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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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Editor’s note Welcome to the second instalment of the Public Law case law quarterly for 2025, spanning the year’s second quarter. We open with the Supreme Court’s ruling in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers, confirming that ‘sex’ in the Eq A 2010 denotes biological sex, and that holders of Gender Recognition Certificates ( GRCs) are not included within the definition of their acquired gender for the purposes of the Eq A 2010. This is a significant judgment on the meaning of the Eq A 2010 and on discrimination law, with particular implications for women and trans people. It warrants careful attention from all involved in or advising on discrimination issues, especially employers, service providers and public authorities. We then examine Abbasi v Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Haastrup v King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where the Supreme Court...
The Alliance for Insurance Reform reported that nine in ten of nearly 800 survey participants felt they had gained no advantage from the Irish Government’s 2020 insurance reform plan. The programme sought to cut premiums and boost competition in the sector. Measures included revisions to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board aimed at bringing consistency to personal injury compensation. The board assesses the value of damages in personal injury cases without court involvement. However, if a proposed settlement is turned down by the parties in dispute, the matter may still be brought before the courts as such......
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Students EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& As Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Note that our Immigration calendar highlights key upcoming changes of interest to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Home Office clarifies guidance on ETA rules for dual citizens On 29 May 2025 the Home Office released guidance explaining how the Electronic Travel Authorisation ( ETA) scheme applies to people who hold dual nationality of the UK/ Ireland and of countries whose citizens need an ETA to visit the UK (where they do not otherwise possess a UK visa). The guidance confirms that such individuals are not eligible to obtain an ETA....
PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights—3 July 2025 In this issue: Key PI and clinical negligence news Road traffic accidents Accidents on the highway Clinical negligence Damages Costs and funding New Content New Book Lex Talk® PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Lexis Nexis® Webinars Useful information Key PI and clinical negligence news Damages Claims Pilot under CPR PD 51ZB—updated guidance: HM Courts and Tribunals Service has revised the Damages Claims Portal guidance covering the issue-to-response stage for claims under CPR PD 51ZB. The update aligns with recent DCP features, enabling parties to raise queries within the portal and to tell the court via the DCP when a claim has settled or been discontinued. See: LNB News 26/06/2025 3. Criminal and Civil Legal Aid (...
In this issue: Forfeiture Repairing obligations and dilapidations Enforcing security and property insolvency Easements and covenants Residential tenancies Neighbour and party wall disputes Additional Property Disputes updates Lex Talk®Property Disputes: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Latest Q& A Forfeiture Landlord wrongly pursued forfeiture in light of prior settlement ( White v 29 Buckland Crescent Management Company Ltd) In White v 29 Buckland Crescent Management Company Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 814, the Court of Appeal ( Civil Division) allowed the appeal, examining whether the landlord, 29 Buckland Crescent Management Co Ltd, could forfeit Mr White’s lease for an alleged breach of a repairing covenant. The court determined that the terms of an earlier settlement agreement prevented the company from seeking forfeiture for lease...
Parental leave and pay review The government has begun a review of parental leave and pay rights, as part of its Make Work Pay plan. Launched on 1 July 2025, the review is scheduled to run for 18 months. See the GOV. UK press release, “ Landmark review of parental leave launched”, and the GOV. UK page, “ Parental leave and pay review”. In support of this, terms of reference have been published and a call for evidence is open from 1 July 2025 to 26 August 2025......
In this issue: Planning conditions, obligations and CIL Heritage and the natural environment When planning permission is required Buildings and the Building Regulations Planning applications and decisions Planning appeals and objections Planning matters in energy projects Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects Lex Talk®Planning: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Planning conditions, obligations and CIL CIL stop notices outside Limitation Act 1980 time limits ( Jones v Shropshire) In R (on the application of Captain Lee Jones) v Shropshire Council [2025] EWHC 365 ( Admin), the Planning Court concluded that the six-year period in section 9(1) of the Limitation Act 1980 ( LA 1980)—which governs actions to recover sums payable by virtue of an enactment—does not extend to the issuing by a collecting authority of a CIL stop notice under...
In this issue: Data protection Financial sanctions Other financial crime Lex Talk®Risk & Compliance: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection DUAA 2025— Key compliance takeaways in our latest Practice Note The Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025 ( DUAA 2025), which secured Royal Assent on 19 June 2025, delivers targeted adjustments to the UK’s data protection regime. Although much will hinge on subsequent regulations, compliance teams in UK private sector organisations should consider DUAA 2025’s ramifications now and get ready for a phased rollout. To assist, we’ve released a new Practice Note detailing what is changing, expected timelines, and the actions to take. See News Analysis: DUAA 2025— Key compliance takeaways in our latest Practice Note. Commission extends UK data adequacy decisions by six months The European Commission has...
On 9 June 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche unveiled long-awaited new DOJ guidance for FCPA investigations and enforcement. The very next day, Matthew Galeotti, head of the DOJ’s Criminal Division, delivered a speech that announced this guidance and set out the Department’s approach to white-collar prosecutions more generally. Taken together, the address and the Blanche memorandum rejected speculation that the Trump administration would shelve FCPA enforcement. There is genuine optimism that the Blanche memorandum will steer the DOJ towards a reasonable, proportionate approach to FCPA enforcement—one that does not disproportionately and needlessly punish companies, yet equally does not condone bribery abroad. Nevertheless, the guidance (and the dismissals of several active FCPA prosecutions this year) still leave certain questions unanswered about their effect on businesses operating overseas. In applying the guidance and refining the memorandum, there remains more the DOJ should do to...
See Q& A: An interim payment from the deceased’s estate allocated the following shares: A — 30% B — 30% C — 30% D — 10% A, B and C now intend to retain the deceased’s house, which could require repayment of some or all of the interim sums. At the same time, B plans to buy out C. A acts as trustee of a discretionary trust, and D consents to the proposal. What Stamp Duty Land Tax consequences arise from this arrangement, and are there any other tax implications? Assume throughout that A, B, C and D are all beneficiaries of the residuary estate. The initial issue is the appropriation of real property within the estate to some, though not all, of the beneficiaries. For guidance on the authority of personal representatives to meet, in whole or in part, a...
GML Ltd statement GML Ltd, the parent of investors Hulley Enterprises Ltd and Yukos Universal Ltd, said in a statement that on 27 June the UK Supreme Court refused the Kremlin’s bid to resurrect its state immunity arguments. A spokesperson for the company told Law360 they learned of the decision on 30 June 2025, although it did not appear to have been placed in the public domain by the afternoon of 30 June 2025. GML added that, having concluded it “does not raise an arguable point of law”, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has today dismissed the Russian Federation’s last outstanding appeal against the Court of Appeal’s unanimous judgment of 12 February, which confirmed that Russia was not entitled to state immunity in the recognition and enforcement proceedings brought by the former Yukos majority shareholders. “ This represents an important victory in our quest for...
Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025—compliance implications We have released a new Practice Note setting out what UK private‑sector compliance practitioners should understand about DUAA 2025—see: Data ( Use and Access) Act 2025—compliance implications. Although most provisions await further rule‑making, a revision on data subject access requests (notably, the scope of the search an......
UK developments FRC launches consultation on proposed UK version of ISSA 5000 The Financial Reporting Council ( FRC) has opened a consultation on a UK-specific edition of the International Standard on Sustainability Assurance ( ISSA) 5000, ‘ General Requirements for Sustainability Assurance Engagements’. The draft is for voluntary adoption by assurance providers and mirrors the international standard to lessen the burden on firms carrying out assurance engagements across multiple jurisdictions. It is also intended for use by both professional accountants and other assurance practitioners who satisfy the relevant quality management and ethical criteria. The consultation closes on 31 July 2025. See: LNB News 29/05/2025 30. Source: FRC Consultation Release: Introduction of International Standard on Sustainability Assurance ( UK) 5000. Government launches three consultations to modernise the UK sustainability reporting framework The government has initiated three consultations as part of its programme to modernise the UK’s...
Original news Mr H ( CAS-79442- Z7F9)—25 February 2025 Summary The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman dismissed a grievance concerning inaccurate information. The individual complaining was a deferred scheme member of a pension arrangement that later transferred into the Pension Protection Fund ( PPF). The complaint related to incorrect information supplied. On taking early retirement, the member’s pension was subject to a reduction. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman concluded the calculation properly applied the reduction, and that any inconvenience experienced fell short of the bar for a distress payment. As a result, it failed. This matter underlines that distress payments are only made where a defined threshold is reached. What were the facts? Mr H held deferred status in the T& N Retirement Benefits Scheme (1989) (the Scheme)......
Banking & Finance— June 2025 case round-up Waller- Edwards v One Savings Bank Plc [2025] UKSC 22 Undue influence—mixed non-commercial transactions—de minimis threshold— Etridge guidance In this appeal, the Supreme Court allowed the challenge unanimously, deciding that a creditor is placed on inquiry—that one party’s assent to the deal may have been procured through undue influence—whenever a non-commercial hybrid arrangement, on the face of it, features a more than de minimis (ie trivial) borrowing component that extinguishes the liabilities of only one co-borrower and so may not be to the other’s financial advantage. Joanne Wicks KC, barrister at Wilberforce Chambers, and Tricia Hemans, barrister at Falcon Chambers, consider the ruling’s implications in News Analysis: Supreme Court holds banks must follow the Etridge protocol where non-commercial hybrid transactions include a more than de minimis surety element ( Waller- Edwards v One Savings Bank Plc). This...
Directive 2006/115/ EC and equitable remuneration At the High Court, the UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology contended that SAG- AFTRA, the American Federation of Musicians, and representatives of members lacked a personal cause of action, arguing they were not within the class of persons the EU directives underpinning their claims were meant to protect. The organisations commenced proceedings against the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology in April 2023. They alleged that the UK’s transposition of Directive 2006/115/ EC — the EU Rental and Lending Rights Directive — which concerns rights related to copyright, particularly broadcasting and communication to the public, was defective and afforded only limited rights to equitable remuneration. The unions further asserted that the UK government had breached Article 8(2) of Directive 2006/115/ EC, which stipulates that ‘equitable remuneration’ must be paid to...
Mergers The CMA has commenced a phase 1 review of the expected takeover of Coverworld Holdings Limited by Kingspan Group Limited—see the case page for details. NOTE— For the complete set of live mergers before the CMA, refer to the UK mergers—ongoing cases tracker. Upcoming dates For the schedule of forthcoming UK competition developments, see the UK Competition calendar......
At a brief hearing session at Southwark Crown Court, the Crown Prosecution Service ( CPS) confirmed it will not press ahead with the case against Kase Lawal, following a review of the case that raised serious concerns about its mishandling of disclosure obligations in the case. Allison Clare KC of QEB Hollis Whiteman, appearing for the CPS, informed Judge Mark Weekes that, once the mistakes came to light, prosecutors would need to redo disclosure fully from start to finish—covering the cataloguing, recording and oversight of unused material—before the trial scheduled to begin in September 2025. She added that meeting that timetable is unachievable and, given the duration of the inquiry— Lawal was detained in 2017—it is no longer compatible with the interest of justice to continue the prosecution, Clare said......
What are the practical implications of this case? The ruling offers vital direction for practitioners seeking or resisting extended disclosure under CPR PD 57AD, especially in insurance coverage disputes where construing the contract is pivotal. It draws firm limits around judicial involvement at the disclosure phase. When deciding if documents satisfy the relevance threshold, courts should avoid premature findings on contested legal questions. That restraint is particularly acute where parties disagree over policy construction, incorporation of terms, or the operation of exclusion clauses. For insurance professionals, the court confirmed that pre‑contractual communications during placement can be relevant to coverage issues. It recognised that, in commercial insurance markets, placement discussions frequently expose shared assumptions about the reach of cover and exclusions that may not be fully reflected in the final policy wording. This point has particular resonance in professional indemnity and ATE...
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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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