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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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The personal injury discount rate was revised upward on 26 September 2024 from -0.75% to +0.5% in Scotland and from -1.5% to +0.5% in Northern Ireland. Often called the Ogden rate, this figure is used to calculate a single lump-sum award intended to meet a claimant’s future expenses, including medical treatment costs, and future lost earnings over the remainder of their life......
The inaugural cross-border merger ( CBM) between Autodesk Global Holdings Ltd. and Autodesk Development BV, carried out under the transposing SI No. 233/2023 European Union ( Cross- Border Conversions, Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2023 ( Ireland), commonly called the mobility regulations, came into force in July 2023. Considered alongside several further CBMs over the past 18 months, that transaction has shed more light on how the Irish High Court approaches these applications. To recap, the framework permits Irish limited liability companies to engage in cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions with other European Economic Area limited liability companies, in line with the mobility regulations. Those mobility regulations have repealed the earlier Irish regime on EU cross-border mergers that had applied since 2008, and have set out fresh procedures for CBMs concerning Irish companies. They also created a so‑called cross-border conversion route, enabling Irish limited...
Health & safety executive enforcement trends Under its strategy through to 2032, the HSE will prioritise action on the most significant health and safety challenges, placing particular emphasis on better workplace health. Protecting workers from physical harm has long been central to the HSE’s mission, and its performance in this sphere is widely regarded as a global benchmark. That approach has helped ensure Great Britain records some of Europe’s lowest rates of fatal and non‑fatal occupational injury. Yet, the regulator’s latest figures indicate—once again—that work‑related ill health is increasing; stress, depression and anxiety remain the leading reasons for absence across Great Britain. In 2023, about 1.8 million people reported a work‑related illness. Of these, 875,000 workers experienced stress, depression or anxiety attributable to their jobs, while 473,000 suffered musculoskeletal disorders associated with their work. To assist employers in tackling these problems, the HSE has...
The official corporate registrar warned indeed that companies which do not keep up with their filing duties could face financial sanctions. They might also be subject to civil proceedings, the disqualification of directors and, in more serious cases, criminal prosecution. The refreshed regime forms part of the work to implement the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ( ECCTA 2023), which became law in October 2023 and introduced tougher new measures to strengthen prosecutors’ hands and curb the flow of illicit money. Martin Swain, director of intelligence and law enforcement liaison at Companies House, said the registrar will 'take a consistent and proportionate approach to these new powers to enforce the law firmly, but fairly'.......
Marcus v Marcus [2024] EWHC 2086 ( Ch) What are the practical implications of this case? Master Marsh provided a helpful distillation of the rules governing the construction of trusts. He found that, absent clear wording to the contrary, ‘children’ typically excludes stepchildren. Nevertheless, he considered the broader familial setting and assessed how a reasonable reader, armed with the settlor’s knowledge, would interpret the language. The decision underscores the sorts of issues now emerging within contemporary family arrangements and the resulting complexities for private client practitioners. He noted the instrument followed a conventional approach, identifying ‘children’ as a class rather than naming beneficiaries. Even so, it is a prompt to draft with accuracy and care when preparing trusts or other legal documents, and in particular to address the status of non‑biological relatives. What was the background? The settlor, Stuart Marcus, was a prosperous...
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and another v PG (by the Official Solicitor as her litigation friend) [2024] EWCOP 49 What are the practical implications of this case? The decision offers a clear, workable illustration of a best interests appraisal in circumstances where any investigation and/or treatment would have a profoundly negative effect on a person who lacks capacity. Reaffirming Baroness Hale’s approach in Aintree v James [2013] UKSC 67, [2014] AC 591, Cobb J emphasised the need to consider welfare in its ‘…widest sense, not just medical but social and psychological..’ and for decision-makers to ‘…try and put themselves in the place of the individual patient and ask what his attitude to the treatment is or would be likely to be…’. The judgment stands as a strong reminder to NHS Trusts, and those advising and representing them, of the duty to move swiftly in...
What are the overall objectives and aims of this Bill? The Terrorism ( Protection of Premises) Bill is often referred to as ‘ Martyn’s Law’ or the ‘ Protect Duty’. Martyn Hett, along with 21 others, tragically died in the Manchester Arena bombing on 22 May 2017. Over the past seven years, his mother, Figen Murray, has campaigned relentlessly for rules requiring venues that could be attractive targets for terrorism to evaluate the threat posed by terrorism, adopt reasonable steps to mitigate risk, and maintain robust arrangements to respond if an attack occurs, should such an attack take place. The draft legislation has been clearly shaped by the conclusions of the Manchester Arena Public Inquiry. Its purpose is to lessen the vulnerability of qualifying premises and events to terrorist acts and to reduce the chance of physical harm to members of the public arising from such...
Antitrust Co J upholds Commission’s 2018 Gazprom commitment decision The Court of Justice has delivered its judgment in Case C-255/22 P, Orlen v Commission, an appeal targeting the General Court’s 2022 ruling in Case T-616/18, which had dismissed a challenge to the Commission’s 2018 decision accepting binding commitments from Gazprom under Article 9 of Regulation 1/2003. Those commitments were designed to tackle competition concerns that Gazprom had abused its dominant position in Central and Eastern European gas markets. The Court of Justice rejected the appeal, thereby confirming the Commission’s 2018 commitment decision. Background Between 2011 and 2015, the Commission undertook several steps to scrutinise how gas markets functioned in central and eastern Europe. In September 2012, it opened a probe into Gazprom concerning gas supply in eight Member States. In April 2015, the Commission issued a statement of objections to Gazprom, alleging that a range of...
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Renewable energy Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility International energy Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing DESNZ launches consultation on regulating TPIs in the retail energy market The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has opened a consultation to bring Third Party Intermediaries in the retail energy market under regulation, bolstering consumer protection and aiding the shift to a cleaner energy system. Triggered by cases of consumers and businesses being targeted by unregulated rogue brokers and other TPIs, this forms part of the government’s ongoing support for Ofgem to develop an effective market for non-domestic customers, alongside implementing recommendations from Ofgem’s July 2023 non-domestic policy...
In this issue: Arbitration in England & Wales Arbitration under the AA 1996 Act International Arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Arbitration in England & Wales England and Wales— Supreme Court rules on arbitration seat jurisdiction issues The Supreme Court has issued a unanimous judgment in Uni Credit Bank Gmb H v Ruschemalliance Llc [2024] UKSC 30. The appeal tested the Court of Appeal’s position on jurisdiction, addressing which law governs the arbitration agreements and where the claim should properly be brought. The Court concluded that English law applies to the arbitration agreements, even though a different country was chosen as the seat. It also found England and Wales to be the appropriate forum because Uni Credit could not secure an effective remedy in the French courts or from an arbitral tribunal. Commentary is provided by Paul Key KC (...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency in buildings Product energy efficiency Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings ESG and sustainability Hazardous chemicals and substances Nature, biodiversity and habitat protection Waste Producer responsibility schemes for waste Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Latest Q& A Useful information Air emissions and climate change Law Society opens consultation on climate risk and conveyancing practice note The Law Society has begun consulting on a practice note addressing climate risk within conveyancing. This follows its climate change guidance issued in April 2023. The draft note aims to give conveyancers practical direction on recognising and handling how climate risk may influence day-to-day practice. A panel session on the draft will feature at the Law Society’s Property Conference on 16 October 2024. The consultation period ends on 31 October 2024. See: LNB News 20/09/2024 7......
Mergers Tereos fined for failure to comply with requirements of CMA information during phase 2 investigation The CMA has issued a notice, dated 25 September 2024, penalising Tereos SCA and Tereos United Kingdom and Ireland Limited (together, Tereos) under section 110 of the Enterprise Act 2002 for failing to comply with a section 109 notice that required the provision of board minutes and internal documents relating to Board and corporate governance. The CMA levied a £25,000 fine. Tereos did not supply all information sought by the deadline. Board minutes were only submitted after the CMA prompted compliance. Other documents falling within the notice’s scope were not provided. Without further CMA enquiries after the main party hearing, a significant volume of responsive material would not have been produced. Tereos adopted an unjustifiably narrow...
Cancrie Investments Ltd v Haider [2024] EWHC 2302 ( Comm) What are the practical implications of this case? This judgment offers a clear exposition of the principles governing costs after inter partes continuation applications, and adds to the growing line of authority endorsing the proposition that the usual course is to make a costs order rather than reserve costs, unlike the approach commonly taken on interim applications. In its wake, those seeking to persuade the court to reserve costs on such applications face an even steeper climb, as the Commercial Court expressly echoes the reservations voiced in Harrington & Charles Trading Ltd v Mehta [2023] EWHC 609 ( Ch) about the correctness of Al Assam v Tsouvelekakis [2022] EWHC 2137 ( Ch). The decision also usefully delineates the differences between inter partes applications and applications for freezing injunctions, and explains how those...
In this issue: Tax Prohibited conduct (discrimination etc) Employment rights and trade unions Employment Appeal Tribunal Civil Courts and alternative dispute resolution Immigration IRLR Highlights— October 2024 Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Employment resources on Lexis+® Daily and weekly news alerts Tax Mutuality and control were held sufficient to support employment status for referees’ engagements, yet the Supreme Court sent the point back to the FTT. In Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Professional Game Match Officials Ltd [2024] UKSC 29, the Court dismissed PGMOL’s appeal. It found that the core prerequisites—mutuality of obligation and control—necessary for a contract of employment were present. Even so, it remitted the case to the First-tier Tax Tribunal ( FTT) to decide, on its original factual findings, whether, viewed in the round, the...
In this issue: Ukraine conflict Types of insurance Market practice Regulation New and updated content Case trackers Key dates Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Ukraine conflict Aviation claims Two carriers maintain they have no liability for US$911m in claims concerning aircraft left in Russia, amid a broader wave of litigation worth £13bn that has reached the courts following the invasion of Ukraine. See News Analysis: Insurers deny liability for US$911m stranded aircraft claims. Types of insurance Cyber The shifting cyber insurance landscape could face a major turning point if more providers pare back standard business IT breach cover to limit exposure to state-backed cyber attacks. See News Analysis: Insurers wrestle with ‘cyberwar’ policy exclusions. Market practice Insurance fraud — nearly one in five claim handlers now believe many fraudulent claims include falsified or altered...
In this edition: UK antitrust EU antitrust EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation EU State aid Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Competition: a Lexis®Nexis community New and updated content Caselex UK antitrust Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption: CMA launches consultation on proposed recommendations The CMA has opened a consultation on its provisional recommendation to advise the Secretary of State for Business and Trade that the Competition Act 1998 ( Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption) Order (the Order) should remain in force beyond its current term as a continuing block exemption. This follows an April 2024 call for inputs on the Order. First brought into effect in 2001, the Order removes specified integrated ticketing arrangements—agreed between transport operators—from the scope of the Chapter I prohibition in the Competition Act, and it was most recently extended in 2016. The block...
On Tuesday, Marsh Mc Lennan’s Guy Carpenter unit — a worldwide risk adviser and reinsurance expert — noted that the deluges, sparked by intense rainfall, were exceptionally severe. However, enhanced regional flood defences, including superior early-warning networks and anticipatory actions, helped to limit damage when compared with earlier disasters. According to the reinsurance firm, Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland are likely to bear the brunt of insurance claims. Guy Carpenter added that pay-outs are projected at €550m–€650m in Australia, while the Czech Republic could see €600m to €750m in claims overall......
In this issue: Brexit highlights Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Public procurement Judicial review Constitutional and administrative law State accountability and liability Coronavirus ( COVID-19) SIs Equality and human rights Projects and infrastructure Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit highlights ESIC terminates operation The Commons European Statutory Instruments Committee ( ESIC) has ended its work, having ceased to exist on the dissolution of Parliament on 30 May 2024. Alongside the Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee ( SLSC), ESIC managed the sifting processes under the European Union ( Withdrawal) Act 2018 ( EU( W) A 2018), the European Union ( Future Relationship) Act 2020 ( EU( FR) A 2020) and the Retained EU Law ( Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 ( REUL( RR) A...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Consumer protection Contracts International Sale and supply of goods Supplier management Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Implementation of advertising curbs for less healthy food and drink on television and online—overview of the updated consultation response. The Department of Health and Social Care has released the government’s reply to the 2022 consultation on draft legislation introducing these advertising limits. Katrina Anderson, Principal Associate at Mills & Reeve, reviews the implications. See News Analysis: The implementation of advertising restrictions for less healthy food and drink on television and online—an analysis of the updated Consultation response. Google’s €1.49bn antitrust penalty in the Ad Sense matter overturned. On 18 September 2024, the General Court of the European Union set aside the fine for alleged abuse of dominance in online search advertising...
In this issue: Corporate governance Q& As Useful information Weekly highlights from other practice areas Corporate governance Wizz Air shareholders approve updated pay proposals but with notable votes against At this week’s AGM, investors in Wizz Air Holdings Plc voted on its pay policy, including a ‘one‑off shift’ in relation to the long‑term incentive plan ( LTIP) grants for the senior management team below CEO level for the 2025 financial year. Under this approach, the whole of their LTIP awards will simply comprise restricted shares with time‑based vesting only, and no performance conditions, across a three‑year period. For further details, see: Share Incentives weekly highlights—27 June 2024— Corporate Governance. The resolutions adopting the company’s new remuneration policy and altering its LTIP were approved, yet faced substantial minority resistance, as each resolution attracted more than 30% of votes against. The proposal to reappoint Remuneration Committee chair Barry Eccleston as a...
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