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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: Key developments and horizon scanning Transferring property Examining title Property insolvency Property taxes Property development Environment, energy and buildings Property in Scotland Further property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New Q& As Key developments and horizon scanning Law Society provides update on Renters’ Rights Bill second reading debate The Law Society’s weekly briefing on parliamentary activity reported on the Renters’ Rights Bill’s second reading in the House of Commons on 9 October 2024. Cross-party speakers backed the creation of a new landlord register to be introduced once the Bill becomes law. The Housing Minister, Matthew Pennycook, stressed that government will ready HM Courts and Tribunals Service for the system’s rollout. He also made clear that reforming the private rented sector will not hinge on...
In this issue: Budgets and Finance Bills Companies and corporation tax Real estate tax Employment taxes Individuals and income tax Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A News Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Budgets and Finance Bills Autumn Budget 2024 Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is set to present the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 30 October 2024. As ever, we will produce overnight analysis of the principal business tax measures featured in the Autumn Budget, to be published promptly on the morning of Thursday 31 October 2024. Budget Responsibility Act 2024 provisions come into force The Budget Responsibility Act 2024 ( Commencement) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/1026, bring into legal effect, from 15 October 2024, provisions within the Budget Responsibility Act 2024 ( BRA 2024) that thereby oblige HM Treasury to first obtain an economic and fiscal forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility before any minister makes major fiscal...
In this issue: Commercial Data protection and cybersecurity Free movement, immigration and employment Financial services Energy Environment IP Life sciences TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Commercial Council of the EU adopts directive updating EU product liability rules The Council of the EU has signed off a directive refreshing the EU’s civil liability regime to reflect technological change and circular economy practices. Key elements include: An expanded definition of product to cover digital manufacturing files and software; Potential liability for online platforms where they act as an economic operator for defective goods sold via their service; A streamlined route to compensation; Liability attaching to any importer of a product, or the EU-based representative of a non- EU...
In this issue: UK, EU and international regulators and bodies Authorisation, approval and supervision Prudential requirements Financial crime and sanctions Complaints, compensation and claims management Operational resilience Investigations, enforcement and discipline Regulation of capital markets Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products ( PRIIPs) Sustainable finance and ESG Banks and mutuals Investment funds and asset management Regulation of insurance Payment services and systems Fintech and cryptoassets 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 Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum provides interim update to regulatory initiatives grid The Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum, comprising the Bank of England ( Bo E), the...
In this issue: Budgets and Finance Bills Wills Probate HMRC Manuals updates Insolvency— Private Client Contentious trusts and estates Pensions, insurance and tax‑efficient investments 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 Budgets and Finance Bills Autumn Budget 2024 The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, is scheduled to present the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 30 October 2024. As is our practice, we will provide overnight commentary on the principal business tax measures announced, ready for you on the morning of Thursday 31 October 2024. Budget Responsibility Act 2024 provisions come into force The Budget...
In this issue: Practice and procedure Relationship breakdown Private children Financial provision Public children International children Enforcement Daily and weekly news alerts Updated content New Q& As Useful information Practice and procedure The Family Procedure ( Amendment) Rules 2024, SI 2024/1016 amend and update the Family Procedure Rules 2010, SI 2010/2955, which, together with accompanying Practice Directions, prescribe the processes and requirements to be used in family cases before the High Court and the Family Court. They take effect in part on 11 November 2024 and in full on 13 January 2025 respectively. See also: LNB News 11/10/2024 15. Conkerton memorial lecture by Mr Justice Cobb: on 10 October 2024, Mr Justice Cobb presented the Conkerton memorial lecture to the Liverpool Law Society in Liverpool, entitled Justice must be seen to be done. Relationship breakdown My HMCTS: How to apply online for a divorce or dissolution— The practitioner guide for lodging a divorce or dissolution...
Standard Chartered plc v Guaranty Nominees Ltd and other companies [2024] EWHC 2605 ( Comm) What are the practical implications of this case? In a notable ruling for the banking and finance sector, the High Court implied a term into an offering circular for preference shares, providing that a ‘reasonable alternative rate’ would apply after the cessation of USD LIBOR. The circular had linked dividends to three‑month USD LIBOR. Although it set out fallbacks for occasions when LIBOR was not published, those provisions proved unworkable once LIBOR ceased entirely. The court then addressed what the reasonable alternative ought to be, determining that CME Term SOFR together with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association ( ISDA) Spread Adjustment—i.e., the rate published as synthetic USD LIBOR prior to 1 October 2024—was the most suitable rate on the facts. While the dispute focused on...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Agency and distribution Consumer protection E-commerce International Sale and supply of goods Supplier management Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—16 October 2024 A single formal complaint reached the Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) about the Travel Crew website. It questioned whether the promoted flight fares were misleading, because the fare shown at the point of booking was higher than the headline price originally displayed. The ASA upheld the complaint. See: LNB News 16/10/2024 18. Ofcom renews co-regulatory ASA arrangements for broadcast, ODPS and VSPs ads Ofcom has extended for a further ten-year period its co-regulatory arrangements with the Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) covering advertising across broadcast, on-demand programme services ( ODPS) and...
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Renewable energy Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility Oil and gas Nuclear energy Air emissions, efficiency and climate change International energy 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 future of BAT after March 2025 Ofgem has opened a consultation to extend the Ban on Acquisition-only Tariffs ( BAT) to 31 March 2026, following its July 2024 decision to keep the BAT in place until 31 March 2025. The BAT is a measure that stops electricity suppliers from offering unsustainable fixed-term deals solely to new customers. Ofgem is seeking views on prolonging the BAT’s market-wide derogation for the same period, how well the BAT is...
In this issue: Subsidies and countervailing measures Free trade agreements WTO Anti-dumping Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Subsidies and countervailing measures The European Commission is prepared to keep engaging with Chinese electric vehicle ( EV) manufacturers on company-specific undertakings as alternatives to duties, running in tandem with discussions with the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery, according to MLex. Under EU trade defence rules, the Commission enjoys broad latitude to decide which undertaking proposals from firms under a countervailing inquiry it will accept. China’s Commerce Ministry last week cautioned the EU against concluding separate arrangements, outside the state-led track, with particular Chinese producers linked to EU EV makers. See News Analysis: EU ready to continue talks with individual Chinese EV makers on...
In this issue: Planning applications and decisions Environmental impact assessment Housing Planning policy Nationally significant infrastructure projects Planning and air pollution Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Related Documents Planning applications and decisions Court of Appeal quashes planning permission for failing to consider noise, and comments on the interpretation of planning permission ( Ariyo v Richmond Upon Thames LBC) In R on the Application of Ariyo v Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council [2024] EWCA Civ 960, the Court of Appeal examined whether the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames (the LPA) acted unlawfully in granting consent for a garden area and associated structure to operate as a restaurant. The permission was overturned because noise effects—an important material consideration—were not assessed. The ruling also underscores the need for...
In this issue: Types of insurance Intermediaries and market practice UK regulation New and updated content Case trackers Key dates Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Types of insurance Motor vehicle and road traffic accident On 16 October 2024, the government pledged to confront soaring motor insurance premiums hitting motorists, convening a cross-party panel of politicians, specialists and regulators to investigate the causes and propose remedies. See News Analysis: Government launches taskforce to combat spiralling insurance cost. Intermediaries and market practice Brokers ( Aon UK Ltd and others v Howden Group Holdings Ltd and others) On 10 October 2024, Howden Group asked the court to suspend elements of Aon’s claim against the broker over alleged employee poaching from Aon’s Brazilian insurance operation, arguing that Brazil is the appropriate jurisdiction for resolving the dispute. See News...
In this issue Employment contract Pay Equality, diversity and inclusion Maternity, parents and carers Europe— EU Immigration IRLR Highlights— November 2024 Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Employment resources on Lexis+® Daily and weekly news alerts Employment contract Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education ( Transfer of Functions etc) Bill The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education ( Transfer of Functions etc) Bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on 9 October 2024. This Private Members’ Bill, sponsored by Labour peer Baroness Smith of Malvern, would wind up the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education ( If ATE), with its functions, property, rights and liabilities passing to the Secretary of State. The proposal underpins delivery of the government’s 2024 manifesto pledge to set up Skills England, which is intended to...
In this issue: Risk & Compliance forecast Data protection Financial sanctions Other financial crime Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Risk & Compliance forecast New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 15 October 2024 Our latest Risk & Compliance forecast, dated 15 October 2024, has been released. This edition covers, among other matters: (1) ICO notices signalling forthcoming fresh and revised guidance on data security and cyber security; (2) the release of the Employment Rights Bill 2024; (3) the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s confirmation that the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will be brought before Parliament in 2025; and (4) confirmation that the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation is operational. See News Analysis: New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 15 October 2024. Data...
In this issue: Investment Disclosure requirements The Pensions Ombudsman Public sector Daily and weekly news alerts New content Dates for your diary Trackers Investment TPR launches new ESG resource to help trustees go beyond minimum compliance The Pensions Regulator ( TPR) has unveiled a single resource that gathers all its environmental, social and governance ( ESG) and climate content in one place. In a new blog aimed at helping pensions trustees exceed minimum ESG compliance, Mark Hill, TPR’s Climate and Sustainability Lead, said TPR research shows most trustees are meeting their ESG obligations, though many are doing so only at a basic level. He added that further measures are required to strengthen portfolio resilience and deliver improved outcomes for savers. While ESG and climate disclosures from pension schemes should set out how they are making the most of...
In this issue: Practice Compliance forecast Financial sanctions Other financial crime Data protection Other Practice Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Practice Compliance forecast New Practice Compliance forecast as at 15 October 2024 Our latest Practice Compliance forecast (15 October 2024) is now available. This month we cover: (1) publication of the SRA’s updated 2024–25 business plan; (2) ICO notices on anticipated new and revised guidance for data security and cyber security; (3) publication of the Employment Rights Bill 2024; (4) confirmation from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology that the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will be introduced to Parliament in 2025; and (5) confirmation that the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation is now operational. See News Analysis: New Practice Compliance forecast as at 15...
UK developments CFRF publishes nature-related risk handbook and technical data guidance The Climate Financial Risk Forum ( CFRF) has released Nature-related Risk: Handbook for Financial Institutions, delivering practical direction to help financial institutions start to factor nature into decision-making and take steps to integrate it within risk management. Accompanying the handbook is Nature-related Risk: Technical Data Guidance for Financial Institutions, which sets out the nature data landscape and the main uses of nature-related datasets and tools, together with their key applications. See: LNB News 10/10/2024 62. CFRF: Nature-related Risk: Handbook for Financial Institutions CFRF: Nature-related Risk: Technical Data Guidance for Financial Institutions CFRF: Short- Term Scenarios Chapter CFRF: Mobilising Adaptation Finance to Build Resilience CFRF: Adaptation Finance- Related Case Studies CFRF Adaption Working Group user survey ......
In this issue: Data Protection e Privacy Cybersecurity Reputation management Confidential information Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Data Protection ICO reprimand Levales Solicitors LLP under Articles 32(1)(b) and (d) of UK GDPR The Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) has censured Levales Solicitors LLP for breaches of Article 32(1)(b) and (d) of the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, Retained Regulation ( EU) 2016/679 ( UK GDPR), after a security incident. A threat actor entered the firm’s cloud-hosted server using valid credentials and released sensitive data on the dark web, affecting 8,234 individuals in the UK; 863 were assessed as high risk given the sensitivity of the information. The ICO’s inquiry concluded the firm failed to ensure the ongoing confidentiality of its processing systems and had not deployed sufficient organisational measures to safeguard personal data. See: LNB News 14/10/2024 31. ICO reports on criminal record and suspended sentence handed to former RAC...
In this issue: New technologies Information technology Internet Data protection Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Reputation management Telecommunications Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& A Useful information New technologies Council of the EU approves Cyber Resilience Act The Council of the EU has approved the Cyber Resilience Act, setting security obligations for products featuring digital components. It brings in harmonised EU rules on the design, development, manufacture and placing on the market of hardware and software, including use of the CE marking to signal compliance with safety benchmarks. The framework covers any product that connects, directly or indirectly, to another device or a network, and is designed to help consumers identify items with appropriate cybersecurity...
In this issue: Sustainable finance and ESG round-up LIBOR and benchmarks Security Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Securitisation and structured products Regulation for banking lawyers Sanctions Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Useful information Sustainable finance and ESG round-up For a summary of this week’s Sustainable finance and ESG developments, see: Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round-up—17 October 2024. LIBOR and benchmarks Standard Chartered Plc v Guaranty Nominees Ltd and other companies [2024] EWHC 2605 ( Comm) Standard Chartered (the Claimant) had issued perpetual preference shares whose dividends referenced the three-month USD LIBOR. Following the cessation of LIBOR publication, prompted by the contraction of the unsecured interbank lending market, the Claimant proposed switching the dividend calculation to a Compound Secured Overnight Financing Rate ( SOFR) plus the...
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