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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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Blackfriars Hotel ( UK) Holdings Ltd v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 1095 ( TC) The taxpayer company, Blackfriars Hotel ( UK) Holdings Ltd ( BHHL), functioned as a holding vehicle for two subsidiaries, BHL and TTHL, each owning and running a hotel. BHHL had obtained a sizeable third‑party bank facility, the proceeds of which were used both to subscribe for shares in BHL and to advance a loan to it (the old loan). Consequent upon this financing, BHHL built up significant carried‑forward non‑trading loan relationship deficits. In December 2015, BHHL advanced two intra‑group loans: one to TTHL (the TTH loan) and another to BHL (the new loan). Thereafter, across the following four years, the company generated profits and sought to relieve them by setting off the brought‑forward deficits. HMRC refused the set‑off of those carried‑forward amounts, relying on CTA 2010, Part 14B, the regime...
Hannah Gurga, the trade body’s director-general, told the House of Lords financial services regulation committee that the ABI supports the secondary objective placed on financial regulators, which requires them to promote competitiveness and growth. In force since August 2023, this objective, she said, has allowed an honest acknowledgement that Britain’s rule-making may lean too far towards risk rather than growth. She described the regulatory framework as akin to a coral reef: layer upon layer added in response to particular problems, each sensible when viewed alone, yet collectively generating cumulative complexity. Gurga characterised the current discussion about tinkering with the regulatory regime as constructive. But Britain must address......
Markos Markou, who acted as the sole director and chief executive of Financial Solutions ( Euro) Ltd, held off renewing the company's insurance until he knew the outcome of a Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA) visit that would affect the company's ability to operate, the Court of Appeal found. Although Financial Solutions did not in fact undertake regulated services without cover, Justice Geraldine Andrews concluded there was a clear and obvious risk that, unless trading stopped entirely, it would continue regulated business without PII, which Mr Markou knew was prohibited. On that footing, the court largely upheld the FCA’s appeal against the Upper Tribunal’s ( UT) earlier conclusion that he had not behaved recklessly in any respect. The judgment states that, viewed rationally against the evidence, nothing Mr Markou did came anywhere near addressing the danger of Financial Solutions trading during a period when he knew...
In this issue: Budgets and finance bills Companies and corporation tax Employment taxes VAT Individuals and income tax Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Tax Highlights 2024/2025 Budgets and finance bills Progress of Finance Bill 2025 On 10–11 December 2024, the Committee of the whole House examined, without amendment, clauses on capital gains tax rates and reliefs, oil and gas, VAT on private school fees and SDLT. The committee stage is due to finish by 4 February 2025. National Insurance Contributions ( Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill has third reading On 17 December 2024, the National Insurance Contributions ( Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill was taken by a Committee of the whole House in the Commons. With no changes, it skipped report, had its third reading, and...
In this issue: Intellectual property Research and development Medical devices Commercialisation Advertising of medicines Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Life Sciences Highlights 2024/2025 Life Sciences Highlights 2024/2025 Intellectual property UPC preliminary measures—emerging trends Interim measures, such as injunctions and the seizure of goods, available across all Unified Patent Court ( UPC) participating Member States, provide patentees with substantial leverage. As a safeguard, alleged infringers can submit protective letters; while these do not remove the possibility of a preliminary injunction, they may avert an ex parte grant. Stephanie Wroe, associate and Patent Attorney at D Young & Co, examines trends arising from the case law. See News Analysis: UPC preliminary measures—emerging trends. Research and development MHRA lays new clinical trials framework...
As at 18 December 2024, our Practice Compliance forecast actively monitors anticipated regulatory developments and proposals affecting law firm compliance, helping you prepare for any adjustments that could impact your organisation. Please review it closely and carefully; however, we highlight a few key points that ought to be on your radar below. New items we’re tracking this month EDPB consultation on Guidelines 02/2024 concerning Article 48 GDPR — The European Data Protection Board ( EDPB) has issued Guidelines 02/2024 on Article 48 GDPR for consultation now. Responses are due by 27 January 2025......
Nardelli and others v Richardson and another [2024] EWHC 2740 ( Ch) What are the practical implications of this case? From the standpoint of office-holders and their advisers, the ruling provides reassurance, confirming the consistently demanding bar for applications to remove them. It will reassure office-holders and advisers because it underlines how exacting that test remains in practice. Set against that is the theme in the judgment that the administrators had generally: identified the paragraph 3, Schedule B1 Insolvency Act 1986 objectives and kept them under continual review; assessed the material before them; sought out and followed suitable external advice; and, critically, while noting creditors’ and shareholders’ views, preserved their independence at all times. Those features were central to the assessment of their conduct. Seen this way, the decision serves as a practical illustration of a proper response when a creditor already in a...
In this issue: Key developments and materials Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy efficiency of products Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental enforcement and prosecutions Environmental information ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Sources of environmental law ( UK, EU, international) Waste Waste producer responsibility regimes Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Updated Practice Notes Trackers Environment Highlights 2024/2025 Key developments and materials Environmental law developments—end of year review 2024 The Environment team at Lexis Nexis® reflect on notable environmental law developments across 2024. Topics span coverage of chemicals, climate change and related litigation, energy performance of buildings, environmental governance, ESG and sustainability, nature, biodiversity and habitat protection, waste and extended producer...
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and grid connections Renewable energy Capacity Market, balancing services, and energy system flexibility Planning matters for energy projects Emissions, efficiency and climate change Global energy News alerts, daily and weekly Fresh and revised content Diary dates Trackers Energy Highlights 2024/2025 Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Bills Discount Scheme ( Amendment) Regulations 2024 SI 2024/ Draft: These draft Regulations would remove the obligation to calculate and apply the principal discounts under the Energy Bill Relief Scheme and the Energy Bills Discount Scheme where energy is supplied to non-domestic customers by a supplier that has been off-boarded from those schemes. They are expected to commence 21 days after the Regulations are made. See: LNB News 17/12/2024 14. Ofgem launches consultation on proposed forward work programme for 2025–2026: Ofgem has opened a consultation on its proposed Forward Work Programme for 2025 and 2026. The...
In this issue Equity capital markets Accounts and records Corporate governance Environmental, social and governance issues Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Corporate Highlights 2024/2025 Equity capital markets PISCES: FCA consults on framework for regulated trading platform for private company shares The Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA) has issued consultation paper CP24/29 inviting views on a draft regulatory regime for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System ( PISCES), a new platform intended to enable periodic trading of private company shares via market infrastructure. Comments close on 17 February 2025. HM Treasury plans to lay a statutory instrument before Parliament by May 2025 to establish the legal basis for the PISCES Sandbox, and the FCA expects to publish its final rules soon afterwards. See: LNB News 17/12/2024 49. Listing Regime: FCA publishes Primary Market Bulletin 53 with associated consultation and finalised guidance The FCA has released Primary Market...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Consumer protection Contracts International Public procurement Sale and supply of goods Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& A Commercial Highlights 2024/2025 Commercial Highlights 2024/2025 Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—18 December 2024 The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) this week upheld 20 complaints and informally settled a further 14, all concerning misleading advertising. See: LNB News 18/12/2024 70. THJ Systems Ltd v Sheridan [2024] EWHC 3195 ( Ch) Following a liability trial, the court determined two damages inquiries addressing breaches of advertising obligations and alleged copyright infringement by the defendants. The companies succeeded on Advertising Breaches, recovering £3,358,079.86, but their claim for wasted management time was rejected. The bid for Copyright Infringement damages failed as the claimants lacked cogent, credible proof. The court also refused additional damages under Section 97(2) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, holding the...
In this issue: Copyright & associated rights Patents Trade marks/passing off Designs General IP Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& A Useful information IP Highlights 2024/2025 Copyright & associated rights Testing the outer limits of artistic copyright ( Water Rower v Liking) Water Rower ( UK) Ltd v Liking Ltd (t/a Topiom) [2024] EWHC 2806 ( IPEC) centred on whether a rowing machine, the Water Rower, qualified for protection as a work of artistic craftsmanship under section 4(1)(c) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The matter compelled the court to address a clash between the UK and EU criteria for this category. While earlier rulings had managed to sidestep that divergence, it could not be avoided here. Unable to bridge the divide, the judge...
Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights—19 December 2024 In this issue: Key R& I law developments Corporate insolvency processes Directors and insolvency Insolvency litigation Creditors’ participation R& I in Scotland International restructuring and insolvency Daily and weekly news alerts Key dates for restructuring and insolvency professionals New Practice Note— Restructuring and insolvency Highlights 2024/2025 Key R& I law developments Insolvency Service publishes monthly insolvency statistics for November 2024 The Insolvency Service has issued its November 2024 statistics for England and Wales, covering both corporate and individual cases. There were 1,966 corporate insolvencies—13% higher than October 2024, yet 12% down on November 2023. Individual insolvencies reached 10,012, a 12% rise from October 2024 and 25% above November 2023. See: LNB News 17/12/2024 35. Corporate insolvency processes What comprises an ‘unregistered company’ under section 220(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986? ( East Riding of Yorkshire Council v KMG) KMG (the Fund) is an investment fund established in Luxembourg and regulated by...
In this issue: The Pensions Regulator The Pension Protection Fund The Pensions Ombudsman Scheme amendments Members and benefits Pensions and divorce Pensions Highlights 2024/2025 Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers The Pensions Regulator The Pensions Regulator ( TPR) has issued its annual report and accounts for 2023/24, signalling a reshaped approach and seizing a ‘unique opportunity’ to improve pension outcomes for savers. Over the year, TPR brought in more agile market supervision to reflect a landscape of fewer, larger schemes, enabling it to tackle emerging risks while backing innovation in savers’ interests. Twenty-five per cent of schemes were selected for intervention, relationship supervision covered 70% of memberships, and 11 million eligible jobholders have now been automatically enrolled into an automatic enrolment pension scheme. Ongoing consolidation creates scope for larger schemes to...
In this issue: Data protection Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Information Law Highlights 2024/2025 Data protection ICO publishes report on data protection in generative AI, calls for transparency The Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) has issued a report on data protection in generative artificial intelligence ( AI), following a consultation that opened in January 2024 which drew over 200 responses. The ICO has clarified its stance on the lawful basis for web-scraped data and embedding individuals’ rights within AI models. See: LNB News 13/12/2024 51. EDPB issues opinion on AI models’ compliance with EU GDPR principles The European Data Protection Board ( EDPB) has approved an opinion regarding the use of personal data in AI model development and deployment......
In this issue: Adjudication Building safety Tort Contract law Insurance JCT contracts Procurement in construction Construction products Environmental issues Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Construction Highlights 2024/2025 Adjudication Court enforces adjudicator’s decision relating to liability for historic defects under the Defective Premises Act 1972 ( BDW Trading Ltd v Ardmore Construction Ltd) In BDW Trading Ltd v Ardmore Construction Ltd [2024] EWHC 3235 ( TCC), the TCC enforced an adjudicator’s decision on claims brought under the Defective Premises Act 1972, concerning liability for historic defects on a development completed 20 years before the claim was issued. In doing so, the court rejected arguments raised by the defendant contractor about the clarity and crystallisation of the claim itself, contended lack of...
In this issue: EU fundamentals Commercial Data protection and cybersecurity Free movement, immigration and employment Financial services Energy Environment Insurance and reinsurance IP Life sciences Regulatory TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Latest Q& A EU Law Highlights 2024/2025 EU fundamentals European Commission releases December 2024 infringement package The European Commission has unveiled its December 2024 infringement package, identifying the Member States facing action for breaches of obligations under EU law. The notice outlines where obligations have not been met. This round includes letters of formal notice to Sweden over non-compliance with Directive 2000/60/ EC (the Water Framework Directive), and to Bulgaria for breaches of Directive 2014/24/ EU on public procurement, as well as the Digital Services Act. Reasoned opinions were also addressed to Poland concerning Directive 2006/7/ EC (the Bathing Water Directive); to Croatia, Poland, Slovenia and Sweden for not transposing Directive ( EU) 2021/1883 (the EU Blue Card Directive); and to Sweden for...
L1T FM Holdings UK Ltd and another v Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster [2024] EWHC 2963 ( Admin) What are the practical implications of this case? Although a challenge by way of judicial review to a government order under the NSIA 2021 can still succeed—for instance where there are especially serious or glaring procedural defects—the court has unequivocally and repeatedly signalled that it will not readily trespass upon ministerial judgement, including the selection of remedy. It is therefore, in practice, no surprise that the court endorsed the course taken by the government here and accepted the Secretary of State’s determination that the claimants should divest entirely their interest in Upp. The NSIA 2021 was framed to confer wide latitude on the government when identifying national security risks and deciding on appropriate measures to address them, and this ruling confirms that such an approach is...
In this issue Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Business, investment and non-sponsored work Preventing illegal working Family routes Long residence, discretion and human rights EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement International Daily and weekly news alerts Immigration Highlights 2024/2025 New and updated content Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights key forthcoming changes for business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works UKICE comment on Home Office delay on e Visa implementation amid widespread concerns Professor Catherine Barnard and Fiona Costello, writing for UK in a Changing Europe ( UKICE), examine difficulties with the e Visa rollout. They note the government has deferred the 31 December 2024 deadline for moving to a fully digital...
What are ‘dupes’ and why do consumers buy them? ‘ Dupes’—an abbreviation of duplicates—are pitched as clever stand‑ins for premium items. Unlike counterfeit goods, which try to pass themselves off as the original under the original brand, dupes are framed as savvy alternatives to higher‑end products. Right now, they loom large across fast‑moving consumer goods ( FMCG), and especially in cosmetics, where influencer activity strongly drives demand. Owning an off‑brand replica was once something to keep under wraps, but in today’s fast‑paced, social‑media‑driven world that is no longer true. Shoppers aren’t pretending dupes are authentic; instead, they proudly present them as affordable substitutes. Across platforms— Tik Tok and You Tube in particular—users showcase budget‑friendly finds, attracting admiration for thriftiness and canny, strategic purchasing. Frugality has become a marker of taste and cultural cachet. Bloggers and influencers have been instrumental in the ‘dupe trend’ in recent years,...
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