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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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Sheriff Appeal Court dismisses ‘multiple contracts’ defence to adjudication enforcement ( George Beattie & Sons v Gareloch) George Beattie & Sons Ltd v Gareloch Support Services ( Plant) Ltd [2024] SAC ( Civ) 43 What are the practical implications of this case? This decision reinforces the courts’ firm approach to enforcing adjudication awards, making clear that jurisdictional challenges will not be entertained unless clearly and consistently articulated. It stresses the need to state any objection to an adjudicator’s jurisdiction expressly and to maintain that reservation. In this matter, the contractor asserted during the adjudication that the parties were bound by multiple contracts, yet seems not to have gone on to make an explicit jurisdictional challenge on that footing. The consequence was that, even if the “multiple contracts” contention could have undermined the adjudicator’s remit, the appellant could not rely on it to resist...
In this issue: Collective agreements Public sector Status and worker categories Immigration Cross-border, international and jurisdictional issues Tax Prohibited conduct (discrimination etc) Corporate governance ESG and sustainability: employment issues Bribery, modern slavery, tax evasion and fraud Unfair dismissal Employment Tribunals New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Employment resources on Lexis+® Daily and weekly news alerts Collective agreements Supreme Court determines that mistakes in collective agreements incorporated into employment contracts can be rectified In Unite the Union v Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/ A Nexus [2024] UKSC 37, a unanimous Supreme Court, delivered in a joint judgment by Lord Leggatt and Lady Simler, affirmed the Court of Appeal’s decision and dismissed Nexus’s bid to rectify a...
In this issue: Types of insurance UK Regulation EU Regulation New and updated content Case trackers Key dates Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Types of insurance Cyber With scant historical data on large-scale cyber incidents, defining insurers’ exposure remains challenging, experts noted, urging firms to use a shared framework when describing what is among the sector’s most significant threats. See News Analysis: Insurers urge shared approach to define major cyber-events. Motor vehicle and road traffic accident Almost one in three young motorists have obtained bogus car insurance from criminals on social media, Aviva reported, advising teenagers and early adults to treat “too good to be true” offers with caution even as rising costs strain consumers. See News Analysis: Young drivers buying fake insurance, Aviva says. Warranty and...
UK developments FSB reports significant progress on global climate disclosure standards implementation The Financial Stability Board ( FSB) has released its 2024 update on delivering consistent climate-related reporting, noting strong momentum in adopting International Sustainability Standards Board ( ISSB) disclosure standards. In 19 of the FSB’s 24 jurisdictions there are now regulations, guidelines, or strategic roadmaps in place, and 17 jurisdictions have introduced or proposed requirements grounded in the ISSB standards and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures ( TCFD) recommendations. See: LNB News 12/11/2024 58. Sources: FSB reports on progress towards globally consistent and comparable climate-related disclosures, 2024 progress report on Achieving Consistent and Comparable Climate- Related Disclosures, and IFRS Progress Report on Corporate Climate-related Disclosures. LMA publishes draft provisions for green loans The Loan Market Association ( LMA) has issued draft green loan provisions, offering suggested clauses for inclusion in LMA loan...
The General Court determined that appellate officials at the European Union Intellectual Property Office ( EUIPO) properly rejected the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine’s bid to register the slogan, concluding it is merely a political statement expressing solidarity with Ukraine during the Russian invasion. The judgment explains that the phrase has been used heavily in a non-commercial setting tied to Russian aggression and, for the relevant public, will be closely and inevitably linked to that context. In view of the breadth of media coverage, the court said, the wording will be associated with a recent historical moment, one well known to the average EU consumer. Consequently, buyers will not see the sign as indicating commercial origin or as pointing to any particular brand, company, or organisation; they will perceive it only as a political message. The State Border Guard Service of...
In this issue: Trusts Powers of attorney and advance decisions Older and vulnerable clients UK taxation for private client Updates to HMRC Manuals Tax avoidance, evasion and non‑compliance Budgets and Finance Bills Family businesses and ownership structures Digital assets and cryptoassets Charity and philanthropy Contentious trusts and estates Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Question of the 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 Rectification used to validate scheme amendments despite defects in their execution ( Ballard v Buzzard) In Ballard v Buzzard [2024] EWHC 2765 ( Ch), a pensions matter, the High Court concluded that the amending deeds were effective...
In this issue: Funding and investment Types of private sector pension schemes Public sector pensions Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Funding and investment TPR’s new defined benefit funding code of practice in force from 12 November 2024 The Pensions Regulator’s ( TPR’s) much‑anticipated code of practice on funding for defined benefit ( DB) pension schemes took effect on 12 November 2024, bringing what Pensions Minister Emma Reynolds characterises as a ‘more robust set of standards’ for the industry. The Pensions Act 2004 ( Code of Practice) ( Defined Benefit Funding) Appointed Day Order 2024, SI 2024/1143, was laid on 11 November 2024, formally setting 12 November 2024 as the date on which TPR’s new DB funding code would commence and take legal effect. The updated code applies to DB pension schemes with actuarial...
Complete Ceiling and Partitioning Systems Ltd v DE1 Ltd [2024] EWHC 2800 ( TCC) What are the practical implications of this case? This judgment confirms that an enforcing party cannot, without risking an adverse costs order, sensibly decline to give proper answers to a defendant’s enquiries about its prospective capacity to repay the adjudicated sum if required later, notwithstanding that the onus of establishing inability to pay sits with the party seeking a stay. The avenues to oppose enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision are narrow, and the defendant bears a demanding evidential burden to bring itself within those grounds. Accordingly, those pursuing enforcement often see advantage in disclosing the bare minimum to the defendant, hoping the other side will discharge the award rather than gamble on a stay application when the nature of any responsive evidence remains uncertain. This ruling should reassure...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Students Long residence, discretion and human rights Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Preventing illegal working Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar highlights forthcoming developments of relevance to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Government publishes new Attorney General’s legal risk guidance The Attorney General, Lord Hermer KC, has released updated guidance for government lawyers on assessing legal risk. Mirroring the position he outlined in last month’s Bingham lecture, the revision gives greater prominence to the rule of law within government and to international law. Aimed at lawyers advising across government, the October update is intended to raise the bar for judging legality, encouraging the thousands of talented lawyers...
DDR v BDR [2024] EWFC 278 What are the practical implications of this case? As well as offering a highly accessible distillation and application of the principles governing disputes over property between a sole legal proprietor and a non-legal claimant asserting a beneficial interest, this judgment underlines the truly basic distinction between the court’s declaratory function in property matters and its redistributive powers under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 ( MCA 1973). It also offers a template for the clear, targeted presentation of financial remedy applications. Where questions arise about the scope of a party’s bankruptcy estate, the approach must be equally disciplined. Its structured reasoning demonstrates how to keep such issues sharply defined and tightly analysed throughout the conduct of the application, from start to finish. The judge’s careful, methodical analysis should not mask the 'somewhat unfocused and...
PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights—14 November 2024 In this issue: Clinical negligence Claims involving a mentally incapacitated claimant Accidents on the highway CPRC minutes Other PI and Clinical negligence news New Q& As Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Lexis Nexis® Webinars Useful information Clinical negligence High Court rejects allegations of fundamental dishonesty in delayed diagnosis of laryngeal cancer case In Cullen v Henniker- Major, the claimant was accepted as a truthful witness and accusations of fundamental dishonesty failed. Following a laryngectomy, she needed continuous support for her stoma/airway and voice valve. The court favoured the claimant’s care expert, finding a live-in carer both suitable and workable, in preference to the defendant’s rehabilitation-focused proposal. Damages were granted for past gratuitous assistance, future care aligned with the live-in model, future...
In this issue: COP29 Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy efficiency of products Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental taxes, reliefs and incentives ESG and sustainability Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Waste Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers New Q& As COP29 Looking ahead to COP29 The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference— COP29—will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 29 November 2024. Paul Collins, a senior associate at Ashfords LLP, shares insight on the conference’s objectives and anticipated outcomes. See News Analysis: Looking ahead to COP29. UK government announces new climate change goals at COP29 At COP29 in Baku, the UK government set fresh climate objectives, pledging an 81% cut in emissions by 2035 against 1990 baselines. In line with the...
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Renewable energy Nuclear energy Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem launches consultation on ED3 framework Ofgem has opened a consultation on the framework for the next electricity distribution price control ( ED3), beginning on 1 April 2028. This period is pivotal to reshaping the energy system to meet the government’s clean energy mission, support greater electrification of demand, and connect more renewable generation. Views are sought on elements of the framework, including objectives, regulatory models, consumer outcomes, and specific measures to tackle future challenges and unlock opportunities across electricity distribution, and other aspects of the framework too. The...
GH v GH [2024] EWHC 2547 ( Fam) What are the practical implications of this case? Mr Justice Peel stated that the financial dispute resolution hearing ( FDR) — covering the increasingly favoured private FDR — is a fundamental step in the court process. It is treated as an essential part of that process. Dispensing with an FDR will be exceptionally rare, save perhaps where a party has entirely failed to engage, or in other similarly narrow circumstances. Whilst other scenarios might be advanced to move from the first appointment straight to a final hearing without an FDR, such instances will be uncommon in the extreme, genuinely very few and far between... What was the background? What was the background?......
In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Costs and funding Litigation Civil appeals New content Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments CPRC minutes Record of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee meeting on 4 October 2024: The CPRC’s session on 4 October 2024—held in a hybrid format at The Rolls Building ( Royal Courts of Justice) and by video conference—covered a range of matters, including proposed changes to the Pre- Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims Below the Small Claims Limit in Road Traffic Accidents and to CPR PD 27B. The Committee also looked at amendments to CPR 25 (interim remedies and security for costs), CPR 42 (change of solicitor), CPR 46 (costs orders in favour of or against non-parties) and CPR PD 52E (appeals by way of case...
In this issue: Arbitration in England & Wales 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 in England & Wales Arbitration Bill undergoes third reading in the House of Lords On 6 November 2024, the Arbitration Bill had its third reading in the House of Lords. It was approved and sent to the House of Commons that same day. See: LNB News 07/11/2024 57. International Arbitration India—obligation on tribunal and court to examine the contract; omission to address issues a court deems necessary is not a basis to set aside an award Pam Developments Private Ltd v The State of West Bengal concerned an appeal to the Supreme Court of India from a Calcutta High Court decision that...
In this issue: Commercial Competition and state aid Data protection and cybersecurity Financial services Environment Insurance and reinsurance IP Life sciences Regulatory Restructuring and insolvency TMT International Trade Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Commercial Temu’s practices found to breach EU consumer laws The European Commission has informed Temu that a number of its practices breach EU consumer law and has instructed the platform to bring them into line. A co-ordinated investigation by the Consumer Protection Cooperation ( CPC) Network, the Commission and national authorities concluded that Temu misled shoppers with bogus discounts, pushed customers into purchases by falsely claiming limited stock and looming deadlines, and provided incomplete or inaccurate details about consumers’ rights on returns and refunds. Investigators also reported that users were forced to play a ‘spin the...
In this issue: Subsidies and countervailing measures Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Subsidies and countervailing measures TRA seeks to keep countervailing action on Argentinian biodiesel imports The Trade Remedies Authority ( TRA) has provisionally set plans to continue countervailing action on biodiesel from Argentina. In its Statement of Essential Facts, the TRA advises keeping the duty band at 25%–33.4% through February 2029......
In this issue: Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round-up Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Lending Acquisition finance Shipping finance Real estate finance 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 a summary of this week’s Sustainable finance and ESG developments, see Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round-up—14 November 2024. Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ( Commencement No 3) Regulations 2024 ( SI 2024/1108): Provisions in ECCTA 2023 on civil recovery of cryptoassets in Scotland took effect on 7 November 2024, and measures introducing the UK-wide offence of failure to prevent fraud will commence on 1 September 2025. See: LNB News...
In this issue: Prudential requirements Financial crime and sanctions Complaints, compensation and claims management Investigations, enforcement and discipline Regulation of capital markets 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 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 Prudential requirements COREPER asked to endorse agreement on CCP concentration risk treatment After the European Parliament adopted, in April 2024, a proposal for a directive of the Parliament and the Council to amend Directive 2009/65/ EC ( UCITS), Directive 2013/36/ EU ( CRD IV) and the Investment Firms Directive ( EU)...
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This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...
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