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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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Margaret Beels, director of Labour Market Enforcement, and Elysia Mc Caffrey, chief executive at the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority ( GLAA), are set to see their organisations wound up once the new agency is created. Even so, both praised the government’s pledge to form a single enforcer for employment rights—an idea many in the profession have backed for years. The body will not be up and running before 2026 at the earliest. Meanwhile, those tasked with folding multiple regulators into a lead authority remain unclear about its operation, its priorities, and whether resources will match ministers’ ambitions. “ What I’ve been told is, ‘ It’s about investment, not cost-cutting,’” said Mc Caffrey. “ But we’ve had no further detail on funding or headcount.” The Fair Work Agency ( FWA) will unite current enforcement of labour standards, employment agencies, and the minimum wage. It will also...
In this issue: Information technology Internet Data protection Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Telecommunications Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& A Useful information Information technology Recast EU Product Liability Directive now in force The European Commission has confirmed that Directive ( EU) 2024/2853, the revised Product Liability Directive, took effect on 8 December 2024. The regime introduces a modern framework enabling victims to claim compensation for harm caused by defective products, including personal injury, property loss and damage to data, while offering greater legal certainty to economic operators. It covers all products, from household goods to AI, software and product-related digital services, as well as items sold online. Under the updated rules, the Commission will also create a publicly accessible EU database of court...
In this issue: Trusts Court of Protection UK taxes for Private Client HMRC Manuals updates Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Family businesses and ownership structures Pensions, insurance and tax efficient investments 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 New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Useful information Trusts High Court grants rescission of deeds of appointment executed for EBTs on grounds of mistake ( JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd (as trustee of the Henderson Family Benefit Trust) v Garnett) Proceedings sought to unwind a number of deeds of appointment made under two employee benefit trusts ( EBTs): the Henderson Family Benefit Trust ( HFBT) and the...
In this issue Road traffic accidents Public authorities and the state Case management Costs Other PI and clinical negligence news Daily and weekly news alerts Useful information Road traffic accidents Court of Appeal rules that denying hire charges based solely on the lack of a valid MOT would be disproportionate Ali v HSF Logistics Polska Sp Zoo [2024] EWCA Civ 1479 concerned an appeal in the Court of Appeal about a claim for hire charges after a road traffic collision, where the claimant’s vehicle lacked a current MOT at the material time of the accident. The court found the defendant’s “causation defence”, that hire could not be recovered because using the car without an MOT would have been unlawful, to be misguided, amounting to an ex turpi causa argument advanced without the necessary...
Knight (as property and affairs deputy for BJB) v Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and another [2024] EWCOP 59 What are the practical implications of this case? This judgment examined whether the Court of Protection had authority to determine a dispute between a claimant and a defendant, where a compromise agreement named a senior judge of that court as the decision‑maker on whether the claimant, through her deputy, could be released from a reverse indemnity undertaking, and allowed the defendant to answer any such application for release and to be heard. Although HHJ Hilder concluded that the Court of Protection did have that jurisdiction ‘by approved consent’, she questioned whether it was ‘right’ for issues arising in civil litigation to be transferred to the Court of Protection, as the issues in this case had been. The court also considered the correct approach to adopt in such...
In this issue: Employee benefit trusts Budgets, Autumn Statements and Finance Bills Remuneration issues for financial services firms Useful Information Weekly highlights from other practice areas Employee benefit trusts JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd (as trustee of the Henderson Family Benefit Trust) Garnett [2024] EWHC 3128 ( Ch) This claim sought rescission of a number of deeds of appointment made under two employee benefit trusts ( EBTs). The appointments established sub-trusts for named employees and their families under each trust and, in HMRC’s assessment, caused the appointed assets to fall outside the exemption in section 86 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 ( Section 86), thereby creating potential inheritance tax exposures. The claimants argued that the appointments were executed on the mistaken assumption that the assets would remain within the Section 86 exemption, and that this error was...
In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Costs and funding Enforcement Litigation Case management ADR Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments Consultations and calls for responses Names of claimants of money judgments to be published on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines The Ministry of Justice ( Mo J) has wrapped up its consultation on adding claimant names to the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines in England and Wales (the Register). It had sought views on changing legislation to allow publication on the Register of claimant names in County Court and High Court money judgments. Having considered the feedback, the Mo J will proceed and plans to lay Regulations before Parliament to implement the reform. For further detail, see: LNB News 09/12/2024 44— Names of...
In this issue: Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round-up Register of Overseas Entities Procurement Act Lending Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Derivatives Regulation for banking lawyers Sanctions Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round-up For this week’s snapshot of Sustainable finance and ESG developments, see Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round–up—12 December 2024. Register of Overseas Entities Register of Overseas Entities ( Protection and Trusts) ( Amendment) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/ Draft: these draft regulations amend the Register of Overseas Entities ( Delivery, Protection and Trust Services) Regulations 2022, SI 2022/870, allowing any person whose details might be published or disclosed by the registrar under the register of overseas entities to apply for protection. They take effect in part on 28 February 2025 and fully on 31...
Market Standards Trend Report— AGM Season 2024 Lexis+® UK Practical Guidance and Market Standards review voting behaviour seen across the annual general meetings ( AGMs) of FTSE 350 companies as the 2024 AGM season draws to a close. We also assess the issues companies must consider as they look ahead to the 2025 season......
In this issue: WTO Trade in goods Subsidies and countervailing measures Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content WTO WTO announces Jordan's initiation of safeguard investigation The World Trade Organization ( WTO) has noted that Jordan has begun a safeguard investigation to evaluate whether rising imports are causing, or threatening, serious harm to its domestic industry. The WTO has outlined details of the notification, including contact details for the investigation's director and deadlines. Stakeholders should register by 22 December 2024 and lodge written submissions by 14 January 2025. The WTO states members may apply temporary import curbs only where the probe substantiates serious injury or a threat thereof. See: LNB News 09/12/2024 41......
The Brussels gathering of Eurogroup finance ministers was a notable moment. It was the first appearance by a UK Chancellor at the table since the country’s 2020 departure from the EU. Rachel Reeves took part to signal her administration’s intent to reset ties with the EU, particularly on economic and financial matters. Her presence was intended to demonstrate the new administration’s readiness to turn the page. She told journalists that today begins the groundwork to restore trust and repair relations after a bruising and combative few years between the UK and the European Union. Speaking after the session, she said this was a clear sign of the new UK government’s resolve to recalibrate the UK’s relationship with the European Union and of the importance she places on realising the economic potential of a shared future. Reeves stressed the need to...
Practice and procedure In this issue: Practice and procedure Relationship breakdown Private children Public Children Court of protection Daily and weekly news alerts Content spotlight Updated content New Q& As Useful information Key family law developments in 2024 and looking ahead to 2025 Within Key family law developments in 2024 and looking ahead to 2025, the Lexis+ Family Practical Guidance ‘ Next Generation’ Consulting Editorial Board ( CEB) assess the standout shifts in family law across 2024 and outline what they predict could become the principal developments in 2025. The ‘ Next Generation’ CEB comprises Matt Foster, senior associate at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP; Aimee Jones, senior associate at Sternberg Reed LLP; Laurie Kershaw, senior associate at JMW Solicitors LLP; Sacha Lee, associate at Dawson Cornwell LLP; and David Wilkinson, solicitor at Slater Heelis. Extension of the transparency reporting pilot for financial remedy proceedings The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary ( CTJ), acting with the approval of the...
In this issue: Key developments and horizon scanning Transferring property Residential property Property management Environment, energy and buildings Property in Wales Property in Scotland Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers New Q& As Key developments and horizon scanning Key developments and horizon scanning Prime Minister’s Plan for Change The Prime Minister has unveiled a wide-ranging Plan for Change, setting out key milestones to achieve national missions before the end of the current Parliament. Commitments include expediting planning determinations for over 150 major economic infrastructure schemes and building 1.5 million homes across England. The programme also prioritises home-grown energy, with a goal of at least 95% low carbon generation by 2030, aligned with advice from the National Energy System Operator....
In this issue: Intellectual property Pharmaceutical—regulatory framework Research and development Competition in life sciences Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Intellectual property Haemophilia gene therapy patent valid and infringed ( Pfizer v uni Qure) The Patents Court rejected Pfizer’s attempt to revoke uni Qure’s EP( UK) 3,581,650 ( EP 650), which claims a “ Factor IX polypeptide mutant and a method for its production” and underpins uni Qure’s haemophilia therapy, Hemgenix. As a consequence, Pfizer cannot, for now, introduce its gene therapy Beqvez—approved by the EMA on 24 July 2024—in the UK, although it has indicated it will appeal. Pfizer accepted that, if EP 650 stood, it would infringe, but maintained the patent was invalid, alleging the particular amino acid substitution was obvious and devoid of...
UK developments BBP issues guidance on TNFD implementation for the commercial real estate sector The Better Buildings Partnership ( BBP) has released a comprehensive guide to help UK commercial real estate owners apply the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures ( TNFD) framework. The publication offers practical tools to put the TNFD into practice and to prepare well-founded nature-related disclosures. Introduces the key nature and biodiversity challenges facing the real estate industry. Sets out the Locate, Evaluate, Assess, Prepare ( LEAP) approach to steer organisational strategy and governance. Provides a step-by-step implementation pathway, with appendices on regulatory drivers and the impacts of commercial real estate on natural systems. See: LNB News 28/11/2024 66. Source: BBP Releases New Publication on TNFD for UK Commercial Real Estate......
In this issue: Directors and company secretaries Corporate governance Accounts and reports Private M& A Competition law New and updated content Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Directors and company secretaries High Court clarifies position of sole directors under Model Articles and the interaction between UK sanctions regulations and in-court appointment of administrators ( Re KRF Services ( UK) Ltd) In Re KRF Services ( UK) Ltd [2024] EWHC 2978 ( Ch), the High Court considered two significant matters in UK company law and sanctions policy. First, it settled the status of sole directors under the Model Articles for private limited companies. The court held that a sole director may validly adopt board resolutions and bind the company, whether they have always acted alone or became sole following a previously multi-member board. This construction addresses the inconsistency between Article 7(2) and Article 11(2) of the Model Articles, with the court giving...
In this issue: COP29 Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste International Waste Shipments ( Amendment) Regulations 2024 Waste producer responsibility regimes Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Updated Practice Notes Trackers COP29—the outcomes The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 24 November 2024, finally closing 35 hours late after intensive negotiations. With the need to confront climate change increasingly acute, COP29 sought to deepen global collaboration and frame bold measures for mitigation and adaptation. The meeting delivered the Baku Climate Unity Pact, bringing together a suite of...
This piece sets out: the proposed plans for the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, including suggested annual deadlines and obligations operators should note how the proposals aim to prevent overlap with the EU Emissions Trading Scheme international actions intended to curb greenhouse gas emissions across the maritime sector the UK government’s recent unveiling of green shipping routes the possible effects of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme on the maritime sector What are the proposed plans for the UK Emissions Trading Scheme and who will it apply to? From 2026, the proposals would bring within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide from vessels of 5,000 gross tonnes, capturing all at‑berth emissions at UK ports from ships on domestic and international voyages, as well as those to or from Crown Dependencies and British Overseas...
Kimberly Moh & others v Rimal Properties Ltd; Dr James Kelly & others v Bostall Estates Ltd [2024] UKUT 324 ( LC) (18 October 2024) What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling delivers a clear, concise and practical recap of the approach to working out relevant time limits in practice, while also flagging a potential pitfall for the inattentive reader. Under section 41(2)(b) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 ( HPA 2016), it was accepted that the window for applying for a rent repayment order strictly expires on the very day the application is lodged. The judge therefore had to carefully decide when the ‘period of 12 months ending’ on that date starts, so as to determine whether the statutory offence (under HA 2004, s 72) was committed within that timeframe. In her given reasons, the judge approved the general common law...
In this issue: Brexit highlights Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Public procurement Constitutional and administrative law Subsidy control and State aid Equality and human rights Judicial review State security and intelligence Information law Other Public law news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit highlights Northern Ireland Assembly gives democratic consent to Windsor Framework — The Northern Ireland Assembly has backed, through a democratic vote, the continued application of articles 5 to 10 of the Windsor Framework for a further four years. This is the first occasion on which the Assembly has voted to grant democratic consent to the framework. See: LNB News 11/12/2024 24. Council approves 2025 fishing deal with UK for shared stocks — The...
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