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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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Foreign judgments, the State Immunity Act 1978 and issue estoppel ( Hulley & Others v The Russian Federation) Hulley Enterprises ltd (a company incorporated in the Isle of Man) Yukos Universal Ltd (a company incorporated in the Isle of Man) Veteran Petroleum Ltd (a company incorporated in the Isle of Man) Claimants/ Respondents and The Russian Federation Defendant/ Appellant [2025] EWCA Civ 108 What are the practical implications of this case? The ruling confirms orthodox issue estoppel principles govern whether a state enjoys immunity, limiting parties’ opportunities to run the same point afresh across multiple forums and curbing repeat attempts to re-argue matters already determined elsewhere What was the background? A Netherlands-seated arbitral tribunal rendered awards against Russia in the claimants’ favour. Russia challenged the tribunal’s jurisdiction in the Netherlands and, in England, it opposed recognition and enforcement of the awards on grounds...
The proposed reforms At present, agricultural property relief ( APR) and business property relief ( BPR) reduce the taxable value of eligible property and assets for inheritance tax ( IHT) by either 50% or 100%, depending on the nature of the property. This treatment applies regardless of the value of the property and extends to settled property as well as assets held within an individual’s estate. In the Autumn Budget on 30 October 2024, the government announced significant narrowing of the scope of both APR and BPR, intended to take effect from 6 April 2026. On 27 February 2025, HMRC issued a consultation addressing various elements of those proposed reforms. The principal changes to the APR and BPR regimes are broadly that: for individuals, assets that qualify for relief at 100% will be subject to a combined APR and BPR ceiling of £1m, with a 50%...
In this issue: Key developments Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental enforcement and prosecutions Environmental information Environmental permits and consents Environmental taxes, reliefs and incentives ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Water, flooding and drainage Waste producer responsibility regimes Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments HMT action plan sets out environmental and planning regulatory reforms HM Treasury ( HMT) has issued an action plan setting out the government's stance on regulation and the work of regulators, with proposals to reshape environmental and planning rules. It sets out four priority measures and commitments from regulators including the Environment Agency ( EA) and Ofwat, seeking to build a...
In this issue: Budgets, Autumn Statements and Finance Bills Corporate governance New and updated content Useful information HMRC Manuals tracker Dates for your diary Weekly highlights from other practice areas Budgets, Autumn Statements and Finance Bills Finance Bill 2025 completes all Parliamentary stages The Finance Bill 2025 has now progressed through all Parliamentary stages, with the Third Reading taking place on 19 March 2025. At publication, Royal Asset is scheduled for 20 March 2025. For insight into the provisions in the Finance Bill 2025 of greatest relevance to share incentives practitioners, refer to News Analysis: Share Incentives weekly highlights—14 November 2024— Budgets, Autumn Statements and Finance Bills. See Finance Bill 2025. 19 March 2025... Corporate governance Centrica plc sets out amendments to its directors’ remuneration policy Within its 2024 annual report, Centrica plc outlines amendments to its new...
In this issue: Data protection Cybersecurity Reputation management Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Data protection UK data reform bill will be ready this spring, minister says MLex: The UK Data ( Use and Access) Bill is expected in spring 2025, data minister Chris Bryant said at a conference on 12 March 2025, following lawmakers’ concerns raised the previous day about the bill’s impact on EU– UK data adequacy. See News Analysis: UK data reform bill will be ready this spring, minister says. ICO announces new AI code and regulatory sandbox expansion to support growth On 17 March 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) outlined five actions to balance data protection with economic growth. These include producing a statutory Code of Practice on artificial intelligence and automated decision-making, broadening its regulatory sandbox for data-driven innovation, softening enforcement of consent rules for...
In this issue: JCT contracts Building safety Adjudication Procurement in construction Planning Litigation Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content New Q& As Construction trackers JCT contracts JCT contracts Risk allocation for existing structures: contract amendments and clarifications lead to confusion ( Sisk v Capital & Centric) In John Sisk and Son Ltd v Capital & Centric ( Rose) Ltd [2025] EWHC 594 ( TCC), the TCC examined the reading of a JCT Design and Build Contract 2016 that featured intricate bespoke amendments and clarifications concerning the allocation of risk for pre-existing structures on a construction site. The TCC held that, under the contract, any extra cost or delay arising from the condition of those existing...
In this issue: Horizon scanning Worker status and categories Immigration Pay Remuneration Taxation Diversity and the gender pay gap Maternity, parents and carers Whistleblowing Data protection and staff information Confidentiality, obligations and restrictions: enforcement Financial services and banking: employment matters Bribery, modern slavery, tax evasion and fraud Issues arising on termination Employment Tribunals Civil courts and alternative dispute resolution Dates for your diary Trackers Employment resources on Lexis+® Lex Talk® Employment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Horizon scanning Updated Employment Rights Bill to be considered by the House of Lords The updated Employment Rights Bill ( ERB), transmitted from the House of Commons to the House of Lords, was issued on 14 March 2025. Its second reading in the House of Lords is...
In this issue: Key R& I law developments Restructuring Corporate insolvency processes Personal insolvency Insolvency litigation Directors and insolvency International restructuring and insolvency Daily and weekly news alerts Key dates for restructuring and insolvency professionals New content New Q& As Key R& I law developments Insolvency Service publishes monthly insolvency statistics for February 2025 The Insolvency Service has released its February 2025 monthly statistics, covering both company and personal insolvencies throughout England and Wales. The figures indicate there were 2,035 corporate insolvencies in the period, 3% above January 2025 yet 7% below the same month in 2024. For individuals, January 2025 recorded 10,147 insolvencies in total, 4% higher than in January 2025 and 5% lower than February 2024. See: LNB News 18/03/2025 27. Companies House publishes two guidance documents on identity...
In this issue: Brexit highlights Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Constitutional and administrative law Public procurement Judicial review Equality and human rights State accountability and liability Subsidy control and State aid New and updated content Dates for your diary Useful information Brexit highlights Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee launches inquiry on Windsor Framework The Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee has begun its first inquiry into Northern Ireland’s voice under the Windsor Framework. It will review various engagement tools, including the Stormont Brake and the applicability motion process. Written evidence is invited until 30 April 2025, with oral hearings starting on 19 March 2025. The Committee will draw on evidence gathered by the House of Lords European Affairs Sub- Committee since May 2024, examining how well current structures enable Northern Ireland stakeholders to more effectively engage with EU legislation. See: LNB News 14/03/2025 39. European Commission proposes six-month extension of UK data adequacy decisions The European Commission has proposed a further...
Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—20 March 2025 In this issue: Risk & Compliance forecast Data protection Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Risk & Compliance forecast The latest Risk & Compliance forecast, dated 18 March 2025, is now available. This month we cover: planned refreshed ICO guidance on reporting data breaches; the tabling of the Crime and Policing Bill 2025; work by the government’s JFT on a new Fraud Strategy; and the SRA application window for specified solicitors to remain on the roll. Refer to News Analysis: New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 18 March 2025. Data protection Commission proposes six-month extension of UK data adequacy decisions The European Commission has proposed a further six months for the two 2021 UK...
Background The OEP is an independent public body, created by the EA 2021 to ensure government and wider public authorities are accountable for environmental law and policy. We are one of four 'cornerstones' of environmental governance—alongside the EPPS, and the government's Environmental Improvement Plan ( EIP) and legally binding environmental targets, such as for Net Zero and halting biodiversity decline. Our remit covers monitoring and reporting on how environmental law is being implemented. This enables us to examine how the law functions in practice, and to advise government on where improvements are needed. The EA 2021 is a major piece of environmental legislation, creating a new framework for environmental governance. A key component is the requirement for an EPPS and, under EA 2021, s 19, a duty on government ministers, and officials acting on their behalf, to have 'due regard' to the EPPS when...
Which? stated on 18 March 2025 it had polled 52 car insurers and 46 home insurers in February 2025 about the annual percentage rate on insurance finance, and discovered figures on a par with those levied by very expensive credit card companies indeed. The FCA opened a probe in October 2024 into premium finance, where policyholders spread the cost of yearly cover monthly rather than paying a single lump sum. Under this setup, insurers may often impose eye-wateringly steep interest charges on repayments......
In this issue: Court of Protection UK taxation for Private Client Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance HMRC Manuals updates Regulatory compliance for Private Client Budgets and Finance Bills Contentious trusts and estates Pensions, insurance and tax-efficient investments 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 Court of Protection Court of Protection examines a complex matter involving fluctuating capacity ( Calderdale MBC v LS). The court held that a 31-year-old woman’s intellectual disability, together with a dysfunctional attachment style, resulted in variable capacity. Overall, she lacked capacity to decide on her accommodation, care, and contact with others, including her mother. It further found she had at all times lacked capacity to conduct litigation, to make choices about internet and social media use, and to engage in sexual relations. See Calderdale MBC v LS (by the...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Agency and distribution Consumer protection Contracts Contractual joint ventures International Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers New and updated content Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—19 March 2025 A single complaint was made to the Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) about Haven Leisure Ltd’s claims on holiday pricing. The ASA upheld the complaint. See: LNB News 19/03/2025 11. Agency and distribution Recovery Partners GP Ltd v Rukhadze [2025] UKSC 10 The Supreme Court dismissed the appellants’ appeal against an order to account for profits earned in breach of duty; they were employees of the respondent companies and owed fiduciary duties. The court affirmed strict adherence to the fiduciary ‘no profit’ rule, rejecting arguments for a ‘but for’ causation test and for counterfactual enquiries into whether the gains could have been authorised if consent had been sought. See: Recovery Partners GP Ltd v Rukhadze [2025] UKSC 10......
What are the practical implications of this case? The ruling underscores how stringent the court’s scrutiny will be when a claimant pursues a contra mundum injunction against unknown future wrongdoers. Nicklin J’s treatment makes clear that a sweeping, generic form of relief is impermissible; the onus rests squarely on the claimant to justify, item by item, every restriction sought. The court will, moreover, be vigilant to calibrate the rival considerations: on the one hand, the claimant’s wish to vindicate private law rights; on the other, the position of those who are the subject of the proposed order, especially where they are engaged in protected protest. As foreshadowed by the Supreme Court in admitting the possibility of newcomer injunctions, Nicklin J has taken steps to sharpen the guidance for judges at first instance on the proper exercise of that...
In a written ruling, the High Court declined to grant Tatiana Soroka, former wife of billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov, a split trial—(initially to decide whether the firm was negligent, followed by a separate phase on causation and loss)—after concluding the case should proceed in one consolidated trial, and that the trial should continue in a combined form. In a judgment, Judge Francesca Kaye remarked there was “a real risk of fuzziness or greyness around the edges of what was to be determined at trial one”, signalling the two parts could not be neatly disentangled meaning the two halves could not sensibly be separated. The trial is set for October 2026. “ I was left with a real nagging doubt that the clear bright line was not clear or bright,” Judge Kaye said......
APP fraud, an overview of recent UK cases and the current position in Ireland. What is APP Fraud? Authorised Push Payment ( APP) fraud arises when people are duped into instantly sending money to accounts run by criminals masquerading as genuine beneficiaries. Tactics range from impersonation cons, with offenders posing as banks or service providers, to other schemes that coax approval from the victim, who believes the transfer is legitimate. Such scams can also compromise sensitive banking data, including account numbers and PINs. Because these payments clear in real time, there is minimal opportunity to detect or reverse them, making APP fraud especially potent and harmful. Recent UK Supreme Court case on APP Fraud Philipp v Barclays Barclays [2023] UKSC 2 The UK Supreme Court recently examined APP fraud in Philipp v Barclays Barclays [2023] UKSC 2. The dispute concerned whether Barclays owed a duty of care—the...
Which consultation does this Government response relate to? This Government response concerns the former administration’s ‘ Tackling non‑compliance in the umbrella company market’ consultation, issued in June 2023. It is not the first exercise of its kind; it follows a series of reviews in this space, including the ‘ Call for evidence on the umbrella company market’ published in November 2021. What are the conclusions reached following this consultation? The consultation response spans 75 pages and touches on numerous issues, but these broadly fall into two strands: employment rights and tax. In keeping with earlier consultations on the subject, the outcomes and forward recommendations contain no real surprises. While an outright prohibition on umbrella companies was a conceivable option, the government, acknowledging the role of compliant operators, has not proposed a ban. Instead, it intends to legislate for tighter oversight of umbrella companies and to tackle tax...
Entering the prompt into Co Pilot returned compelling ideas I hadn’t envisaged when shaping this article’s structure. It’s another clear use case for idea generation within artificial intelligence. AI can rapidly distil extensive information, viewpoints and inventive approaches that people might not instinctively explore. By surfacing unlikely connections and a diversity of perspectives, it fuels innovation and pushes thinking beyond familiar patterns. e Disclosure history e Disclosure has experienced a significant shift, driven chiefly by AI’s rise and by the swelling volume and complexity of data. A linear style of review was once routine in the legal sector, trawling through immense collections rife with redundant and non-responsive material. Clients reviewed hard copy documents, concealing privilege with a black marker. The growth of electronically stored information ( ESI) has created substantial challenges for organisations in every industry, particularly within legal proceedings and the disclosure process. e...
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