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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: Public Law case law quarterly Brexit highlights Brexit SIs Constitutional and administrative law Judicial review Equality and human rights Information law State security and intelligence Subsidy control and State aid Other Public Law news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Public Law case law quarterly Public Law case law quarterly— Q2 2025 The Public Law case law quarterly sets out summaries and commentary on significant rulings compiled each quarter by the Lexis+® UK Public Law team. Standout coverage in this instalment reviews the Supreme Court’s ruling in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers, confirming that ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 ( Eq A 2010) denotes biological sex. The issue further surveys Supreme Court judgments...
Antitrust AG issues opinion concerning national reference from Bulgaria in essential facilities case involving LUKOIL Bulgaria AG Medina delivered her opinion in Case C-245/24, LUKOIL Bulgaria and LUKOIL Neftohim Burgas, concerning a national reference from Bulgaria seeking guidance on the interpretation of Article 102 TFEU in relation to an alleged denial of access to an essential facility. Background LUKOIL Bulgaria EOOD ( Lukoil Bulgaria), an oil distributor, and LUKOIL Neftohim Burgas AD ( Lukoil Burgas), an oil producer (together, the Lukoil group), were addressees of a 2022 decision by the Bulgarian national competition authority ( NCA). The NCA found that the Lukoil group had infringed Article 102 TFEU and parallel Bulgarian provisions by abusing a dominant position on the market for the storage of automotive fuels. The Lukoil group is the largest authorised warehouse keeper of fuels and the leading operator on the wholesale and retail markets for those...
In this issue: Budgets, Autumn Statements and Finance Bills Tax treatment Corporate governance Trackers Dates for your diary Weekly highlights from other practice areas Budgets, Autumn Statements and Finance Bills Treasury announces date of ‘ Legislation Day’ Draft legislation for the Finance Bill 2026 will be issued on Monday 21 July 2025. In a written statement, James Murray, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, confirmed that the UK Government will publish draft clauses on that date, capturing policy changes already trailed. Alongside the draft text, there will be explanatory notes, tax information and impact notes, consultation responses and other supporting documents. The UK Government’s Tax Policy Making Principles paper also reaffirms consulting on draft Finance Bill measures over the summer, together with an intention, where appropriate, to release technical consultations at other points in the cycle far enough ahead of the Finance Bill’s introduction to ease demands on...
See Q& A: Is there any requirement for the majority of the trustees of a charitable trust registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales to be resident in England or Wales? There is no legal rule requiring most trustees of a Charity Commission‑registered charity to live in England or Wales. Provided the governing document allows it and eligibility is satisfied, you may appoint a trustee based outside the UK, including: non‑ British citizens British citizens living overseas people holding temporary visas asylum seekers residing in the UK Every trustee must still be eligible and meet the relevant criteria. Under charity law, a person cannot act if disqualified, for example due to: convictions for specified offences inclusion on the sex offenders register bankruptcy removal from an earlier trusteeship for...
Tescher v Direct Accident Management Ltd; AXA Insurance UK Plc v Spectra Drive Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 733 What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling represents a significant reset in the credit hire arena, particularly for practitioners operating in the post- QOCS landscape. The Court of Appeal has affirmed a straightforward, practical rule: where the underlying economics show a credit hire company stands to gain from proceedings, especially where litigation is the only viable means of recovering hire charges, that non-party may face adverse costs if the claim does not succeed. For defendants, this expands the scope to seek non-party costs orders, notably in matters where personal injury claims are discontinued but the true impetus for proceedings is the commercial recovery of hire charges. The court stressed that proof of overt control is unnecessary; latent or structural influence arising from the hire...
Broadstone reported that defined benefit ( DB) scheme funding crept upwards during the first half of 2025, notwithstanding the disruption arising from the Liberation Day US tariffs unveiled on 2 April 2025. However, it warned of 'clouds on the horizon', hinting at potentially greater market volatility as the temporary suspension of US trade tariffs is due to lapse on 9 July 2025 later this year......
The ACA reported that 63% of respondents to its survey agreed that pension trustees should not be required to distribute excess funds from DB pension schemes. In June 2025, the government set out proposals to allow employers to access an estimated £160bn of surpluses in DB schemes that meet 'low-dependency basis' conditions. These are described as arrangements sufficiently well hedged against risk, with assets adequate to ensure they will not need corporate sponsors to support them financially at a later date. The government says that around three-quarters of DB pension schemes are in surplus......
Lutz v Ryanair DAC [2025] EWCA Civ 849. What are the practical implications of this case? On worker status, the appeal addressed entitlements under the Civil Aviation ( Working Time) Regulations 2004 ( CAWTR 2004), SI 2004/756, with the same reasoning likely to apply to the Working Time Regulations 1998, SI 1998/1833. The Court of Appeal confirmed that, in a three-party set-up where an individual has a contract with an agency but is deployed to work temporarily for, and under the day-to-day control and supervision of, a separate hirer, that individual is a worker employed by the agency. As regards the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 ( AWR 2010), SI 2010/93, the Court of Appeal also held that supply on a fixed-term contract counts as working ‘temporarily’ even when the term is comparatively lengthy; it remains temporary provided the contract is not of...
Sidoli and another v Sidoli and another [2025] EWHC 1425 ( Ch) What are the practical implications of this case? Parties should select the forum for their disputes with care. In Sidoli, the initial claim was issued in the Italian courts due to the deceased’s nationality, and its progress was markedly delayed (with inevitable cost). Yet the estate’s assets were in England, and, in the end, attempts to enforce in England did not succeed. Practitioners should think closely about what directions are needed when contesting registration under the FJ( RE) A 1933, and state their objections clearly and early. The Deputy Master noted there had been no directions hearings; the only directions were by agreement and dealt with on paper. It was, however, evident that expert evidence on the character of the Italian proceedings and the resulting judgments would have greatly assisted the court, and that...
Antitrust CMA launches consultation on commitments in housebuilders anti-competitive information exchange investigation The CMA is currently consulting on its proposal to accept the commitments from seven housebuilders ( Barratt Redrow, Bellway, Berkeley Group, Bloor Homes, Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey, and Vistry), aimed at resolving concerns over the sharing of competitively sensitive information regarding sales of new-build homes and properties throughout Great Britain (51392)......
Background In February 2024, the FCA, as part of its refreshed enforcement strategy, set out plans to name and shame regulated firms under investigation before any investigation had ended or any disciplinary outcome had been reached. On 27 February 2024, Therese Chambers, joint executive director of enforcement and market oversight at the FCA, delivered a speech stating that enforcement activity is designed to prevent harm and align with the aim of safeguarding consumers and markets. She said these measures directly advance the FCA’s strategic objectives of minimising and preventing serious harm while creating and upholding high standards. The FCA opened a consultation on the same day. The accompanying consultation paper, among other changes, proposed publicly declaring the start of an enforcement investigation, identifying the subject of the investigation, and issuing appropriate updates on investigations into alleged misconduct by a firm. The proposals triggered a...
Antitrust General Court partially upholds action concerning the Commission’s decision authorising dawn raid at Michelin’s premises The General Court delivered its judgment in Case T-184/24 Compagnie générale des établissements Michelin v Commission, an action contesting the Commission’s decision to conduct dawn raids as part of its investigation into replacement tyres ( AT.40863). The General Court partially upheld the action. Background Compagnie générale des établissements Michelin ( Michelin) operates, inter alia, in the manufacture and sale of tyres for cars and trucks in the EEA and worldwide. On 10 January 2024, the Commission ordered Michelin and its subsidiaries to submit to an inspection under Article 20(4) of Council Regulation 1/2003 (the Commission’s 2024 decision). The Commission’s 2024 decision indicated that the inspection concerned Michelin’s possible participation in agreements or practices contrary to Article 101 TFEU, involving co-ordination among the main tyre...
The County Court at London ultimately upheld an appeal against a ruling that refused deduction of an ATE premium from a child claimant’s compensation following a successful personal injury case. In Duffield (a minor, by his mother and litigation friend Ms Sandra Matuleviciute) v WM Morrison Supermarkets Ltd [2025] Lexis Citation 1723, the claimant’s solicitors challenged the reduction of the success fee and the refusal to permit the ATE premium to be taken from the child’s award. The claim resolved for £2,250, approved by DDJ Walton. The solicitors asked the court to approve a £450 success fee together with an ATE premium of £675, amounting to 50% of the Claimant’s damages. The court sanctioned a lower success fee but rejected the ATE in full. The appeal proceeded without opposition and was unopposed. HHJ Monty KC noted concern that the approach taken by the DDJ was not...
D’ Angelin v HMRC [2025] UKUT 212 ( TCC) The individual was UK-resident, non-domiciled and taxed on the remittance basis. In 2016 he brought £1.5m of overseas income into the UK and invested the funds in a UK company of which he was the sole shareholder and director. The company traded as advisers to worldwide clients and to family holdings. He claimed business investment relief under ITA 2007, s 809VA in relation to that investment, with the consequence that the £1.5m was treated as not remitted to the UK (and therefore not taxable). During 2017/18 he incurred personal spending on the company’s credit card – covering items from an i Tunes subscription through to private use of a jet – and the charges were posted to his director’s loan account ( DLA). The DLA balance rose to a maximum of roughly £71,000 at one point...
Mums for Lungs and Client Earth asked High Court Judge Adam Constable to order the removal of redactions applied to papers filed in the protracted litigation arising from the 2015 ‘ Dieselgate’ scandal. They said doing so would serve the public interest by helping people understand whether the carmakers acted unlawfully. The 7 July 2025 hearing examined public access to documents relied upon in the case and possible limits on access to material the manufacturers insist is confidential. The organisations, which were recently granted permission to intervene, argued in written submissions that the public interest would be advanced by ensuring redactions do not stop UK regulators from obtaining the information needed to start investigations or implement policy steps against the car companies. Motorists further urged Judge Constable to reject the car manufacturers’ claims to confidentiality over documents that should be...
Mergers The Commission cleared: the move to joint control of Nova Chemicals Corporation by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company PJSC and OMV Aktiengesellschaft ( M.11963) following a phase I investigation — see further, Midday Express the acquisition of joint control of Tendam by Multiply Group PJSC, CVC Capital Partners plc and PAI Partners S.à.r.l. ( M.11943) after a phase I investigation — see further, Midday Express The General Court convened a hearing in Case T-1139/23, Booking Holdings v Commission, challenging the Commission’s decision in Booking Holdings/e Traveli Group ( M.10615) with an application seeking annulment — see further, application Note— For all live merger appeals before the General Court, see further, General Court appeals—ongoing cases...
Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr Addressing Mansion House in London on 2 July 2025, Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr urged stringent supervision so that lawyers, particularly newcomers at the start of their careers, recognise the hazards of deploying AI. She also drew attention to instances where practitioners had relied on fabricated court judgments in the UK. She warned that the legal profession must stay perpetually vigilant and resolute in how it embraces the use of AI......
Air France- KLM SA did not reveal what it will pay for the holdings, stating the price will be set on completion. The Franco- Dutch airline said it expects to close the transaction in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approval. No additional particulars were shared. Details of counsel for the companies were not immediately available. Benjamin Smith, chief executive of Air France, said in a statement that stronger financial performance at SAS had prompted the company’s interest in securing a controlling stake in the carrier. ‘ Following [its]’......
Mergers The CMA has opened an invitation to comment on the proposed acquisition of Bakkavor Group plc by Greencore Group plc—see the case page for further details Note— For all current CMA merger cases, see the UK mergers—ongoing cases tracker Upcoming dates: For schedules of forthcoming UK competition developments, see UK Competition calendar......
London Eco Homes Ltd v Raise Now Ealing Ltd [2025] EWHC 1505 ( TCC) What are the practical implications of this case? Where a settlement agreement concerns a construction contract, disputes about that settlement can still go to adjudication if the settlement is treated as a variation of the initial construction contract and the original terms contained adjudication provisions, whether express or implied by statute. Parties must not presume that adopting a settlement with standalone dispute resolution terms (that omit adjudication) removes the option of referring settlement disputes to adjudication. If there is an underlying construction contract, recipients under any later settlement will typically wish to preserve their ability to refer disputes arising out of the settlement to adjudication, particularly if the settlement is not honoured, as an efficient form of ADR. This ruling confirms that, as a modification of the original bargain, a...
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