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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: Practice and procedure Relationship breakdown Financial provision Public children Court of Protection Lex Talk®Family: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New content Updated content New Q& As Useful information Practice and procedure Changes to HMCTS Cloud Video Platform and the Video Hearings Service In July 2024, HM Court and Tribunals Service ( HMCTS) announced plans to upgrade the systems behind the Cloud Video Platform ( CVP) and the Video Hearings Service ( VHS) (see: LNB News 12/07/2024 10). The update requires organisations to check, and possibly change, their firewall settings. Accordingly, organisations should review—and, where needed—adjust their firewall configurations. The revisions affect any area of practice that may involve attending a court hearing, and HMCTS has stated that these network changes must be in place by 28 September 2024. There is no requirement to delete existing IP addresses from current configurations (also known as the whitelist). Before joining a VHS hearing, it is...
In this issue: Company, disclosures, records and registers Takeovers of public companies Equity capital market updates News alerts: daily and weekly Key dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Company, disclosures, records and registers Companies House outlines new registration requirements for ACSPs Companies House has issued a blog post that sets out the new registration requirements for authorised corporate service providers ( ACSPs). Established by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, ACSPs form part of a more robust framework designed to verify the identity of those submitting filings to Companies House on a company's behalf. The category will span third-party agents, such as solicitors' practices and company formation agents, and they will need to be registered with Companies House before making any submissions. The underlying purpose of mandating registration is to ensure Companies House can clearly and...
In this issue: Subsidies and countervailing measures Trade in services Trade in goods WTO Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Subsidies and countervailing measures Revised Chinese EV proposal sets tighter price limits and volume caps; EU says it cannot be reviewed MLex reports that a new Chinese electric‑vehicle proposal—aimed at limiting the application of the planned EU countervailing duties—was submitted too late and, as a result, cannot be considered, the European Commission said on 17 September 2024. The paper seen by MLex set out minimum import prices across various EV models and stricter annual import caps for Chinese EV makers signing up to the arrangement. See News Analysis: New Chinese EV offer sets stricter price ceilings and volume caps, EU says it cannot be reviewed. Trade in services UK and Thailand sign...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Work sponsorships: sponsors Family routes Long residence, discretion and human rights EU law rights and EU Settlement scheme Preventing illegal working 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 The key features of Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 217 The Lexis+® UK Immigration team has produced a Practice Note summarising the latest Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules: HC 217, published on 10 September 2024 alongside an Explanatory Memorandum. Its chief emphasis is the implementation of the Electronic Travel Authorisation ( ETA) scheme, and it sets out the remaining...
In this issue Criminal procedure and evidence Appeal and judicial review Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Consumer protection and cartels Environmental offences Food safety and hygiene offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Local authority prosecutions International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Criminal procedure and evidence Challenging the decision not to prosecute ( R (on the application of Hillary Smith) v DPP) The High Court’s judgment in R (on the application of Hillary Smith) v Director of Public Prosecutions delivers notable guidance on three fronts: the weight to be attached to inquest conclusions when the Crown Prosecution Service’s ( CPS) decides whether or not to bring a...
In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Injunctions Litigation New Content Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments CPR updates 172nd Practice Direction update—online claims: The Master of the Rolls and the Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for Justice have signed off the 172nd Practice Direction ( PD) update to the Civil Procedure Rules ( CPR). Taking effect on 18 September 2024, the revisions affect CPR PD 51ZB ( Damages Claims Pilot) and CPR PD 51R ( Online Civil Money Claims Pilot). In both pilots: (1) the existing online functions—‘case progression’ and ‘general applications’—are extended to the County Court at Birmingham; and (2) these two features are made more streamlined. For further detail, see: LNB News 16/09/2024 35—172nd Practice Direction update—online claims—in force 18 September...
In this issue: Ukraine conflict Types of insurance Market practice Regulation Case trackers Key dates Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Ukraine conflict Sanctions The UK government announced sanctions on a group of ten vessels accused of using illicit methods to try to circumvent restrictions on Russian oil, also barring their entry to the country and denying registration with the authorities. Further, see the News Analysis: UK sanctions ten ships in Russia’s shadow fleet. Marine war risks A wealth and investment adviser has sued Lloyd’s of London’s Belgian arm for more than US$3.7m to recoup alleged losses after a cargo vessel was struck by a mine in Ukraine. Further, see the News Analysis: Lloyd’s sued for US$3.7m over cargo ship damaged in Ukraine. Types of insurance Buildings insurance An insurance brokers’ trade association urged the UK government to exempt policyholders in residential flats with combustible cladding from insurance premium tax, in order to avert a surge in the...
What is the background to the FCA’s consultation? Automatic enrolment ( AE) launched in 2012 channelled more default saving into DC pensions. Default design in these schemes is sticky; members must overcome behavioural biases to make active choices. Evidence, including a recent Pensions Regulator blog, indicates most AE savers remain in entry‑level defaults such as the default investment strategy. Although steps since AE—such as the Occupational Pension Schemes ( Charges and Governance) Regulations 2015 ( SI 2015/879)—have been made, a narrow emphasis on charges has not invariably delivered better outcomes. Since 31 December 2021, trust‑based schemes under £100m in assets have faced enhanced value assessments under the Occupational Pension Schemes ( Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance ( Amendment) Regulations 2021 ( SI 2021/1070), yet this has done little to spur DC consolidation or strengthen value measures. Differences between schemes mean some members enjoy...
In this issue: Lending Security Project finance Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Technology in banking & finance transactions Structured products and securitisation Regulation for banking lawyers Sanctions Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Lending Cabinet Office publishes NSIA 2021 annual report for 2023–2024 The Cabinet Office has released the ‘ National Security and Investment Act 2021: Annual Report 2023–24’, setting out how the National Security and Investment regime has functioned. As required by statute, it has been presented to Parliament under section 61 of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 ( NSIA 2021). Covering 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, it includes all disclosures mandated by NSIA 2021, alongside extra detail to support clarity and openness. See: LNB News 11/09/2024 38. Source: National Security and...
In this issue: Employment contract Horizon scanning Pensions Tax Prohibited conduct (discrimination etc) Data protection and employee information Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Employment resources on Lexis+® Daily and weekly news alerts Employment contract Supreme Court reinstates High Court injunction preventing Tesco from ‘firing and rehiring’ employees on less favourable terms. In Tesco Stores Ltd v Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers ( USDAW) [2024] UKSC 28, the Supreme Court, unanimously and led by Lord Burrows and Lady Simler, upheld the High Court’s stance, reviving the injunction that bars Tesco from dismissing staff in order to strip them of a ‘permanent’ contractual entitlement to retained pay, then proposing re‑engagement without it. An implied term in the contracts curtailed Tesco’s ability to rely on dismissal rights for that end....
In this issue: Financial sanctions AML, CTF and counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Data protection Cybersecurity Other Practice Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions Government announces launch of Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation ( OTSI) in October 2024 The government intends to establish the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation ( OTSI) inside the Department for Business and Trade in October 2024. OTSI’s remit will cover civil enforcement of specified trade sanctions concerning UK services and international commerce. It will have the power to levy financial penalties, with any penalty for a breach assessed on a ‘strict liability’ basis. The Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions ( Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 ( SI 2024/948), conferring these enforcement powers, take effect on 10 October 2024. The...
Market investigation The CMA confirms a four-month extension to the statutory deadline for its market investigation into the provision of public cloud infrastructure services in the UK; for further details, see the case page. NOTE— For all live market studies and market investigations in the UK, consult the UK market studies and market investigation references—ongoing cases tracker. Upcoming dates For dates of forthcoming UK competition developments, please refer to the UK Competition calendar......
In this issue: Disputes and remedies Repairing obligations and dilapidations Contractual issues Service charges Property disputes in Scotland Lex Talk®Property Disputes: a Lexis®Nexis community Additional Property disputes updates Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Disputes and remedies Express declaration of trust superseded by subsequent common intention constructive trust ( Nilsson v Cynberg) Nilsson v Cynberg [2024] EWHC 2164 ( Ch) concerned an appeal brought by trustees in bankruptcy against a ruling that the bankrupt had no beneficial interest in the former family home. The property had been subject to an express declaration of trust naming the couple as joint tenants. At first instance, the court found that this position later changed by way of a common intention constructive trust and/or proprietary estoppel arising at a later point in time, and in particular because of the separation of the bankrupt and his wife and their...
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council v Kazi [2024] EWCA Civ 1037 What are the practical implications of this case? This ruling will be welcomed by local authorities nationwide, many of whom operate comparable policies. They can continue to apply those policies with confidence, while recognising they are guidance to be used flexibly in light of the facts of each case. Local authorities and the FTT should likewise keep to Marshall [54]: start from the policy and deviate only where a landlord has shown there are exceptional grounds. That said, they must remain alert to the policy’s aims and consider whether those aims will still be achieved if the policy is not followed. In this matter, having decided the second ground, the Court of Appeal declined to determine the first issue (para [47]). Interestingly, the judgment also signals agreement with the view that appeals under HA 2004, s...
In this issue: Key developments and materials Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental information ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Useful information Key developments and materials OEP publishes letter of advice to government on EIP review The Office for Environmental Protection ( OEP) has issued a letter of advice to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed, covering the review and update of the government’s Environmental Improvement Plan ( EIP). This follows Reed’s announcement of a rapid review of the EIP and his subsequent request for OEP advice. See: LNB News 16/09/2024 15. Air...
In a statement, the General Court explained it reached this outcome despite endorsing most of the European Commission’s findings, as the Commission had failed to consider all of the pertinent circumstances in its assessment of the length and duration of the contractual clauses it had deemed abusive. The Court additionally concluded that the Commission made mistakes in defining the market covered by the 2016 clauses in agreements with Google’s online advertising brokering service, Ad Sense for Search. In its summary of the decision, it observed that the Commission had not shown that the three identified clauses each amounted to an abuse of a dominant position, or that together they formed a single, continuous infringement. Consequently, the Court found the Commission had not proved that the clauses in those contracts stifled innovation......
After a midday recess, lawyers for both parties told the court they had reached an accord under which the DC enforcement action will stay on hold until May 2025. The announcement followed roughly three hours of argument on Russia’s request to pause the matter while it seeks to annul the award before the Paris Court of Appeal. Joint Stock Co State Savings Bank of Ukraine, known as JSC Oschadbank, is pressing for confirmation of the sizeable 2018 award it obtained on claims that Russia expropriated the bank’s Crimean assets after its 2014 invasion and occupation. Although Moscow asserts on the international stage that Crimea is part of Russia, both the US government and Ukraine publicly recognise Crimea as belonging to Ukraine. During the hearing, US District Judge Ana C Reyes expressed unease that resolving her court’s jurisdiction in...
In this issue: Public procurement Constitutional and administrative law Judicial review Information law Brexit highlights Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Equality and human rights State accountability and liability Subsidy control and state aid Other Public Law updates Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Public procurement Procurement Act 2023 commencement date pushed back to February 2025 The UK Parliament has published an official written statement from the Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office, Georgia Gould, setting out proposals for a brief postponement to the planned start of the Procurement Act 2023, which had been scheduled for October 2024. Gould has confirmed that the government will introduce regulations to move the commencement date to 24 February 2025. She also remarked that the...
This edition includes: Prudential requirements Financial crime and sanctions Consumer protection Investigations, enforcement and discipline Regulation of capital markets Banks and mutuals Consumer credit, mortgage and home finance 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 PRA publishes near-final Basel 3.1 standards and related prudential consultations and statements The Prudential Regulation Authority ( PRA) has released a package covering the UK prudential framework, comprising four consultation papers, a policy statement and two supervisory statements, which incorporates the PRA’s near-final Basel 3.1 rules. The measures are designed to advance UK growth and competitiveness, strengthen the banking sector’s resilience, and remain consistent with global benchmarks. The Basel 3.1 standards are due to commence on 1 January 2026, with a four-year transition. Comments on the consultation papers are invited by 12 December 2024. In addition, HM Treasury has outlined how it proposes to apply the...
In this issue: Arbitration in England & Wales International 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—testing the limits of English courts' pro-arbitration stance In June 2024, the Court of Appeal in Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v Xiaomin Zhang explored how the UK’s policy of safeguarding consumers aligns with, and potentially cuts across, the policy favouring the enforcement of international arbitration awards. See: Testing the limits of English courts' pro-arbitration stance. Supreme Court rules on arbitration seat jurisdiction issues in anti-suit injunction ( Unicredit Bank Gmb H v Ruschemalliance Llc) The Supreme Court delivered a unanimous judgment in Unicredit Bank Gmb H v Ruschemalliance Llc Rus Chem Alliance [2024] UKSC 30, holding that English law governed the arbitration agreement even though another country was chosen as the...
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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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