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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: Medical devices Research and development Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework Lex Talk®Life Sciences: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Latest Q& A Useful information Medical devices New MDCG guidance on the interplay between the MDR/ IVDR and the EU AI Act Hélène Boland, senior associate, and Fabien Roy, partner at Hogan Lovells, outline the principal insights from MDCG 2025-6 on how the Medical Device Regulation ( MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulation ( IVDR) intersect with the EU AI Act. See News Analysis: New MDCG guidance on the interplay between the MDR/ IVDR and the EU AI Act. MHRA announces AI Airlock expansion and joins global health AI regulatory network The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ( MHRA) has invited applications to an enlarged AI Airlock programme after last year’s pilot. The agency has also become the first founding member of Health AI’s new...
Cooperativa Muratori and Cementisti- CMC di Ravenna, Italy…claimants; and (1) Department of Water Supply & Sewerage Management, Kathmandu (2) Melamchi Water Supply Development Board… Defendants [2025] SGHC( I) 16 What are the practical implications of this case? The case sets out a helpful synthesis of the principles governing ASIs, drawing a line between contractual and non-contractual ASIs. In the context of proceedings begun in breach of an arbitration agreement, the court emphasised that party autonomy lies at the heart of international dispute resolution and empowers parties to decide how their quarrels are to be settled. Where parties have chosen a particular route, the courts will hold them to that bargain. Thus, if a party starts foreign court proceedings contrary to an arbitration agreement, there is ‘no good reason for diffidence’ in issuing an ASI to restrain those proceedings, on the...
In this issue: JCT contracts Building safety Litigation Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Construction: a Lexis®Nexis community New and updated content Construction trackers JCT contracts The JCT Target Cost Contract 2024—an introduction On 25 June 2025, the JCT unveiled its long-awaited Target Cost Contract 2024 family. This is the JCT’s first target cost form, marking a significant expansion of its portfolio. This piece highlights the principal characteristics of the suite, notably its remuneration and difference sharing arrangements. See News Analysis: The JCT Target Cost Contract 2024—an introduction. RIBA publishes blog post on new JCT 2024 contract guides RIBA has issued a blog post on four new guides to the JCT 2024 contract suite, produced by RIBA Publishing. The guides span the Standard Building Contract, Design and Build Contract, Intermediate Building Contract, and Minor Works Building...
Experts warn that existing commercial insurance may leave holes when firms deploy customer-facing AI chatbots. Professional indemnity policies usually respond when clients pursue compensation for negligent advice or defective services delivered by a business. However, they typically won’t respond if the negligence stems from misinformation supplied directly to a customer by the AI system. Lawyers attribute this to long-standing, standardised exclusions introduced to limit cyber exposure. Applied broadly, these exclusions can also shield insurers from software-related losses, including AI. Richard Breavington, a partner at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP, noted that while firms may sensibly rely on cutting-edge tools, if trouble arises they can still face liability and be unable to recover it fully. Protection gaps The breadth of these exclusions came to light in 2019, when regulators raised the alarm that, because of loose wording in standard commercial property policies, insurers were...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Consumer protection Contracts E-commerce International Sale and supply of goods Lex Talk®Commercial: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—2 July 2025 The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) received one complaint about a radio advert for Cadbury Delights stating ‘only 91 calories’. The ASA upheld the complaint, deciding the wording fell foul of the rules on nutrition and comparative nutrition claims. See: LNB News 02/07/2025 36. ASA rulings—2 July 2025 Two complaints were made to the ASA about Wowcher Ltd: one over a misleading savings claim for a hair product, and another over the unfair running of a ‘ Mystery Holiday’ promotion. The ASA upheld both. See: LNB News 02/07/2025 53. DCMS research finds online prize draws need stronger consumer safeguards The Department for Culture, Media & Sport ( DCMS) has released research into the £1.3bn UK online prize...
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...
In this issue: Social housing Children's social care Highways Public procurement Education Local government finance Social care Licensing Planning Lex Talk®Local Government: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Social housing Can a local housing authority determine the suitability of offered accommodation if it has not prepared a lawful assessment under section 189A(1) of the Housing Act 1996? ( Norton v London Borough of Haringey) The Court of Appeal in Norton v London Borough of Haringey confirmed the local authority’s approach to meeting its homelessness obligations under Part VII of the Housing Act 1996. It found that Haringey had lawfully concluded it had satisfied its duty to Mr Norton by offering accommodation that was suitable, and that its decision-making was both procedurally fair and rational. The ruling is of...
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 Lex Talk® Dispute Resolution: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments Hague Judgments Convention—in force for the UK The Convention took effect in the UK this week, on Tuesday, 1 July 2025. It sets out a framework for recognising and enforcing judgments between contracting states where it operates. However, enforcement routes are not instantly available because Article 16’s transitional provision confines applicability to matters where the proceedings that led to the judgment were commenced after entry into force. It must also have been operative in both the enforcing state and the UK at the point UK proceedings began; it does not apply...
Justice Stephen Males said it was necessary to know what the Supreme Court will decide in a test claim expected ultimately to shape a potentially multibillion‑pound consumer compensation scheme, so Barclays’ challenge is heard on the proper legal footing. A three‑day hearing had been scheduled to start in the Court of Appeal on 1 July 2025, after Barclays in December 2024 failed in its bid to set aside an FOS decision that one customer was unfairly charged commission. However, Males J stated the Court of Appeal needs to understand how the UK’s highest court frames the landscape in a dispute involving two specialist motor finance groups— First Rand Bank and Close Brothers. It is expected that judgment will be delivered in July 2025. Males J indicated Barclays’ challenge could restart in September 2025, subject to the Supreme Court’s ruling and any...
In this issue: Banking & Finance case round-up Sustainable finance and ESG round-up Hague Judgments Convention in force from 1 July 2025 Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Aviation finance Shipping finance Trade finance Debt capital markets Derivatives Structured products and securitisation Regulation for banking lawyers Sanctions Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Banking & Finance case round-up Banking & Finance— June 2025 case round-up: For an overview of the cases we highlighted in Banking & Finance during June 2025, see: Banking & Finance— June 2025 case round-up. Sustainable finance and ESG round-up Sustainable finance and ESG monthly round-up—2 July 2025 This issue from the Finance Group features: International Swaps and Derivatives Association ( ISDA) releases a position paper on the European...
In this issue: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Equity capital markets Disclosure of beneficial ownership Directors and company secretaries Audit Members Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ( Consequential, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2025 SI 2025/ Draft: These proposed Regulations aim to amend assorted primary and secondary legislation as a consequence of company law reforms introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ( ECCTA 2023). ECCTA 2023 dispensed with the obligation for companies to hold their own registers recording particulars of their directors, People with Significant Control ( PSCs) and secretaries. Instead, entities will file this data directly with Companies House, which will keep...
On 27 June 2025, Deputy High Court Judge Rory Dunlop KC observed that Sinclair Pharmaceuticals Ltd lacked a proper basis to seek an injunction against Jayne Burrell without giving her notice, thereby depriving her of an opportunity to challenge the order. He added that Judge Julian Goose probably would not have granted it had submissions from both parties been heard. According to Judge Dunlop, the previous judge’s account of the facts ‘cried out for correction’, including the suggestion that Burrell was likely to have ‘taken’ the contested documents. Burrell maintains she did not take them, but received papers in an envelope from an unidentified source......
In this issue: WTO Trade in goods Safeguards Free trade agreements Customs Lex Talk®International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content WTO Law360, London reports that the UK has now joined a World Trade Organization contingency arrangement intended to maintain a route for appeals in trade disputes while the WTO Appellate Body remains inactive. See: UK joins arbitration appeals alternative amid WTO paralysis. Trade in goods The Department for Business and Trade has released a new Trade Strategy setting out actions to unlock £5bn for UK companies and raise UK Export Finance’s capacity to £80bn. Announced on 25 June 2025, the plan targets improved market access, stronger trade defences and faster, more tailored agreements to drive growth and shield key industries. See: LNB News 26/06/2025 32. European Parliament calls for stronger controls on non- EU...
In this issue: New technologies Internet Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Lex Talk®TMT: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Useful information New technologies Getty Images drops Stability AI copyright infringement claims from UK trial MLex reports that on 25 June 2025 Getty Images abandoned its direct copyright infringement claims against image generator Stability AI during the first day of closing submissions in a landmark three‑week High Court hearing in London. It is still pursuing allegations of trade mark infringement, passing off, secondary copyright infringement and issues around licensing, yet the move is a setback for the UK’s creative sector, which had sought clear precedent to provide broad copyright protection in the UK against AI models’ web scraping. See: Getty Images drops Stability AI copyright infringement claims from UK trial. IAB Tech Lab proposes framework for AI content usage compensation and brand...
In this issue Cross-border investigations Criminal procedure and evidence Sentencing Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Cybercrime and data protection offences Environmental offences Financial services and pensions offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Money laundering International Lex Talk®Corporate Crime: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Useful information Cross-border investigations On 24 June 2025, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office announced the agency is ‘back in business’ with the US Department of Justice, following a policy shift in the DOJ’s approach to enforcing international bribery and corruption laws. See News Analysis: Ephgrave says SFO and DOJ are ‘back in business’. The SFO has strengthened its financial crime cooperation with the DOJ and joined the IACCC to...
In this issue: Horizon scanning Immigration Maternity, parents and carers Whistleblowing Data protection and employee information Financial services and banking: employment issues Employment Tribunals Europe— EU New content Dates for your diary Trackers Employment resources on Lexis+® Lex Talk®Employment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Horizon scanning Government publishes roadmap for implementing Employment Rights Bill On 1 July 2025, the government unveiled a plan for rolling out the Employment Rights Bill ( ERB). It identifies matters that must be consulted on prior to implementation, with a staged schedule for those consultations: Summer/ Autumn for ‘ Day 1’ protection from unfair dismissal and the dismissal process during the statutory period, and Autumn 2025 for fire and rehire, and tackling the exploitative use of zero hours contracts. The roadmap also outlines when policy...
In this issue: Tax treatment Corporate governance Employee benefit trusts Trackers Useful information Dates for your diary Weekly highlights from other practice areas Tax treatment HMRC publishes employee share schemes statistics for the tax year ending 2024 HMRC has released statistics for the tax year ending 2024 covering tax-advantaged employee share schemes—company share option plans ( CSOPs), enterprise management incentives ( EMI), save as you earn ( SAYE) and share incentive plans ( SIPs). Drawn from share scheme returns data, the figures set out how many companies currently operate such schemes, the numbers of employees receiving grants or the volume of awards made, the aggregate values granted, how many employees go on to exercise options and HMRC’s estimates of the income tax and national insurance contributions ( NICs) relief obtained......
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy efficiency of products Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental enforcement and prosecutions Environmental information ESG and sustainability Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Sources of environmental law ( UK, EU, international) Waste Waste producer responsibility regimes Lex Talk®Environment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Air emissions and climate change UKGBC launches UK Climate Resilience Roadmap On 26 June 2025, the UK Green Building Council ( UKGBC) unveiled the UK Climate Resilience Roadmap, the first guidance of its kind mapping how the UK’s built environment—covering homes, schools, workplaces, hospitals, parks and infrastructure—is increasingly exposed to five major climate risks: overheating, flooding, drought, wildfires and storms. The roadmap pinpoints 13 locations across the UK at highest risk from extreme weather, warning that areas such as Peterborough and Fairbourne could be ‘likely uninhabitable’ by the end of the century due to...
In this issue: Employment taxes VAT International Individuals and income tax Taxes management and litigation Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Employment taxes Appeal court rules that loans advanced through a remuneration trust were chargeable as disguised remuneration and that the linked costs were non-deductible ( Marlborough DP Limited v HMRC). In Marlborough DP Ltd, the Court of Appeal dismissed the taxpayer’s case and upheld the Upper Tribunal ( UT). It found that amounts lent to a director under a remuneration trust fell within the disguised remuneration regime in Part 7A of the Income Tax ( Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 ( ITEPA 2003), as they were made in connection with employment. The Court further concluded that the associated payments were not allowable for corporation tax, since they were not incurred wholly and exclusively for the purposes of the company’s trade. See News Analysis: Court of Appeal...
HM Treasury and another v Global Feedback Ltd ( WWF UK intervening) [2025] EWCA Civ 624 What are the practical implications of this case? Costs Protection Narrowed: Claimants contesting state decisions that have environmental effects will not gain Aarhus costs protection as a matter of course unless they can demonstrate a breach of a legal provision whose purpose is environmental protection or regulation. This could discourage certain public interest proceedings in the environmental arena, particularly where the statutory setting is not clearly environmental Strategic Litigation Considerations: Environmental NGOs and campaigners will need to examine with care the statutory foundation of their challenges and assess whether the pertinent provisions are genuinely environmental in purpose......
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