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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: Arbitration under the AA 1996 Act International Arbitration Investment treaty arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Arbitration under the AA 1996 Act A successful challenge under section 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996 In Djanogly v Djanogly [2025] EWHC 61 ( Ch), the court set aside an arbitral award under section 68(2) because the tribunal failed to grapple with a limitation defence advanced by the claimant. Had that argument been considered, a result advantageous to the claimant might have followed. The court concluded that Jewish law is not the law of ‘any other country’, and so it cannot displace English limitation rules. By reason of section 13 of the Arbitration Act 1996, the Limitation Acts govern...
In this issue: Investigating criminal conduct Cross border criminal investigations Criminal procedure and evidence Sentencing Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Environmental offences Financial services and pensions offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Local authority prosecutions Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Investigating criminal conduct New Bill introduces important whistleblower protections The Office of the Whistleblower Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 18 December 2025. A second reading is scheduled in the Commons for 25 April 2025. This article sets out a synopsis of the draft Bill, prepared by Whistleblowers UK acting as secretariat to the All Party Parliamentary Group for Whistleblowing. See News Analysis: New Bill introduces important...
In this issue Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Students Long residence, discretion and human rights Citizenship applications Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights forthcoming milestones of interest to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works New caseworker guidance on Diplomatic Visa Arrangement visas The Home Office has released guidance for entry clearance staff and Border Force officers on the Diplomatic Visa Arrangement ( DVA) visa, which will supersede diplomatic visa waivers from 11 March 2025. The DVA is a visitor route for diplomatic passport holders from China, Indonesia, South Africa, Turkey, or Vietnam, whose eligibility is confirmed by their government via a Note Verbale naming the applicant. Issued for two years, the visa...
In this issue: Coronavirus ( COVID-19) business interruption insurance Cases and decisions Insurance types Premium 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 Coronavirus ( COVID-19) business interruption insurance QIC Europe Ltd maintains it has no duty to indemnify the restaurant group’s owner for alleged losses arising from temporary site closures at the height of the coronavirus ( COVID-19) pandemic, asserting that no instances of the disease occurred ‘within the immediate vicinity’ of the insured locations. See: QIC denies COVID-19 cover for Franco Manca owner. Cases and decisions AIG has largely defeated a claim linked to a failed Italian property venture ( Leggett and others v American International Group UK Ltd). On 12 February 2025, the court held that the policy issued to a...
Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—20 February 2025 In this issue: Risk & Compliance forecast Data protection and AI Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Risk & Compliance forecast New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 18 February 2025 Our latest Risk & Compliance forecast (dated 18 February 2025) is now available. This edition covers, among other matters: (1) the ICO’s intention to introduce a Data Essentials training and assurance programme for SME’s; (2) the JMLSG’s consultation on proposed amendments to Part I of its Guidance; (3) the forthcoming FATF Plenary on 19–21 February 2025; and (4) our refreshed and expanded fraud risk management materials. See News Analysis: New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 18 February 2025. Data protection and AI EDPB adopts...
In this issue: Corporate governance Useful information HMRC Manuals tracker Dates for your diary Weekly highlights from other practice areas Corporate governance Banks change approach for climate targets in executive pay The 2024 annual reports of Nat West Group plc and Barclays PLC indicate a change in how both banks link climate-related objectives to executive remuneration—shifting emphasis from short-term bonus plans to long-term incentive awards. At Nat West, where annual bonuses previously carried a 10% climate weighting, future non-financial elements of the bonus will prioritise customer, colleague and simplification outcomes. These will run alongside a proposed performance share plan expected to assign 15% to sustainability measures, including climate targets. Nat West plans to incorporate these features into new pay proposals to be presented to shareholders for approval at its AGM on 23 April 2025 as part of an updated...
A Taxpayer v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2025] EWCA Civ 106 What are the practical implications of this case? This case matters to those advising individuals on UK tax residence and the statutory residence test, and to any taxpayer intending to rely on para 22(4). After the Court of Appeal ruling, practitioners can inform taxpayers that some degree of choice, when deciding whether to come to or depart the UK, does not of itself bar the day-count exemption within the statutory residence test; an issue thrown into doubt by the Upper Tribunal in July 2023... Advisers may now explain that being prevented from leaving the UK is not confined to physical or legal restraint. The exemption can apply where circumstances are objectively compelling, including the moral obligations operating on the taxpayer at the time. Accordingly, a taxpayer’s response to, for example, the illness of a close...
In this issue: Leasing property Statutory compliance Residential property Property management Investigating title Transferring property Property insolvency Property development Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers New Q& As Leasing property Opposition to renewal of business tenancy — landlord’s intention to occupy for the purpose of its business In MVL Properties (2017) Ltd v the Leadmill Ltd [2025] EWHC 349 ( Ch), the court held that the landlord had proven both the subjective and the objective limbs necessary to make out the statutory ground of opposition to a renewal under Section 30(1)(g) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, specifically, a genuine, firm and settled intention to take occupation of the premises for its own business purposes, and a realistic prospect of putting that plan into...
In this issue Company, disclosures, records and registers Equity capital markets Share purchase agreement Restructuring and insolvency for corporate lawyers Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Company, disclosures, records and registers Companies House publishes guidance on ACSPs and identity verification standards Companies House has issued three pieces of guidance covering the registration of Authorised Corporate Service Providers ( ACSPs), what ACSPs do, and the identity verification obligations. The first note explains how to use Companies House’s service to enrol as an ACSP (also referred to as a Companies House authorised agent). Applications open on 25 February 2025. The second clarifies the functions and responsibilities of an ACSP. The third sets out how to meet Companies House identity verification standards when confirming someone’s identity. From 25 March 2025, ACSPs will be...
In this issue: Partnerships Individuals and income tax Budgets and Finance Bills International VAT Taxes management and litigation Employment taxes Anti-avoidance Devolution Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Partnerships HMRC guidance on condition C of the LLP salaried member rules HMRC has agreed to revise its guidance on how condition C of the LLP salaried member rules applies within sections 863A–863G of the Income Tax ( Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 ( ITTOIA 2005). This revision follows discussions with the CIOT about the operation of the contribution criterion requirement in particular. HMRC has told the CIOT that its stance remains that the TAAR is engaged where the primary purpose, or one of the principal purposes, of the...
In this issue: Building safety JCT contracts Procurement in construction Scots law Tort law Litigation Contract law Alternative dispute resolution Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content New Q& As New Webinar Construction trackers Building safety Building Safety Act 2022—application of the ‘just and equitable’ test for remediation contribution orders ( Grey GR v Edgewater) Grey GR Ltd Partnership v Edgewater ( Stevenage) [2025] Lexis Citation 276 saw the FTT examine section 124 of the Building Safety Act 2022, a provision enabling remediation contribution orders where the tribunal finds it ‘just and equitable’. In this piece, Marcus Birch, a consultant at BCLP, reviews the decision, delivering long-awaited clarity on how the tribunal intends to apply the ‘just and equitable’ threshold in fire safety disputes featuring numerous...
In this issue: Data protection Cybersecurity Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Data protection EDPB adopts recommendations on 2027 WADA Anti- Doping Code Compliance The European Data Protection Board ( EDPB) has issued recommendations on the 2027 World Anti- Doping Agency ( WADA) World Anti- Doping Code. The recommendations assess how the WADA Code and its International Standards correspond with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation ( EU) 2016/679 ( EU GDPR). Priority themes cover establishing valid legal grounds for processing, strict purpose limitation, and clear communication of individuals’ data rights. The EDPB stresses that EU Member States must align national anti-doping frameworks with the EU GDPR, and that National Anti- Doping Organisations, as controllers, are accountable for EU GDPR-compliant processing. See: LNB News 17/02/2025 37. EDPB adopts statement on age assurance for data protection...
In this issue: Key R& I law developments Insolvency litigation Restructuring Personal insolvency International restructuring and insolvency Directors and insolvency R& I in Scotland Daily and weekly news alerts Key dates for restructuring and insolvency professionals New Practice Notes New Q& A Key R& I law developments Insolvency Service publishes monthly insolvency statistics for January 2025 The Insolvency Service has released its January 2025 monthly figures covering corporate and personal insolvencies across England and Wales. The figures show 1,971 corporate insolvencies—up 6% on December 2024 and 11% above January 2024, indicating a continued year-on-year rise. For individuals, there were 9,706 insolvencies in January 2025, which is 3% down on December 2024 yet 12% higher than the same month in 2024, reflecting a mixed month-on-month picture. See: LNB News 18/02/2025 47......
1. Approaching Deadlines Q1 2025 1 January 2025: The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ( CSRD) and the accompanying European Sustainability Reporting Standards ( ESRS) start to apply to Irish fund management companies qualifying as large undertakings. The inaugural sustainability statement for these firms, prepared using ESRS templates, must be released in 2026. In-scope managers are also obliged to comply with Article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation. 17 January 2025: Obligations on fund management companies under the Digital Operational Resilience Act ( DORA) formally come into force for firms across the sector. 17 January 2025: Closing date to submit a response to the Department of Finance’s consultation on transposing AIFMD II into Irish law during the consultation period. 27 January 2025: Final day to respond to ESMA’s consultation on the conditions to be applied to the active account requirement, which will be introduced under EMIR 3.0. 31 January 2025:...
In this issue: New technologies Data protection Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Telecommunications Lex Talk®TMT: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information New technologies European Commission issues guidelines on the definition of AI systems The European Commission has released long‑anticipated, detailed guidance on the definition of artificial intelligence ( AI) systems set by Regulation ( EU) 2024/1689 ( EU AI Act). This practical guidance is designed to help providers, deployers, importers and distributors judge whether a system qualifies as an AI system under the EU AI Act, supporting consistent application and enforcement. The definition of AI systems has applied since 2 February 2025. Dóra Petrányi, Central Eastern Europe managing director and co‑head of the Technology, Media and...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Chemicals Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings ESG and sustainability Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Waste producer responsibility regimes Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Air emissions and climate change Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme ( Amendment) ( No 2) Order 2025 SI 2025/124: This instrument is introduced to revise one element of UK secondary legislation and two items of assimilated direct law concerning climate change. It separates the imminent 2026–30 allocation window into a single‑year allocation for the 2026 scheme year (the ‘2026 allocation period’) and a further four‑year allocation for the 2027–30 scheme years (the ‘2027–30 allocation period’). The measure is made under powers in the Climate Change Act 2008 ( CCA 2008) in...
In this issue: Lending Guarantees Letters of credit Real estate finance Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Structured products and securitisation Claims and remedies Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Lending Qatar Investment and Projects Development Holding Co WLL v Elanus Holdings Ltd [2025] EWHC 303 ( Comm). The dispute concerned the interpretation of a loan agreement by which the defendant, Elanus, agreed to lend a diamond to the claimant, Qipco, for a 20-year term. The agreement contained pre-emption rights. The court held that Elanus did not have a ‘wish to sell’ the diamond within paragraph 10 of the Loan Agreement. Qipco’s claim for specific performance of the option to purchase therefore failed, as no trigger for the pre-emption process had arisen. In any event, even if such a wish had existed, it was withdrawn before Qipco attempted to exercise its right to buy. Accordingly, the option could not be validly...
In this issue: Key PI and clinical negligence developments Costs Employer's liability Road traffic accidents Lex Talk®PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Useful information Key PI and clinical negligence developments The personal injury discount rate—a review Late in 2024, the Lord Chancellor, Shabana Mahmood MP, revealed the outcome of her five‑month review of the discount rate, first launched in July 2024. A month after the new +0.5% discount rate took effect, Thea Wilson (barrister at 12 King’s Bench Walk) assesses its influence on claims, responses from claimant and defendant representatives, and what the shift means for practitioners. See News Analysis: The personal injury discount rate—a review. Costs Qualified one-way costs shifting applied to a claim for personal injury caused by the wrongful disclosure of private information In Birley v Heritage Independent Living Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 44, the...
In this issue: Residential tenancies Enforcing security and property insolvency Trespass and adverse possession Disputes and remedies Repairing obligations and dilapidations 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 Residential tenancies Landlord and tenant, notices, service, deeming clauses ( Khan v D’ Aubigny) In Khan v D’ Aubigny ( National Residential Landlords Association intervening) [2025] EWCA Civ 11, the Court of Appeal handed down a timely, landlord-friendly ruling that clarifies: (i) whether section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 governs service of certain tenancy papers required by statute, (ii) how lease-based deemed service provisions apply to those documents, and (iii) the continuing force of the common law presumption for postal service. Commentary by Tom Morris, barrister at Landmark Chambers, who acted for the National Residential Landlords Association on the appeal. See News Analysis: Landlord and tenant, notices, service, deeming...
In this issue: Public procurement Healthcare Social housing Education Governance Children's social care Social care Planning Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Public procurement TCC considers permission for late re-amendments to statement of case in emergency network contract dispute ( Airwave v Secretary of State) The case of Airwave v Secretary of State concerned a late bid to re‑amend an Amended Defence. The court declined permission for changes that were predominantly historic and bore no direct bearing on the defendants’ position. By contrast, it allowed re‑amendments with a genuine prospect of success, on condition that the defendants reformulated them as a crisp, self‑contained summary of the specific allegation. The court also emphasised that sweeping cross‑references to documents are unsuitable where concise particulars are required. Although the...
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Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Landlord) [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Tenant) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Guarantor) ] [ [ name of Mortgagee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Mortgagee) ] Definitions Within this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: [ Annual Rent • the annual sum reserved under the Lease; ] [ Insurance Rent • the Tenant’s share of the Landlord’s costs of insuring the Property (as set out in the Lease); ] Lease • the lease of the Property dated [ date ], entered into between (1) [ the Landlord OR [ name ...
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