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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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R (on the application of Ali) v Secretary of State for the Home Department ( The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens' Rights Agreements intervening) [2024] EWCA Civ 1546 What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling prevents the SSHD from adopting a stricter view that demands ongoing, unbroken dependency for adult family members of EU citizens. As a result, it brings clearer guidance and greater assurance to family members relying on the Withdrawal Agreement and Directive 2004/38/ EC (the Citizens’ Rights Directive, ‘ CRD’). For clients, securing work or achieving financial self-sufficiency after initial admission will not undermine their residence rights, even where they no longer depend on their EU citizen family member. However, where dependency ends for reasons unrelated to employment—for example, a breakdown in the parent–child relationship following the child’s marriage—the continuation of the right of residence cannot be...
In this issue: Key developments and horizon scanning Leasing property Statutory compliance Property development Property taxes Property in Wales Lex Talk®Property: a Lexis®Nexis community Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New Q& As Key developments and horizon scanning Law Society comments on Renters' Rights Bill The Law Society has issued its view on the Renters' Rights Bill, which had its second reading in the House of Lords on 4 February 2025. It broadly backs the planned changes—such as prohibiting ‘no-fault’ evictions and curbing rental bidding wars—but warns these aims risk faltering without clearer enforcement mechanisms and extra funding for the justice system. It also notes the reforms could prompt more contested hearings, since landlords will need to evidence valid grounds for possession, and a spike in claims as tenants gain...
In this issue: Children's social care Public procurement Social housing Governance Education Social care Healthcare Environmental law and climate change Lex Talk®Local Government: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Children's social care Family court judges’ anonymisation reversed by Court of Appeal ( Tickle & Summers v BBC and others) Media coverage remains dominated by the killing of ten-year-old Sara Sharif by her father and step-mother. In its aftermath, reporters Louise Tickle and Hannah Summers, alongside leading news organisations, sought the release of documents and information from historic Children Act 1989 proceedings about Sara and her siblings, including the identities of the judges. Although none of those judges had applied for anonymity, Mr Justice Williams nevertheless inserted into his disclosure order a restriction preventing publication of their names. Appeals from...
UK developments LMA publishes its green loan terms The Loan Market Association ( LMA) has issued its definitive green loan terms, building on the draft provisions circulated on 7 November 2024. The terms are intended to deliver greater clarity and uniformity in the structuring and negotiation of green loans, ensuring alignment with identifiable industry benchmarks. The document can be accessed by members only via the LMA website. See: LNB News 10/01/2025 10. Source: Documents. FRC publishes review of CFD’s by AIM and large private companies The Financial Reporting Council ( FRC) has released its review of climate-related financial disclosures ( CFDs) by AIM and large private companies, following the first cycle of mandatory reporting. While companies have endeavoured to meet CFD requirements, the FRC identified variations in the quality of disclosures across the selected companies. The report showcases examples of good practice and pinpoints areas where...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Family routes Long residence, discretion and human rights Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Lex Talk®Immigration: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights forthcoming milestones of note for business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Opora launches Ukrainian language information on the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme Opora has released a Ukrainian-language guide to applying for the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme ( UPES), featuring a step-by-step video and a simple 28‑day checker so applicants can see if they are applying too soon. The UPES opened on 4 February 2025. See: LNB News 05/02/2025 19. Home Office introduces new counter-terror powers to combat people smuggling The Home Office has introduced the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill in Parliament, conferring counter-terror style powers on law enforcement to tackle people smuggling. The...
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Renewable energy Energy disputes Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy Lex Talk®Energy: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem has opened a consultation on its preliminary Strategic Direction Statement ( SDS) and the related governance for industry codes. This provisional SDS acts as the forerunner to the statutory SDS that will follow code designation. It spans every industry code within the code governance reform scope and outlines a five-year trajectory, with emphasis on the next one to two years. Ofgem sets out proposed accountabilities for delivering the SDS and explains how SDS-driven code changes could advance under current governance. In parallel, Ofgem invites feedback on two areas: creating a uniform approach to modification prioritisation across codes; and introducing a new licence duty to...
In this issue: Public company takeovers Equity capital markets Corporate governance Partnerships Private equity Members Lex Talk®Corporate: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Public company takeovers Takeover Panel publishes note on cancellation of admission to trading The Takeover Panel ( Panel) has issued a new note offering advisers guidance on cancelling an admission to trading for companies caught by the Takeover Code ( Code). It confirms that companies with registered offices in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, whose securities are traded on specified markets, remain within the Code for two years after cancellation, irrespective of where central management and control is located or whether they re-register as private companies. The Panel encourages early engagement with the Panel Executive when a cancellation is contemplated, to ensure shareholders receive suitable disclosure about the Code’s continued effect, and it outlines a...
In this issue: Investigating criminal conduct Decision to prosecute and alternatives to prosecution Criminal procedure and evidence Appeal and judicial review Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Environmental offences Financial services and pensions offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Local authority prosecutions Money laundering Lex Talk®Corporate Crime: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Investigating criminal conduct Report finds whistleblowing failings cost government £426m A whistleblowing charity, in a 4 February 2025 report calling for swift reform, said that overlooking whistleblowers played a role in three serious scandals that left the UK government out of pocket by more than £426m. See News Analysis: Whistleblowing failures cost government £426m, report...
In this issue: Sustainable finance and ESG round-up Banking and Finance case round-up Security Aviation finance Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Derivatives Technology in Banking & Finance transactions Regulation for banking lawyers Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Sustainable finance and ESG round-up Sustainable finance and ESG monthly round-up For this month’s overview of sustainable finance and ESG developments, see: Sustainable finance and ESG monthly round–up—6 February 2025. Banking and Finance case round-up Banking & Finance— December 2024 and January 2025 case round-up For a concise summary of the cases flagged in Banking & Finance across December 2024 and January 2025, see News Analysis: Banking & Finance— December 2024 and January 2025 case...
Ashley v HMRC [2025] EWHC 134 ( KB) The enquiry concerned the claimant’s sales of properties to special purpose vehicles owned by a company that employed him. HMRC issued closure notices with a charge to tax, asserting the transfers were overvalued and that a taxable benefit arose to the claimant under ITEPA 2003, s 201. The High Court reviewed a series of questions about the SAR, namely: as follows Whether the SAR was confined to data handled by WMBC, or extended to information processed more broadly within HMRC, in particular by the Valuation Office Agency ( VOA) in this matter, for the purposes of responding to the request (the ‘ Scope of the SAR Issue’) Whether material concerning HMRC’s evaluation of the claimant’s tax position during an enquiry constitutes ‘personal data’ for UK GDPR purposes, in whole or in part (the ‘ Personal Data...
In this issue: Regulatory Corporate governance New content Trackers Dates for your diary Weekly highlights from other practice areas Regulatory Takeover Panel publishes note on cancellation of admission to trading The Takeover Panel has issued a new note offering guidance to advisers on cancelling an admission to trading for companies within scope of the Takeover Code. It confirms that companies with registered offices in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man, whose securities are admitted to specified markets, will continue to be subject to the Code (including rule 15, which addresses an offeror’s obligation to make an ‘appropriate offer’ to holders of share options and other ‘convertible securities’) for two years after cancellation, regardless of where central management and control sits, or whether they re-register as private companies. The Panel encourages early engagement with the Panel Executive for any...
In this issue: Corporate insolvency processes Personal insolvency Restructuring Directors and insolvency The office-holder R& I in Scotland Daily and weekly news alerts Key dates for restructuring and insolvency professionals New content Corporate insolvency processes Public law defences in winding up petitions under section 85 of the Finance Act 2022 ( Re Purity Ltd) HMRC issued a public interest winding up petition under section 85 of the Finance Act 2022 ( FA 2022), which was listed for trial. After the petition was presented, the company commenced judicial review proceedings contesting HMRC’s decision to petition, and then sought a stay of the winding up case. Its position was that public law defences could not be aired at the petition trial, as such arguments were for the Administrative Court alone. The court decided that FA 2022, s 85 petitions should be...
In this issue: Practice and procedure Private children International children Financial provision Lex Talk®Family: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New content Updated content New Q& As Useful information Practice and procedure Family court judges’ anonymisation reversed by Court of Appeal ( Tickle & Summers v BBC and others) UK media coverage remains centred on the killing of ten-year-old Sara Sharif by her father and step-mother. In its aftermath, reporters Louise Tickle and Hannah Summers, together with leading news organisations, applied for disclosure of materials and information from earlier Children Act 1989 ( Ch A 1989) proceedings relating to Sara and her brothers and sisters, seeking, among other things, the identities of the judges involved. Although none of those judges had asked to remain anonymous, Mr Justice Williams’ disclosure order...
Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights—6 February 2025 In this issue: Ukraine conflict Cases and decisions Types of insurance UK regulation 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 Insurers covering aircraft lessors with jets marooned in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine told a London court on 3 February 2025 that fellow insurers providing war‑risks cover for those lessors should pay out for the allegedly lost aircraft. See: All‑ Risk insurers demand war‑risk payouts for stranded jets A group of all‑risks insurers told the High Court on 4 February 2025 that losses linked to planes stranded in Russia following the invasion should fall to war‑risks insurers, as they result from Russian...
In this issue: EU fundamentals Commercial Competition and state aid Data protection and cybersecurity Financial services Energy Environment Insurance and reinsurance Life sciences Regulatory TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers EU fundamentals European Commission releases January 2025 infringement package The European Commission has issued the January 2025 infringement package, highlighting the EU Member States it is pursuing for failing to meet obligations under EU law. The package features letters of formal notice sent to 27 Member States for not notifying complete transposition measures for eleven EU Directives spanning corporate, environment, financial services, justice, taxation and transport. See: LNB News 31/01/2025 39. Commercial Commission proposes toolbox for safe, sustainable e-commerce The Commission has put forward a comprehensive Communication on E‑ Commerce, setting out measures across seven key areas to address challenges stemming from the rise in low‑value imports. See: LNB News 05/02/2025 38......
In this issue: WTO Trade in goods Free trade agreements Customs Lex Talk®International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content WTO South Africa initiates safeguard investigation on steel products The World Trade Organisation ( WTO) has reported that, on 3 February 2025, South Africa formally informed its Committee on Safeguards of the launch of a safeguard probe. Commencing on 17 January 2025, the inquiry covers specified flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, as well as other alloy steel products. A 20-day window has been set for interested stakeholders to identify themselves and provide pertinent submissions and evidence. The purpose is to assess whether surging imports are causing, or risk causing, serious harm to domestic producers within the domestic industry, which could result in provisional import curbs being applied. See: LNB News...
In this issue: Companies and corporation tax Employment taxes Taxes management and litigation International Individuals Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Companies and corporation tax Court of Appeal holds that payments in settlement of regulatory breaches were tax deductible ( Scottish Power v HMRC) As noted in Tax weekly highlights—23 January 2025, the Court of Appeal has concluded that consumer redress paid by Scottish Power to resolve regulatory investigations is deductible for corporation tax, reversing the outcomes reached by both the First-tier Tax Tribunal ( FTT) and the Upper Tribunal ( UT). On the facts, the Court determined these sums were not fines or penalties and so the rule in Mc Knight ( HM Inspector of Taxes) v Sheppard, which renders fines and penalties...
In this issue: Data ( Use and Access) Bill Data protection e Privacy Cybersecurity Lex Talk®Information Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Data ( Use and Access) Bill MLex: On 28 January 2025, lawmakers approved an amendment to the Data ( Use and Access) Bill that would place a new duty on the UK Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) to publish an annual report on its enforcement. A further suite of changes, designed to safeguard copyright from web crawlers used to train artificial intelligence ( AI), was also agreed. Those updates could still be stripped out during later stages of parliamentary scrutiny. The government did, however, commit to requiring the ICO to issue a statutory code of practice covering data processing in children’s education. See News Analysis: UK data bill grows with...
In this issue: IP and technology Patents General IP Lex Talk®IP: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information IP and technology EU AI Act starts to apply and Commission plans guidance The initial provisions of the EU AI Act took effect on 2 February. They cover the definition of an artificial intelligence ( AI) system, AI literacy obligations, and a list of prohibited AI uses judged to present unacceptable risks in the EU. The European Commission intends to issue guidance on the AI system definition, publish a repository of AI literacy practices, and provide direction on banned AI practices to aid compliance. The Commission has also introduced measures to spur AI innovation, including an AI innovation package for start-ups and SMEs, and...
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 An in-depth look at the EDPB Opinion on personal data processing within AI models On 17 December 2024, the European Data Protection Board ( EDPB) issued Opinion 28/2024, addressing specific data protection questions arising from the processing of personal data in the sphere of artificial intelligence ( AI) models. The Opinion emphasises a firm expectation that controllers rigorously evaluate and document their determination of an AI model’s anonymity, including an appraisal of the likelihood of identification, measured against the criteria set out in the Opinion. Alex Jameson of Bird & Bird examines the...
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