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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: Data protection Cyber security e Privacy Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Data protection ICO and DSIT launch tool to assess Privacy Enhancing Technologies The Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology ( DSIT) have jointly unveiled a Privacy Enhancing Technologies ( PETs) Cost– Benefit Awareness Tool. Created to assist organisations in carefully weighing the costs and advantages of deploying emerging PETs, including homomorphic encryption and secure multi‑party computation, it comes with a checklist intended to encourage responsible data use and innovation while better protecting privacy. The programme tackles the limited adoption of PETs, which often stems from difficulties in judging their value, and offers direction on compliance-related costs and benefits. A repository of real‑world PETs use cases has also......
In this issue: UK, EU and international regulators and bodies Regulated activities Authorisation, approval and supervision Prudential requirements Operational resilience Financial crime and sanctions Complaints, compensation and claims management Investigations, enforcement and discipline Regulation of capital markets Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products ( PRIIPs) Regulation of derivatives Sustainable finance and ESG Banks and mutuals Investment funds and asset management UK Mi FID II Consumer credit, mortgage and home finance Regulation of insurance Payment services and systems Regulation of AI in FS 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 Chancellor delivers first Mansion House speech Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the...
In this issue Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round-up Assimilated law Lending Security Guarantees Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Regulation for derivatives lawyers Restructuring 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 highlights in Sustainable finance and ESG, refer to Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round–up—21 November 2024. Assimilated law House of Commons Library publishes briefing on assimilated law reform The House of Commons Library has issued a briefing outlining the Labour government’s refreshed stance on assimilated law reform following the 2024 general election. The second statutory report ( July 2024) states that, of 6,735 items of retained EU or assimilated law, 65% are unchanged, 12% have been revised, and 22% repealed. In contrast with its predecessor, Labour has avoided setting a numerical target for further changes, instead prioritising a ‘pro‑business’ regulatory landscape. A key proposal is the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill, which would...
In this issue: Adjudication Building safety Environmental issues Litigation Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Adjudication Costs penalty for adjudication enforcement claimant withholding financial information pre-action ( Complete Ceiling and Partitioning Systems Ltd v DE1 Ltd) In Complete Ceiling and Partitioning Systems Ltd v DE1 Ltd [2024] EWHC 2800 ( TCC), the TCC declined to grant the successful claimant its enforcement costs, owing to a failure to supply, before action, material that would have reassured the defendant about solvency concerns and dispelled its understandable doubts. Authored by James Malam, barrister at Exchange Chambers. See News Analysis: Costs penalty for adjudication enforcement claimant withholding financial information pre-action ( Complete Ceiling and Partitioning Systems Ltd v DE1 Ltd). Building safety Welsh Government announces updates to building safety reforms The Welsh Government has set out updates to building safety reforms in Wales, highlighting continued progress to improve the design,...
In this issue Practice and procedure Relationship breakdown Financial provision Public children International children Daily and weekly news alerts New flowcharts New Q& As Updated content Useful information Practice and procedure Family law and AI Clare Williams, a Lexis Nexis professional support lawyer, introduces AI in the family law sphere. The webinar, ‘ Be part of the conversation’, supports those new to AI tools and the issues they present, as well as more experienced users seeking space to assess their practice and AI’s role within the family justice system. Beyond bringing together essential terminology and practical guidance, the session examines potential pitfalls and difficulties, and considers how family practitioners might handle clients’ use of AI... Ministry of Justice annual report and accounts 2023–24 The Ministry of Justice ( Mo J) has released its annual report and accounts for...
Britain's top court has rejected efforts by a Russian bankruptcy trustee to overturn a decision that English courts cannot recognise a bankruptcy order. A five-judge panel unanimously dismissed Lyubov Kireeva's bid, brought in her capacity as a Russian bankruptcy trustee, to have English courts acknowledge the bankruptcy order made against Bedzhamov, the former owner of Vneshprombank LLC, which failed in 2016. The appeal turned on the 'immovables rule', an English law principle under which foreign tribunals lack authority over land situated in England, meaning only English courts and property rights law can govern real estate in the country. In a brief oral judgment at Britain's highest court, Justice David Richards concluded that every submission advanced by Kireeva's legal team was 'incompatible with the immovables rule'. At the 2023 hearing, her counsel had urged the court, in this matter, to relax the...
Fairbanks v Change Grow Live , ET Case Number:2409700/2023 Employment Judge Paul Humble, in a decision released on 18 November 2024, found that the drug and alcohol rehabilitation charity Change Grow Live did not subject the claimant, Mrs Fairbanks, to unfair treatment on the grounds of philosophical belief. The judge concluded that Fairbanks had not, in fact, advanced any philosophical beliefs. ' A claimant cannot simply come to a hearing, set out four views, however sincerely held, and expect them to qualify as philosophical beliefs. Nor does belonging to a political party, on its own, amount to a philosophical belief', the tribunal determined formally......
In this issue: Medical devices Intellectual property Research and development Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework Commercialisation Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Medical devices Impact of the draft Medical Devices ( Post-market Surveillance Requirements) ( Amendment) ( Great Britain) Regulations 2024 Alison Dennis, partner, and Alice Matthews, associate, at Taylor Wessing examine the draft Medical Devices ( Post‑market Surveillance Requirements) ( Amendment) ( Great Britain) Regulations 2024, which were laid before Parliament on 21 October 2024. See News Analysis: Impact of the draft Medical Devices ( Post‑market Surveillance Requirements) ( Amendment) ( Great Britain) Regulations 2024. MHRA launches consultation on pre-market medical device regulations The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ( MHRA) has opened a consultation on proposed revisions to pre‑market regulatory requirements for medical devices in Great Britain,...
In this issue: Designs Patents Trade marks/passing off Copyright & associated rights General IP Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Designs EU design legislation published in the Official Journal The European Commission’s package to modernise and streamline the design protection framework is edging closer to effect. Regulation ( EU) 2024/2822 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024, which amends Council Regulation ( EC) 6/2002 on Community designs and repeals Commission Regulation ( EC) 2246/2002 (the Amending Regulation), together with Directive ( EU) 2024/2823 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on the legal protection of designs (recast) (the Directive), appeared in the Official Journal on 18 November 2024. Both instruments enter into force 20 days after...
On 18 November 2024, the High Court refused HCC International Insurance Co Plc’s bid to join the London law firm and Victoria Johns, a former banking solicitor, as additional parties to its fight with philanthropist Nicole Riedweg over her claim that an HCC‑insured surveyor overstated a property’s worth by roughly £2.5 million. The insurer said Forsters, which acted for Riedweg in the transaction, and Johns, called by the insurer the ‘driving force’ behind the acquisition, would share liability for any resulting loss if the court ruled in Riedweg’s favour. However, Judge James Brightwell held that HCC was not entitled to add Forsters and Johns to proceedings with contribution claims if it is ultimately later found liable. Statute permits a defendant to seek a contribution claim against further proposed parties only where they are liable for the same damage suffered by the...
In this issue: EU fundamentals Commercial Competition and state aid Data protection and cybersecurity Dispute resolution Free movement, immigration and employment Financial services Energy Environment Insurance and reinsurance IP Life sciences TMT Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers EU fundamentals European Parliament and Council agree on 2025 EU annual budget The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have struck a deal on the 2025 EU budget, amounting to €199.4bn in commitments. It is designed to advance political priorities, respond to crises, and keep backing flagship programmes such as Horizon Europe. Funding is distributed across innovation, cohesion, the environment, migration, and security. Formal sign-off is anticipated by November 2024. See: LNB News 18/11/2024 for details and reference here European Commission releases November 2024...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Long residence, discretion and human rights EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Note that our Immigration calendar sets out key forthcoming developments relevant to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works UK Judiciary releases Senior President of Tribunals' annual report for 2024 The Right Honourable Sir Keith Lindblom, the Senior President of Tribunals, has issued his 2024 annual report, charting a demanding year for the tribunal system. It reviews the effects of policy and legislative change across multiple chambers, together with rising caseloads. In his final year in post, Sir Keith considers progress towards the strategic goals set in 2020, stressing the tribunals’ ongoing commitment to access to...
More than 38,000 customers were caught up in the breach, which related to no claims bonus protection. This optional layer of insurance cover shields clients from forfeiting a reduced premium at renewal when they have to make a claim on their policy. ' Failing to disclose accurate details and to supply the NCB protection information and statement may have stopped customers from making an informed decision about buying the add-on and from comparing alternative offers available,' the antitrust regulator stated......
All eyes on the SFO after LC& F Ponzi scheme ruling On 14 November 2024, High Court Judge Robert Miles delivered a judgment concluding that former executives of the mini-bonds issuer deceived investors, spotlighting behaviour sure to interest the anti-fraud prosecuting agency. Running in parallel with those civil claims, the SFO has probed figures linked to the company since its 2019 collapse. Five people have been arrested, yet no charges have followed. While the court proceedings have provided a granular examination of the episodes in question, lawyers warn that how far the agency can leverage the findings remains uncertain. In this piece, Law360 surveys the key lessons from the 341-page ruling—and what they may signal for the SFO's inquiry. A Ponzi scheme London Capital & Finance plc, propelled by glossy promotions and assurances of steady, bank-beating yields, drew in over 11,600 backers—the biggest...
Competition policy CMA responds to the Government Industrial Strategy Green Paper and publishes speech by Sarah Cardell on how the CMA ‘is rising to the challenge on growth’ The CMA has issued its reply to the Government’s Green Paper, ‘ Invest 2035: The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy’. This blueprint clearly outlines a decade-long programme to boost economic expansion by encouraging investment and activity, while easing regulatory obstacles to innovation across eight areas: advanced manufacturing clean energy industries creative industries defence digital and technologies financial services life sciences professional and business services......
New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 20 November 2024 Our latest Risk and Compliance forecast, as at 20 November 2024, monitors proposed regulatory developments relevant to risk & compliance, helping you prepare for any changes that may affect your organisation. You should review it thoroughly, though a number of points that ought to be on your radar are highlighted below. New items we’re tracking this month FATF consultation on proposed changes to FATF Standards — The Financial Action Task Force ( FATF) is considering updates to its Recommendations to better align them with initiatives that support financial inclusion. This sits within FATF’s programme to tackle the unintended consequences of AML/ CTF measures. The consultation closes on 6 December 2024. See: AML, CTF and counter-proliferation financing......
In this issue: Arbitration under the AA 1996 Act International Arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments The Arbitration Blog Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Arbitration under the AA 1996 Act Application for payment into a US account or into court under section 44 of the Arbitration Act 1996 Confronted with an application seeking to channel the sale proceeds of cargo into a blocked account at a US financial institution, the court in O v C [2024] EWHC 2838 ( Comm) directed that the monies be paid into court instead. This approach was therefore clearly preferred by the court. Sir Nigel Teare held there was no meaningful risk that the claimant would face prosecution for sanctions breaches by paying into court, and that this route was more...
As at 20 November 2024, our Practice Compliance forecast monitors proposed regulatory shifts relevant to law firm compliance, enabling you to prepare for developments pertinent to your organisation. Please review it thoroughly; nevertheless, we flag a few points that should be on your radar below. New items we’re tracking this month FATF consultation on amendments to the FATF Standards — The Financial Action Task Force ( FATF) is considering updates to its Recommendations to better align with measures that promote financial inclusion. This forms part of FATF’s programme to address the unintended consequences of AML/ CTF measures. The consultation closes on 6 December 2024. See: AML, CTF and counter-proliferation financing. FATF updates grey listing criteria to sharpen risk focus — The FATF has revised its criteria for listing countries, aiming to relieve pressure on the least developed nations and...
Zurich UK press release (14 November 2024) Almost a third (31%) of 1,000 neurodivergent adults surveyed said their job applications were rejected once they disclosed a condition such as autism, dyslexia, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. A further 28% reported being declined for subjective reasons, including their communication style or perceived fit within a team. The study, conducted by One Poll and published on 14 November 2024, also showed 27% received remarks about their capabilities, while another 25% said recruiters stopped responding after they revealed they were neurodivergent. Findings additionally indicated that 21% had been laughed at because of their condition, and 16% saw job offers withdrawn following disclosure. Consequently, nearly two thirds, 63%, of neurodivergent adults think employers view neurodiversity as a ‘red flag’, according to the UK division of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd......
In this issue: Cross border criminal investigations Proceeds of crime Sentencing Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Consumer protection and cartels Environmental offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Local authority prosecutions Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Cross border criminal investigations Mo J signs Memorandum of Understanding with Poland on Criminal Justice Co-operation On 14 November 2024 in Warsaw, the UK Ministry of Justice and the Home Office entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ( Mo U) with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Poland. The arrangement is designed to enhance co-operation and shared learning on criminal justice between the two countries. Its scope covers mutual legal assistance, surrender pursuant to arrest...
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