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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 Equity capital markets Audit Financial services regulation Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Economic crime and corporate transparency Companies House publishes two guidance documents on identity verification Companies House has issued two guides on identity verification. The first sets out who must complete identity checks, the available routes to verify, and the implications of failing to do so, among other points. The second explains the circumstances in which individuals are required to complete verification. From 18 March 2025, authorised corporate service providers ( ACSPs) must verify their own identity to apply to be registered as a Companies House authorised agent. From 8 April 2025, registered ACSPs may start confirming clients’ identities. Directors and people with significant control may choose to verify from 8...
In this issue: Starting and managing online claims Injuries caused by animals Clinical negligence Settlement and settling disputes Costs and funding 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 Starting and managing online claims Damages Claims Pilot under CPR PD 51ZB—updated guidance HM Courts and Tribunals Service ( HMCTS) has refreshed its Damages Claims Portal ( DCP) guidance covering the journey from issue to response for claims running under CPR PD 51ZB. The revisions emphasise and explain the correct process when submitting a draft order alongside an application. On applying, representatives should set out the wording of the required order in the designated field and also upload a separate draft order document. See LNB News 18/03/2025 12. HMCTS publishes contact details for using the online claims services ( DCP and OCMC) HMCTS has released contact information for the online claims...
In this issue: Key developments and materials Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable energy Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility International energy Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Key developments and materials Ofgem publishes agreement on working arrangements with ACER and UREGNI Ofgem has released an agreement that sets out revised working arrangements with the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators ( ACER) and Northern Ireland’s Utility Regulator ( UREGNI). The Trade and Cooperation Agreement requires this arrangement as part of the UK’s post‑ Brexit engagement with the EU. See: LNB News 14/03/2025 6. Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Electricity Code Modifications NESO’s Modification Tracker now consolidates all live changes to the Connection and Use of System Code ( CUSC), the Grid Code ( GC), the...
Note: The CPRC has ceased sharing the supporting papers alongside the minutes, therefore no explanatory documents on the topics covered accompany this News Analysis. A copy of the minutes can be accessed here: Minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee. Welcome, action log and matters arising (item 1) The minutes from the 6 December 2024 meeting were approved by the Committee, and the action log duly recorded—see News Analysis: Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting—6 December 2024. The Chair duly noted that: the CPRC’s Annual Report 2023–2024 was placed online ahead of the Christmas recess, with hard copies supplied to members as well the Service Sub- Committee’s programme is advancing satisfactorily, and a report on the E-signature work is expected to be provided at the next meeting the E- Working pilot CPR Practice Direction ( PD) 51O ends on 1 November 2025 and is...
In this issue: Key developments and horizon scanning Lease covenants and obligations Forfeiture Trespass and adverse possession Residential tenancies Repairing obligations and dilapidations Disputes and remedies Property disputes in Scotland Additional Property Disputes updates Lex Talk®Property Disputes: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Key developments and horizon scanning Judicial review of LFRA 2024 to proceed ( R (on the application of John Lyons Charity) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government) In R (on the application of John Lyons Charity) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2025] EWHC 543 ( Admin), the High Court permitted a judicial review application to proceed concerning particular parts of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 ( LFRA 2024) that set the...
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Mergers The Commission approved H. I. G.'s acquisition, granting sole control over Heller Holding SE & Co. KG as such...
Practice and procedure In this issue: Practice and procedure Public children Private children Financial provision Daily and weekly news alerts New Q& As Updated content Useful information Consultation on expert provisions in the Family Procedure Rules 2010 The Family Procedure Rule Committee ( FPRC) has launched a consultation on a draft rule, FPR 2010, SI 2010/2955, r 25.5A, together with revisions to FPR 2010, SI 2010/2955, r 25.2 and Practice Directions FPR 2010, PD 25B and PD 25C. The FPRC’s objective is that, subject to specified exceptions, experts instructed in family law children proceedings must be regulated, with the term “regulated expert” defined through amendments to FPR 2010, SI 2010/2955, r 25.2. A central aim is to ensure that any expert providing evidence in family law children cases has the requisite...
Court and Tribunal Reform Programme FAQs Within the Court and Tribunal Reform Programme’s transformation agenda, HM Courts and Tribunals ( HMCTS) formally published an initial Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQs) official document publicly in April 2022 (see News Analysis: Employment tribunal reform project: HMCTS issues FAQ document). HMCTS has since shared a revised and expanded set of FAQs (see link above). The FAQs confirm the following: the Employment Tribunals initiative launched its minimum viable product ( MVP) in the Leeds and Glasgow offices in July 2022, expanding to Bristol and Nottingham in December 2022 as well A nationwide roll-out of all reformed services commenced in May 2024, initially starting with all London Tribunal offices......
In this issue EU fundamentals Banking and finance Corporate Data protection and cybersecurity Free movement, immigration and employment Financial services Energy Environment IP Life sciences TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content EU fundamentals European Court of Justice rules on asymmetric jurisdiction clauses ( Società Italiana Lastre Spa v Agora SARL) The Court of Justice confirmed, pursuant to Article 25 of Regulation 1215/2012 ( Brussels I, recast), that asymmetric jurisdiction provisions are valid when favouring the competent courts of EU Member States or members of the Lugano Convention. Where such clauses comply with the mandatory requirements of Brussels I (recast), they are to be considered under that regulation rather than under individual national laws. The clause must set out objective criteria enabling a court seised to determine whether it has jurisdiction. A reference to ‘any other competent court’ is adequate, provided that competence is limited as described above. Società Italiana Lastre Spa v Agora SARL ( Case...
In this issue: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Football Governance Bill Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Derivatives Technology in banking & finance transactions Regulation for banking lawyers Sanctions Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Companies House publishes two guidance documents on identity verification Companies House has released two identity verification guides. One explains who must complete checks, the ways to verify, and the outcomes for failing to do so, among other points and practical details. The other sets out when individuals are required to complete verification. From 18 March 2025, authorised corporate service providers ( ACSPs) must verify themselves to apply to be registered as a Companies House authorised agent. From 8 April 2025, registered ACSPs may start...
The UK government has outlined further specifics of its pilot digital bond, known as a ‘gilt’, as it invites feedback from prospective suppliers (distributed ledger technology ( DLT) firms) and relevant financial sector firms on the technology and design to support its issuance. The digital gilt instrument, which HM Treasury calls DIGIT, will be digitally native, short-dated, issued on a platform operating within the digital securities sandbox, and independent of the government’s main debt management programme. The pilot aims to catalyse adoption of DLT across the UK capital markets, and firms have been asked how the gilt should be structured to best achieve this......
In this issue: Arbitration in England & Wales International Arbitration Investment treaty arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Daily and weekly news alerts Useful information Arbitration in England & Wales Ex- Chelsea director scores FA arbitration in agent’s claim A London judge on 14 March 2025 accepted that a football agent’s commission dispute tied to the transfer of France international Kurt Zouma should fall within the Football Association’s remit. Deputy Judge David Quest KC held in the High Court that, by virtue of the FA rules, the quarrel brought by club introducer Saif Alrubie against Chelsea Football Club and ex-director Marina Granovskaia must be determined by arbitration rather than before the courts. See Law 360: Ex- Chelsea director scores FA arbitration in agent’s claim. International Arbitration Germany — the Federal Court of Justice confirmed the effectiveness of an...
The Court of Appeal has announced it will lift the stay on considering a crucial question about the validity of litigation funding agreements, a step that could redefine the terrain for funders and claimants alike. At a directions hearing on 4 February 2025, Sir Julian Flaux and Lord Justice Green lifted the stay affecting five appeals from the Competition Appeal Tribunal ( CAT). Each of these matters turns on whether the so‑called ‘multiple approach’—under which funders are paid by reference to a multiple of their outlay rather than a share of any damages—accords with English law following the Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling......
In this issue Advanced therapeutics Medical devices Competition in life sciences Commercialisation Data protection and life sciences Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Useful information Advanced therapeutics MHRA and NICE announce joint regulatory reforms to speed up medicine approvals On 17 March 2025, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ( MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ( NICE) set out revised regulatory pathways as part of broader government changes. From July 2025, the MHRA will allow point-of-care production of personalised therapies, and NICE targets completing 60% of technology appraisals within 240 working days in 2025/26. The bodies will introduce a joined-up scientific advice offer and run marketing authorisation and technology appraisal in parallel to shorten timelines for new medicines. See: LNB News 18/03/2025 38. EMA and HMA issue joint...
In this issue: Criminal liability Cross border criminal investigations Criminal procedure and evidence Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Environmental offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Local authority prosecutions Corporate Crime in Scotland Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Criminal liability Crime and Policing Bill 2025 The Crime and Policing Bill was laid before Parliament on 25 February 2025. Although corporate crime is not its central theme, the Bill proposes to deliver the most sweeping overhaul of criminal corporate liability in five decades, overhaul the confiscation framework, and unveil a series of further measures with substantial consequences for corporates. Jon Malik, a senior associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, explores the headline...
In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Costs and funding Cross-border disputes Injunctions Litigation Case management Evidence and disclosure New content Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments CPR updates HM Courts & Tribunals Service ( HMCTS) has introduced additional costs budgeting forms to the Civil Procedure Rules ( CPR) court form suite. Three new precedents— Precedent Z, Precedent RZ and Precedent TZ—are identified in new Practice Directions ( CPR PD 51ZG1 and CPR PD 51ZG2), which are scheduled to take effect on 6 April 2025 as part of the 179th Practice Direction update to the CPR (the Civil Procedure ( Amendment) Rules 2025, SI 2025/106). For further details, see: LNB News 14/03/2025 57— HMCTS adds new precedent costs budget...
In this issue: UK mergers UK antitrust UK Competition policy EU antitrust EU State aid EU Digital Markets Act Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Caselex UK mergers CMA unconditionally clears Boparan/ For Farmers ( Burston and Radstock mills) merger after phase 2 The CMA has published the final report from its phase 2 review of the proposed purchase by Boparan Private Office Limited, via 2 Agriculture Limited (2Agriculture), of For Farmers UK Limited’s Burston and Radstock feed mills. For Farmers is a European producer and distributor of animal feed, with its base in the Netherlands. 2Agriculture, part of the Boparan group, is among the UK’s largest poultry feed suppliers by production volume, directing output to Hook 2 Sisters, a Boparan-affiliated business, and to farmers on the open market. Confirming its provisional findings of 18 February 2025, the CMA concluded the deal is not expected to result in an SLC in local meat...
Mergers The CMA has approved Iberdrola, S. A.’s completed purchase of North West Electricity Networks ( Jersey) Limited, via its subsidiary Scottish Power Energy Networks Holdings Limited, following a phase 1 review—see the case page for details The CMA has released the full text of its phase 1 decision concerning the proposed acquisition by Black Rock, Inc......
In this issue: Trade marks/passing off Designs IP rights and competition law Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Trade marks/passing off Tesco aims to curb Lidl damages over Clubcard TM Law360, London: Tesco has urged a London judge to reduce the level of damages Lidl may seek to recover from the British supermarket giant for infringing the German discounter’s trade marks through its Clubcard loyalty pricing programme, maintaining that its deployment of the Clubcard logo also harmed its own brand. See: Tesco seeks to limit Lidl damages over Clubcard TM......
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