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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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Mergers Ofwat has published an updated approach to water and wastewater company mergers, alongside a refreshed statement of methods. This material sits within the special merger regime set out in the Water Industry Act 1991. Under that regime, the CMA may choose not to make a phase 2 reference in defined circumstances, having obtained Ofwat’s view on whether a transaction would impair its ability to make comparisons between water companies and whether any such harm is outweighed by relevant customer benefits. Ofwat first issued guidance on its mergers approach and methods statement in October 2015. Following a consultation in December 2024, Ofwat has revised this guidance so that it better mirrors the way recent mergers have been assessed and reflects changes in Ofwat’s price review methodology since 2015......
In this issue: Employment taxes Companies and corporation tax Real estate tax Taxes management and litigation Individuals and income tax Energy and environment Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Employment taxes HMRC issues fresh and revised employer guidance on changes affecting non-domiciled individuals. It has released new materials for employers and refreshed various employment-related guidance pages to align with Finance Act 2025 ( FA 2025) changes for non-domiciled individuals, effective from 6 April 2025......
In this issue: Horizon scanning ESG and sustainability: employment issues Directors Pensions Tax Maternity, parents and carers Whistleblowing Bribery, modern slavery, tax evasion and fraud Employment Tribunals Immigration Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Employment resources on Lexis+® Lex Talk®Employment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Horizon scanning Employment Rights Bill: European Convention on Human Rights memorandum updated The Department for Business and Trade ( DBT) first issued the European Convention on Human Rights memorandum for the Employment Rights Bill ( ERB) on 10 October 2024. That document has been revised to take account of changes to the ERB made in the House of Commons—especially the insertion of new provisions—and to align clause numbering with the version laid before the House of Lords. The...
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA v Conti 11 Container Schiffahrts- Gmb H & Co KG MS ‘ MSC Flaminia’ [2025] UKSC 14 Background The appeal arose from an explosion on the MSC Flaminia, a container vessel owned by Conti and operated by MSC under a time charter. The incident occurred in 2012 mid- Atlantic, causing fatalities, environmental contamination, and extensive damage to the ship. Conti commenced arbitration against MSC and obtained an award exceeding US$200 million. MSC subsequently sought to cap its liability under the 1976 Convention. The Supreme Court was asked to resolve two issues: whether the 1976 Convention allows a charterer to limit liability to the owner in respect of a claim for loss originally suffered by the owner the correct construction of Articles 2.1(a), (e) and (f) of the 1976...
In this issue: Investigating criminal conduct Criminal procedure and evidence Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Consumer protection and cartels Environmental offences Financial services and pensions offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Local authority prosecutions Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Investigating criminal conduct UK government must act to support the Office of the Whistleblower Bill. Those of us who have long campaigned to reform whistleblowing legislation are encouraged that the issue is finally receiving the attention it merits. It is reassuring to see broad consensus that whistleblowers should be properly shielded and that their disclosures ought to be respected and examined. Yet converting that agreement into meaningful progress remains a major challenge. See News Analysis: UK...
In this issue: When planning permission is required Planning applications and decisions Nationally significant infrastructure projects Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents When planning permission is required Welsh Government launches consultation on changes to permitted development rights The Welsh Government has opened a consultation seeking views on proposed changes to various permitted development rights in relation to: air source heat pumps ( ASHPs), off-street parking electric vehicle charging units, temporary camp sites, development by statutory undertakers, emergency affordable housing and interim uses, the definition of major development, and reverse vending machines ( RVMs). The consultation closes on 1 July 2025. See: LNB News 08/04/2025 45. Planning applications and decisions Crown development: new routes for planning application The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 ( LURA 2023) created two routes to apply for planning permission for the development of Crown land in England: where the...
After unveiling a pause to tariff hikes on Truth Social, President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that he believes China wants to reach an agreement but is unsure how to proceed ( Pool via AP). On the platform, he said more than 75 nations had contacted US government officials to explore talks on tariff and non-tariff barriers, prompting him to implement a 90-day suspension of the higher reciprocal rates. Those increases had begun at 12:01am on Wednesday 9 April 2025... However, he noted the 10% global baseline levy on imports from all countries will remain in effect during the suspension. The executive order updating the reciprocal tariffs was not issued immediately. In his social media post, Trump added that increased tariff rates on China would apply at once, citing what he described as a lack of respect China has shown to the...
In this issue: Commercial Corporate Data protection and cybersecurity Financial services Energy Environment Insurance and reinsurance IP Life sciences TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers Commercial Commissioner Mc Grath briefs MEPs on future consumer protection initiatives On 8 April 2025, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of the Law and Consumer Protection, Mc Grath, briefed MEPs on forthcoming consumer protection initiatives. See: LNB News 08/04/2025 41... Corporate European Parliament votes to postpone corporate sustainability and due diligence rules Following the Commission’s omnibus package of 26 February 2025, the European Parliament approved a delay to applying the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ( CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ( CS3D) for certain companies. On 3 April 2025, the vote was 531 in favour, 69 against, and 17...
Glasgow City Council ( Respondent) v X ( Appellant) [2025] UKSC 13 Background This appeal addresses the extent of the interim obligation placed on local authorities in Scotland to arrange temporary housing for qualifying homeless persons. After asylum and refugee status were granted, the appellant and her family lost eligibility for Home Office accommodation. They thereby became homeless, and the duty to house them transferred to the respondent as the relevant local authority. The household comprises the appellant, her husband, and four children, including a son with autism and additional needs. In February 2021 the respondent secured temporary lodgings for the family under the mandatory interim duty in H( S) A 1987, s 29(1). The placement was a four-apartment dwelling (three bedrooms and a sitting room). Their permanent housing needs were later assessed as a five-apartment property to meet their son’s additional support needs. The...
In this issue: The Pensions Regulator Funding and investment Public sector pensions Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers The Pensions Regulator TPR publishes climate adaption report 2025 The Pensions Regulator ( TPR) warns that smaller defined contribution ( DC) schemes that fail to act suitably to shield savers’ retirements from climate risk should consider exiting the market. Its climate adaption report 2025 notes that many small DC schemes: do not adequately grasp climate-related financial threats, limiting trustees’ capacity to take long-term, climate-aware investment decisions operate with weaker governance than larger schemes, increasing the chance of poor climate risk oversight and lost adaptation opportunities often find it hard to embed environmental, social, and governance ( ESG) factors within investment approaches, leading to weaker outcomes and greater exposure to climate risks generally have limited...
In this issue Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Constitutional and administrative law State security and intelligence Equality and human rights Judicial review Public procurement Subsidy control and State aid Other Public Law updates Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit SIs REUL( RR) A 2023 SI Bulletin—latest drafts and sifting committee reports, 4 April 2025. The Commons select committees and the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee ( SLSC) oversee the triage process under the Retained EU Law ( Revocation and Reform) Act 2023. They examine draft negative statutory instruments made under REUL( RR) A 2023 and advise on the suitable parliamentary route before instruments are laid. The SLSC also provides regular oversight of all secondary...
Southern Electricity Power Distribution PLC v OCU Modus Ltd [2025] EWHC 723 ( TCC) What are the practical implications of this case? This judgment underlines that a range of elements, including non-pecuniary considerations, can influence how the court assesses damages for breach of contract where works are defective and there is a choice between remedial schemes. The usual position is that, if two alternative remedial options are equally effective and one costs less, then, prima facie, the claimant should implement the cheaper solution ( Mc Glinn v Waltham Contractors). Equally, if the claimant elects for a costlier route in that situation, that does not, of itself, render the decision unreasonable; however, the extra expenditure is generally treated as stemming from the claimant’s selection rather than the defendant’s wrongdoing ( Hirtenstein v Hill Dickinson). Here, the judge concluded there were only two viable methods to...
George Mantides Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2025] UKUT 124 ( TCC) The Upper Tribunal endorsed His Majesty's Revenue and Customs' ( HMRC) view that locum doctor George Mantides was, in reality, an employee of the Royal Berkshire Hospital ( RBH), emphasising important contrasts with his separate engagement at Medway Maritime Hospital ( MMH). Tribunal Judges Thomas Scott and Jonathan Cannan reasoned that, whereas the MMH terms would have included a narrowly defined right to substitution, the RBH arrangement called for Mr Mantides' own services and offered no substitution right at all. On that footing, the tribunal determined there was a sufficient framework of control for the RBH engagement to be characterised as a contract of employment......
China has responded by placing 12 US firms on its export control list, among them American Photonics, a maker of precision infrared laser optics and coatings, and Exovera, an AI-driven analytics platform. The Ministry of Commerce ( Mofcom) has also named a further six US companies to its unreliable-entity list over their roles in arms sales to Taiwan. Those businesses, including aerospace technology firm Shield AI and trading house Hudson Technologies, will be barred from any China-related import and export dealings from tomorrow. In addition, China has filed another case at the World Trade Organization against the US, its fourth since Trump’s inauguration in January 2025. On 9 April 2025, Mofcom added that any move by Byte Dance to divest Tik Tok must follow Chinese regulations, such as securing approval for technology export, thereby erecting regulatory hurdles for any...
In this issue: Arbitration in England & Wales International Arbitration Investment treaty 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 Court infers a ‘horizontal’ arbitration agreement and orders a stay of proceedings Alrubie v Chelsea Football Club Ltd and another [2025] EWHC 541 ( Comm) concerned a successful bid by the second defendant to pause the court proceedings in the London Circuit Commercial Court. In the court claim, the claimant said the second defendant had procured the first defendant to breach a contract between the claimant and the first defendant. The claimant maintained that the agreement gave him a right to a commission connected to the transfer of a player from the first defendant, Chelsea Football Club Ltd ( Chelsea), to West Ham United Football Club ( West Ham). In allowing the stay, the court had to...
In this issue Probate Trusts Court of Protection UK taxes for Private Client HMRC Manuals tracker Insolvency—private client Digital assets and cryptoassets International Question of the week Additional Private Client updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Private Client: a Lexis+® community New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& A Useful information Probate IHT400 revised and new IHT401a schedule to note non long-term residence of the deceased With the residence-based IHT regime commencing on 6 April 2025, and as highlighted in HMRC’s Trusts and Estates newsletter, HMRC has refreshed Form IHT400 and introduced schedule IHT401a to address cases where the deceased was not a long-term UK resident at the date of death. Sources: Inheritance Tax: long-term United Kingdom ( UK) residence (...
Visa checks in zero-hours and gig sectors Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has backed a new duty for firms employing zero-hours and gig workers to verify visas, saying it will help create fair competition for the many compliant businesses. The sectors most affected include food delivery, courier operations, beauty salons and construction companies... However, lawyers caution that the forthcoming amendment to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, currently before the House of Commons, could pose serious challenges for smaller firms unfamiliar with the shifting demands of immigration compliance... Fines of up to £60,000 per illegal worker Potential temporary closure of the business Disqualification of company directors Prison sentences of up to five years for the worst offences Antonia Torr, a partner at Fladgate LLP, warned that right to work checks, though billed as...
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In this issue: Insurance types Premium Insurance claims: Fraud and dishonesty 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 Insurance types Cyber Munich Re reported on 4 April 2025 that the cyber insurance sector is projected to more than double by 2030, with an annual growth rate above 10%, despite muted expansion since 2023. See: Cyber insurance market to double by 2030, Munich Re says. Premium On 4 April 2025, experts cautioned that new US trade tariffs could oblige UK insurers to implement price rises, amid the prospect of higher claims costs. See: UK insurers could push through price hikes from tariffs. Insurance claims: Fraud and dishonesty Aviva PLC disclosed on 8 April 2025 a 14% year-on-year increase in suspected fraudulent UK claims for 2024,...
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Renewable energy Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility Energy disputes Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem launches second consultation on energy code reform implementation Ofgem has opened a second consultation to gather views on delivering energy code reform under the Energy Act 2023 ( En A 2023). It spans key areas: the overall approach to code change, Stakeholder Advisory Forums arrangements, cross-cutting consequential updates to codes, cost recovery for the Balancing and Settlement Code ( BSC) and Retail Energy Code ( REC), directing central system delivery bodies, as well as Ofgem’s transition roadmap for implementation. This follows the regulator’s August 2024 policy decision from its first implementation consultation. Responses are due by 29 May 2025. See: LNB News...
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