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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: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Trade and commodity finance Sustainable finance and ESG Debt capital markets Derivatives Sanctions Claims and remedies Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Companies House launches identity verification service Companies House has introduced a voluntary identity-checking service, allowing people to confirm their identity via GOV. UK One Login or through an Authorised Corporate Service Provider. The verification process is designed to enhance the accuracy and dependability of information on the companies register, giving stronger confidence about who is forming, managing, owning and controlling companies in the UK. The service will shift to a mandatory requirement from autumn 2025. Louise Smyth, Chief Executive Officer of Companies House, explained that checks for existing directors will be...
In this issue: Public procurement Social housing Education Social care Highways Children's social care Local government finance Planning Pensions Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Public procurement Cabinet Office publishes Public Procurement Review Service Progress Report 2023–2024 The Cabinet Office has released the Public Procurement Review Service ( PPRS) Progress Report 2023–2024, charting trends between 6 April 2023 and 5 April 2024. The service’s five recurring themes were payment, evaluation, use of frameworks, feedback and communication. Over the period, the service handled 119 cases, a 30.8% increase on the prior year, with more than half coming from new users. The Cabinet Office confirmed that 100% of recorded case outcomes were assessed as ‘positive’. Focus areas included greater operational transparency, stronger engagement with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, active support for the Small...
In this issue: Key developments and materials Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental information Environmental permits and consents Environmental taxes, reliefs and incentives ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments and materials Major reforms to environmental regulation to boost growth and protect nature A fresh review, commissioned by Steve Reed and chaired by Dan Corry, reports that today’s environmental regulatory framework is out of date, patchy and overly complicated—failing both nature and economic expansion. It rejects a wholesale ‘bonfire’ of rules. Instead, it sets out 29 proposals to simplify the regime, which the government is actively examining. Under the Plan for Change, it...
R (on the application of Amalgamated Smart Metering Ltd) v Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council [2025] EWHC 97 ( Admin) What are the practical implications of this case? The court underscored that allowing extra time to bring a late judicial review is exceptional, not routine. Such extensions are seldom permitted. The court emphasised that any delay must be rigorously justified. Clear, prompt steps and proof of urgency are essential. Equilibrium between private rights and orderly public administration is central. This framework directs the court’s discretion in planning claims. The ruling also distilled two key points for planning judicial reviews issued after the six weeks challenge period. First, it reaffirmed the court’s approach to extensions set out in Thornton Hill Hotel: the claimant must demonstrate they acted with the greatest possible celerity in issuing a claim; and the court must strike a fair balance between the...
In this issue: CPR updates Claims involving a mentally incapacitated claimant Road traffic accidents Other PI and Clinical negligence news New content Lex Talk®PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Lexis Nexis® Webinars Useful information CPR updates 183rd Practice Direction ( PD) update-in force on 6 April 2025 The 183rd Practice Direction ( PD) update takes effect on 6 April 2025. It brings in PD51ZG3, a pilot scheme on costs budgeting for High Court qualified one-way costs shifting ( QOCS) cases at the District Registries in Manchester and Birmingham. The new PD covers relevant claims issued from 6 April 2025 up to 6 April 2028. It also adjusts the operational dates for PD51ZG1 and PD51ZG2 so that all three pilots begin together on 6 April 2025. In addition, there is a...
In this issue: Medical devices Research and development Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework Business transactions Data protection Post-market Commercialisation Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Useful information Medical devices MLex: With core provisions of the European Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Act edging towards applicability, companies and legal advisers are wrestling with whether, when and in what way the EU rulebook bites on their AI models and systems. Key uncertainties include the Act’s reach during development, any extraterritorial impact, how fundamental legal terms should be read, and the breadth of the scientific research and development exemption. See: Applicability of EU’s AI rulebook raises string of thorny questions. Commission publishes AI Continent Action Plan The European Commission has unveiled the AI Continent Action Plan to position Europe as a global AI frontrunner. The programme seeks to convert Europe’s established industries and talent base into engines for AI innovation and sits within a wider push to enhance Europe’s...
In this issue: Trade marks/passing off Designs IP and technology IP rights and competition law Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Trade marks/passing off Advocate General opines that misleading use of assigned trade mark consisting of designer’s surname may warrant revocation action ( PMJC v [ W] [ X]) EU law allows a trade mark to be revoked where the proprietor’s use would mislead consumers about the nature, quality or geographical origin of the goods concerned. This principle has been considered for marks made up of the surname of the designer who first created the products, particularly once that designer is no longer involved with the company owning the marks. In Emanuel v Continental Shelf, Case C-259/04, it was decided that simply cutting the link between a...
In this issue: Financial sanctions Other financial crime Data protection Cybersecurity Other Practise Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions Lessons to be learnt from HSF Moscow sanctions penalty The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ( OFSI) earlier imposed a £465,000 penalty on Herbert Smith Freehills CIS LLP ( HSF Moscow) for breaching UK financial sanctions on Russia. In a blog, OFSI sets out what other organisations should take away from the case. It pinpointed insufficient due diligence and weak sanctions screening as central factors, and flagged three key compliance takeaways: grasp your sanctions risk exposure; follow internal procedures; and rigorously assess ownership and control arrangements. See: LNB News 07/04/2025 48. OFSI releases Legal Services Threat Assessment Report on sanctions risks OFSI has published its Legal Services Threat...
In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Applications—specific Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments CPR updates 183rd Practice Direction ( PD) update—in force on 6 April 2025: The 183rd Practice Direction update took effect on 6 April 2025. It introduces CPR PD 51ZG3, a pilot concerning cost budgeting in High Court qualified one-way costs shifting matters at the District Registries in Manchester and Birmingham. This PD applies to relevant claims issued on or after 6 April 2025 and before 6 April 2028. It also resets the operational dates for CPR PD 51ZG1 and CPR PD 51ZG2 so all three pilots commence on the same day, i.e. 6 April 2025. In addition, a drafting correction to CPR PD 27B is included, addressing personal injury claims below the small claims limit arising from road...
In this issue: Equity capital markets Economic crime and corporate transparency Companies Act Accounts and reports Corporate governance ( EU) Directors Public M& A Private M& A (share purchase) Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Equity capital markets Trends in UK Equity Capital Markets in 2024 Our Market Standards Trend Report— Trends in UK Equity Capital Markets in 2024 offers a detailed and comprehensive review of the IPOs, introductions, moves between markets and follow-on offers completed on both the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and AIM in 2024, together with perspective on what we may see in 2025. It also examines the major changes to the UK listing regime made in 2024 and the work under way regarding the prospectus regime. See News Analysis: Market Standards Trend Report— Trends in UK Equity Capital Markets in 2024. LSE publishes discussion paper on reforms to AIM framework and...
This year’s stress test will assess the ability of European institutions for occupational retirement provision ( IORPs) to respond to and deal with adverse economic developments. According to EIOPA, the exercise examines how occupational pension schemes react and adjust to rises or falls in interest rates. The authority noted it will look at 'liquidity risks in light of recent years' market episodes' and potential detriment to institutional investors. EIOPA added that two scenarios will be assessed during the stress test. The first, known as......
Patel v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 373 ( TCC) The taxpayer acquired two dwellings that were in the process of being amalgamated into a single five-bedroom residence. At the time of purchase, the site was essentially a construction zone: replacement roofs were being installed and the walls were exposed concrete or brickwork. The planning consent for the conversion imposed a condition barring occupation of the completed house until a separate, nearby scheme of five residential units had been finished and was ready for occupation. The taxpayer’s SDLT return treated the two as residential property and claimed multiple dwellings relief. He later submitted a claim for overpayment relief, contending......
See Q& A: If an executor has intermeddled, can they have power reserved to them? An executor is regarded as having intermeddled when they undertake tasks connected to the deceased’s estate. By undertaking such steps, the individual in effect takes on the duties of a personal representative ( PR), even where they would prefer not to serve in that role......
The awards were earlier scattered among various web sources and now are presented as a unified, web-based, complimentary compendium, hosted on CAM- CCBC’s website, freely for public access......
Mergers The Commission approved: the takeover of sole control of Schenker AG by DSV A/ S ( M.11746) after a phase I review—see also, Midday Express the acquisition of joint control of Agri Holding S.p. A. by CDP Equity S.p. A. and Trilantic Europe VI GP S.......
Alternative investment fund managers directive The FCA, in a call for output, indicated it plans to update the rules that implement the pre- Brexit legacy EU regime known as the alternative investment fund managers directive. The regulator’s intended revisions correspond with government proposals, released the same day, to amend the core legislation for alternative investment fund managers. These managers oversee, among other vehicles, hedge funds and venture capital funds. According to FCA interim markets director Simon Walls, the ambition is to craft requirements better suited to UK investment managers, with the package forming part of broader reforms across the asset management sector. He noted that the changes could help firms operate more efficiently, in turn supporting competition, competitiveness and economic growth. Currently, alternative fund managers with €100m in assets under management, or in some instances €500m, fall under the FCA’s full regime, which brings higher capital...
Competition policy The CMA has released a study, produced by its Microeconomics Unit, setting out an assessment of industrial policy to guide the UK government as it shapes a fresh industrial strategy. The paper reviews historical industrial interventions applied in the UK and comparable nations. It also evaluates how earlier policies have influenced productivity, capital formation, innovation, jobs and market rivalry. It draws on domestic experience and international comparisons to inform policy choices......
Christopher Purkiss (as liquidator of Ethos Solutions Limited) v Tim Kennedy and others [2025] EWCA Civ 268 Ethos Solutions Limited (the Company) ran a disguised remuneration arrangement under which sums were channelled to an employee benefit trust ( EBT) without withholding income tax or NICs. The EBT’s trustee allocated funds into sub-trusts for the respondents and, when asked, advanced the amounts to them as discretionary loans. On 4 December 2012, HMRC issued determinations, holding the Company liable for income tax and NICs of c.£2m arising from payments made to the EBT in the 2008‑09 and 2009‑10 tax years. On 18 December 2012, the Company entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation, making no remittances to HMRC and taking no steps to appeal. On 9 January 2013, HMRC lodged a proof of debt totalling c.£2m with respect to those same EBT payments, as claimed therein......
Green v United Kingdom ( Application no. 22077/19) Background This case stems from a member of the House of Lords invoking Parliamentary privilege to name the applicant on the floor of the House in relation to allegations of sexual harassment and bullying, despite an interim privacy injunction and an anonymity order in proceedings against a newspaper. Sir Philip Green lodged an application against the UK, alleging infringements of Articles 6, 8 and 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights ( ECHR). The court considered whether the free speech dimension of Parliamentary privilege, which grants absolute protection from legal action for statements made in Parliamentary proceedings, was justified in these circumstances. The judgment also weighed the need to preserve free expression in Parliament against the requirement to uphold the separation of powers between the legislature and the...
Vesnin v Queeld Ventures Ltd and another company [2025] EWHC 104 ( Ch) What are the practical implications of this case? The ruling is of practical and procedural importance for practitioners working on cross-border insolvency and asset recovery. It confirms that a party must show a legitimate interest in the bankruptcy to have standing to resist a common law recognition application—such as a creditor, the bankrupt, or a party with a concrete economic stake in the bankruptcy acting in the same capacity from which that stake arises. A merely commercial or tactical interest—like attempting to thwart a claim to title to shares, as here—is insufficient. Advisers for prospective respondents should therefore consider whether their clients possess the requisite interest in the bankruptcy and advise accordingly. The court did not define what amounts to a tangible economic interest in the insolvency, though possible classes could...
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