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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 Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental enforcement and prosecutions Environmental information ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Sources of environmental law Waste Waste producer responsibility regimes Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts Updated Practice Note Air emissions and climate change New government guidance clarifies how to evaluate the climate effects of downstream scope 3 emissions from offshore oil and gas schemes. Issued by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ) on 19 June 2025, the supplementary note is considered by Dr Lois Lane of Cornerstone Barristers, who sets out the context and possible practitioner impacts. See News Analysis: New government guidance on assessing climate impacts of offshore oil and gas projects. Luciano Lliuya v RWE AG: After almost a decade of proceedings, on 28 May 2025 the Higher Regional Court (...
In this issue Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Work sponsorship: sponsors EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Preventing illegal working Citizenship applications Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights key forthcoming developments for business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Visa applicants in the USA can no longer use ASCs from 15 July 2025 The Home Office has revised its guidance on Applying for a UK visa in the USA. From 15 July 2025, applicants seeking UK entry clearance in the USA will be unable to book biometric appointments at US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Application Support Centres ( ASCs). Instead, biometrics must be provided at a limited network of VFS Global ( VFS) visa...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Consumer protection E-commerce 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—9 July 2025 The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) reviewed two complaints about an Instagram promotion for a weight-loss medicine, and both were upheld. The outcome forms part of a broader programme scrutinising prescription-only medicines ( POMs) used for weight reduction. Of the 18 decisions released this week, nine concern comparable matters. See: LNB News 09/07/2025 25. ICO launches consultation on regulating low-risk online advertising models The Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) has opened a consultation to collect stakeholder input on a refreshed regulatory approach to online advertising under the Privacy and Electronic...
In this issue: International arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments Lex Talk®Arbitration: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information International arbitration Singapaore—anti-suit injunction in support of arbitration In CMC v (1) DOW (2) MB, the Singapore International Commercial Court ( SICC) granted an anti‑suit injunction ( ASI) to halt overseas proceedings brought to contest an arbitral tribunal’s decision. Singapore was the seat of the arbitration, and the Singapore courts had exclusive authority to determine any such challenge. Setting out the principles governing ASIs, the court concluded the criteria were fulfilled and there was no convincing reason to withhold relief on the facts. Although the defendant had links to a foreign government, it was not entitled to sovereign immunity because it was a ‘separate entity’ and the...
In this issue Road traffic accidents Highway accidents Costs Regulation of healthcare professionals Coroner’s inquests Other PI and clinical negligence updates New content Lex Talk® PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Lexis Nexis® Webinars Useful information Road traffic accidents Non-party costs orders in credit hire claims In a pivotal judgment, Tescher v Direct Accident Management Ltd; AXA Insurance UK Plc v Spectra Drive Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 733, the Court of Appeal set out clear guidance on when credit hire providers can face adverse costs despite the usual shelter of Qualified One‑ Way Costs Shifting ( QOCS) in unsuccessful personal injury claims. The court concluded that, where proceedings are issued in the claimant’s name but chiefly to advance the financial interests of a credit hire company, and litigation was a foreseeable outworking of the hire agreement, non‑party costs orders ( NPCOs) will often be justified. It stressed that liability for costs should be...
In this issue: Pension Schemes Bill Funding, surplus and investment Pension Protection Fund Pensions Dashboards Dates for your diary Trackers Pension Schemes Bill Call for evidence on Pension Schemes Bill launched amid concerns over Bill’s investment mandation powers The House of Commons Public Bill Committee opened a call for evidence on 8 July 2025 concerning the Pension Schemes Bill. Its line-by-line scrutiny is due to begin on 2 September 2025, with a report expected by 23 October 2025. In the interim, the Committee invites those with pertinent expertise, practical experience, or a particular interest in the Bill to send written submissions swiftly so they can be considered before the deadline. Once the Committee finishes its examination of the Pension Schemes Bill, it will no longer accept written evidence. This request follows the Bill’s Second Reading in the House of Commons on 7 July 2025, presented by the Pensions Minister, Torsten Bell,...
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Under the Capital Requirements Directive ( CRD ) (2013/36/ EU) (as amended by CRD VI (( EU) 2024/1619)) The management bodies of EU credit institutions must, under this framework, design and oversee dedicated plans that set measurable targets and include procedures to track and mitigate short, medium and long term financial risks triggered by ESG factors ( CRD transition plans ). Often called ‘prudential transition plans’, these risk‑focussed plans are distinct yet closely connected to separate non‑prudential transition plans mandated by other EU sustainability laws. Credit institutions must have their CRD transition plans operational by 11 January 2026, aligning with the CRD VI implementation date. In parallel, national regulators will be tasked with reviewing and following the development of credit institution practices concerning their CRD transition plans and judging their “robustness” within the supervisory review and evaluation process ( SREP ). The European Banking...
In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Costs and funding Cross-border disputes Evidence and disclosure Civil appeals New content Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments Consultation CPRC launches consultation on electronic service modernisation for CPR 6 and CPR PD 6A: The Civil Procedure Rule Committee ( CPRC) has opened a consultation on revisions to the Civil Procedure Rules ( CPR) aimed at updating how documents are served. The exercise suggests two principal amendments to CPR 6 and CPR PD 6A: first, where a legal representative has confirmed authority to take service for a client, they would be obliged to accept service by electronic means without further permission; and second, fax would be withdrawn as a form of electronic service, given email’s...
Competition policy CMA publishes Annual Report 2024 to 2025 The CMA has released its Annual Report and Accounts for 2024 to 2025. It sets out the activities the CMA carried out over the previous financial year, including an assessment of how it is helping to drive economic growth. The report highlights that, over the past year, the CMA has woven the government’s growth priorities throughout its programme of work. It has also brought in the “4Ps” framework — pace, predictability, proportionality and process — reshaping the way it operates......
In this issue: Trade in goods Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trade in goods Home Office publishes updated EU- UK judicial co-operation notifications under TCA The Home Office has issued updated materials on notifications made under Part Three of the Trade and Co-operation Agreement ( TCA) between the UK and EU, relating to law enforcement and judicial co-operation. The latest release includes revised notifications from the EU to the UK, set out in a 142-page document. The notifications system supports the implementation......
In this issue: Budgets and Finance Bills Real estate tax International Taxes management and litigation Individuals and income tax Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Budgets and Finance Bills Legislation Day 2025 is on 21 July HM Treasury has formally announced that L-day will be held on Monday 21 July 2025. The government will also issue draft legislation for the forthcoming Finance Bill, reflecting pre-announced policy changes, plus further supporting explanatory notes, tax information and impact notes, replies to consultations and other related documents. See: LNB News 01/01/0001 3155. Real estate tax Court of Appeal confirms property requiring renovation was ‘suitable for use as a dwelling’ for SDLT purposes ( Mudan v HMRC) As noted in last week’s Tax weekly highlights summary, in Mudan v HMRC [2025] EWCA Civ 799, the Court of Appeal upheld both the First-tier Tax Tribunal and Upper Tribunal decisions, confirming that a...
The European Commission has rolled out a suite of reforms intended to reinvigorate the EU securitisation market, signalling a defining juncture for issuers, originators, financial institutions and investors. Released on Tuesday 17 June 2025, the package zeroes in on entrenched weaknesses in the existing regime, with over 40 targeted amendments. Though short of a wholesale rewrite, the measures aim to streamline procedures, lower capital requirements and broaden market engagement—prompting the question: are these much-anticipated changes the decisive boost the market requires, or merely another bout of optimism? In our latest publication, the ALG Capital Markets— Debt team unpack the headline proposals and consider their implications for issuers, originators, investors and the wider financial system......
In this issue: Children's social care Healthcare Education Licensing Social housing Highways Local government finance Coronavirus ( COVID-19) Governance Social care Planning Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Children's social care Scope of court’s powers under section 37(1) of the Children Act 1989 ( Re E ( Section 37 Direction)) Re E ( Section 37 Direction) explored how section 37(1) of the Children Act 1989 ( Ch A 1989) should be construed, namely the court’s ability to require a local authority to investigate a child’s circumstances and, in consequence, to make interim public law orders under Ch A 1989, s 38(1)(b). The point on appeal was whether these powers reach any child who comes to the court’s attention during proceedings, or are limited to the child who is the actual...
In this issue: Buildings and Building Regulations Planning policy Planning issues in energy projects Nationally significant infrastructure projects Housing Heritage and natural environment Planning policy Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Buildings and Building Regulations Welsh Government introduces Building Safety Bill with new regulatory regime The Welsh Government has presented the Building Safety ( Wales) Bill to the Senedd, creating a fresh regulatory framework for multi-occupied residential buildings. The scheme is anchored on three core principles: safety, accountability, and residents’ rights. It sits within a wider programme of reforms to improve building safety. See: LNB News 07/07/2025 32 and LNB News 08/07/2025 4. Planning policy Welsh Government publishes community guide on Strategic Development Plans The Welsh Government has issued guidance to help community and town councils, local groups and individuals engage with...
In this issue: Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Data protection Cybersecurity Lex Talk®Practice Compliance: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions HMRC announces record compound settlement for Russian sanctions breach HMRC has finalised its biggest compound settlement relating to a Russian sanctions breach, with a UK exporter paying £1.16m in May 2025. The resolution concerns contraventions of The Russia ( Sanctions) ( EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/855, arising from the company making goods available to Russia. HMRC noted that this move forms part of wider international sanctions which have denied Russia US$450bn in financing since its invasion of Ukraine. The notice stresses that sanctions violations can attract substantial financial penalties or criminal prosecution, and urges businesses to ensure robust compliance with...
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Trump has dispatched multiple letters to nations such as South Korea, Japan, Malaysia and South Africa, setting out tariffs of no less than 25%. The president warned that any retaliation or trans-shipment of goods would trigger even steeper duties. For each nation, the levies broadly mirror the ‘ Liberation Day’ schedule of 2 April 2025 that he set out prior to a 90-day pause. That deadline fell on Wednesday 8 July 2025, and Trump seems to be offering a final window for deals before the measures take effect. On Truth Social he shared near-identical letters, each addressed to the relevant national leader, warning that the tariffs will proceed unless tariff and non-tariff obstacles are cut and their markets opened to American products......
Two key challenges facing the SFO Resourcing has long been problematic for the SFO. Operating on a constrained public budget of £89m and a headcount of 526, the authority pays markedly less than the private sector, and the gap is growing. Opportunities for advancement are also slimmer than in private practice. Though the SFO boasts many highly capable people, pay differentials inevitably fuel a brain drain and churn; the latest annual report records 16.3% of posts unfilled. Culturally, the SFO still lacks—though it ought to command—the cachet among law graduates that the US Department of Justice enjoys. Disclosure is the other pressure point. Over the past twenty years, SFO investigations and prosecutions have become tougher due to the scale and intricacy of digital material. The authority has repeatedly...
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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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