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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: Court of Protection UK taxes for Private Client HMRC Manuals tracker Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Budgets and Finance Bills Charity and philanthropy Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland International Question of the week Additional Private Client updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Private Client: a Lexis+® community Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Court of Protection Mo J issues factsheet on claiming payment from a fund after a Court of Protection client’s death The Ministry of Justice ( Mo J) has released a factsheet ( CFO 401) that explains how to seek payment from money held by the Court Funds Office when a Court of Protection client has died. The guidance, which applies in England and Wales, specifies the form to use, the accompanying documentation required, and the steps for arranging payment of inheritance tax and funeral expenses. See: LNB News 24/12/2024 10......
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In this issue: UK mergers UK antitrust UK digital markets regime UK competition policy UK sector regulation UK private actions UK NSI Act EU digital markets EU Mergers Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Caselex UK mergers CMA publishes finalised versions of six updated mergers guidance documents to reflect jurisdictional and procedural changes introduced by the DMCCA The CMA has unveiled the definitive editions of six revised merger guidance documents, updating them to mirror the jurisdictional and procedural adjustments brought about by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 ( DMCCA 2024)......
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In this issue: UK, EU and international regulators and bodies Acountability, culture and social governance Authorisation, approval and supervision Prudential requirements Financial crime and sanctions Investigations, enforcement and discipline Dispute resolution for financial services lawyers Banks and mutuals EU Mi FID II Consumer credit, mortgage and home finance Regulation of insurance FSMA regulated pensions activity Payment services and systems Financial Services Enforcement Database Daily and weekly news alerts Intraday news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary UK, EU and international regulators and bodies Regulation to prioritise UK growth over risk-aversion in 2025 Law360, London: Financial watchdogs have vowed, firmly in line with new government objectives, to elevate economic growth above risk-aversion in 2025 — a recalibration that might cut across the recent stress on...
In this issue: Enforcing security and property insolvency Repairing obligations and dilapidations Disputes and remedies Residential tenancies Easements and covenants Service charges Contractual issues Enfranchisement and right to manage Electronic communications Key developments and horizon scanning Lex Talk®Property Disputes: a Lexis®Nexis community Additional Property Disputes updates Daily and weekly news alerts Latest Q& As Debt respite scheme—jurisdiction ( Seculink Ltd v Forbes) In Seculink Ltd v Forbes [2024] EWHC 3339 ( Ch), the first appellate decision in the High Court on the unexpectedly far‑reaching Debt Respite Scheme ( Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) ( England and Wales) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/1311, the creditor’s appeal succeeded, in a ruling notably favourable to creditors. Sir Anthony Mann concluded that: (1) the courts at all times have...
Background Mr Simon Hamilton Kaigh and Mr Michael Mc Nally set up three occupational pension schemes: the Eleven Property Pension Scheme, the SHK Property Services Pension Scheme, and the Gilbert Trading Pension Scheme (together, the Schemes). The trustees were either the men themselves or companies under their sole direction. More than 100 individuals moved their pensions into the Schemes, with many promised an upfront payment on transfer. In practice, a portion of Scheme assets was then used to fund those payments. The trustees also directed funds into offshore companies linked to the relevant individuals and, overall, the investments were high risk, undiversified, and not in members’ best financial interests. Additionally, Brambles Administration Ltd ( Brambles), the Schemes’ administrator, took £3,000 from each member for supposed administration costs six years in advance, at £500 per annum. When members sought to review...
In this issue: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Equity capital markets Private M& A (share purchase) Corporate governance— EU Members Company restoration Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information New Q& As Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships ( Protection and Disclosure of Information and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 SI 2024/1377: These Regulations update LLP company law to reflect recent changes under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 and expand the scenarios in which a person’s residential address can be withheld from the company register, covering former registered office addresses, while maintaining corporate openness and aligning LLP provisions. They commence on 27 January 2025. See: LNB News 07/11/2024 27. Equity capital markets The Financial Conduct Authority has released Policy Statement PS24/19:...
In this issue: Horizon scanning Status and worker categories Cross-border, international and jurisdictional issues Prohibited conduct protection at work Diversity and gender pay gap Employee rights to be informed and consulted Financial services and banking: employment issues Unfair dismissal Employment Tribunals Employment law in Scotland Europe— EU Immigration New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Employment resources on Lexis+® Daily and weekly news alerts Horizon scanning Domestic Abuse ( Safe Leave) Bill The Domestic Abuse ( Safe Leave) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill sponsored by Labour MP Alex Mc Intyre, would confer a right to 10 days’ paid ‘safe leave’ for employees who are victims of domestic abuse, enabling them to address abuse-related needs, including housing and health matters, and to attend court...
In this issue: EU fundamentals Corporate Competition and state aid Data protection Dispute resolution Financial services Energy Environment Insurance and reinsurance IP Regulatory TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content EU fundamentals Polish Presidency of Council of the EU publishes presidency programme The Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU has released its plan for 1 January–30 June 2025, with a core aim of reinforcing Europe’s security. It will champion EU enlargement, reinforce defence and energy security, press ahead with migration and asylum reform, and maintain backing for Ukraine against Russian aggression. Legislative work will prioritise digital transformation, green energy, health resilience, and labour rights. The presidency also plans to streamline regulation, boost competitiveness, and build global partnerships on trade,...
Mergers The CMA has opened a phase 1 investigation into the expected acquisition of Citron Hygiene by Bidvest (phs Group)—see further: case page The CMA has released the application in Spreadex Limited v CMA, an appeal by Spreadex Limited against the CMA’s phase 2 decision of 22 November 2024 in the Spreadex/ Sporting Index merger—see further: application NOTE— For all live mergers before the CMA, see further: UK mergers—ongoing cases tracker NOTE— For all live appeals of CMA decisions in competition investigations to CAT and the appeal courts, see further: UK competition appeals—ongoing cases tracker Upcoming dates For dates of upcoming UK competition developments, see further: UK Competition calendar......
Afshar and others v Addison Lee case numbers 3306435/2020, 2207566/2021, and 2203454/2021 to 2203455/2021. Approximately 700 drivers represented by Leigh Day are now able to seek compensation for backdated holiday pay and minimum wage payments. The sums will vary by each driver’s length of service, yet Leigh Day has projected that awards could surpass £20,000 per driver, reaching up to £14m overall. Judge Oliver Hyams, in a tribunal decision on 7 January 2025, also determined that drivers who own their cars qualify as workers, but they are working for Addison Lee only when undertaking a specific driving assignment. Addison Lee removed financial penalties for rejecting jobs in 2021; however, Judge Hyams found this ‘added nothing material’, since drivers had always been free to reject a job......
In this issue: Building safety Insurance in construction Procurement Building regulations Litigation Environmental issues Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts Building safety Grenfell Tower Inquiry: closure plans The Grenfell Tower Inquiry has outlined its arrangements for closure, planned for January 2025. The Chair expects to bring the Inquiry to a formal close by writing to the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, confirming the Terms of Reference have been completed once the outstanding administrative work is finalised. Its detailed record — including evidence provided to core participants — will be placed on the National Archives Discovery Platform in Q1 2025. The Inquiry website will remain live until the end of February 2025, before being transferred to the National Archives. See: LNB News 20/12/2024 33. 381 Southwark Park Road RTM Company Ltd and others v Click St Andrews Ltd (in...
In this issue: Data Protection e Privacy Reputation management Cybersecurity State security and intelligence Key developments of 2024 and what to look for in 2025 Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Data Protection Open AI, X, Google and Meta may rely on legitimate interests for AI models, says EDPB MLex reports that Open AI, X, Google and Meta can ground the processing of personal data for building and deploying AI models on legitimate interests, provided suitable mitigation measures are applied, according to a significant European Data Protection Board opinion issued on 19 December 2024. The EDPB also addressed how to handle unlawful data processing in AI model development, and when AI models can be deemed anonymised. See News Analysis: Open AI, X, Google can use legitimate interest for AI models, EDPB says... EU...
In this issue: Key R& I law developments Corporate insolvency processes Personal insolvency Restructuring Directors and insolvency Insolvency litigation Partnership insolvency R& I in Scotland International restructuring and insolvency Daily and weekly news alerts Key dates for restructuring and insolvency professionals Key R& I law developments Guidance on the information sharing measures in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 has been updated The government website now features refreshed guidance on the Act’s voluntary information‑sharing provisions. These permit regulated firms to exchange customer information to assist in preventing, investigating and detecting economic crime, and are intended to offer greater clarity and assurance when sharing relevant data. See: LNB News 20/12/2024 58. Information Sharing ( Disclosure by the Registrar) Regulations 2024 SI 2024/1378: These Regulations empower the registrar to disclose information to specified...
In this issue: Tax treatment Corporate governance Trackers Useful information Dates for your diary Weekly highlights from other practice areas Tax treatment HMRC releases minutes from the Share Schemes Forum meeting on 24 September 2024 HMRC has released the minutes from the Share Schemes Forum convened on 24 September 2024. The Forum exists to foster open dialogue between HMRC and representative bodies, covering a range of policy, operational and process matters linked to tax and employment‑related securities......
Re Sino- Ocean Group Holding Ltd [2024] EWHC 2851 ( Ch) What are the practical implications of this case? This judgment gives practitioners a useful illustration of how CA 2006, Pt 26A can be deployed in a cross‑border restructuring, of that mechanism in practice, alongside a parallel scheme of arrangement, in this case conducted in Hong Kong. It also assists practitioners through the court’s analysis of the principles on class composition set out in Re Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd [2020] BCC 997; Re Virgin Active Holdings Ltd [2021] EWHC 814 ( Ch) and Re AGPS Bondco plc [2024] BCC 302. On the one hand, a class should be limited to those whose rights are not so different as to make, on the facts of each case, collective consultation in their shared interests impracticable—in short, is there more that unites than divides them? On the other hand, in a CA...
Mergers Following a phase I investigation, the Commission approved the formation of a joint venture between STRABAG AG and Becker Umweltdienste Gmb H ( M.11790)—see further, Midday Express. The Commission received notifications for: General Atlantic/ PSG/ Hostaway ( M.11864) (simplified merger procedure) Eichler Consulting/ Maximilian Aicher/ Evelyne Maria Aicher/ Wolfgang Reitzle/ Telchar Investments/ RMH Production ( M.11842) (simplified merger procedure) Ares/ GCP ( M.11787) (simplified merger procedure) Note— For ongoing merger investigations before the Commission, see the EU mergers—ongoing cases tracker. State aid The Court of Justice held a hearing in Case C‑632/23 Commission v Bulgaria (Échanges de terrains forestiers II), an action brought by the Commission against Bulgaria for failing to comply with Decision SA.26212...
THJ Systems Ltd and another company v Sheridan and another company [2024] EWHC 3195 ( Ch) What are the practical implications of this case? The judgment offers practical guidance on the court’s method for quantifying damages in commercial disputes. It underscores the need for procedural compliance, robust and credible evidence, and a careful separation of distinct heads of claim, providing actionable lessons for practitioners dealing with comparable matters in England and Wales... What was the background? Mr Mitchell ( M) developed a software application named Option NET Explorer ( Software) for options trading. He partnered with Mr Sheridan ( S), forming Option NET LLP (the LLP). Under the LLP’s model, M and his company, THJ Systems Ltd ( THJ), would supply the Software for S’s option trading mentoring business, Sheridan Options Mentoring Corporation ( SOM), to use. Relations deteriorated, prompting THJ to terminate SOM’s licence to use the...
This News Analysis reviews the principal Banking & Finance shifts in 2024, with an emphasis on those influencing lending transactions, and sets out what’s ahead in these areas for 2025. A digest of the key 2024 cases relevant to finance lawyers can be found in Banking & Finance 2024 case round up, while the year’s developments across the debt capital markets—covering debt securities and derivatives—are explored in Banking & Finance—debt capital markets, derivatives and securitisation 2024 key developments round-up and looking forward to 2025. Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 What were the key developments in 2024? The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ( ECCTA 2023) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. It aims to deliver a broad set of reforms to improve corporate transparency and the reliability of information held at Companies House. Selected provisions under ECCTA 2023 commenced on 4 March 2024....
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