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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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Market studies Court of Appeal dismisses application to appeal concerning emergence communication services The Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Airwave Solutions Ltd & Ors v CMA, determining Motorola Solutions Inc.’s ( Motorola) request for permission to appeal the CAT’s judgment of 22 December 2023, which upheld the CMA’s decision contained in its final report dated 5 April 2023, as set out therein, on the market investigation into the supply of land mobile radio network services for public safety in Great Britain (the CMA’s 2023 decision). The Court of Appeal ultimately refused the application. Background The CMA’s 2023 decision concerns the provision of mobile communications to local and national emergency services under the ‘ Airwave Network’ in Great Britain, specifically. The CMA concluded that, once the original contractual term governing that supply had expired, the terms on which the services were delivered gave rise to an...
In this issue: Planning for nationally significant infrastructure Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content New Q& As Related Documents Planning for nationally significant infrastructure MHCLG publishes working paper on streamlining infrastructure planning The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ( MHCLG) has issued a Planning Reform Working Paper: Streamlining Infrastructure Planning, inviting feedback on reforming the consenting regime for nationally significant infrastructure projects ( NSIPs). It highlights prospective legislative changes, chiefly to the Planning Act 2008 ( PA 2008). MHCLG has not set a formal deadline and will set out the next steps on these proposals in due course. See News Analysis: Accelerating national infrastructure—proposals to streamline NSIPs. Prime Minister announces reforms to judicial review process for NSIPs The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has confirmed that the government will proceed with reforms to the judicial review process for...
In this issue: Competition in life sciences Disputes and regulatory enforcement Medical devices Research and development Advanced therapeutics Borderline products Post-market Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Useful information Competition in life sciences EU introduces competitiveness compass The European Commission has unveiled the competitiveness compass, a strategic blueprint to steer its work over the next five years, setting out priority measures to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness. This constitutes the Commission’s first major initiative of the current mandate. Building on the recommendations in the Draghi report, ‘ The future of European competitiveness’, released in September 2024 (see: LNB News 10/09/2024 44), the compass seeks to place Europe at the forefront of developing, manufacturing and marketing next‑generation technologies, services and clean products, while delivering climate neutrality. Although...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Brexit Energy efficiency and buildings Environmental enforcement and prosecutions Environmental information ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Air emissions and climate change Energy Security Secretary outlines net zero commitments to EAC The Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary set out a series of clear, priority pledges to the Environmental Audit Committee ( EAC), in support of delivering net zero objectives. These pledges include requiring any airport growth to comply with the Climate Change Act ( CCA 2008) and align with Carbon Budgets, giving the EAC a central role in examining the Seventh Carbon Budget, and obliging ministers to table yearly parliamentary statements on the government’s assessment of the state of climate and nature. The government also promised to lay secondary legislation to bring the UK’s share of...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Students Family routes Long residence, discretion and human rights EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Please note that our Immigration calendar outlines key forthcoming developments relevant to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Migration Observatory publishes briefing on UK public opinion towards Immigration The Migration Observatory has released a briefing exploring public views on immigration in the UK. It reports a split in opinion: in April 2023, 52% favoured reducing immigration numbers, while 32% felt immigration was ‘bad or a very bad thing’. Multiple sources had shown attitudes becoming more relaxed, yet 2023 data signals a renewed rise in...
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 Conflicting arbitration and jurisdiction clauses—principles of contractual construction and relevance of a ‘confusion clause’ The judgment in Tyson International Company Ltd v GIC Re [2025] EWHC 77 ( Comm) is significant for parties and their legal advisers grappling with contracts that include competing jurisdiction and arbitration provisions. A dispute over insurance cover arose between the claimant and the defendant reinsurer. The parties had executed two sets of policy documentation. The first set featured an exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of the courts of England, alongside an English choice of law clause. The second set...
Court of Justice delivers ruling on Italian reference: 90-day deadline for the Italian Competition Authority to open an investigation may contravene Article 102 TFEU The Court of Justice has handed down its judgment in Case C-511/23, Caronte & Tourist, a reference from Italy asking whether a domestic rule, as interpreted in national case law, that sets a 90-day limit for the Italian Competition Authority to commence investigations could conflict with Article 102 TFEU. The question referred was whether that temporal restriction is incompatible with Article 102 TFEU. Background Caronte & Tourist ( C& T) operates a ferry service across the Strait of Messina, where it enjoys a near-monopoly position in that area. On 24 March 2018, the Italian Competition Authority ( AGCM) received a consumer complaint alleging excessively high prices for C& T’s ferry service and requested the opening of an...
PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights—30 January 2025 In this issue: Key PI and clinical negligence developments Public authorities and the state Psychiatric and occupational stress Costs and funding Other PI and Clinical negligence news Lex Talk®PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Lexis Nexis® Webinars Daily and weekly news alerts Useful information Key PI and clinical negligence developments Neurotechnology and the law— Personal injury and clinical negligence: Harry Lambert, a barrister at Crown Office Chambers and the founder and head of the Centre for Neurotechnology and Law, explores imminent advances in neurotechnology, assessing how they may reshape rehabilitation and deliver game-changing effects across personal injury and clinical negligence. See News Analysis: Neurotechnology and the law— Personal injury and clinical negligence. HMCTS issues updated guidance for the Damages Claims pilot scheme under CPR PD 51ZB: HM Courts and...
In this issue: Trade marks/passing off Patents General IP Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Trade marks/passing off The importance of a clear and precise trade mark description—invalidity actions against ‘three stripes’ trade marks ( Thom Browne v Adidas) In Thom Browne Inc v Adidas Ag [2024] EWHC 2990 ( Ch), Thom Browne sought to invalidate 16 UK trade mark registrations owned by Adidas, each comprising the ‘three stripes’ motif. Adidas responded with a counterclaim alleging that Thom Browne’s four‑stripe design infringed those registrations and also advanced passing off. The invalidity case asserted the Adidas entries were unclear, lacking precision and inconsistent, such that they did not amount to ‘signs’ under section 1(1) of the Trade Marks Act 1994; they were further said to be...
In this issue: Ukraine conflict Coronavirus ( COVID-19) business interruption insurance Cases and decisions Types of insurance UK Regulation International Regulation Cases tracker Dates for your diary New and updated content Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Ukraine conflict Insurer HDI Global Specialist SE has reached agreement with a dozen aircraft companies on compensation for jets left in limbo after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, bringing to a close one strand of sprawling litigation valued in the billions of pounds. See News Analysis: HDI reaches settlement on planes stranded in Russia Aer Cap’s counsel said in closing submissions on 28 January 2025 that aviation insurers have ‘no merit whatsoever’ in arguments aimed at avoiding liability for aircraft taken by Russian airlines, in a High Court battle worth billions of dollars. See News Analysis: Aer Cap says insurers are on the hook for stranded planes On 29 January 2025, aircraft lessor Aer Cap told the High Court that...
Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights—30 January 2025 In this issue: Corporate insolvency processes Personal insolvency Restructuring Directors and insolvency Insolvency litigation The office-holder International restructuring and insolvency Daily and weekly news alerts Key dates for restructuring and insolvency professionals New Practice Notes Corporate insolvency processes Disputed petitions— How far does the insolvency courts’ jurisdiction extend? ( Advanced Security Alarm Protection Ltd v UK Protection Ltd) The feature case, Advanced Security Alarm Protection Ltd v UK Protection Ltd, addresses a winding-up petition issued in the Insolvency and Companies Court ( ICC) alongside a contemporaneous application to strike it out on the basis that the petition debt is disputed. It explores the threshold for a successful challenge where liability is contested. In doing so, it offers guidance on: (i) the principles the ICC should apply when...
In this issue: Public procurement Brexit highlights Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Constitutional and administrative law Equality and human rights Judicial review State security and intelligence Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Public procurement Government update on final steps for Procurement Act 2023 go-live. The Cabinet Office has briefed stakeholders on last-stage preparations for the Procurement Act 2023 ( PA 2023) regime commencing on 24 February 2025. Key tasks over the coming weeks include issuing supplier ‘how-to’ guidance, enrolling contracting authorities onto the central digital platform, and amplifying associated stakeholder materials and events. The notice also states the National Procurement Policy Statement ( NPPS) is nearing completion and will be covered in a separate communication once issued. See: LNB News 24/01/2025 25. Brexit highlights DBT publishes Assimilated Law Parliamentary Report. The Department for Business and Trade ( DBT) has released its Assimilated Law...
Google LLC And Google Ireland Ltd v (1) Nao Tsargrad Media, (2) No Fond Pravoslavnogo Televideniya And (3) Ano Tv- Novosti) [2025] EWHC 94 ( Comm) What are the practical implications of this case? This decision is the latest in a series arising from a Russian statute empowering Russian courts to claim exclusive jurisdiction over disputes involving sanctioned entities, despite any conflicting contractual dispute resolution clauses. It is therefore essential reading for anyone in a dispute with a Russian counterparty at any point in the lifecycle of proceedings. Parties should think carefully about timing and litigation strategy, particularly whether to seek an anti-suit injunction and/or an AEI. Even if such orders are not recognised or have limited effect in Russia, they can still be valuable in blocking or deterring enforcement efforts in other jurisdictions. The judgment sets out core principles distilled from the...
Practice Notes Please refer to the Part 26A restructuring plan deal debrief for Thames Water Utilities Holdings Ltd, and the Part 26A restructuring plan deal debrief— Re Speciality Steel UK Ltd. For further details on RPs submitted in 2023 and anticipated developments, see Practice Note: Market Insights Trend Report—trends in Part 26A restructuring plans in 2023. For a concise primer on restructuring plans, consult: Restructuring plan—overview......
Subsidy control UK subsidy control regime: Department for Business and Trade publishes updated statutory guidance The Department for Business and Trade ( DBT) has issued an updated edition of the statutory guidance for the Subsidy Control Act 2022. This guidance clarifies the legal responsibilities of public authorities operating within the domestic subsidy control framework. The original version was released by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ( BEIS) in November 2022, shortly before the Act came into force on 4 January 2023. Subsequent revisions were made in June and December 2023......
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves have set out plans to remove constraints on well-funded DB pension schemes, aiming to unlock capital for investment in UK firms as part of the Labour government’s broader push to drive growth. Surpluses across DB schemes have climbed sharply in recent years. According to the government, around 75% of schemes are now in surplus, collectively valued at about £160bn. Yet, under current rules, a large portion of these assets remains tied up and unavailable for investment. Ministers want to permit pension trustees and sponsoring employers to put these funds to work to lift the productivity of their businesses. ‘ This more efficient approach shows the government has listened to business, and will provide firms with greater flexibility, allowing locked-in surplus to be invested across the wider UK economy, or distributed to scheme members as...
EDPB report on DPA activity between 2018 and 2023 Strict GDPR enforcement only on paper When the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR) took effect in 2018, it signalled a new chapter for EU privacy protection — at least in theory. Individuals were armed with means to defend their fundamental rights, while regulators gained robust investigatory tools and the power to punish infringements with substantial penalties. Nearly seven years on, the picture is far gloomier. Marking Data Protection Day on 28 January 2025, noyb reviewed the latest EDPB figures on the (in)activity of national data protection authorities ( DPAs). The numbers reveal that, on average, only 1.3% of complaints handled by DPAs culminate in a fine. Yet data protection professionals consistently note that penalties are the most effective lever for driving companies to follow the law. Back in May 2018, the GDPR promised a decisive move...
In brief Major advances in neurotechnology are opening paths to tackle conditions spanning cerebral palsy, limb loss, blindness and persistent depression. A genuine paradigm shift is under way. Neurology, neurosurgery and neuro-rehabilitation are undergoing extraordinary change, propelled by striking progress in implantable neurotechnologies. Tools once confined to science fiction are moving swiftly from the laboratory into mainstream clinical practice, recasting how we understand neurological injury and its profound repercussions. This transformation goes to the core of our responsibilities as lawyers. Restitutio in integrum invariably requires examining the assistive technologies on offer. Now, achieving restitutio in integrum is attainable in ways that once defied imagination. In years past, a claimant who had lost an eye might have received a little gratuitous care and a sympathetic pat on the back; today, after the success of Science Corp’s PRIMA implant trials in October 2024, we confront the very real, and...
Twenty-two companies, headed by Bath Racecourse Co Ltd, told the Court of Appeal that furlough monies received through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme did not represent a saving in expenses under their business interruption policies, as set out in the policy wording. The hearing forms the second stage of a test case that will weigh on thousands of other claims and could potentially leave insurers on the hook for billions of pounds in additional payouts overall. The dispute is fiercely contested, and ministers have rebuked insurers for, in effect, keeping taxpayer-backed assistance supplied by the state during the pandemic. ' Treating furlough receipts as a credit under the indemnity amounts to a direct transfer of value from government to insurers,' argued Adam Kramer KC of 3VB, counsel for Bath Racecourse. ' Absent the grants, the insured would be in the same position, but insurers would have had to pay...
Hussaini v Islington London Borough Council [2025] EWCA Civ 22 What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling carries particular weight for matters concerning homeless applicants under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996 ( HA 1996), where a local authority seeks to pass a case to another area on the footing that there is no local connection, and especially for those situations in which the applicant lives beyond the homelessness authority’s district and relies on ‘special circumstances’ within HA 1996, s 199(1)(d). Such special circumstances may exist, for instance, when an applicant accesses specialist health or support provision that is offered exclusively in a specific locality. The central question was how an authority should evaluate an applicant’s ‘need’ to reside within a particular borough, and the extent to which that consideration forms part of the local connection assessment. Did the law require an...
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