercial Court’s view of composite business interruption cover, holding that each insured enjoys a distinct indemnity limit. It further held that CJRS furlough sums must be treated as savings and then deducted. The ruling bears significant consequences for coronavirus ( COVID-19) BI claims, and permission has been granted to the Supreme Court ( UKSC/2025/0068) on the furlough deduction point, which could shape the resolution of thousands of claims. Written by Tatiana Minaeva, independent counsel and Arbitrator. See News Analysis: Business...
Cohen and another v Co- Operative Group Ltd and others [2025] EWHC 1892 ( Ch) What are the practical implications of this case? The ruling brings together, in one place, the key rules governing changes to particulars of claim, confirming there is nothing unique about insolvency contexts: the Civil Procedure Rules and the established authorities on amendment continue to govern. It reiterates that no bespoke regime applies in insolvency matters, so the CPR and authority on amendments must be followed. It surveys the guidance on amendments made after expiry of limitation, the court’s broad discretion, how that discretion applies to late and very late amendments, and the matters the court should weigh when exercising that discretion generally. Practitioners dealing with any amendment bid—whether inside insolvency processes or in ordinary litigation—will find the decision an instructive point of reference. Crucially, the court underlined the...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Agency and distribution Consumer protection Sale and supply of goods Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers New and updated content Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—13 August 2025 The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) received a lone complaint concerning Amazing Giveaways Ltd’s advertising of a £3,000 holiday voucher. The ASA found the complaint to be justified. See: LNB News 13/08/2025. Agency and distribution Motor finance ruling shifts focus to wider broker-fee cases Law360 reports that the UK Supreme Court’s recent decision to restrict compensation for many motor finance customers affected by undisclosed fees may redirect legal attention towards other sectors that habitually include brokers’ commissions on bills, lawyers say. See News Analysis: Motor finance ruling shifts focus to wider broker-fee cases......
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