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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: IP and technology Copyright & associated rights Trade marks/passing off General IP Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information IP and technology Commission opens call for evidence on EU Geo-blocking Regulation’s evaluation The European Commission is initiating a review of Regulation ( EU) 2018/302 (the Geo-blocking Regulation), in place since December 2018. The exercise will examine whether the Regulation has met its goals of improving access to goods and services throughout the EU by tackling unjustified geo-blocking and discrimination linked to nationality, residence, or place of establishment. To support the evaluation process, a call for evidence has been launched seeking contributions from stakeholders. The period for feedback runs from 11 February 2025 to 11 March 2025. See: LNB News 11/02/2025...
In this issue: Ukraine conflict Types of insurance Reinsurance Intermediaries and market practice Fraud and dishonesty European regulation Cases tracker Dates for your diary New and updated content Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Ukraine conflict On 5 February 2025, war-risk underwriters maintained they are not responsible for losses tied to aircraft left in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, asserting jets retained by airlines fall outside the leasing airlines’ policy cover. See: Insurers say stranded jets not covered by war risks policies. Types of insurance Motor vehicle and road traffic accident Two in five motor policyholders are facing delays in receiving payouts, a UK consumer body reported on 6 February 2025, urging the FCA to clamp down on weak claims handling. See: UK car insurers named and shamed for claims...
The insurance trade body said that Annuity purchases, which transform a saver’s pension pot into a guaranteed income for life, climbed by 24% in 2024 to 89,600, setting a new ten‑year high. In 2023, annuity sales totalled £5.2bn, with 72,200 contracts completed, according to the ABI. The last high point was in 2014, when £6.9bn of annuity contracts were sold. That milestone followed the government’s announcement of pension freedoms, allowing (largely defined contribution) pension scheme members to draw on their savings before reaching retirement. Those aged 65 were the most frequent annuity buyers, accounting for 20% of all sales......
In this issue: New technologies Internet Data protection Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Reputation management 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 guidance on AI system definition The Commission has issued guidance to help providers judge whether a software system qualifies as artificial intelligence under Regulation ( EU) 2024/1689 (the EU AI Act). Though not binding, the material is intended to support application of the Act’s provisions, which started on 2 February 2025. The Commission notes the guidance will be refined over time in light of real-world experience and emerging scenarios. Under the Act, AI systems are grouped by risk—prohibited, high risk, and those carrying transparency duties—and this guidance sits alongside existing advice on...
Polling 1,000 adults on 29 January 2025 for retirement savings platform Pension Bee, 11% reported feeling 'comfortable' with AI in the lead, yet they still resisted full automation and were not ready to cede all decision-making just yet. The research, highlighted on Pension Bee’s blog on 12 February 2025, revealed strong support for a blended model of pension customer service, with 79% of participants favouring this option overall instead. Luis Mejia, Pension Bee’s vice president of data, noted in a statement that the findings indicate pension savers regard AI as useful, but the technology is not yet capable of fully supplanting human know-how. Mejia added that savers want the best of both worlds: quicker service and round-the-clock availability, with reassurance from human oversight......
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Consumer protection Contracts Data protection E-commerce International Supply of goods and services Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& A Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—12 February 2025 A single complaint was lodged with the Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) about a Tesco advertisement that contrasted Tesco Clubcard with Sainsbury’s Nectar loyalty schemes. The ASA did not uphold the complaint. See: LNB News 12/02/2025 34. Consumer protection IPO supports graduate’s platform to combat counterfeit cosmetics The Intellectual Property Office ( IPO) has endorsed Safe Glam, an online learning platform created by business graduate Giorgia Flora Aloi. It informs consumers about the hazards of counterfeit cosmetics and how to spot them. Safe Glam complements the IPO’s Counter-...
In a defence filed at the High Court on 29 January 2025 and newly disclosed, the insurer contended that The Fulham Shore Ltd cannot claim under the policy because COVID-19 cases were outside its scope. It maintained that business interruption would be recoverable beneath the denial-of-access clause solely where a danger or disorder was local or localised and arose in the immediate area of the premises, insisting that hazards of a nationwide character are not local or localised. In December 2024, the owner of Franco Manca and The Real Greek chains countered that its cover ought to have responded to the losses suffered when Britain entered sweeping, government-imposed lockdowns. It asserted the policies provided business interruption insurance for any incident that prevented access to its premises. The Fulham Shore further contended it is entitled to up to the specified policy cap of £1m for each...
Judge Janet Bignell KC ruled that AIG UK Ltd is not obliged to meet damages awarded by an earlier judgment to investors pursuing claims against Giambrone Law LLP, which had acted for them on the failed Jewel of the Sea project in Calabria. According to Judge Bignell, this is because AIG's professional indemnity policy with Giambrone Law responded only to breaches of duty occurring after the limited liability partnership was incorporated in 2008. However, most of the 41 investors trying to recover their losses received negligent advice from the firm's predecessor, Giambrone & Law. Had the investors secured judgments against Giambrone & Law for losses stemming from its conduct, then those losses would have fallen to be indemnified under the policy subject to its terms and conditions, she said in that event......
In this issue: Dispute Resolution Horizon Scanner Key DR developments Claims and remedies Cross-border disputes Injunctions Enforcement Litigation ADR New content Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Dispute Resolution Horizon Scanner A new Dispute Resolution ( DR) Horizon Scanner for February 2025 has been released. This edition opens by highlighting forthcoming amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules ( CPR) and Practice Directions ( PDs) taking effect on Sunday, 6 April 2025. The principal shift for DR practitioners is the full replacement of CPR 25 and the revocation of CPR PD 25A and CPR PD 25B, affecting interim injunctions, interim payments and security for costs. The Scanner then reviews recent developments, including a round-up of several key appellate decisions. The short-term developments section considers the progress of bills in...
In this issue: Planning issues in energy projects Planning policy Heritage and natural environment Structure of local government Housing Nationally significant infrastructure projects Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Related Documents Planning issues in energy projects DESNZ announces reforms to nuclear power plant development planning framework The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ) has set out changes to the planning regime governing the development of nuclear power stations in England and Wales. Headline measures include enabling Small Modular Reactors to be built in the UK for the first time, scrapping the cap that confined nuclear projects to eight named sites, stimulating investment and allowing developers to pinpoint the best locations for schemes. This shift will open up a broader spectrum of sites and foster earlier...
The European Commission stated on 11 February 2025 that it will review whether to bring forward another SEP proposal or whether ‘another type of approach should be chosen’, signalling a sudden halt to the proposal. In particular, the proposal mooted the creation of a centralised registry for SEPs, overseen by the European Union Intellectual Property Office ( EUIPO), and empowering the office to decide whether these patents were genuinely essential to the claimed technology standard. The proposal sought to introduce far-reaching changes to the existing practices for licensing standard-essential patents across Europe......
In this issue: Recruitment Protected characteristics Data protection and employee information Business reorganisation Confidentiality, duties and restrictions: enforcement Immigration IRLR Highlights— March 2025 Dates for your diary Trackers Employment resources on Lexis+® Daily and weekly news alerts Recruitment Employee fairly dismissed for failing to disclose previous gross misconduct dismissal on application form employment history In Easton v Secretary of State for the Home Department ( Border Force) [2025] EAT 15, the claimant applied for a position with the respondent. The application’s free-text ‘ Employment History’ field listed only years, masking a three-month gap that followed his gross misconduct dismissal from another Home Office role. He did not disclose either the gap or the dismissal at interview. After he began work, the respondent discovered the prior dismissal and initiated a disciplinary...
Firdous v Ecclesall Design Ltd and others [2025] EWHC 90 ( TCC) What was the background? The claimant alleged that several defendants — including a construction contractor ( Fifth Defendant), a development company ( First Defendant), and an insurer ( Fourth Defendant) — were responsible for losses after a retaining wall failed during building works at a residential property said to be owned by the claimant The Amended Particulars of Claim were criticised for lacking precision, not clearly setting out the case against each defendant, and failing to properly connect the alleged breaches with the losses claimed The defendants complained about uncertainty, insufficient particularisation, and breaches of procedural requirements, including non‑compliance with the Pre‑ Action Protocol for Construction & Engineering Disputes The claimant sought permission to re‑amend the Particulars of Claim; the First, Fourth and Fifth Defendants applied for...
In this issue: Trusts Court of Protection UK taxes for Private Client HMRC Manuals updates Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Contentious trusts and estates 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& As Useful information Trusts Court of Appeal holds that sale of loan assets from insolvent Jersey trusts was void as an improper exercise of a fiduciary power ( FS Capital Ltd v Adams) Private Client analysis: The Court of Appeal determined that the disposal of loan assets from three insolvent Jersey trusts was invalid because the trustees had exercised a fiduciary power improperly. The ruling underscores the need to evidence particular features of the...
In this issue: Building Safety Standard form construction contracts Alternative dispute resolution Litigation Arbitration Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Building Safety HSE launches call for evidence for review of Approved Document A The HSE has opened a call for evidence to inform its review of Approved Document A, which sets out statutory guidance on complying with Building Regulations for structural safety. The exercise seeks input on parts of the guidance that would benefit from greater clarity, research, or further development. Although the review is intended to span the full document, the central priority is to remove references to the first‑generation Eurocode Standards, which will be withdrawn on 30 March 2028, and to update it in line with the...
In this issue: Data protection Financial sanctions Cybersecurity Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection The Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) has issued its definitive guidance on retaining employment records. Aimed at employers processing personal information, it supports compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. Replacing the version consulted on in 2023, the final guidance was published on 5 February 2025. The ICO advises reading it alongside its broader employment and data protection materials. See: LNB News 11/02/2025 50. The ICO has also refreshed its response to the Data ( Use and Access) ( DUA) Bill after the Bill’s passage through the House of Lords, discussing amendments made at Lords stage and commenting on key areas of...
In this issue: Financial sanctions Data protection Cybersecurity Other practice compliance updates this week Question of the week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation updates guidance on trade sanctions licence applications The Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation has updated its guidance for trade sanctions licence applications, with the latest revision on 10 February 2025 clarifying when an import licence cannot be issued. The guidance identifies three separate licensing authorities within the DBT: the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation ( OTSI) for standalone services, the Import Controls and Sanctions team for import licences, and the Export Control Joint Unit ( ECJU) for strategic export licences. Import licences must be secured before goods are moved to the UK, and cannot be issued for consignments already at the UK border or held in...
TPR warned that numerous long-term savings firms are merely meeting the lowest bar for regulatory compliance. The caution followed the celebrity-fronted Make My Money Matter unveiling ratings for the 12 biggest UK pension providers, exposing that £88bn of UK pension savings are invested in fossil fuel sectors. Mark Hill, TPR’s climate and sustainability business lead, stressed that climate change will influence the long-term performance of pension investments over time......
In this issue: Disputes and remedies Key developments and horizon scanning Enfranchisement and right to manage Repairing obligations and dilapidations Electronic communications Enforcing security and property insolvency 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 Disputes and remedies 180th Practice Direction update—in force 13 February 2025 Effective 13 February 2025, the 180th Practice Direction update revises the Damages Claims Pilot ( CPR PD 51ZB) and the Online Civil Money Claims Pilot ( CPR PD 51R). The updated CPR PD 51ZB empowers HMCTS legal advisers to consider and determine digital applications made via the DCP where all parties are legally represented, aligning the DCP with the OCMC for digital steps before a direction order. The CPR PD 51R...
PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights—13 February 2025 In this issue: CPR updates Public authorities and the state Clinical negligence Employer’s liability Other PI and Clinical negligence news New content Lex Talk®PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Useful information CPR updates 179th Practice Direction update and pre-action protocol update—in force 22 January 2025 and 6 April 2025 The 179th Practice Direction ( PD) update takes effect on 6 April 2025. The Master of the Rolls and the Courts Minister have signed the Practice Direction Update, which sets out a series of amendments in support of the Civil Procedure ( Amendment) Rules 2025, SI 2025/106......
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