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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 broker, part of the WTW Group, said its Fin Tech Plus solution is built to address the hurdles financial technology firms encounter as they grow and manage shifting regulation. The product offers options for comprehensive cyber cover, according to the statement, and is issued via a single proposal form and consistent wording that Willis said would streamline the insurance process. Trenton Mc Nee, Willis’ fintech and digital assets industry lead for Great Britain, said the new product reflects Willis’ commitment to innovation and its alignment across the global network. Willis said fintech specialists in the UK and US created the solution during 2024, and the broker said it will adapt to the requirements of businesses at different stages and with varied business models......
In this issue: Intellectual property Post-market Competition in life sciences Commercialisation Data protection and life sciences Advanced therapeutics Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework Research and development Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Useful information Intellectual property Patenting AI innovations in healthcare—navigating European patent law Jack Severs (partner) and Joe Spencer (associate) of Gill Jennings & Every LLP explore what is considered patent-eligible in European AI healthcare. See News Analysis: Patenting AI innovations in healthcare—navigating European patent law. Dapagliflozin— UK court reaffirms plausibility standard despite G 2/21 In Generics ( UK) Ltd v Astra Zeneca AB, the High Court of England and Wales delivered a thorough restatement of the UK tests for inventive step and sufficiency, anchored in the idea of ‘plausibility’. Ian Jones, partner at Gill Jennings & Every LLP, assesses the ruling. The...
In this issue: Public procurement Governance Children’s social care Highways Social housing Planning Healthcare Social care Education Licensing Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Public procurement Cabinet Office clarifies Procurement Act 2023 guidance on pipeline notices Each procurement above £2m in a contracting authority’s pipeline will require its own pipeline notice. Under the Procurement Act 2023 ( PA 2023), the first of these must appear by 26 May 2025. The Cabinet Office’s updated guidance confirms this as a practical step, ensuring later notices for each procurement can be cross-referenced to the relevant pipeline entry on the central digital platform, Find a Tender. See: LNB News 14/05/2025 18. Cabinet Office seeks feedback on Procurement Act 2023 The Cabinet Office has launched a new stakeholder survey within its...
FTT determines VAT zero-rating did not apply to construction of mental health unit ( NHS Ayrshire & Arran Health Board v HMRC) NHS Ayrshire & Arran Health Board v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 502 ( TC). The NHS Board requested non‑statutory clearance that zero‑rating would apply to the construction services and to the materials used in creating a ‘bedroom wing’ for the National Secure Adolescent Inpatient Service ( NSAIS), a secure mental health unit, within the grounds of a hospital......
In this issue: Copyright & associated rights Designs Anti-counterfeiting Patents Confidential Information General IP Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Copyright & associated rights Copyright and AI reform omitted from Data ( Use and Access) Bill The Data ( Use and Access) Bill concluded its passage through the House of Commons on 7 May 2025. The government declined amendments aimed at tackling artificial intelligence ( AI) and copyright, which sought stronger safeguards for creatives whose works might be used to train AI models without consent. It explained that work in this space continues pending the outcome of its consultation on copyright and AI, which closed on 25 February 2025, and that attempting reform now would be premature and risk fragmented legislation. See: LNB News 08/05/2025...
Bluestone Mortgages Ltd v Stoute and others [2025] EWHC 755 ( Ch) What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling carries material consequences for creditors—particularly mortgage lenders—and those who advise them. The court confirmed that if a secured liability comprises both qualifying (moratorium) and non‑qualifying strands, any step to enforce a judgment or security, including a possession order, requires the court’s leave where any part of the balance sits within a moratorium. Read this way, the Regulations, SI 2020/1311, reg 7, give primacy to the debtor’s mental health and guard against enforcement tactics that might sidestep statutory safeguards through fine legal niceties. For practitioners, the message is to proceed with care and strict procedural discipline. Before moving to enforce, lenders should analyse the character of each element of the indebtedness, and consider applying for permission whenever moratorium debt, however small, forms part of the total sum....
Babek International Ltd v Iceland Foods Ltd and another [2025] EWHC 547 ( IPEC) What are the practical implications of this case? Section 1(1) of the TMA 1994 underscores that any trade mark protection claimed must be articulated with clarity and precision, and that alignment matters, notably between how the mark looks and how it is described in words. The rationale is largely obvious: the registry must be able to identify with certainty the subject of trade mark entries so it can administer the registers, and the public likewise requires that certainty to gauge the scope of others’ rights. In day-to-day terms, however, how exact and unambiguous must the graphical and textual depictions actually be? His Honour Judge Hacon observed that acceding to Iceland’s bid would mean attributing to the competent authority and to the public a level of pedantry which, if the law...
The solicitors’ watchdog confirmed that, at its 29 April 2025 board meeting, it resolved to use UK rather than global turnover when calculating financial penalties for all kinds of breaches in future. The board also determined, in line with consultation feedback, that solicitors should no longer be fined for drink-driving convictions, with warnings or a rebuke to be issued instead. However, individuals will be referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal where offences are serious or repeated. The SRA noted respondents’ views that the criminal courts are already addressing the matter. ‘ If you continue to break the law in a serious way, then we think you need to consider whether or not you should still be allowed to practise’, said Paul Philip, the watchdog’s chief executive......
In this issue: Court of Protection Older and vulnerable clients UK taxation for private clients HMRC Manual updates Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Digital assets and crypto-assets Charities and philanthropy Disputed trusts and estates Art and heritage property, landed estates and farming families Pensions, insurance and tax‑efficient investments Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland International matters Weekly question Further Private Client updates this week Daily and weekly news briefings Lex Talk® Private Client: a Lexis+® community New and revised content Trackers Latest Q& A Useful information Court of Protection Court of Protection holds defendant in contempt for intentional breach of supervised contact and communication orders ( CA, In the Matter Of) The court determined that Caroline Grady committed contempt by intentionally violating orders requiring...
Starboard Hotels Ltd and several related hospitality ventures have reached a settlement with Liberty Mutual, as recorded in a Tomlin Order made at the High Court on 1 May 2025 and only recently revealed to the public. The details of the agreement were not disclosed. Representatives for either side could not immediately be reached for further comment. Starboard Hotels operates a portfolio of franchised properties in England trading under well-known banners including Holiday Inn and Ibis. The company, together with its connected businesses, brought legal proceedings against the American insurer in 2023......
In this issue: Coronavirus ( COVID-19) business interruption insurance Intermediaries and market practice Insurance types— Trade credit UK regulation EU regulation Cases tracker Dates for your diary New and updated content Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Coronavirus ( COVID-19) business interruption insurance AIG defeats COVID-19 loss claim brought by Cornish hotels: Carbis Bay Hotel Ltd and another company v American International Group Ltd (sued on its own behalf and on behalf of all Underwriters subscribing to Policy P/ CCK/10759). On 9 May 2025, the court held AIG need not indemnify two Cornwall bar and hotel owners for pandemic losses they claimed, as the wording did not expressly insure the COVID-19 disease under the policy. See: AIG wins COVID-19 loss payout dispute with Cornish...
In this issue: Environment, energy and buildings Residential property Property transfers Property leasing Property development Property insolvency Property in Scotland Further property updates this week News alerts: daily and weekly New and refreshed content Trackers Environment, energy and buildings Law Society practice note on climate risk and property transactions On 12 May 2025, the Law Society of England and Wales issued a new practice note on climate change and property. It offers hands-on guidance for solicitors and their teams on managing climate-related risks across property deals spanning residential, commercial and mixed-use sectors. The note sets out illustrations of climate hazards, ways to advise and act for clients in varied transaction types, and methods for valuations and surveys. It is aimed at practices of every size, irrespective of...
In this issue: Practice and procedure Private children Costs International children Daily and weekly news alerts Updated content Useful information Practice and procedure Family Justice Council 11th open meeting The Family Justice Council is set to host its eleventh open meeting on 7 July 2025, running from 11am to 1.30pm. The event will take place online via MS Teams. Observers are welcome to watch the proceedings, which will end with a question-and-answer segment. Questions for the Council must be submitted ahead of time. Registration is available here. Registration of Marriages and Civil Partnerships ( Registration Provisions) ( Amendment) Regulations 2025 The Registration of Marriages and Civil Partnerships ( Registration Provisions) ( Amendment) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/569, amend the Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015 ( SI 2015/207) and the Civil Partnership ( Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005 ( SI...
In this issue: Access to environmental justice Air pollution and climate change Product energy efficiency Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental enforcement and prosecutions Environmental information Hazardous substances and chemicals Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Free webinar: ‘ The Future of Environmental Law’ Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Access to environmental justice Judgment Alert: HM Treasury v Global Feedback Ltd ( WWF UK intervening) [2025] EWCA Civ 624. This appeal was before the Court of Appeal. The key question concerned the meaning of Article 9(3) of the Aarhus Convention, addressing public access to justice in environmental matters. Article 9 obliges each Party to ensure the public can use administrative or judicial routes to challenge acts or omissions by private persons and public bodies that breach provisions of its national law relating to the environment. The court concluded that Article 9(3) applies only where the alleged breach is of a national legal rule...
In this issue Key developments and materials Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Renewable energy Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility 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 The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ) has confirmed that the Great British Energy ( GBE) Bill has completed its passage through Parliament, with legislative consent secured from all three devolved governments. The Act creates GBE, a new publicly owned energy company, backed by £8.3bn of government funding during the current parliamentary term. GBE will invest in clean power across the UK, including: £200m for new rooftop solar and other renewable schemes for schools, hospitals and...
In this issue: Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Data protection Cybersecurity Other Practice Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions OFSI amends General Licence INT/2022/1678476 OFSI has revised General Licence INT/2022/1678476, covering Amsterdam Trade Bank N. V’s winding down, basic needs and insolvency-related payments. The Licence now runs from 23:59 on 12 May 2025 through to 23:59 on 12 May 2030. It also permits Bankruptcy Trustees and other insolvency practitioners to make, receive or process payments, exercise all rights, or take any actions in connection with (i) any Insolvency Proceedings relating to ATB and/or (ii) the fulfilment of the Bankruptcy Trustees’ statutory functions. See: LNB News 12/05/2025 33. OFSI issues penalty notice to Svarog for Russia sanctions breach OFSI has imposed a £5,000 penalty on Svarog Shipping & Trading Company Limited ( Svarog) for contravening Regulation 74(1)(a) of the Russia ( Sanctions) ( EU Exit)...
In this issue: Electronic communications Key developments and horizon scanning Enforcing security and property insolvency Trespass and adverse possession Neighbour and party wall disputes Disputes and remedies 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 Electronic communications DSIT consults on draft regulations to implement sections 61–64 of PSTIA 2022 DSIT has opened a technical consultation on proposed secondary legislation to bring sections 61–64 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 ( PSTIA 2022) into effect. The draft instruments would revise Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 ( LTA 1954) in England and Wales, and also amend the Business Tenancies ( Northern Ireland) Order 1996, SI 1996/725. The objective is to recast the financial basis of lease...
Mergers AG advises Court of Justice to reject appeal against conditional Phase II clearance of the PKN/ Gupto Lotos merger Advocate General Medina has delivered his opinion in Case C-541/23 P, Polwax v Commission, an appeal against the General Court’s judgment in Case T-585/20 that upheld the Commission’s 14 July 2020 decision conditionally clearing the acquisition of PKN Orlen after a Phase II investigation ( M.9104). He recommends that the Court of Justice dismiss the first ground of appeal, which concerns the definition of the upstream market. Background On 14 July 2020, the Commission approved, subject to conditions, the proposed acquisition of Lotos by PKN Orlen (the Commission’s 2020 decision). Lotos and LKN Orlen were two large Polish integrated oil and gas companies. Following its Phase II review, the Commission concluded that the merger would harm competition, notably in the following areas: the...
In this issue: Arbitration in England & Wales International arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Arbitration in England & Wales Anti-suit injunctions and third parties In Manta Penyez Shipping Inc v Zuhoor Alsaeed Foodstuff Company [2025] EWHC 353 ( Comm), the court examined an application for an anti-suit injunction stemming from a charterparty dispute. The first claimant owned the vessel to which the charterparty related, while the second claimant owned another ship within the same group; the defendant acted as charterer. The claimants secured the injunction because (i) the defendant had agreed not to advance proceedings arising out of the charterparty in Yemen or Djibouti, and (ii) as the charterparty contained an LMAA arbitration clause, allowing proceedings to continue in Djibouti and Yemen would be vexatious and oppressive. See News Analysis: Anti-suit...
In this issue: Costs Road traffic accidents Public authorities and the state Accidents on the highway Trips and slips Psychiatric and occupational stress Clinical negligence Case management Lex Talk®PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Lexis Nexis® Webinars Daily and weekly news alerts Useful information Costs When do the exceptions in the EL/ PL Protocol apply? This update reviews Johnson v Choice Support [2025] EWHC 1020 ( SCCO), which examined whether the Pre- Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury ( Employers’ Liability and Public Liability) Claims captured a worker’s claim against her employer after she was pushed by an elderly patient. The dispute concluded by settlement at £16,500. The claimant contended the matter was not suited to the Protocol because: (1) its proper valuation exceeded £25,000; and (2) it fell within the...
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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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