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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: Types of insurance Intermediaries and market practice 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 Property Aon plc reports that the severe flooding sweeping Spain this week could amount to the most expensive single-loss event for insurers in the country. See News Analysis: Insurers braced for major losses on Spain floods. Marine On 29 October 2024, Spain told an appellate court that arbitration cannot stop it from enforcing an €855m Spanish judgment against marine insurers arising from a significant oil spill off the Spanish and French coasts. See News Analysis: Spain resumes application to enforce €855m award on insurers. Intermediaries and market practice Brokers On 4 November 2024, Marsh announced the launch of a new insurance facility intended to safeguard businesses against the risk of purchasing fraudulent carbon credit certificates. See News Analysis: Marsh launches insurance for carbon credit...
In this issue Key developments and materials Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Renewable energy Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy Lex Talk®Energy: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Key developments and materials Built environment industry responses to the Autumn Budget 2024: In the wake of the Autumn Budget issued on 30 October 2024, a range of built environment bodies have set out their responses. See: LNB News 31/10/2024 37. Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage ( Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/1089: These Regulations outline the method for determining a carbon dioxide transport and storage licence holder’s turnover when establishing the maximum penalty, as referenced in paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 (maximum amount of penalty) to the Energy Act 2023 (the 2023 Act). They entered into force on 1...
In this issue: Housing Planning applications and decisions Planning policy Lex Talk®Planning: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Related Documents Housing New Towns Taskforce launches call for evidence on development opportunities The New Towns Taskforce, tasked with advising government on suitable places for new communities by July 2025, has now formally opened a call for evidence. This call aims to collect early-stage information on the major development prospects currently. It invites proposals with regional significance for housing numbers, supply and economic growth. The Taskforce will utilise further sources, including its own spatial analysis, to shape recommendations on potential new towns. The call for evidence closes on 13 December 2024. See: LNB News 04/11/2024 28......
In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Costs and funding Cross-border disputes Evidence and disclosure Lex Talk®Dispute Resolution: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New content Dates for your diary Useful information Key DR developments CPR updates 177th PD update: The Master of the Rolls and the Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for Justice have signed off the 177th Practice Direction ( PD) update to the Civil Procedure Rules ( CPR). The revisions took effect at 11am on 5 November 2024. This PD updates CPR PD 51ZE ( Small Claims Track Automatic Referral to Mediation Pilot Scheme) and CPR PD 51R ( Online Civil Money Claims ( OCMC) Pilot Scheme), confirming that changes introduced by the 174th PD update apply solely to claims started on or after the precise in-force date and time. For...
In this issue: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Takeovers of public companies Corporate governance— Environmental, Social and Governance ( ESG) matters Directors and company secretaries Lex Talk®Corporate: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Newly added and refreshed content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ( Commencement No 3) Regulations 2024 These are the third set of commencement regulations made under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. Regulation 2 switches on, in full, the civil recovery of cryptoassets measures—already in force in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland, but only partly in effect in Scotland—from 7 November 2024. Regulation 3 fully commences, across the whole United Kingdom, the new offence of failing to prevent fraud on 1...
Dexia Crédit Local SA v Patrimonio Del Trentino SPA [2024] EWHC 2717 ( KB) What are the practical implications of this case? The court’s reading of a clause that designated the English courts as the exclusive forum, while not ruling out proceedings in the Italian courts, will interest those contesting jurisdiction. Where a jurisdiction clause is opaque or capable of more than one meaning, the court will interpret it in light of the surrounding factual matrix. For clauses drafted before Brexit, this may involve assuming—where the wording permits—that the parties intended an exclusive, rather than non-exclusive, choice, due to the recognition and protection that Brussels I (recast) conferred on exclusive jurisdiction clauses. In this dispute, that approach was bolstered by the standard ISDA jurisdiction provision, which stipulates exclusive jurisdiction where the selected court is within the EU and non-exclusive jurisdiction when it is outside the EU. The...
Carnival plc (trading as Carnival UK) v Laura Hunter [2024] EAT 167 EAT Judge Martyn Barklem concluded that the employment tribunal was wrong to decide that, after Carnival plc removed five of its 21 team leader posts, the 16 remaining roles constituted ‘suitable alternative vacancies’ for Laura Hunter under regulation 10 of the Maternity and Parental Leave Regulations 1999, SI 1999/3312. Regulation 10 applies where, during an employee’s ordinary or additional maternity leave, redundancy means it is not practicable for the employer to continue to employ her under the existing contract of employment. In that event, the provision stipulates that, if a suitable vacancy is available, the employee is entitled to be offered—before her employment under the existing contract ends—alternative employment with her employer, the employer’s successor, or an associated employer, on a new contract of employment......
Microlise Group plc Microlise Group plc, a supplier of fleet-tracking software used by Serco and mail carrier DHL, said in a statement to the London Stock Exchange that it intends to have its services 'largely back to normal' within a week, following a cyber-attack that targeted its network. The software company first reported the attack in a statement to the stock market on 31 October 2024. Microlise said it does not expect the attack to materially affect its financial forecasts or its overall financial position. The announcement did not disclose which of its corporate customers were impacted by the incident......
In this issue: Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Data protection Other Practice Compliance updates this week Question of the week Lex Talk®Practice Compliance: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions OFSI removes licensing ground on guidance to apply for sanctioned trade services licence The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ( OFSI) has withdrawn the licensing ground that permitted services to persons with Russian links via a UK parent or that parent’s subsidiary, bringing this into line with its guidance on applying for a licence to provide sanctioned trade services. See: LNB News 31/10/2024 46. OFSI updates its UK Financial Sanctions FAQs On 5 November 2024, OFSI revised 14 Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQs) on its FAQs page. FAQs 49–51, 55, 61–66, 72–73, 76 and 84 sit under the...
On 5 November 2024, RBC Capital Markets ( RBC) warned that last month’s Court of Appeal decision in three consolidated test cases may extend into other credit segments, such as premium finance. In the wake of the ruling, high street banks could be liable for redress totalling potentially billions of pounds, after the court determined that all finance agreements involving commissions must be fully revealed to customers......
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Consumer protection Contracts Data protection Sale and supply of goods Supplier management Lex Talk®Commercial: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers ASA rulings—6 November 2024 The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) received two complaints about Currency Wave and Eurostar. Complainants said Currency Wave’s ad wrongly implied Financial Conduct Authority regulation and used inaccurate price comparisons. For Eurostar, concerns were that Instagram and Facebook ads overstated the availability of £39 fares and omitted key information. The ASA upheld both. See: LNB News 06/11/2024 51. ASA publishes its Vaping Project Review on vaping ads targeted at under-18s The ASA has issued its Vaping Project Review, detailing outcomes from investigations, tech-assisted monitoring, enforcement, stakeholder engagement and advisory work on ads aimed at under-18s since June 2023. It found influencers, companies, agencies and vaping brands posting paid and organic content, plus brand...
In this issue: Data Protection Lex Talk®Information Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Data Protection ICO releases audit report on using AI tools in recruitment The Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) has published an outcomes audit examining how artificial intelligence ( AI) tools are deployed in hiring. It sets out close to 300 recommendations for AI builders and vendors, aimed at safeguarding jobseekers’ information rights and promoting fair processing of personal data. The document also distils key findings from the ICO’s consensual audits of multiple suppliers and creators of AI recruitment tools. It further includes case studies, examples of good practice, and lessons learnt for both developers and hiring teams. This work forms part of the ICO’s upstream scrutiny of the broader AI landscape, to gauge how the design and delivery of AI...
In this issue: Practice and procedure Private children Financial provision Public children International children Lex Talk®Family: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Updated content New Q& As Useful information Practice and procedure Family Procedure Rules 2010 Practice Direction Update No 6 of 2024 The sixth 2024 update to the Family Procedure Rules 2010 ( FPR 2010) Practice Directions has been released, revising FPR 2010, PD 5B (setting out when documents can be sent to the court by email), revising FPR 2010, PD 30A (to align with amendments to FPR 2010, SI 2010/2955, r 30.3 regarding appeals) and introducing a new FPR 2010, PD 6D (addressing service of documents). This PD update draws on changes brought in by the Family Procedure ( Amendment) Rules 2024, SI 2024/1016......
In this issue: New technologies Internet Data protection Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Telecommunications Lex Talk®TMT: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information New technologies Smart contracts—where are we now and does AI have a role to play? Samuel Brewer, John Lee, James Longster and Richard Brown, partners, together with Sarah Robinson, senior associate, Katie Fry- Paul and Toby Major, associates, plus Jonathan Gilmour, head of Derivatives & Structured Products, and Natalie Lewis, head of Fintech, Market Infrastructure & Payments, all at Travers Smith LLP, examine how smart contract technology is presently applied and where it falls short for typical commercial contracts, and consider its potential interface with artificial intelligence ( AI). The surge of attention on...
Digital markets CMA issues a letter to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, seeking consent for the digital markets competition regime. The CMA has confirmed it has dispatched official correspondence to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade requesting sign-off of its guidance, as drafted, for the new digital markets competition framework, which arises under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 ( DMCCA)......
Amid the current spotlight on artificial intelligence—especially generative AI—smart contracts have slipped a little from view of late. Even so, they remain highly useful, and over time generative AI may work alongside them to further automate the contracting process even more, extending what can be handled without manual intervention. What is a smart contract and why use one? According to the Law Commission’s 2021 study, a ‘smart legal contract’ is a binding agreement where certain, or even all, obligations are expressed within, and/or executed automatically by, software. A commonly cited, easy-to-grasp illustration is the vending machine. When a person meets the conditions—choosing an item and paying—the machine fulfils the bargain by dispensing the selected treat. Smart contracts follow the same conditional logic: if X, then Y. In the vending example, X equals selection plus payment, and Y is the automated delivery of the chosen snack. This...
In this issue: Wills Court of Protection UK taxes for Private Client HMRC Manuals updates Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Budgets and Finance Bills Family businesses and ownership structures Insolvency— Private Client Charity and philanthropy Contentious trusts and estates Pensions, insurance and tax efficient investments International Additional Private Client updates this week 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 Useful information Wills Will set aside for lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence ( Oliver v Oliver) William Oliver passed away on 25 May 2018, aged 86. A widower, he was survived by five children. His youngest daughter, Jane, sought to have his 2015 will overturned on the bases that: (a) execution failed to meet the formal requirements under section 9 of the Wills Act 1837; (b) he lacked testamentary capacity at the time; or (c) the will was procured through undue influence. The defendant, Rodney, William’s eldest...
In this issue: UK antitrust UK mergers UK private actions UK market studies UK subsidy control EU antitrust EU State aid EU digital markets Lex Talk®Competition: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Caselex UK antitrust CAT holds Deckers breached the Chapter I prohibition concerning restrictions on the sale HOKA running shoe brand The CAT handed down its judgment in Up & Running ( UK) Limited v Deckers UK Ltd, a damages action brought by Up and Running ( UK) Limited ( Up & Running) against Deckers UK Limited ( Deckers), alleging an infringement of the Chapter I prohibition under the Competition Act 1998 in relation to the sale of the HOKA running shoe brand. The CAT found that Deckers infringed the Chapter I prohibition by...
In this issue: Building safety Contract law Bonds Environmental issues Construction industry news Lex Talk®Construction: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Building safety MHCLG updates guidance on amendments to BSA 2022 introduced by LFRA 2024 MHCLG has refreshed its guidance on the BSA 2022 amendments made by LFRA 2024. The update brings in three measures, taking effect from 31 October 2024, addressing remediation orders, remediation contribution orders, and clarification of ‘relevant steps’. See: LNB News 01/11/2024 42. NAO publishes report on MHCLG’s dangerous cladding remediation portfolio The National Audit Office ( NAO) has released a report reviewing MHCLG’s portfolio for remediating dangerous cladding. It evaluates whether remediation in England has been delivered promptly and at a reasonable cost to taxpayers. The report also considers how effectively unsafe buildings are...
In this issue: Arbitration in England & Wales International Arbitration Investment treaty arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments Lex Talk®Arbitration: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Arbitration in England & Wales ICSID Convention and waiver of immunity On 22 October 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down a significant ruling on enforcing ICSID arbitral awards, arising from the joined appeals of Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.À. R. L. v Kingdom of Spain and Border Timbers Ltd v Republic of Zimbabwe [2024] EWCA Civ 1257. The Court of Appeal confirmed that foreign states may not invoke state immunity under section 1(1) of the State Immunity Act 1978 ( SIA 1978) to overturn the registration of ICSID awards. This landmark outcome aligns the position under...
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