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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: Social housing Planning Children's social care Education Social care Pensions Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Social housing Discretionary succession policies and the meaning of ‘stepchild’ ( Abdelrahman v London Borough of Islington) The appeal in Abdelrahman v The Mayor and Burgesses of The London Borough of Islington examined whether, when construing the council’s discretionary succession policy, a person in the appellant’s position—being the child of a deceased tenant’s partner from an earlier relationship—falls within the term ‘stepchild’. Ms Abdelrahman’s mother and Mr Seales (the secure tenant) were in a committed relationship but did not marry or enter a civil partnership. The Court of Appeal upheld HHJ Bloom’s first‑instance ruling that ‘stepchild’ refers to the child of a person’s spouse or civil partner by a previous marriage or civil...
In this issue: Trade marks/passing off General IP Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Trade marks/passing off Court of Appeal provides guidance on variant trade marks and revocation actions in easy Group cases (easy Group Ltd v Easy Live ( Services) Ltd; easy Group Ltd v Easyfundraising Ltd) Two Court of Appeal rulings, in easy Group Ltd v Easy Live ( Services) Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 946 and easy Group Ltd v Easyfundraising Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1000, deliver welcome clarity on separate trade mark infringement claims first brought by easy Group Limited (easy Group) against Easy Live ( Services) Ltd and Easyfundraising Ltd (and others). At first instance, the judges arrived at divergent outcomes on the defendants’ counterclaims, which included assertions that easy Group’s stylised EASYLIFE mark had not been genuinely used and should be revoked for non-use. The Court of Appeal has, in...
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In this issue: Public children Private children Financial provision Lex Talk®Family: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New content Updated content Useful information Public children Cafcass guidance on conflicting assessments in public law cases The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service ( Cafcass) has issued fresh guidance for local authorities and Cafcass where the children’s guardian’s views (and thus their independent advice to the court) differ significantly from the assessment of a local authority social worker and/or the independent reviewing officer on a child’s final care plan or interim arrangements. The guidance covers all children involved in care and supervision order applications under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 ( Ch A 1989), as well as deprivation of liberty applications. It outlines the steps to take whenever a divergence emerges during...
In this issue: Enfranchisement and right to manage Residential tenancies Repairing obligations and dilapidations Easements and covenants Leases and licences Disputes and remedies Service charges Enforcing security and property insolvency Additional Property Disputes updates Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Latest Q& As Enfranchisement and right to manage Court of Appeal on right to manage, strict procedural compliance and equitable tenancies ( Avon Freeholds Limited v Cresta Court E RTM Company Ltd) The Court of Appeal determined that an RTM company’s claim notice was ineffective because the company had not satisfied section 78(1) of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002. In particular, it failed to deliver a notice inviting participation to an equitable long lessee before issuing the claim notice. The Court affirmed the Upper...
In this issue: Trusts Spouses, civil partners and cohabitants UK taxation for Private Client HMRC Manuals revisions Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Insolvency— Private Client Contentious trusts and estates Pensions, insurance and tax efficient investments Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland International Question of the week Further Private Client updates this week Daily and weekly news bulletins Lex Talk® Private Client: a Lexis+® community New and refreshed content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Useful information Trusts Insufficient evidence to establish beneficial interest ( Egbuna v IJ Investments Ltd) The King’s Bench Division rejected an appeal from a possession order, concluding that merely residing in a property does not confer a beneficial interest without adequate proof of financial contributions or a shared intention, even where the circumstances may appear unfair. The dispute related to a former matrimonial home acquired by the appellant’s ex-husband in 2005, which he sold in 2021 to IJI Ltd, a company controlled by solicitors acquainted with him; notably, the...
US District Judge Carl J Nichols stated in his opinion that he would not second‑guess the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ( ICSID) tribunal that issued the award, as it had already concluded it possessed jurisdiction over the dispute. Spain had relied on a judgment from Europe’s highest court finding that the arbitration clause in the Energy Charter Treaty was invalid for disputes between European countries and investors from within the EU. Judge Nichols also determined that enforcement could not be refused under the foreign sovereign compulsion doctrine, which recognises that US courts should generally avoid directing foreign entities to breach laws applicable in their own territory. Moreover, the decision records that other courts have found that comity principles do not favour blocking enforcement of an ICSID award of this nature......
A German music collecting society has filed a lawsuit against Suno AI for copyright infringement at the Munich Regional Court. GEMA, the organisation responsible for enforcing its members’ copyrights, alleges the generative AI system has exploited works under its remit, naming titles including ‘ Daddy Cool’ by Boney M and ‘ Forever Young’ by Alphaville, among other works under its administration and control. “ Our members’ songs are not cost-free input for the business models of generative AI providers,” said GEMA’s chief executive Tobias Holzmüller in a statement. Any individual or entity wishing to use these songs must secure a licence and pay fair remuneration to the authors. He added that GEMA has a licence model available, noting it would always take legal action against unlicensed use. The legal proceedings come as the role of collecting societies, also referred to as CMOs, has...
In this issue: New technologies Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information New technologies EU’s core data-disclosure requirement for AI models sparks confusion MLex: The European Commission has unveiled a template obliging AI developers to reveal training data under the EU AI Act. Yet a crucial rule—naming the top 10% of domains gathered by crawling—remains ill-defined. The uncertainty is whether this list should be by content type (modality) or presented as a single total. How to factor in the size of content adds further doubt. Such loose drafting could nudge AI companies towards minimal disclosure. The Commission is working on additional guidance, but has so far offered no comment. Further reading: EU’s core data-disclosure requirement for AI models sparks confusion. UK product liability reform—new redress rules for AI systems? Life Sciences analysis: The UK Law Commission has launched a new project to...
In this issue Key DR developments Claims and remedies Cross-border disputes Injunctions Litigation Evidence and disclosure New content Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments Guidance HM Courts & Tribunals Service ( HMCTS) has released refreshed guidance for the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court ( IPEC) small claims track. It outlines how to pursue IP claims of £10,000 or less and sets out the applicable criteria and procedure. Updated sections cover pre-action requirements, service of documents, engagement of experts, assembling evidence and bundles, and attendance at hearings or appeals. For further detail, see: LNB News 13/08/2025 13— HMCTS publishes updated guidance on IPEC small claims track procedures. Online money claims HMCTS has revised the ‘ Payment by Account for online services’ guidance, updating the contact details in the ‘ Get help’ section...
In this issue: Banking and finance Competition and state aid Financial services Energy Environment Life sciences Regulatory TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Banking and finance EBA publishes report on Sup Tech use in AML/ CTF supervision The European Banking Authority ( EBA) has issued a report evaluating how EU national competent authorities are deploying supervisory technology ( Sup Tech) in anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism supervision. Drawing on a 2024 survey of NCAs and a 2025 workshop, the analysis supports rollout of the EU’s new AML/ CTF framework, including the establishment of the Anti- Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Authority to coordinate oversight at EU level. See: LNB News 13/08/2025 6. ECB publishes paper examining impact of ESG banking...
The Bar Council has called for an 'urgent and comprehensive' probe into software errors that might have affected the outcome of cases, which were revealed by a leaked HM Courts and Tribunals Service ( HMCTS) report. The BBC initially revealed the claims. According to the broadcaster, HMCTS conducted an internal inquiry, analysing a three-month sample of Social Security and Child Support Tribunal cases after software faults were uncovered, despite signs the flaw might have been present for years. Barbara Mills KC, who chairs the Bar Council, said they were alarmed at reports that the bug could have produced miscarriages of justice. She urged a swift and thorough investigation to determine any effect on case outcomes, and in particular whether emergency child protection cases have been affected. She added that this is the latest in a string of problems with the courts’ IT systems, which appear to...
In this issue Equality and human rights Judicial review Information law International law Other public law news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Equality and human rights Supreme Court rules on first Russia sanctions challenge ( Shvidler v Foreign Secretary) The Supreme Court concluded, by a 4–1 majority, that the sanctions applied by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to Mr Shvidler, and, unanimously, that the actions taken by the Secretary of State for Transport against the yacht M/ Y Phi owned by Dalston Projects, introduced immediately after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, were proportionate and lawful notwithstanding the recognised impact on the appellants’ rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. In a robust dissent, Lord Leggatt criticised the majority’s stance in Mr Shvidler’s appeal, holding that the measures against him, as a UK national, were...
Helliwell v Entwistle [2025] EWCA Civ 1055 What are the practical implications of this case? This decision underscores how vital it is for both parties to make full and candid financial disclosure when negotiating a pre‑nuptial agreement, especially where the document states that such transparency will be provided yet one or both do not fully comply. It further makes clear that, before asking whether the parties ought to be held to the bargain, the court must first examine whether any vitiating elements exist, including duress, fraud, or misrepresentation. Where any such factor is found, the agreement should not stand. What was the background? The couple were in their early forties. The husband had been married before and had no children. He met the wife in 2016 and they married in July 2019. At that point, he worked at PWC as a chartered accountant, earning £120,000 a year. His net...
In this issue: Arbitration in England & Wales International arbitration Investment treaty arbitration Sector- and industry-specific arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Arbitration in England & Wales Enforcing the exclusivity of the supervisory jurisdiction of an arbitration In Star Hydro Power Ltd v National Transmission and Despatch Company Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 928, the Court of Appeal granted an anti-suit injunction, bringing to a halt Pakistani proceedings intended to undercut a London-seated arbitral award. The court stressed that, when it comes to challenging an award, the supervisory court at the seat has exclusive authority. It further confirmed that, under the New York Convention, a ‘challenge’ serves as a defensive shield against efforts to recognise and enforce an award, and is not a weapon to attack or...
Introduction The Independent Water Commission’s Final Report lays out a bold, ambitious blueprint to overhaul governance, regulation, and strategic planning across the water sector in England and Wales. It proposes sweeping structural shifts: establishing integrated national regulators, reshaping the system-planning remit, and dramatically streamlining the industry’s planning frameworks. The report prioritises long-term resilience, cross-sector collaboration, and aligning environmental and growth ambitions through a National Water Strategy. It presses for statutory resilience benchmarks, mandatory smart metering, a national social tariff, and the consolidation of nine separate water plans into two core frameworks. Recognising the shortcomings of today’s fragmented regime, the Commission urges targeted legislative change, stronger consumer safeguards, and a more coherent model for infrastructure delivery, with the goal of building a sustainable, efficient, and transparent water sector equipped to meet the challenges of the next 25...
European ESMA publishes principles for third-party risk supervision On 12 June 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority ( ESMA) issued its principles for overseeing third-party risk. These fourteen principles target exposures arising from reliance on external service providers by regulated firms that are supervised. They set out a shared supervisory blueprint enabling national competent authorities to detect, evaluate and oversee third-party risks in a consistent manner. ESMA launches selection of consolidated tape provider for shares and ETFs On 20 June 2025, ESMA opened the first selection procedure to appoint a consolidated tape provider ( CTP) for shares and exchange-traded funds ( ETFs). The CTP aggregates pre-trade and post-trade data supplied by contributors to improve transparency and the efficiency of markets. Bringing together activity across venues in this manner is intended to help market participants obtain accurate and timely data across relevant markets......
The Commission has unveiled a standard form that AI makers falling under the EU AI Act must use to set out the data fed into their systems. Yet the reach of one of its most contentious obligations is still not, as yet, defined. Under the EU AI Act, creators of general‑purpose models, including Open AI, Anthropic and Google, must release a ‘sufficiently detailed summary’ describing the training data that were used to train their models. What counts as ‘sufficiently detailed’ follows a compulsory template issued by the EU executive on 24 July 2025. Models are built on vast datasets, for which information is often scarce or incomplete in practice. The summary aims to help parties with a legitimate interest—such as data subjects and rights holders—assert their rights under EU law. But a fiercely disputed disclosure item in the...
On 11 August 2025, the ABI announced that insurers had issued settlements to assist nearly 9,000 households to recover from subsidence, which arises when the ground beneath a property drops in dry conditions. The data indicates the average payment per claim was about £17,300. The ABI added it has refined its data gathering, broadening the area from which statistics are sourced, making comparisons with the earlier periods more challenging......
Mergers Following a phase I review, the Commission approved a joint venture established by Robert Bosch Gmb H and Mitsubishi Corporation ( M.12041)—see further, Midday Express The Commission has received notifications for: CCP Investments/ EFMS/ NEOGOV ( M.12126) (simplified merger procedure) Swiss Life Holding/ APG/ Itinere ( M.12088) (simplified merger procedure) Velobank. Bank Handlowy ( M.12073) (simplified merger procedure) Note— For every ongoing merger investigation before the Commission, see further, EU mergers—ongoing cases tracker State aid The application has been made public in Case C-329/25 SAS, a Romanian reference seeking clarity on whether illegality interest is payable where the Member State complied with Article 108(3) TFEU’s prior notification and granted the aid only after...
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