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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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Subsidy control CAT dismisses second subsidy control challenge against decision by Greater Manchester Combined Authority The CAT has delivered its judgment in Mr Aubrey Weis v Greater Manchester Combined Authority, an application made by Mr Aubrey Weis under section 70 of the Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the Act). He sought a review of an alleged decision by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to provide two loans to a property developer for investment in residential property development in central Manchester. The CAT dismissed the application. Background The Greater Manchester Combined Authority ( GMCA) approved two loans totalling £140m to Trinity Developments ( Manchester) Limited ( Trinity) and New Jackson ( Contour) Investments Limited ( New Jackson). The loans were: £70.8m to Trinity, to deliver four high-rise residential towers at Trinity Islands ( River Irwell/ Trinity Way), and £69.2m to New Jackson, for a...
In this issue: Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Nationally significant infrastructure projects Buildings and Building Regulations Heritage and natural environment Planning applications and decisions Planning policy Planning conditions, obligations and the community infrastructure levy Planning and Infrastructure Bill Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Key planning provisions in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill On 10 July 2025, the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill was laid before the House of Commons. It translates the government’s aim to bring back strategic planning throughout England into statute and establishes a uniform approach to devolved powers. This commentary reviews the principal planning measures in the Bill, explains the context to its introduction, and considers the possible consequences for the planning and development industry. See News Analysis: Key planning provisions in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill here......
National House Building Council v Peabody Trust [2025] EWCA Civ 932 What are the practical implications of this case? The Court of Appeal has held that, under Option 1 of the NHBC Buildmark Choice policies (the NHBC policies), a claim does not arise merely because the original contractor becomes insolvent. Instead, the right of action materialises when the insured is in the position of ‘having to pay more’ to finish the construction work as a consequence of that insolvency. That approach may give the insured a longer interval after the contractor’s collapse within which to bring a claim before the limitation period expires. Yet, owing to the confined scope of the appeal, the Court did not determine the precise point at which an insured should be regarded as ‘having to pay more’. The alternatives canvassed included the moment when it was...
Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations With more older people slipping into poverty, the Work and Pensions Committee’s report clearly contends that ministers should adopt a clear target for a minimum level of retirement income. It says the State Pension must fully secure a basic, dignified standard of living, and that a government strategy should then be set out to help everyone reach that benchmark, recognising the financial setbacks affecting many, including the 2.1 million still on the old State Pension. The report stressed that relying on safety nets such as Pension Credit and Housing Benefit alone is simply insufficient on its own......
In this issue Key DR developments Claims and remedies Cross-border disputes Pre-action and limitation Injunctions Evidence and disclosure Settlement Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments CPR updates Civil Procedure ( Amendment No 2) Rules 2025, SI 2025/893: These Rules amend the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 ( SI 1998/3132), which regulate practice and procedure in the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the County Court. They update Rule 2.8 (time) and Rule 5.5 (filing and sending documents) to reflect the introduction of new Practice Direction 5C, which supersedes Practice Direction 51O (electronic working pilot scheme). Additional changes affect Rule 8.2 (contents of the claim form), Rule 8.5 (filing and serving written evidence), Rule 30.8 (transfer of competition law claims), Rules 44.1 and 44.6...
In this issue: Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Data protection Cybersecurity Other Practice Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions FCDO announces reduction in Russian crude Oil Price Cap mechanism The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office ( FCDO) has confirmed that the UK and EU will lower the Russian crude oil price cap from $60 to $47.60 per barrel, effective 2 September 2025. Current caps for refined petroleum products remain in place. A 45-day wind-down period, running to 17 October 2025, covers contracts agreed before the start date that meet the existing $60 threshold. This adjusts the December 2022 price cap framework, which bars G7 firms from offering shipping and insurance services for Russian oil sold above the cap. See: LNB News...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Agency and distribution Consumer protection Contracts E-commerce International Sale and supply of goods Lex Talk®Commercial: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers New and updated content Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—23 July 2025: The Advertising Standards Authority reviewed two objections about misleading pricing displayed on the Love Holidays site. The regulator upheld both matters. See: LNB News 23/07/2025 24. Agency and distribution Stevens v Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd ( In Liquidation) and another [2025] UKSC 28: The Supreme Court, by majority, allowed the appeal by Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd ( HPII), finding Mr Stevens jointly liable for loss resulting from the dissipation of unauthorised profits generated by Mr Ruhan in breach of his fiduciary obligations to HPII as a director. HPII owned hotels in Central London and sold them to Cambulo Madeira, a company said to be...
Former UBS trader Hayes Ex- UBS trader Hayes was found guilty for manipulating the London Inter- Bank Offered Rate ( LIBOR) in 2015. LIBOR was designed to indicate banks’ costs of lending to one another. The Financial Conduct Authority phased it out and, by 2024, it had ceased being used. On 23 July 2025, his conviction was quashed, as was that of ex- Barclays trader Carlo Palombo, who had been convicted in 2019 for manipulating Euribor, the European counterpart. Hayes spent five and a half years in prison following convictions on multiple counts of conspiracy to defraud through LIBOR manipulation. He first received a 15-year sentence, cut to 11 on appeal. He has spent the past ten years seeking to clear his name. He was among 20 traders prosecuted by the SFO; seven were found guilty at trial and another two entered guilty pleas. In 2023, the...
Celebrating 45 years of leadership in alternative dispute resolution ( ADR) Marking 45 years at the forefront of ADR, the CAM- CCBC closed 2024 with unprecedented activity and an ever-widening reach. Throughout the year as a whole, it logged 148 new matters—129 arbitrations and 19 mediations—raising the number of live cases to well over 480, with parties from 16 nationalities. The value in dispute in cases filed in 2024 comfortably topped US$1bn. Altogether, 91 arbitration proceedings came to an end, and 60 produced arbitral awards: 46 were final awards and 14 were consent awards. The average timeframe to resolve these disputes was 26 months. A clear drive for swifter proceedings was evident in the 21 new expedited arbitrations under the CAM- CCBC fast-track protocol, which requires resolution within ten months, reaffirming the institution’s focus on procedural speed and...
PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights—24 July 2025 In this issue: Key PI and Clinical negligence developments Occupational disease Accidents abroad 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 Key PI and Clinical negligence developments SI 2025/893 ( Civil Procedure ( Amendment No 2) Rules 2025) modifies the Civil Procedure Rules 1998, SI 1998/3132, revising Rule 2.8 (time) and Rule 5.5 (filing and sending documents) to reflect the roll-out of new Practice Direction 5C covering the CE- File electronic filing and case management system, following its piloting under Practice Direction 51O (electronic working pilot scheme). The changes come into force in part on 12 September 2025, and in full on 1 October 2025. Refer to LNB News 22/07/2025 19 for details. NHS Resolution publishes Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/25 NHS Resolution has issued its Annual Report and...
The High Court, in an initial ruling, determined that 22 companies within the Arena Racing group, which runs horse and dog racing tracks across the UK, were not entitled to claim up to £2.5m per cancelled race from their insurers, Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE, Allianz Insurance Plc and Aviva Insurance Ltd. In a written judgment, Judge Sean O’ Sullivan concluded that the applicable limits relate to losses arising from ‘trigger events’—such as government-imposed restrictions—rather than to each individual race that could not proceed because of those restrictions......
In this issue: Insurance in construction Building safety Adjudication Litigation Planning Infrastructure Projects Regulations and controls Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Insurance in construction NHBC Buildmark Choice policies: Court of Appeal confirms that the cause of action accrues when the insured party ‘has to pay more’ to complete the building work as a result of contractor insolvency ( National House Building Council v Peabody Trust) In National House Building Council v Peabody Trust [2025] EWCA Civ 932, the Co A dismissed NHBC’s appeal on the correct interpretation of Option 1 in an NHBC insurance policy, confirming that the cause of action under Option 1 does not arise upon contractor insolvency—the cause of action arises when the insured party ‘has to pay more’ to complete the building work due to that insolvency. The precise moment at which the insured should be treated as being in the position of ‘having to pay more’ has been...
In this issue: Sustainable Finance and ESG Debt capital markets Regulation for Derivatives Lawyers Structured products and securitisation Regulation for banking lawyers Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Sustainable Finance and ESG Market Insights Trend Report—trends in sustainability disclosures in corporate reporting The Market Insights Trend Report reviews how FTSE 100 companies set out sustainability disclosures and climate transition plans in 2024, and offers perspective on what to expect for the 2025 season. To reflect the multifaceted character of sustainability reporting, the analysis maps which topics companies address and then considers the reasons driving those disclosures. This year’s edition concentrates on environmental reporting, mirroring current regulatory and market priorities, while also recognising the rising profile of social and human rights considerations. See News Analysis: Market Insights Trend Report—trends in sustainability disclosures in corporate reporting. NGFS publishes input paper on integrating climate adaptation and resilience into transition plans The Network for...
Introduction On 2 July 2025, the minister for Culture, Communications and Sport (the ‘minister’) confirmed that the Government has approved the General Scheme of the Media Regulation Bill (the ‘ Draft Media Bill’). The Draft Media Bill sets out amendments to the Competition Act 2002 (as amended) (the ‘ Competition Act’) to fulfil Ireland’s obligations under the European Media Freedom Act [1] ( EMFA) in respect of media mergers [2]. If implemented, the proposals would expand the scope of Ireland’s existing media merger regime, while excluding transactions that are unlikely to affect media plurality or that have only a limited connection to Ireland. This briefing outlines the proposed reforms and reflects on the practical implications of these changes for stakeholders. Current media merger regime Ireland’s current media merger regime is governed by Part 3A of the Competition Act......
Péretié v Eden Farm Srl [2025] EWHC 1349 ( Ch) What are the practical implications of this case? When parties disagree about the validity of a debt and a creditor opts to use bankruptcy as an enforcement route rather than issuing proceedings to test the debt, the first move is to serve a statutory demand. The court may set aside a statutory demand where there is a genuine triable issue that could reduce the purported liability below the bankruptcy threshold. However, if the arguable point is about jurisdiction, that cannot justify setting aside the demand, because only once a bankruptcy petition is presented must the creditor show that this jurisdiction is the proper one. As a result, a debtor relying solely on a jurisdictional defence has, until now, been unable to prevent a petition from being brought, which can have...
In this issue: Horizon scanning Public sector Status, worker categories and sectors Immigration Pay Pensions Tax Protected characteristics Employment tribunal equality claims Diversity and gender pay gap Industrial action Employment Tribunals New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Employment resources on Lexis+® Lex Talk®Employment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Horizon scanning DBT publishes Labour Market Enforcement Strategy for 2025 to 2026 Margaret Beels, the Director of Labour Market Enforcement, has set out her Labour Market Enforcement Strategy for 2025 to 2026. The report was delivered to government in May 2025. It carries forward the four themes from her earlier strategies and adds a fresh section centred on the Fair Work Agency ( FWA). The FWA, to be created under the...
In this issue: Investigating criminal conduct Criminal procedure and evidence Proceeds of crime Sentencing Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Consumer protection and cartels Cybercrime and data protection offences Environmental offences Financial services and pensions offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Insolvency offences and Companies Act offences Money laundering International Other corporate crime news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Investigating criminal conduct Standards of candour in closed hearings, and corporate witness statements ( Attorney General v BBC; R (‘ Beth’) v IPT) When scrutinising MI5’s actions across two High Court cases, the court addressed the grave consequences of presenting inaccurate material within closed hearings. It outlined the tightly confined situations that can justify a...
In this issue: Children's social care Public Procurement Social housing CQC weekly round up Education Social care Healthcare Governance Licensing Planning Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Children's social care Post adoption contact—where are we now? ( Re S ( Placement Order Contact)) In Re S ( Placement Order Contact), the Court of Appeal closely examines how courts should approach sibling contact at the pre-adoption placement stage. Recent years have seen a move, supported by significant research, towards recognising the possible benefits for adopted children of preserving some direct links with their birth relatives. Even so, direct contact orders under section 26 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 ( ACA 2002) are still uncommon, with final care plans more typically providing for indirect or ‘letterbox’ contact. The Court of Appeal...
In this issue: Practice and procedure Public children Private children Financial provision International children Daily and weekly news alerts Updated content Useful information Practice and procedure Justice Committee launches new inquiry into access to justice The Justice Committee has opened a new inquiry into access to justice in England and Wales. MPs on the cross-party committee, chaired by Labour MP Andy Slaughter, will assess the current condition of the legal services and representation market, and how this, together with operational pressures, shapes access to justice. The committee is inviting written evidence on access to justice via its website, addressing any or all points in the terms of reference, by 30 September 2025... New family presiding judges appointed The Lady Chief Justice, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, has announced two family presiding judge...
In this issue: UK NSI Act UK mergers UK competition policy EU mergers EU antitrust EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation New and updated content Daily and weekly news alerts Caselex UK NSI Act Government consults on proposed reforms to the NSI Act 2021 mandatory notification regime The UK Government has launched a consultation on proposed revisions to the National Security and Investment Act 2021 ( Notifiable Acquisition) ( Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021, which determine the scope of mandatory filings under the NSI Act. This follows the 2024 statutory review of the NARs and engagement through the 2023 Call for Evidence. The Government sets out targeted adjustments intended to keep the regime proportionate and effective at capturing national security risks in sensitive parts of the UK economy, whilst ensuring that the vast majority of transactions remain outside its reach. Key proposals include: New standalone mandatory notification areas: creating two separate categories for...
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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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