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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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The European Commission has pencilled in 10 December 2025 as the provisional date for the publication of a package of digital policy initiatives, including a so-called omnibus intended to propose amendments to legislation, according to an internal document seen by MLex. The omnibus is informed by a review of the EU digital laws, which EU officials have suggested could affect legislation relating to data, cybersecurity, and AI. In this context,......
News Analysis: Construction law—key developments in 2024, and what to expect in 2025 In January 2025, we issued News Analysis: Construction law—key developments in 2024, and what to expect in 2025, reviewing the standout construction law shifts from late 2024 and setting out our expectations for 2025. Here, we reflect on the news, events and reforms from the first six months of 2025, and preview what we anticipate over the rest of the year. Momentum did not ease in early 2025. At the start of the year, both the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ( MHCLG) and the Scottish Government issued responses to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report. Staying with building safety, the Technology and Construction Court ( TCC) offered helpful guidance on building liability orders and information orders under the BSA 2022 in BDW Trading v Ardmore...
Daniel Watterson, trading as Wottos Ink On 23 May 2025 at the High Court, Daniel Watterson, who trades as Wottos Ink, together with 68 fellow claimants, contended that both Beazley syndicates had violated their numerous insurance policies by refusing to pay the losses claimed. Wottos Ink, alongside Max Tats, Lytham Float Co Ltd and others, pressed in a filing, recently made public, for a ruling that both syndicates are obliged to indemnify each and every claimant. The claim states that each claimant is entitled to indemnity up to the applicable policy limit. However, no payment has been made at all, said to be an alleged breach of those policies, and the claimants say they have suffered loss and damage as a result of that payment being withheld......
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental information ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Waste producer responsibility regimes Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content United Kingdom Environmental Law Association ( UKELA) Annual Conference Air emissions and climate change DESNZ releases evaluations of CCUS and Industrial Fuel Switching and Hydrogen Supply innovation programmes The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ) has issued two independent evaluations of its Energy Innovation Programme ( EIP). The first evaluation reviews the Carbon Capture and Utilisation Demonstration ( CCUD) innovation programme, the Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage ( CCUS) Innovation programme, and the...
In this issue: Company law and regulatory HMRC Manuals tracker Useful information Dates for your diary Weekly highlights from other practice areas Company law and regulatory FCA publishes final rules for the PISCES sandbox to allow trading in private company shares The Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA) has released policy statement PS25/6, setting out the final rules for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System ( PISCES)—a facility enabling intermittent trading of shares in private companies. The model will operate as a sandbox, permitting the FCA to test the framework ahead of a permanent regime targeted for 2030. The sandbox is open, and prospective operators should seek a PISCES approval notice from the FCA. Once approved, they may conduct intermittent trading events. The FCA and HM Treasury will assess the sandbox’s impact using indicators such as the volume of...
In this issue: Repairing obligations and dilapidations Rent and rates Neighbour and party wall disputes Disputes and remedies Residential tenancies Services charges Business tenancies Property Disputes in Scotland 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 Repairing obligations and dilapidations Damages under the Defective Premises Act 1972—what’s recoverable? ( Wilson v HB( SWA)) Construction analysis: In the Technology and Construction Court ( TCC), the court removed several categories of claim brought against a developer by former flat leaseholders, in a defects case founded on duties under the Defective Premises Act 1972 and alleged breaches of leasehold covenants. The court firmly concluded that a number of the losses pleaded were too remote, or entirely hypothetical. See the News Analysis: Damages under the Defective Premises Act 1972—what’s recoverable? ( Wilson v HB( SWA)). Upper Tribunal overturns remediation order citing procedural...
Antitrust AG issues opinion concerning national reference from Portugal on interpretation of provisions in Damages Directive governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of competition law Advocate General Szpunar has delivered his opinion in Case C‑286/24, Meliá Hotels International, a national reference from Portugal that considers, amongst other points, whether national courts may evaluate the plausibility of a claim for damages, under Article 5(1) of Directive 2014/104/ EU, solely by reference to the existence of a decision issued by a competition authority... Background Article 5(1) of the Damages Directive provides that Member States must guarantee that, in proceedings concerning an action for damages in the EU, where a claimant files a reasoned request setting out reasonably available facts and evidence adequate to make its damages claim plausible, national courts may, subject to certain conditions, compel the defendant or a third party to disclose...
In this issue: Designs Patents Trade marks/passing off Copyright & associated rights IP and technology Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Designs Res judicata and the protection of registered designs in the EU and UK post- Brexit ( Praesidiad v Zaun) The Court of Appeal has confirmed a High Court order striking out Zaun Ltd’s ( Zaun) counterclaim attacking the validity of a Registered EU Design ( REUD) and the parallel UK re‑registered design ( UKRRD). Praesidiad Holding BVBA ( Praesidiad), formerly Betafence and owner of the rights, had already prevailed on validity before the EU Intellectual Property Office ( EUIPO) and the EU courts. The Court of Appeal found that Zaun’s renewed UK challenge was precluded by res judicata (a doctrine preventing the...
In this issue: Building safety JCT contracts Litigation Building regulations Projects Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Building safety Building safety Damages under the Defective Premises Act 1972—what’s recoverable? ( Wilson v HB ( SWA)) In Wilson v HB ( SWA) Ltd [2025] EWHC 1315 ( TCC), the TCC removed multiple heads of claim pursued against a developer by former leaseholders of residential flats. The defects case relied on alleged breaches of duty under section 1 of the Defective Premises Act 1972 and breaches of leasehold covenants. The court concluded that several claimed losses were too remote, or simply hypothetical. See News Analysis: Damages under the Defective Premises Act 1972—what’s recoverable? ( Wilson v HB( SWA)). The Building Safety Levy ( Scotland) Bill—a quick guide The Scottish Government presented the Building Safety Levy ( Scotland) Bill to the Scottish Parliament on 5 June 2025. The Bill proposes a new tax: the...
In this issue Security Aviation finance Sustainable finance Technology in banking & finance transactions Sanctions Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Security Forbes v Interbay Funding Ltd; Forbes and Seculink Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 690 The consolidated appeals centred on the construction of the Debt Respite Scheme ( Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) ( England and Wales) Regulations 2020 ( SI 2020/1311) (the Regulations). The key question was whether the principal sum of a secured debt that fell due before a moratorium commenced under the Regulations is a ‘non-eligible debt’, and therefore excluded as a ‘moratorium debt’. The Court of Appeal rejected the appellant, Mr Forbes’s, appeals from two High Court decisions, which had found that the principal sums owed to Interbay Funding Limited (first appeal) and Seculink Limited (second...
In this issue: Sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Data protection Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Sanctions From Russia with love? UK lawyers mull sanctions U-turn Law360, London: Financial institutions are turning to white-collar practitioners to map out routes for re-entering Russia if the US departs from its Western allies and loosens sanctions, though commentators warn capricious political currents make the dangers as numerous as the prospects. Read News Analysis: From Russia with love? UK lawyers mull sanctions U-turn. UK needs modern sanctions rules, ex- Lord Chancellor warns Law360, London: The UK’s sanctions framework is increasingly ill-suited to its purpose and requires reform to address emerging, multifaceted aggression such as cyber-attacks and economic sabotage, the former Lord Chancellor urged on 5 June 2025. Read News Analysis: UK needs modern sanctions rules, ex- Lord...
In this issue: Data protection Cybersecurity Lex Talk®Information Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Data protection Data ( Use and Access) Bill passes through Parliament and heads for royal assent On 11 June 2025, Parliament approved the Data ( Use and Access) Bill ( DUA Bill). First brought forward in October 2024, its approval concludes a lengthy legislative journey marked by notable legislative ‘ping pong’, comprising nine rounds of exchanges between the two Houses of Parliament over the Bill. A key flashpoint concerned the use of copyright-protected works in the development and training of AI systems. In the final debate on 11 June 2025, the House of Lords chose not to insist once again on its amendment, which would have triggered further government legislation on copyright infringement and transparency in AI. Instead, peers...
Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—12 June 2025 In this issue: Data protection Sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection Data ( Use and Access) Bill passes through Parliament and heads for royal assent Parliament approved the Data ( Use and Access) Bill ( DUA Bill) on 11 June 2025. Proposed in October 2024, its passage caps a lengthy journey marked by extensive legislative ‘ping pong’, with nine rounds of exchanges between the two Houses. At the heart of the dispute sat the thorny question of employing copyright-protected works to train AI systems. In the final debate on 11 June 2025, the House of Lords chose not to persist with its amendment, which would have compelled the government to introduce further measures on copyright...
Original news Mr S ( CAS-78433- Y1Y8)—18 February 2025 Summary The Pensions Ombudsman has upheld a complaint concerning a pension scheme’s inadequate and insufficient due diligence processes before entering into a high‑risk property investment. The investment was speculative and lacked any diversification. No prudent trustee would ever have pursued such an investment. The case clearly highlights that a professional trustee may still be liable for poor investment choices even where the complainant is a co‑trustee. What were the facts? Mr S was the only member and a co‑trustee of the Mr S Limited Executive Pension Scheme (the Scheme). The Scheme’s trustees were Rowanmoor Trustees Limited ( RTL) alongside Mr S. Under the Scheme rules, trustee decisions had to be unanimous. At Mr S’s request, and without legal advice, the Scheme invested a large proportion of its assets in a German property company, including via loan notes. Sadly, the...
In this issue: Brexit highlights Brexit SI Post- Brexit transition guidance Public Procurement Constitutional and administrative law Equality and human rights Judicial review Information law State security and intelligence Other Public Law news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit highlights Defra policy paper outlines new 'not for EU' labelling process for Great Britain goods The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs ( Defra) has released a policy paper setting out how ‘not for EU’ labelling will be introduced under the Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025. It explains that the Secretary of State will assess potential supply chain disruption, liaise with businesses, and issue notices requiring specified products to carry the label before they are offered for sale to...
In this issue: Key developments and materials Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Nuclear energy Property and construction issues in the energy sector Planning issues in energy projects Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Key developments and materials Spending Review 2025— Key Energy and Environment announcements Energy and Environment analysis: On 11 June 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, delivered the government’s Spending Review 2025 ( SR25) to Parliament. This News Analysis spotlights statements and pledges of relevance to the energy and environment sectors. For further detail, see News Analysis: Spending Review 2025— Key Energy and Environment...
At a session before Parliament’s Treasury Committee, FCA chief Nikhil Rathi said certain jurisdictions show a “very high” tolerance for crypto risk and are pushing it to retail users with scant regulatory safeguards, while the UK’s position remains uncertain. “ What is our risk appetite?” he asked. “ Parliament will weigh this. Is it high, medium, or low? Give us direction.” Rathi noted that the FCA accepts there is a “growth and competitiveness” case for crypto‑assets. He added the government has consistently stated that driving economic growth is its paramount aim. Yet, he cautioned, trading crypto‑assets carries the possibility of harm at both individual and societal levels, which is troubling, reflecting the risks he described to the committee directly......
In this issue: Practice and procedure Public children Private children Financial provision International children Daily and weekly news alerts Updated content New Q& As Useful information Practice and procedure Speech by Mr Justice Nicklin: Open Justice— Fit for Purpose Mr Justice Nicklin, who chairs the Judiciary’s Transparency and Open Justice Board, delivered an address on 5 June 2025 exploring open justice and whether current arrangements are truly fit for purpose. Migration Advisory Committee publishes family visa financial requirements review The Migration Advisory Committee ( MAC) has issued its report on the minimum income requirement ( MIR) for the partner migration route. It advises that the MIR should not be aligned with the Skilled Worker route, proposes alternative calculation methods that could be adopted, and suggests improvements to how compliance with the MIR is evidenced. See: LNB News...
In this issue: Governance Planning Social housing Children’s social care Social care Healthcare Education Environmental law and climate change Local government finance Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Governance Equality Act 2010 provisions refer to biological sex, regardless of gender recognition certificate ( For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers) The Supreme Court ruled that, within the Equality Act 2010 ( Eq A 2010), the words ‘man’, ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ denote biological sex. Treating the relevant provisions as embracing ‘certificated sex’ by virtue of a gender recognition certificate ( GRC) would render them incoherent and unworkable, and thus cannot be done. For sex discrimination claims, an individual has the protected characteristic of biological sex only. The relevant parts of the Eq A 2010 fall within section 9(3) of the Gender...
Airmic’s report notes that 22% of those surveyed said that insurers are more frequently adding ‘conditions precedent’ provisions to policy terms following the Insurance Act 2015 ( IA 2015). Commissioned by Airmic and conducted in March 2025 by the law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, the study canvassed a sample of 56 risk managers in total. Overall, 64% felt the IA 2015 had influenced the market positively; however, up to 85% indicated there had been no change, according to responses by the respondents to the survey......
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