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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: Medical devices Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework Intellectual property Borderline products Research and development Data protection and confidential information Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Useful information Medical devices Inside the EU’s headache to designate AI models ‘with systemic risk’ MLex: The EU AI Act imposes stringent obligations on AI models judged to carry a ‘systemic risk’. Yet fresh trends — including a novel Reinforcement Learning-centred paradigm and improved compute efficiency — are undermining the principal designation approach before the provisions even bite. Work on alternative designation benchmarks is already under way, but EU officials are likely to struggle to match a technology accelerating at a blistering pace. See News Analysis: Inside the EU’s headache to designate AI models ‘with systemic risk’. Commission opens consultation on electronic instructions for use for certain medical devices The European Commission has launched a feedback window on a draft implementing regulation that would permit...
In this issue Air emissions and climate change Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental information Environmental taxes, reliefs and incentives ESG and sustainability Health and safety Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Air emissions and climate change CCC publishes report advising government on Seventh Carbon Budget The Climate Change Committee ( CCC) has issued a statutory report offering advice to the UK government on the Seventh Carbon Budget. The CCC proposes a budget of 535 Mt CO2e, covering emissions from international aviation and shipping, amounting to an 87% cut in emissions by 2040 against 1990 levels. The report sets out a range of recommendations to help the government deliver this goal. See: LNB News...
The government is gearing up to set up a dedicated anti-fraud squad with powers to raid individuals’ properties and to reclaim money held in their bank accounts, signalling the latest push in the fight against coronavirus ( COVID-19)-related crime. Proposals heading to parliament as part of the fraud bill would authorise the Cabinet Office’s Public Sector Fraud Authority ( PSFA) to impose civil penalties as an alternative to criminal prosecution, widening the tools available to pursue wrongdoing. In addition, the time limit for bringing civil claims against fraudsters would be increased from six to 12 years, doubling the window for action. Arriving less than two months after Tom Hayhoe was named coronavirus corruption commissioner, the package is designed to bolster his ability to investigate suspected pandemic fraud cases. The plans align with the Labour government’s oft-stated commitment to hold to account those...
In this issue: Data protection Cybersecurity Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Data protection Deep Seek under scrutiny by Information Commissioner’s Office over data concerns MLex reports that the Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) is probing Deep Seek over data protection issues. The ICO joins a widening group of regulators in countries seeking answers from the Chinese AI developer, including Germany, South Korea, Italy, Australia and India. See News Analysis: Deep Seek under scrutiny by Information Commissioner’s Office over data concerns. Deepseek AI— What is it and what do legal teams need to know about it? Deep Seek AI is a sophisticated artificial intelligence ( AI) system created by Deep Seek, a Chinese firm......
In this issue Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Long residence, discretion and human rights Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Citizenship applications Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights forthcoming developments relevant to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Fresh guidance covers exclusion of Russian elites and state threats The Home Office has revised its Exclusion from the UK guidance. It explains how caseworkers should approach decisions to exclude an individual from the UK through a personal decision of the Secretary of State where this is conducive to the public good and, where relevant, on grounds of public policy, public security or public health; and through exclusion orders under the Immigration ( European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1052, where a person remains...
In this issue: Cases and decisions Coronavirus ( COVID-19) business interruption insurance Types of insurance Jurisdiction and applicable law Premium EU regulation Cases tracker 2025 case tracker Dates for your diary New and updated content Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Cases and decisions Insurers secure a pivotal ruling on COVID-19 furlough offsets ( Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Se and other companies v Bath Racecourse Company Ltd (and 21 other Claimants listed in Appendix 1 to the Particulars of Claim) and other cases). The appellate court on 21 February 2025 confirmed that carriers may subtract the value of state pandemic support received by policyholders from amounts otherwise payable under policies. See News Analysis: Insurers win landmark case on COVID–19 furlough...
In this issue: Sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Data protection Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content DBT refreshes export control guidance with new CHPL licensing section for Russian sanctions The Department for Business and Trade has revised its guidance on preventing Russian sanctions evasion, adding a new section 6 centred on export controls licensing for the Common High Priority List ( CHPL). This update sets out tailored export control requirements for CHPL items, and consequently the former ‘ Additional Resources’ now appears as section 7. See: LNB News 25/02/2025... FCDO unveils largest Russia sanctions package since the 2022 invasion The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has introduced its most extensive package since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, totalling 107 new measures. For the first time, powers to designate overseas financial institutions have been used, naming...
Original news Mr S ( CAS-44597- S2Z6)—17 October 2024 Summary The Pensions Ombudsman dismissed a complaint about how the preservation laws were applied to a scheme’s benefit structure and accrual design. The scheme rules imposed both an accrual cap and an earnings cap. The Ombudsman concluded there was no breach of preservation legislation because the scheme’s uniform benefit accrual operated as an exception to the general principle that short-service benefits must be calculated on the same basis as long-service benefits. In addition, a 1989 change to HMRC rules did not require the removal of the caps that had been hard-coded into the scheme rules. The decision highlights that older HMRC provisions, once embedded within a pension scheme’s own rules, can be difficult to interpret and apply in practice. What were the facts? Mr S was a deferred member of the Svenska UK Retirement and Death Benefit Scheme (the...
In this issue: UK, EU and international regulators and bodies Authorisation, approval and supervision Prudential requirements Risk management and controls Operational resilience Financial crime and sanctions Investigations, enforcement and discipline Regulation of capital markets Dispute resolution for financial services lawyers Sustainable finance and ESG Investment funds and asset management Consumer credit, mortgage and home finance Regulation of insurance Fintech and cryptoassets Lex Talk®Financial Services: a Lexis®Nexis community Financial Services Enforcement Database Daily and weekly news alerts Intraday news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary UK, EU and international regulators and bodies The Financial Stability Board ( FSB) will shift in 2025 to overseeing how major financial reforms are executed, as set out in a letter from chair Klaas Knot to G20 finance...
Deadlines 12 March 2025 — ESMA consultation on loan‑originating AIFs — ESMA’s RTS consultation for loan‑originating AIFs closes. 3 March 2025 — Savings and Investment Union — The European Commission’s call for evidence closes on this date. 31 March 2025 — ICCL Report — For the Investor Compensation Company DAC compensation scheme, UCITS/ AIFM management companies authorised to carry out individual portfolio management must submit the ICCL report; see UCITS—management companies reporting requirement. 21 May 2025 — ESMA’s guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability‑related terms — End of the transitional period — From this date, the guidelines apply to UCITS and AIFs that existed before 21 November 2024 (discussed here). 31 May 2025 — Fund profile return — All Irish authorised sub‑funds must file the annual CBI fund profile. The CBI Portal deadline for sub‑fund profile returns moves from February to May 2025. The CBI expects...
In this issue: Public procurement Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Equality and human rights Constitutional and administrative law Judicial review Subsidy control and State aid Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers New and updated content Useful information Public procurement Procurement Act 2023 ‘go live’—what happens next? From 24 February 2025, the principal provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 ( PA 2023) take effect. Any procurement launched on or after this date must proceed under PA 2023, while procurements initiated under the former regime (including the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, Concession Contracts Regulations 2016, and Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) must continue to be conducted and managed in line with those instruments. This analysis draws out key developments and details, with practical pointers and...
In this issue: Building Safety Procurement in construction Arbitration Litigation Dispute Resolution Assignment Standard form construction contracts Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Building Safety MHCLG publishes response to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report MHCLG has issued its response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 2 report (4 September 2024). The government has accepted all 58 recommendations, unveiling far-reaching reforms across construction, building and fire safety. From mid‑2025 it will release quarterly progress updates, alongside an annual report to Parliament. Delivery will be staged: Phase 1 (2025–2026) advances the existing regulatory reform programme; Phase 2 (2026–2028) will develop proposals to implement the recommendations and wider reforms, including legislative change; from 2028, MHCLG will concentrate on delivery. In parallel, a green paper sets out...
In this issue: WTO Trade in goods Anti-dumping Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content WTO WTO DSB members agree to set up panel for Türkiye– China electric vehicle dispute The World Trade Organization’s ( WTO) Dispute Settlement Body ( DSB) has accepted China’s request to set up a panel to examine Türkiye’s measures on electric vehicles imported from China. The DSB also endorsed a panel decision on the EU’s treatment of palm oil and palm crop-based biofuels, concluding that Directive ( EU) 2018/2001 (the Renewable Energy Directive) and related regulations unfairly discriminated against Indonesia’s palm oil biofuels. See: LNB News 25/02/2025 28. Trade in goods Tariffs on Mexico and Canada to go forward, Trump says as deadline nears. MLex: Heavy tariffs on Mexico and Canada will proceed, US President Donald Trump said ahead of a 4 March 2025...
In this issue: Practice and procedure Emergency procedures Financial provision Public children Private children Gender recognition International children Costs Daily and weekly news alerts New content Updated content New Q& As Useful information Practice and procedure President of the Family Division publishes guidance for family judges on writing to children Sir Andrew Mc Farlane, President of the Family Division, has issued fresh guidance for family judges on composing letters to children involved in court proceedings. Produced in partnership with the Family Justice Young People’s Board, it is designed to enhance communication by offering a toolkit that enables judges to explain their decisions to children. The programme aims to embed this form of communication as routine practice, so that children can understand and process the outcomes of their cases. See: LNB News 26/02/2025 20. Survey on special measures in family proceedings The Ministry of Justice and HM Courts and Tribunals Service ( HMCTS) are undertaking a project to develop a clearer...
In this issue: Trespass and adverse possession Residential tenancies Business tenancies Electronic communications Repairing obligations and dilapidations Contractual issues Service charges Disputes and remedies Additional Property Disputes updates Lex Talk®Property Disputes: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Trespass and adverse possession Supreme Court rules that any ten-year span of reasonable belief in ownership suffices for registration under the LRA 2002 ( Brown v Ridley) In Brown v Ridley [2025] UKSC 7, the Supreme Court unanimously allowed the appeal, concluding that, when correctly interpreted, paragraph 5(4)(c) of Schedule 6 to the Land Registration Act 2002 enables adverse possession to be established by relying on any ten-year period during which the applicant reasonably believed themselves to be the owner, and not...
In this issue: The Pensions Regulator Funding, surplus and investment Members and benefits Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers The Pensions Regulator TPR enhances oversight of the largest DC schemes to improve member outcomes The Pensions Regulator ( TPR) has unveiled enhancements to its supervision of master trusts and defined contribution ( DC) schemes after a 12‑month review. The redesigned model groups schemes into four supervisory segments with bespoke engagement to spot risks sooner and lift saver outcomes. These cover monoline, commercial and non‑commercial master trusts; collective DC schemes; and single plus connected employer DC schemes. TPR’s priorities are securing value for money for all savers and setting clear expectations on investments, data quality and at‑retirement innovation. Larger schemes will be supported by dedicated multi‑disciplinary teams to enable more targeted, expert‑level interactions. The change marks a tilt towards a more prudential regulatory stance, addressing...
In this issue: Public procurement Local government finance Children's social care Education Social housing Social care Environmental law and climate change Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Public procurement Procurement Act 2023 ‘go live’—what happens next? From 24 February 2025, the main provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 ( PA 2023) took effect. Procurements started on or after that date must proceed under PA 2023, while those commenced beneath the earlier legislation (including the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, Concession Contracts Regulations 2016, and Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) must continue to be run and administered pursuant to that earlier legislation and regime. This analysis sets out some of the principal details and developments, with practical tips and insights from expert...
In this issue Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Consumer protection International Public Procurement Supplier management Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& A Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—26 February 2025 The Advertising Standards Authority upheld two challenges concerning an email from Maki Online Services Ltd t/a Nino Apply, which exaggerated the consequences of not renewing a Biometric Residence Permit and failed to disclose the availability of a free e Visa. See: LNB News 26/02/2025 21. CAP and BCAP launch further consultation on 'less healthy' ads rules Acting for the ASA, the Committees of Advertising Practice ( CAP and BCAP) have begun a further consultation on introducing new restrictions on promoting ‘less healthy’ food and drink to children. From October 2025, these rules will bar such advertising on TV and online during set periods. Input is requested on refreshed guidance for applying the rules, following responses to a prior...
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 Insolvency offences and Companies Act offences Money laundering International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Investigating criminal conduct Crime and Policing Bill introduced into Parliament The Home Office has confirmed that the Crime and Policing Bill is due to be laid before Parliament. Headline measures include a power for police to enter without a warrant to retrieve electronically tracked stolen goods, scrapping the £200 de facto threshold for prosecuting shop theft, and a bespoke assault offence to better protect retail staff. The Bill also...
Competition policy Canada and CMA sign Mo U on cooperation on the application of national competition laws The Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA) has released a memorandum of understanding ( Mo U) with the Canadian Commissioner of Competition, outlining international co-operation on the application of national competition laws between the authorities......
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