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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: Financial sanctions Other financial crime Data protection Cybersecurity Other practice compliance updates Lex Talk®Practice Compliance: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions OFSI updates commodity code for ‘premium to crude’ in oil price cap guidance The Office of Financial Sanctions has revised the combined nomenclature/harmonised system commodity code for ‘premium to crude’ within the UK maritime services ban and oil price cap industry guidance. The entry changes from 2710 19 43 to 2710 19 42 with effect from 29 January 2025, supporting accurate categorisation of oil products under the UK’s sanctions on Russian oil. See: LNB News 30/01/2025 13. OFSI’s ‘troubling’ licensing regime dents sanctions win Law360, London reports the government’s process for authorising basic living expenses for designated individuals was slow and...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency of products Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental enforcement and prosecutions Environmental information ESG and sustainability Key developments Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Sources of environmental law Waste Water, flooding and drainage Lex Talk®Environment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Air emissions and climate change UK submits 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution to UNFCCC The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ) has confirmed the UK has filed its 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution ( NDC) with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC). In keeping with the Paris Agreement, the commitment is to cut all greenhouse gas emissions by at least 81% by 2035 relative to 1990, excluding emissions from...
Dominic Ayo Williams, 37, received a serious crime prevention order at Inner London Crown Court on 3 February 2025, following sentencing for a series of fraudulent claims, City of London Police confirmed on 4 February 2025. Formerly known as Ayodele Oladuti, Williams lodged 25 sham travel and home insurance claims with two insurers, according to City Police. He also attempted to conceal an unspent fraud conviction when one insurer challenged him over a claim. Dan Weller, a detective constable with City Police's insurance fraud enforcement department, said Williams exploited travel disruption during the coronavirus pandemic and ‘systematically made bogus insurance claims’ to the tune of tens of thousands of pounds......
State aid General Court dismisses Ryanair’s action against Commission’s readopted decision approving rescue aid to TAP SGPS in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic The General Court has handed down its judgment in Case T-743/21, Ryanair v Commission ( TAP II; aide au sauvetage; COVID-19), which concerned a challenge to the Commission’s readopted decision of 16 July 2021 approving rescue aid for Transportes Aéreos Portugueses SGPS ( TAP SGPS) ( SA.57369) (the Commission’s readopted 2021 decision). The Court dismissed Ryanair’s action, thereby upholding that readopted decision... Background In 2020, Portugal notified the Commission of an aid measure for TAP SGPS, set up either as a State loan or as a combination of a loan with a State guarantee, with a maximum amount of €1.2bn. The measure aimed to keep TAP, the parent company and 100% shareholder of Transportes Aéreos Portugueses SA ( TAP), operating for six...
AAA Oriental Ltd v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 69 ( TC) In March 2023, HMRC opened a compliance review of the company’s books and records for 7 March 2022 to 8 March 2023 to confirm it was meeting its duties as an employer. In October 2023, HMRC served a Schedule 36 taxpayer information notice. The material sought encompassed mileage logs, directors’ loan account details, invoices (including those for company credit card spending), a medical insurance policy, and fuel card statements. The company lodged an appeal. The tribunal’s first question concerned the company’s stance that paragraph 21 of Schedule 36 barred the notice. That provision prevents HMRC from issuing a notice to check a company’s corporation tax position where the company has already filed a tax return, unless one of Conditions A to E is satisfied as claimed......
European aviation sector’s new decarbonisation roadmap is a reality check for the Commission Brussels, 4 February 2025— Europe’s aviation community today called on Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to bring forward an Aviation Strategy that recognises the vital role air transport plays in Europe’s economy and global competitiveness, and reflects that reality. The Strategy should put into practice Mario Draghi’s recommendations to help the sector shift to net zero... Airlines Airports Air navigation service providers Civil aeronautics industry Together they have set out policy recommendations for the Commission, issued alongside an update to their flagship decarbonisation roadmap, Destination 2050: A Route to Net Zero European Aviation. The refreshed roadmap is detailed in a new report, underscoring the path to net zero for European aviation......
ALG’s EU, Competition & Procurement team has issued its report on merger control by Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ( CCPC) for 2024......
Gavin Kealey KC of 7 King's Bench Walk, acting for a consortium of all-risk insurers, contended at trial that those all-risk carriers bear no liability. The proceedings aim to determine which insurers must meet the losses suffered by lessors after their aircraft were marooned in Russia following the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Kealey maintained that the losses stemmed directly from the Russian state retaining the planes in retaliation for Western sanctions imposed when Moscow invaded Ukraine. Accordingly, he said, responsibility lies with the war risk market, which issued policies to lessors to address the war-risk carve-outs in the all-risk wordings. He invited the court to dismiss the war risk insurers' contention that there remained a real prospect of the aircraft being returned notwithstanding the invasion and sanctions. In his words, the Russian government would concede nothing to the West in the...
Eddie Stobart v Graham [2025] EAT 14 What are the practical implication of this case? This ruling offers guidance in practice to parties on how discrimination experienced links to the extent of injury, and on the evidence needed to place an award within a Vento band where proof of harm is thin. It clarifies the connection between the treatment endured and the likely severity of impact, assisting tribunals when evidence of injury is sparse. The EAT analysed how the claimant’s discriminatory treatment may indicate the level of injury suffered. Clarke J observed that overt discrimination, and conduct acted out before colleagues, is liable to inflict greater harm and better justify an inference of serious damage. He then identified four matters a claimant ought to address when presenting evidence to a tribunal about the harm they have sustained. This decision will give Employment Tribunal ( ET) judges firmer...
See Q& A: A and B, a married couple, are on the register as owners of a property as tenants in common. A has passed away and named their adult child ( C) to act as executor. B now lacks capacity, and C also serves as B’s attorney under a registered enduring power of attorney. Can C appoint a co-trustee of the property to enable a sale, or must they first obtain authority from the Court of Protection? Under section 7 of the Trustee Delegation Act 1999 ( TDA 1999), a capital money receipt will only overreach beneficial interests where an attorney acts together with at least one other individual. For a sale of land, overreaching requires either two trustees or a trust corporation (see section 2 of the Law of Property Act 1925). Accordingly, the...
Family court judges’ anonymisation overturned by the Court of Appeal ( Tickle & Summers v BBC and others) — Tickle & Summers v BBC and others [2025] EWCA Civ 42 What are the practical implications of this case? Save in only the narrowest of situations, judges sitting in the family court — including magistrates, district and circuit judges (para [54]) — should be identified by name, even where hearings are held in private. This development will be of particular note to practitioners who also sit as fee‑paid members of the judiciary. There is no distinct ‘shielded justice environment’ for family proceedings; the open justice principle applies across civil, criminal and family jurisdictions (para [45]). Although Ch A 1989, s 97 and section 12 of the Administration of Justice Act 1960 impose limits on what may and may not be reported, those statutory...
Mergers The Commission has granted clearance to: the takeover of sole control of substantially all Rehau automotive business entities by Atlas FRM LLC ( M.11797), following a phase I review—see further, Midday Express the acquisition of joint control of Rolls‑ Royce SMR Limited by Rolls‑ Royce Plc and CEZ Holdings B. V. ( M.11809), following a phase I review—see further, Midday Express The Commission has also received notifications for: PSS/ Maccaferri/ JV ( M.11862) (simplified merger procedure) AZ Direct/ Iptiq ( M.11815) (simplified merger procedure) RCL Cruises/ MSC Cruises/ NAHA JV ( M.11822) (simplified merger procedure) Siris Capital Group/ EIM/ Gigamon ( M.11824) (simplified merger procedure) Note— For all live merger investigations before the Commission, see further, EU mergers—ongoing cases tracker Foreign Subsidy Regulation The Commission has received the notification for AMD/ ZT ( FS.100155)...
Mousse v Commission Nationale De L’ Informatique Et Des Libertés , Case C-394/23 What are the practical implications of this case? The Court of Justice’s ruling has major consequences for any company, particularly online platforms, operating in the European Union that routinely ask customers to provide titles when opening accounts or purchasing goods and services. Controllers must review their collection practices to ensure strict conformity with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation ( EU) 2016/679 ( EU GDPR), including data minimisation and the presence of an appropriate legal basis. Gathering personal information, such as titles or gender identifiers, that is not necessary for performance of a contract or does not pursue a legitimate interest that prevails over the individual’s rights and freedoms (or relies on another lawful ground), is unlawful. For processing intended to personalise commercial...
Antitrust High Court rules France is the correct place to bring damages claim arising from cartels in the supply of car air conditioning and engine cooling components to car manufacturers The High Court handed down its judgment in Vauxhall Motors Ltd & Ors v Denso Automotive UK Ltd & Ors, addressing jurisdictional challenges to a damages action brought by car manufacturers within the Stellantis group against companies that the European Commission (the Commission) had found to have infringed Article 101 TFEU by participating in cartels relating to supplies of air conditioning and engine cooling components to car manufacturers. The Court concluded that the appropriate forum for the damages claim is France rather than the UK......
The Law Commission has issued a consultation paper within its review of existing compulsory purchase and compensation rules in England and Wales. See: LNB News 20/12/2024 29 for full details of the consultation. Any steps that render the CPO statutory framework effective, consistent and transparent (for both landowners and acquiring authorities) are warmly received, as the present laws are piecemeal and intricate, frequently creating doubt and a lack of predictability......
Research from whistleblowing charity Protect found that the Post Office Horizon scandal, the issues surrounding nurse Lucy Letby’s murder convictions, and the collapse of UK construction giant Carillion together cost British taxpayers hundreds of millions due to employers and regulators failing to heed whistleblowers. The report concluded that, across all three cases, those who raised the alarm were ignored until it was too late, or employers did not take sufficient action to tackle the concerns put forward. Elizabeth Gardiner, Protect’s chief executive, warned that, at a time when public finances are stretched, the government cannot bear the burden of preventable harm within the public sector......
Scottish Power ( SCPL) Ltd and Ors v HMRC [2025] EWCA Civ 3. What are the practical implications of this case? This decision marks a notable win for Scottish Power, having lost at both tiers of the Tax Tribunal. The Court of Appeal confirms the von Glehn rule that fines and penalties are not deductible as a matter of public policy; however, it also underscores that the courts cannot stretch that doctrine to capture payments loosely viewed as substitutes for penalties unless Parliament has expressly authorised such treatment... What was the background Scottish Power operated as an Ofgem-regulated generator and supplier of electricity and gas. Between 2013 and 2016 it concluded several settlements with Ofgem under which it agreed to pay nominal penalties of £1 to Ofgem and to make £28m of payments to consumers, consumer groups and charities. In every instance, Ofgem commenced an...
Performance report Management information released by HMCTS indicates continuing progress in cutting the backlog and improving the timeliness of applications. Year to date in 2024, a total of 254,520 grants (digital and paper) have been issued, against 227,560 applications received over the same period. At this pace, 2024 is on track to pass 300,000 grants, with July 2024 setting a single-month record of 32,002. Issued grants have outpaced incoming applications for more than 12 months, leaving 44,852 open cases in September 2024, down from 92,819 in September 2023—the backlog has effectively halved across the last year. Case duration Of the total open cases, 1,238 are 24+ months old; 2,563 are between 12 and 24 months; 6,087 are six to 12 months; and 34,964 are under six months. Practitioners with applications older than six months should email HMCTS to request a telephone appointment with a senior member of staff to...
The Opinion arose from a referral by the Irish Data Protection Commission ( DPC) under Article 64(2) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation ( EU) 2016/679 (the EU GDPR). Article 62(4) allows any EU data protection authority ( DPA) to put questions to the EDPB that are of general relevance or have implications across more than one EU Member State, with the aim of enhancing harmonisation and clarity on such matters. Over the past twelve months in particular, DPAs have been wrestling with AI, and the DPC—acting as lead DPA for many of the world’s largest technology companies—has frequently led on the most urgent issues. While EDPB Opinions, akin to guidelines, do not have binding legal force, they will strongly shape how DPAs proceed; accordingly, we should expect the Opinion’s principles to appear in national guidance and...
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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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