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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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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...
Antitrust General Court dismisses action against Commission’s decision rejecting a complaint concerning alleged collusion amongst sand suppliers The General Court has handed down its judgment in Case T‑142/23, Swenters v Commission, challenging the Commission’s decision of 13 January 2023 to reject a complaint alleging breaches of Article 101 TFEU by multiple operators involved in the extraction and supply of quartz sand, and an abuse of dominance by Sibeloc ( Case AT.40683). Background On 13 January 2023, the Commission dismissed a complaint asserting that several undertakings had concluded various anti‑competitive arrangements and contracts relating to quartz sand extraction and supply in Maasmechelen, Belgium, and that one of those firms, Sibelco, had abused an alleged dominant position. The Commission determined that the matter lacked a sufficient degree of EU interest, as the alleged conduct occurred in Belgium and concerned Belgian companies. It concluded that Belgian courts and...
Mojzesowicz told the Annual Conference on European Data Protection Law 2025 that the Polish government, which is presently leading the talks, is ‘very committed’ to concluding them within its term chairing the body representing Member States, a mandate running until the end of June 2025. She noted that the Commission shares this goal, saying there is genuine momentum and a broad recognition of how essential this procedural regulation has become, with everyone acutely aware of its necessity. The timetable, she cautioned, is exceptionally tight, with numerous ‘technical trilogues’, pointing to several March 2025 sessions where outstanding technical points might be settled ahead of a final political......
Mergers The Commission approved: the acquisition of the joint control of OMH Health Edge Holdings, Inc. by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ...
Key provisions of Part III of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill Environmental Delivery Plans ( EDPs) and a Nature Restoration Levy Part III proposes Environmental Delivery Plans and a Nature Restoration Levy to accelerate development by aggregating environmental mitigation. Rather than meeting bespoke ecological obligations for each project, developers would pay into a collective fund. Natural England would then deliver conservation actions using those monies. This marks a significant shift from the existing framework, which requires stringent case-by-case evaluations, consents tied to individual sites, and specific licensing for protected species. Approving EDPs—the ‘ Overall Improvement’ test EDPs may relate to any defined land area and can address some or all environmental features within that boundary. To bring an EDP into force, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government must decide it satisfies an ‘overall improvement’ test—namely, that the...
The Pensions Minister, Torsten Bell, stated the government had acknowledged the report issued by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman in March 2024. It concluded that the Department for Work and Pensions did not adequately communicate statutory alterations to the women’s state pension age, leading to significant financial detriment for many people. His remarks came before MPs during a debate on a petition, signed by more than 159,000, urging Whitehall to ‘fairly compensate’ women who were impacted by the alteration to the change. However, the Pensions Minister added that the government does ‘not agree’ with the Ombudsman’s view of injustice, nor with the remedy proposed, which advised creating a compensation programme to address and rectify those historical shortcomings set out in the report itself......
Mergers CMA unconditionally clears Boparan/ For Farmers ( Burston and Radstock mills) merger after phase 2 The CMA has published the final report of its phase 2 investigation into the anticipated acquisition by Boparan Private Office Limited, through 2 Agriculture Limited (2Agriculture), of For Farmers UK Limited’s ( For Farmers UK) Burston and Radstock feed mills. For Farmers is a European manufacturer and supplier of animal feed, headquartered in the Netherlands. 2Agriculture, a Boparan subsidiary, is among the UK’s largest suppliers of poultry feed by volume produced, and also uses its production to supply Hook 2 Sisters, a company affiliated with Boparan, as well as farmers on the open market......
New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 18 March 2025 Our Risk and Compliance forecast, as at 18 March 2025, tracks proposed regulatory changes affecting risk and compliance, helping you plan for potential impacts on your organisation. Please review closely; key points to note are below. New items we’re tracking this month Data breach reporting — In February 2025 the ICO confirmed it will publish updated guidance on breach reporting in spring 2025. See: Data protection, AI and cybersecurity. Crime and Policing Bill 2025 — Laid before Parliament on 25 February 2025, the Bill widens ECCTA 2023 corporate criminal liability beyond certain economic crimes. After second reading on 10 March 2025, it went to a Public Bill Committee for line-by-line scrutiny, which is due to report by 13 May 2025. See: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. New Fraud Strategy —...
TUPE rules place rigorous duties and requirements on the transferor (the outgoing employer) and the transferee (the incoming employer). Our Employment Law & Benefits team outlines the core features of TUPE and offers practical guidance to support employers in remaining compliant. What you need to know the legislation regulating transfers of undertakings ( TUPE) is intricate and creates multiple duties for both transferor and transferee transferors and transferees are required to carry out a statutory information and consultation exercise with representatives of their own affected employees the transferee is legally bound to accept the current staff of the business, or part of it, that is transferred upon transfer, the transferee assumes the linked liabilities and employment responsibilities of the transferor dismissals connected to the transfer are prohibited, save where the ' ETO Defence'...
Mergers The CMA has approved the completed purchase of Capita One Limited by MRI Software LLC following its Phase 1 investigation—see further, case page The CMA has opened a Phase 1 investigation and invited comments on the anticipated acquisition by Compagnie Des Levures Lesaffre of shares representing 70% of the total capital stock of Biorigin S. A.—see further, case page NOTE— For all live mergers before the CMA, see further, UK mergers—ongoing cases tracker Upcoming dates For dates of upcoming UK competition developments, see further, UK Competition calendar......
See Q& A: Can an attorney act under a health and welfare lasting power of attorney if the donor has fluctuating capacity because they have vascular dementia? For a health and welfare LPA, attorneys’ legal authority is curtailed by section 11 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005......
Stuart Angel and 1379 others v Black Horse Ltd and other appeals [2025] EWHC 490 ( KB) What are the practical implications of this case? This decision matters to all engaged in group litigation, and is especially relevant to those advising on lower-value, consumer group claims. Through its application of the factors identified in Morris, the court supplies further, practical guidance on when omnibus claim forms will be a convenient means of progressing group litigation. By deploying those Morris factors, the court has indicated how and when such forms may appropriately be used to organise cases. The judgment also clarifies the effect of decisions on common issues across related claims and signals clear judicial support for flexible, adaptable solutions in consumer finance disputes in this sphere. Key points to note: Morris v Williams remains the principal authority on issuing multiple claims in a single claim form;...
Employment Rights ( Increase of Limits) Order 2025, SI 2025/348 What has been altered?...
Andrew Hewston v OFSTED ( Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills) [2025] EWCA Civ 250 What are the practical implications of this judgment? In this ruling, the Court of Appeal, with Lord Justice Underhill delivering the lead judgment, confirmed the EAT’s finding that the claimant’s dismissal was unfair, where he neither understood nor could reasonably have been expected to understand that a single episode of conduct could lead to dismissal. The decision also restates the key principles employers should apply when dismissing for gross misconduct. Notably, the Court agreed with the EAT that, where the conduct on its own does not justify dismissal, it is not reasonable for an employer to elevate its gravity solely because the employee failed to demonstrate adequate contrition or insight. Underhill LJ made a comparable observation in the recent case of Higgs v Farmor at...
Risk allocation for existing structures—contract amendments and clarifications lead to confusion ( Sisk v Capital & Centric) John Sisk and Son Ltd v Capital & Centric ( Rose) Ltd [2025] EWHC 594 ( TCC) What are the practical implications of this case? This decision underlines that, especially when the employer has design and feasibility involvement, negotiating and settling bespoke provisions on risk apportionment can culminate in a complex final contractual posture, in which it is not straightforward to determine whether a particular risk sits inside or outside the ambit of a contractual carve‑out of responsibility. Employers and contractors alike should ensure the agreed division of risk is clearly and precisely articulated in the written contract and fully aligned across every operative provision, including any clarifications, schedules or similar documents incorporated into the agreement by reference. Parties must also check that the final copy of the...
HM Treasury set out a slate of goals settled with TPR, among them an examination of the reporting duties it presently imposes on retirement schemes. However, at least one specialist argues that separate government moves, including fresh value-for-money reports and voluntary asset allocation disclosures, will significantly increase the existing volume of paperwork required of pension plans. The package agreed with TPR was presented as part of a far broader overhaul of the UK’s ‘risk-averse’ financial regulation framework, which the government estimates could propel up to £70bn in economic growth nationwide......
Deputy Judge David Quest KC decided in the High Court that, pursuant to the FA’s rules, the dispute involving football club introducer Saif Alrubie, Chelsea Football Club and former director Marina Granovskaia must be determined by arbitration instead of the courts. Judge Quest found that Ms Granovskaia had demonstrated that she and Mr Alrubie are bound by a Rule K arbitration agreement; that the current allegation of inducing breach of contract falls squarely within its ambit; and that Mr Alrubie has not established that the agreement is null, void, inoperative, or incapable of being performed. In September 2024, Mr Alrubie told the High Court that Ms Granovskaia—who for more than a decade acted as chief assistant to former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich—had promised he would receive a commission if he identified a club prepared to pay at least €30m for Zouma’s...
At first glance, the judgment looked puzzling, resting on the court’s conclusion that US prosecutors’ insider-dealing counts failed the test of dual criminality—the core extradition rule that surrender is permitted only where the alleged conduct is criminal in the arresting state—even though the UK has long firmly outlawed insider dealing in clear terms for many years indeed. The shake-up to entrenched doctrine left extradition specialists on either side of the Atlantic astonished and genuinely perplexed. Queries proliferate: Are Britons now truly beyond the reach of American enforcers? Must, at last, the US Department of Justice perhaps scale back significantly its appetite for City of London traders? Does El‑ Khouri foreshadow a still wider re-evaluation of UK extradition legal rules? And, given the Trump administration’s dizzying shifts in the United States’ usual international stance, might other states perhaps do the same, curtailing America’s spell as the...
On 28 February 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland ( Central Bank) issued an overview of recent changes to its supervisory model in its ' Our Approach to Supervision' publication. The Central Bank oversees a range of financial services sectors of differing scales, and developments in the industry since it launched PRISM, its risk-based supervisory framework, in 2011 have driven the need for a refreshed supervisory approach. The updated model will feature integrated supervision, with cross-disciplinary teams collaborating to deliver the Central Bank’s supervisory priorities more efficiently. These supervisory reforms are expected to materially affect firms over time. Safeguarding outcomes The Central Bank underscores the collective role of financial regulation, supervision (covering engagement, analysis and oversight of firms) and the implementation, monitoring and enforcement of regulations in delivering its four safeguarding outcomes: protection of consumer and investor interests the integrity of 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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