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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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Mergers The CMA issued a formal notice extending the statutory timeframe and also revised its administrative schedule in connection with its phase 2 inquiry into Global Business Travel Group, Nitwit Holdings, LLC......
In this issue: Scheme investments Scheme governance Pension transfers International pensions Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Scheme investments HM Treasury maintains pension fund clearing exemption for the longer term Under Article 89(1) of Assimilated Regulation ( EU) 648/2012 ( UK EMIR), pension schemes currently benefit from a temporary waiver from the obligation to centrally clear specified derivative contracts. This permits schemes, if they prefer, to continue transacting such contracts on a bilateral basis. The carve-out has been rolled forward on several occasions. In April 2023, the Pension Fund Clearing Obligation Exemption and Intragroup Transaction Transitional Clearing and Risk- Management Obligation Exemptions ( Extension and Amendment) Regulations 2023, SI 2023/472, were presented to Parliament. Among other provisions, those regulations prolonged the clearing exemption for two years, moving its end date from 18 June 2023 to 18 June...
In this issue: Personal insolvency Restructuring Directors and insolvency Financial institutions R& I in Scotland International restructuring and insolvency Daily and weekly news alerts Key dates for restructuring and insolvency professionals New content Personal insolvency Statutory demands withstand challenge to ‘on demand’ terms ( Murfet v Property Lending) The appeal failed and Chief ICC Judge Briggs’s decision remained in place, refusing the bids by Mr Murfet and his mother to set aside statutory demands issued by the respondent lenders. The ruling emphasises the weight given to precise contractual language, confirming that where borrowing is stated to be repayable ‘on demand’, the courts will ordinarily hold parties to that bargain. Consequently, borrowers who accept such provisions—or do not secure alternative wording—will face an uphill struggle persuading a court to later adjust or ‘mend’ the agreement. See News...
In this issue: Residential tenancies Key developments and horizon scanning Enfranchisement and right to manage Enforcing security and property insolvency Disputes and remedies Lex Talk®Property Disputes: a Lexis®Nexis community Additional Property Disputes updates Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& As Residential tenancies Sanctions for landlords who fail to provide Electrical Condition Reports to contract holders in Wales under the Renting Homes ( Wales) Act 2016 ( Coastal Housing Group v Mitchell) In Coastal Housing Group v Mitchell [2024] EWHC 2831 ( Ch), the Divisional Court held that rent is not due from contract-holders in Wales unless and until landlords supply them with Electrical Condition Reports ( ECRs) for their homes. This is the first reported ruling on the interpretation of the Renting Homes ( Wales) Act 2016 ( RH( W) A 2016), which took...
In this issue: Horizon scanning Pay Tax Europe— EU Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Employment resources on Lexis+® Daily and weekly news alerts Horizon scanning WEC report says there is an overwhelming case for bereavement leave for those who miscarry during pregnancy In a freshly published report, the Women and Equalities Committee ( WEC) contends that paid time off should be available to all women and partners who experience a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks. The Committee plans to table amendments to the government’s flagship Employment Rights Bill in the name of WEC’s Chair, Labour MP Sarah Owen, urging ministers to support or adopt those changes. In brief, the report’s conclusions and recommendations include: a baby loss certificate alone is insufficient and should be underpinned by statutory support sick leave is neither...
In this issue: Data protection Public sector information Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Data protection Clarification for future penalty appeals as Court of Appeal dismisses appellant’s third attempt to avoid ICO fine for UK GDPR breaches ( Doorstep Dispensaree Ltd v Information Commissioner) Through its decision in Doorstep Dispensaree Ltd v Information Commissioner [2024] EWCA Civ 1515, the Court of Appeal brought a prolonged series of appeals to an end, centred on a penalty levied by the Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) on a pharmacy company in 2019 for data protection infringements—the first fine of its type in the UK at that point......
The MP for Swansea West in Wales will assume the cross-departmental brief formerly held by Torsten Bell MP’s predecessor, the Prime Minister’s Office stated on 14 January 2025. Torsten Bell MP served as Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation from 2015 to October 2024. The Resolution Foundation has been leading calls for several reforms to the pension system, including the replacement of the triple lock......
Halozyme Inc v Comptroller- General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2024] EWHC 3202 ( Pat) What are the practical implications of this case? In practical terms, little has shifted. The decision will not deter the UK IPO from continuing its Sm PC/ EPAR-led approach when identifying what constitutes an active ingredient. The court did not determine whether there are situations where other materials should be taken into account; it simply concluded that, on these facts, the Hearing Officer was entitled to ignore them because they were of no assistance. It remains worth watching how future cases develop on this point, particularly in contrasting contexts yet to be tested, such as pro-drugs, where the UK IPO’s practice is to grant SPCs on the basis that pro-drugs are different chemical entities from the parent drugs even if the pro-moiety would not meet the Forsgren (...
In this issue: Copyright & associated rights General IP Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Useful information Copyright & associated rights Creatives face concern as the High Court declines permission for a representative claim in a large-scale copyright action ( Getty v Stability AI). It is one aspect of ongoing related proceedings here. The matter sits within wider proceedings addressing pivotal issues around copyright infringement arising from the use and training of generative artificial intelligence ( AI). This ruling considers a defence application seeking directions that the sixth claimant cannot serve as a representative under CPR 19.8. The sixth claimant is a photographer who has granted licences over his works to the Getty Images corporate group, comprising the first to fifth claimants. Relying on CPR 19.8, the claimants aimed to bring a representative action to overcome the difficulty that numerous...
In this issue: Corporate governance Q& As New and revised content Key dates for your diary Weekly highlights across other practice areas Corporate governance ISS Governance has released its 2025 Proxy Voting Guidelines for the UK and Ireland, following the publication of its updated benchmark policies on 17 December 2024 (see: Share Incentives weekly highlights—19 December 2024— Corporate governance), and these will apply to shareholder meetings held on or after 1 February 2025. The revised guidelines mirror the changes announced in December, many of which incorporated amendments made by the Investment Association ( IA) to its Principles of Remuneration issued in October 2024. Nonetheless, departing from the new IA Principles, ISS Governance considers a 5 per cent dilution limit to remain widely viewed as best practice by many investors—and therefore expects that authorisations to issue new shares under...
In this issue: WTO Anti-dumping Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content WTO WTO panel rules EU palm oil measures violate trade agreements The World Trade Organization ( WTO) recently released a panel report concluding that specific EU actions relating to palm oil and biofuels derived from oil palm crops breach global trade disciplines. It also found the EU’s elevated indirect land use change ( ILUC)-risk cap and phase-out to be materially at odds with the Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT 1994), referencing overdue data reassessments and flaws in putting low ILUC-risk criteria into practice. The panel also held that France’s TIRIB scheme unlawfully discriminated against palm oil-based biofuels contrary to GATT 1994. Although certain steps qualified under Article XX of GATT 1994 exceptions, their execution and...
In this issue: Corporate governance Environmental, social and governance issues Equity capital markets Prospectus Regulation Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Useful information Corporate governance ISS Governance unveils 2025 Proxy Voting Guidelines for the UK and Ireland ISS Governance has released its 2025 Proxy Voting Guidelines for the UK and Ireland, applicable to shareholder meetings convened on or after 1 February 2025. The guidelines fold in the benchmark policy updates that ISS Governance announced and published on 17 December 2024. See: LNB News 14/01/2025 39. Environmental, social and governance issues Home Office responds to House of Lords Committee Report on Modern Slavery Act 2015 The Home Office has issued its response to the House of Lords Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee report, outlining proposals for...
In this issue: Capital allowances VAT Taxes management and litigation International Capital gains tax Individuals and income tax Funds Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Capital allowances FTT decides that quay wall qualifies for capital allowances ( The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Ltd v HMRC) As highlighted last week, in The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Ltd v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 1163 ( TC), the FTT upheld the taxpayer’s entitlement to plant and machinery allowances on costs incurred in constructing a quay wall, undertaken as part of delivering a new port terminal in Liverpool. See News Analysis: FTT decides that quay wall qualifies for capital allowances ( The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Ltd v HMRC). VAT UT decides that admission to the Great...
State aid Court of Justice issues judgment in national reference from Italy regarding whether a local authority can widen the scope for repayment of unlawful aid The Court of Justice has delivered its ruling in Case C-588/23, Scai, following a national reference from Italy by the domestic courts. It requests clarification on whether, among other matters, domestic provisions accord with Articles 108 and 288 TFEU and with Articles 16 and 31 of Regulation ( EU) No 2015/1589 where a local body broadens the ambit of recovery of unlawful public support. Background Buonotourist Srl ( Buonotourist) provides public transport services under regional and municipal concessions, notably operating a network of bus lines in the Campania region. On 7 November 2012, the Consiglio di Stato rendered a decision fixing the additional remuneration that Campania owed Buonotourist at €1,111,572, and directed that this amount be settled by 7...
In this issue: Brexit highlights Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Public procurement Constitutional and administrative law Judicial review Equality and human rights State security and intelligence Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit highlights NIO publishes Terms of Reference for Independent Review of Windsor Framework The Northern Ireland Office has released the Terms of Reference for an Independent Review of the Windsor Framework, as required by Schedule 6A to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Initiated after a consent motion cleared the Northern Ireland Assembly without cross-community endorsement, the review will consider how the Framework is working and its influence on social, economic and political life in Northern Ireland. It is consistent with undertakings in the October 2019 Unilateral Declaration and the January 2024 Safeguarding the Union Command Paper. The resulting findings will be submitted to the UK Government, supplying vital insight into delivery and impact. See: LNB News...
In this issue Construction industry news Fire safety Standard form construction contracts Planning for construction lawyers Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content New Q& As Construction industry news In this article, we reflect on the principal shifts in construction law that surfaced during the closing months of 2024, and consider what might unfold in 2025. See News Analysis: Construction law—key developments in 2024, and what to expect in 2025. Fire safety The MHCLG has issued revised editions of Approved Document B (fire safety) for both volume 1 (dwellings) and volume 2 (buildings other than dwellings). These updates consolidate the 2019 editions together with the 2020 and 2022 amendments, and also include upcoming changes planned for 2025, 2026 and 2029......
In this issue: Practice and procedure Relationship breakdown Financial provision Daily and weekly news alerts New content Updated content New Q& A Useful information Practice and procedure Transparency in the Family Court and Financial Remedies Court By the end of January 2025, both transparency pilots are being rolled out nationwide. From 27 January 2025, journalists and legal bloggers may cover every case falling within the Family Court transparency reporting pilot. Where a transparency order is made, journalists may set out what they witness and hear whilst present in the Family Court. The default position is that legal bloggers can report on Family Court matters, and a transparency order—preserving the anonymity of children and the family—will be granted unless there is a valid reason to refuse one. Speaking to parties and using quotations from them is allowed, and,...
In this issue: Key updates and resources Electricity and gas market rules and licensing Networks and grid connections Capacity Market, balancing services and system flexibility Planning matters in energy projects International energy Daily and weekly news briefings New and revised content Dates for your calendar Trackers Latest Q& A Key developments and materials News Analysis: Key energy law developments—end of year review 2024 and what to expect in 2025 2024 proved to be a lively and notably eventful year for energy law and policy. The Energy team at Lexis Nexis® reflect on some of the standout developments through 2024 and signpost what to look out for in 2025 concerning, in particular: hydrogen, Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage ( CCUS), NESO, grid connection reform, the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements ( REMA), proposed government support for Long Duration Energy Storage ( LDES), Contracts for Difference ( Cf Ds), the Capacity Market, the creation of Great British Energy ( GB...
In this issue: Intellectual property Medical devices Commercialisation Data protection and confidential information Pharmaceuticals—regulatory Research and development Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Latest Q& A Useful information Intellectual property Court of Justice sets an ‘invention’ benchmark for SPC eligibility in combination products. EU Law: Ravi Srinivasan and Graham Lewis, partners, and James Egleton and James Smythies, associates, at J A Kemp, examine the joined rulings in Teva and Merck, addressing how to judge the availability of supplementary protection certificates ( SPCs) for fixed combination products. See News Analysis: Court of Justice introduces an ‘invention’ test for combination products to be eligible for SPC protection. Medical devices MHRA issues guidance on new Medical Devices Post- Market Surveillance requirements. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ( MHRA) has published a suite of...
Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights—16 January 2025 In this issue: Ukraine conflict Types of insurance UK Regulation EU Regulation Cases tracker Dates for your diary Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Ukraine conflict On 9 January 2025, Mc Gill and Partners unveiled what it describes as a pioneering war risk reinsurance facility for commercial property in Ukraine, designed to sharpen risk insight and underwriting for assets in the region. See News Analysis: Broker launches Ukraine property war risk reinsurance. Types of insurance Property insurance The owner of London music venue Koko settled its £15m action against Arthur J Gallagher on the first day of the London trial, 13 January 2025, bringing to a close its allegation that the broker failed to secure fire cover. See News Analysis: Gallagher settles £15m Koko venue negligence...
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