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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: International Arbitration Investment treaty arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Sector-and industry-specific arbitration Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information International Arbitration Russia— Russian party to an arbitration agreement can unilaterally transfer a dispute with a foreign party under the jurisdiction of Russian courts In Rus Chem Alliance LLC v Uni Credit Bank Gmb H, an application was made to the Commercial Court of the City of St Petersburg and Leningrad Region (the ‘ Russian Court’) seeking to bar the commencement or continuation of proceedings before a foreign court and in international arbitration seated outside the RF. Notwithstanding a valid ICC arbitration clause between the parties, the Russian claimant sued the Respondent in the Russian Court for contractual breach. Although the Respondent secured an anti-suit injunction from the English court, the Russian Court...
Re XY (withdrawal of treatment) [2024] EWCA Civ 1466 What are the practical implications of this case? Information concerning an individual’s wishes and feelings linked to their faith must be assessed in the context of their actual medical situation and circumstances. Judges are entitled to weigh the family’s accounts of P’s wishes and feelings against the backdrop of the family’s own beliefs, including as to their beliefs about the efficacy of treatment and the prospect of recovery. Compliance with the principles set out in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 ( MCA 2005) and the Code of Practice, together with the professional guidance available to doctors, is sufficient to meet the procedural safeguards required by Articles 2, 3 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights ( ECHR). What was the background? XY, aged 54, developed a prolonged disorder of consciousness following two cardiac arrests. She had...
Defra has confirmed it will not grant emergency authorisation to use Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid insecticide containing thiamethoxam, on sugar beet in England in 2025. This decision comes after an application from British Sugar and the National Farmers’ Union requesting emergency use approval, which has now been refused by Defra......
In this issue: UK Competition Policy UK private actions UK Subsidy control EU State aid Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Caselex UK Competition Policy Caselex UK Competition Policy Doug Gurr appointed as interim Chair of CMA following resignation of Marcus Bokkerink The Department for Business and Trade ( DBT) and the CMA published a joint press release confirming that the Secretary of State for Business and Trade has accepted the resignation of CMA Chair Marcus Bokkerink and named Doug Gurr as interim Chair. The release explains that the move followed a meeting between the Business Secretary and the Chancellor and senior regulators, who were urged to ‘tear down the barriers hindering business and refocus their efforts on promoting growth’. Gurr’s temporary appointment is described as being ‘in a bid to boost growth and support the economy’. Bokkerink embarked on a five-year term as CMA Chair in September 2022. Gurr...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Agency and distribution Contracts International sale and supply of goods Supplier management Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Get DMCCA 2024 ready— ASA and CMA appear out of step on discount claims. Geraint Lloyd‑ Taylor, partner and Co‑ Head of Advertising & Marketing Law at Lewis Silkin, explores how the Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) and the Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA) diverge in their treatment of online discount/savings statements, especially ‘was/now’ pricing, otherwise known as ‘reference prices’. See News Analysis: Get DMCCA 2024 ready— ASA and CMA appear out of step on discount claims for more detail in that analysis. ASA rulings—22 January 2025 The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) received two complaints concerning Health Line’s Facebook ads for LASIK eye surgery, and the ASA upheld both complaints. See: LNB News 22/01/2025 6......
Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—23 January 2025 In this issue this week: Risk & Compliance forecast Data protection Financial crime prevention Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Risk & Compliance forecast New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 21 January 2025 Our latest Risk & Compliance forecast, dated 21 January 2025, has been released and is now live for readers. This edition covers, among other topics: (1) draft ICO guidance on technologies for storage and access, and how to disclose information safely; (2) the launch of a consultation proposing measures to tackle the threat of ransomware; (3) the first reading of a Private Members’ Bill to create an independent Office of the Whistleblower to safeguard whistleblowers and whistleblowing, and (4) ICO statements on expectations for several pieces of guidance to be...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Preventing illegal working British citizenship and the right of abode Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights key forthcoming changes of interest to business immigration advisers... UK immigration control: how it works Fees to be increased again, and new airside transit ETA exemption The Home Office has presented to Parliament the draft Immigration and Nationality ( Fees) Order 2025, which will amend the Immigration and Nationality ( Fees) Order 2016, SI 2016/177. Once approved, it will raise the upper limits for a range of specified immigration and nationality charges. After it takes effect, the Immigration and Nationality ( Fees)...
In this issue: JCT contracts Payment in construction contracts Building safety Projects Environmental issues Tax for construction lawyers Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content New Q& As Construction trackers JCT contracts JCT 2024 contracts—good faith in practice In this piece, Shy Jackson, a partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, explores the reach and consequences of the parties’ duty to collaborate in good faith under the Joint Contracts Tribunal ( JCT) 2024 suite. See News Analysis: JCT 2024 contracts—good faith in practice. Payment in construction contracts Fair Payment Code—what is it and what does it mean? On 3 December 2024, the government unveiled the Fair Payment Code, alongside a range of steps aimed at curbing late invoice payments to smaller businesses and recognising companies that follow fair payment behaviours. Fiona Boswell, partner at...
The key features of and significant changes to the QICCA Arbitration Rules Enhanced arbitral efficiency and technological integration The 2024 Rules unveil a range of measures to streamline arbitral proceedings. Multiple deadlines have been tightened: the period for choosing and appointing arbitrators; the timeframe for serving written submissions, now capped at 30 days; and tribunals are required to deliver final awards within six months of the file being transmitted, unless the parties consent to a different schedule or QICCA decides otherwise. The 2024 framework also allows remote hearings and recognises electronic signatures for the execution of awards. Multi-party and multi-contract arbitration The 2024 Rules cater for disputes spanning several parties and contracts. Article 10 introduces a consolidation route, permitting matters arising from multiple contracts and/or involving multiple parties to be determined together in a single arbitration. Consolidation is limited to the same dispute or issues...
Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights—23 January 2025 In this issue: Coronavirus ( COVID-19) business interruption insurance Cases and decisions Types of insurance Insurance premium UK Regulation EU Regulation Cases 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 A cohort of insurers will contest the test-case proceedings on business interruption cover linked to the coronavirus ( COVID-19) pandemic at the Court of Appeal in London on 21 January 2025, a hearing that practitioners say could shape disputes over cover for years. See News Analysis: COVID-19 business insurance litigation returns with test case appeal. Cases and decisions Tyson International Company Ltd v GIC RE, India Corporate Member Ltd (proceeded against as the sole corporate member for Syndicate 1947 at Lloyd’s of London for the 2021 and 2022 years of account). Tyson Foods’ captive may pursue proceedings in England against a reinsurer for sums...
In this issue: Budgets and Finance Bills Companies and corporation tax Business structures International Employment taxes Taxes management and litigation VAT Individuals and income tax Key developments Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Updated Practice Notes Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Budgets and Finance Bills Progress of Finance Bill 2025 On 23 January 2025, the government set out amendments to the Finance Bill ahead of scrutiny by the Public Bill Committee. The main updates concern Schedule 4 on Pillar Two, clause 21 on the operation of PAYE for internationally mobile employees, Schedule 6 on employee-ownership trusts, and several provisions connected to reforms to the taxation of non- UK domiciled individuals. The amendment paper itself carries short explanatory notes that outline the purpose of the...
Main v Spadental Ltd and another [2024] EAT 200 What are the practical implications of this case? The decision will interest practitioners working in insolvency and employment. On the vesting of claims, it confirms the broad scope of section 436 of the Insolvency Act 1986 regarding what counts as property. A chose in action can pass to a trustee in bankruptcy even where, at that point or in those circumstances, the bankrupt is not yet able to enforce it. The EAT also indicated that the nature of the remedy pursued is pivotal in deciding whether a claim is personal or proprietary, and that the legislative policy aims behind the cause of action carry less weight than the character of the remedy itself. Trustees of bankrupt estates will be reassured that employment claims where the cause of action includes at least a failure to pay wages, and where the...
Tyson International Company Ltd v GIC RE, India Corporate Member Ltd (sued as the sole corporate member for Syndicate 1947 at Lloyd’s of London for the 2021 and 2022 years of account) [2025] EWHC 77 ( Comm) What are the practical implications of this case? This decision offers firm direction on how to deal with contracts that contain inconsistent dispute resolution mechanisms. It distils key principles, including: the applicable standard for granting anti‑suit relief; the correct approach to a stay under section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996; general rules of contractual interpretation; and interpretative principles where jurisdiction clauses and arbitration agreements compete. The judgment also sets out how the court will assess whether a later agreement replaces an earlier one, whether the dispute resolution terms truly clash, and the proper construction of clauses establishing a hierarchy or order of...
The financial services firm stated that slightly over a third of households are on course for a modest retirement. Hargreaves Lansdown noted that the so-called 'retirement resilience' measure has slipped from 38% compared with six months earlier. Helen Morrissey, head of retirement analysis at Hargreaves Lansdown, told Law360 that, since the coronavirus ( COVID-19) pandemic, later-life financial security has weakened across every income band, with middle and lower-income households bearing the heaviest strain. Morrissey said, ' One major driver of the growing pension gap is high inflation, which lifts the sum you must put aside for a moderate retirement'......
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Renewable energy Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility Oil and gas Nuclear energy Property and construction issues in the energy sector Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem consults on directions for Elexon's role as MHHS implementation manager Ofgem is seeking views on draft directions to be issued to Elexon in its capacity as the Market-wide Half- Hourly Settlement ( MHHS) implementation manager. The proposals focus on two strands: reporting on MHHS delivery progress, and administration of the MHHS testing cohorts. The consultation closes on 30 January 2025. See: LNB News 16/01/2025 54. Electricity Code Modifications Details of current changes to the Connection and Use of System Code ( CUSC), the Grid Code (...
In this issue: Pay Pensions Maternity, parents and carers Data protection and employee information Individual rights arising from union membership Employment Tribunals Europe— EU New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Employment resources on Lexis+® Daily and weekly news alerts Pay Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2025 SI 2025/ Draft Under the draft Order, the following changes are set out: Statutory Sick Pay increases from £116.75 to £118.75 per week, effective 6 April 2025. Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Statutory Shared Parental Pay and Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay rise from £184.03 to £187.18 per week from 6 April 2025. Maternity Allowance moves from £184.03 to £187.18 per week with effect from 7 April 2025. See: LNB News...
Some of the world’s largest tech and AI bosses occupied front-row seats at Trump’s 20 January 2025 swearing-in, after their firms each contributed US$1m to his inaugural fund. Among them were Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Open AI’s Sam Altman. Another Silicon Valley heavyweight expected to hold considerable sway, X Corp owner Elon Musk — a past advocate of AI rules — was also present. Trump is already highlighting his connections with the AI sector. On 22 January 2025 he unveiled a joint venture, pledging up to US$500bn for AI-linked infrastructure, from a new alliance between Open AI, Oracle and Soft Bank. Yet, despite such headline-grabbing AI announcements, clear direction on forthcoming AI regulation may take months, pending firm guidance from Trump appointees. During his first term, Trump largely avoided heavy-handed AI oversight, instead issuing two AI-focused executive orders. A 2019 order aimed to...
In this issue: Relationship breakdown Financial provision Public children International jurisdiction International children Daily and weekly news alerts Updated content Useful information Relationship breakdown Imputing Parliament’s intention as to void or voidable divorce orders ( Lord Chancellor v 79 Divorced Couples) In The Lord Chancellor v 79 Divorced Couples [2024] EWHC 3211 ( Fam), the Lord Chancellor sought declarations, under section 55(1)(c) of the Family Law Act 1986 and the court’s inherent jurisdiction, across 79 divorce proceedings that the marriages had ended on the dates the final orders were made. The step was prompted by a fault in the online court portal which permitted applicants to issue for divorce a day earlier than the statute allows; section 3 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 requires that no petition is filed until one full year has elapsed from the date of...
In this issue: Electronic communications Key developments and horizon scanning Residential tenancies Disputes and remedies Lease covenants and obligations Repairing obligations and dilapidations Rent and rates Lex Talk®Property Disputes: a Lexis®Nexis community Additional Property Disputes updates Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& As Electronic communications Identifying the correct operator for terminating Electronic Communication Code agreements Landowners should take particular care to identify the correct operator when seeking to end agreements concerning electronic communications apparatus under the Electronic Communications Code (the Code). The Upper Tribunal ( UT) has ruled, in a decision covering Code wayleaves and licences made before 28 December 2017, that an assignment does not necessarily change who is the relevant operator for a part 5 termination: if the original operator still bears primary responsibility for the agreement’s obligations, it may remain the relevant operator. See News Analysis: Identifying the correct operator for terminating Electronic Communication Code...
In this issue: Trade marks/passing off Patents Designs Copyright & associated rights General IP Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Trade marks/passing off Alice through the looking glass (camera lens)— Defeating UK trade mark revocation proceedings with evidence of genuine use ( Alice v Photogram). Alice Ltd v Photogram Ltd [2024] EWHC 3256 ( IPEC) draws together the existing UK and Court of Justice case law on proving genuine use of a trade mark and on contesting applications for full or partial revocation. In contrast, it also underlines the jeopardy for an alleged infringer that must place all reliance on a revocation counterclaim when infringement is asserted. Authored by Emma Kennaugh- Gallacher, senior professional support lawyer at Mewburn Ellis. Read News Analysis: Alice through the...
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