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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: Private equity and venture capital Employment taxes Taxes management and litigation Real estate tax Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Private equity and venture capital CIOT publishes its response to call for evidence on tax treatment of carried interest The Chartered Institute of Taxation ( CIOT) has issued its reply to the government’s call for evidence concerning how carried interest is taxed. See: LNB News 03/09/2024 5. Employment taxes Upper Tribunal allows HMRC IR35 appeal ( HMRC v S& L Barnes Ltd) In HMRC v S& L Barnes Ltd, the Upper Tribunal ( UT) set aside the First-tier Tax Tribunal’s ( FTT) decision and upheld HMRC’s appeal, concluding that the intermediaries legislation ( IR35) applied to a personal service company supplying the services of former rugby...
In this issue: Financial sanctions Other financial crime Data protection Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions FCDO updates Russia sanctions guidance The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ( FCDO) has revised its guidance on the Russia ( Sanctions) ( EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/855. Prohibition 46Z16R has been altered to refresh licensing details for Russian diamonds processed in third countries. See: LNB News 02/09/2024 27. OFSI to bring first penalty for sanctions violation this year Law360 reports that Britain’s sanctions enforcer will issue its first penalty for breaking the banning rules later this year, as the agency steps up action against Russian oligarchs whose assets have been frozen since the invasion of Ukraine, according to a senior Treasury official on 2 September 2024. See News Analysis: OFSI to bring first penalty for sanctions...
Signature Litigation LLP v Ivanishvili [2024] EWCA Civ 901 What are the practical implications of this case? The Court of Appeal used this case to restate a well-known worry: as Lord Justice Coulson observed at [22], the 1974 Act has been widely criticised for not being updated to reflect modern practice. When the SA 1974 came into force, conditional fee agreements ( CFAs) were unlawful, and retainers were largely based on an ‘entire contract’ model, allowing costs to be fully quantified for any period while litigation was ongoing. That is not the position with conditional fee retainers, where the total costs payable (covering all additional liabilities) cannot be fixed until the litigation has concluded. Accordingly, solicitors should note that under any CFA—even a ‘discounted CFA’—interim invoices will not be final statute bills if an additional fee is intended to be added to that invoice once the case...
In this issue: Internet Data protection Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Lex Talk®TMT: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Internet Ofcom publishes evaluation of Twitch’s content classification labelling rules Ofcom has released an Economics Discussion Paper reviewing the effect of Twitch’s updated content classification labels, implemented in June 2023. The assessment indicates a notable uplift in labelling accuracy, driven by new duties on creators to apply labels where specified themes appear in streams, with sanctions for non-compliance. Ofcom’s analysis also records a drop in streams wrongly tagged as mature; however, the rules did not materially change the nature of content creators produced, nor did they lead to any significant shift in viewer behaviour. See: LNB News 02/09/2024 31. Data...
In this issue: Anti-dumping Trade in goods WTO Lex Talk® International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Anti-dumping EU measures on imports of continuous filament glass‑fibre goods from China are set to be reassessed, with both anti‑dumping and countervailing duties potentially rising, according to MLex. MLex has learnt that higher rates are on the table. These glass‑fibre products, used across automotive, electronics and construction industries, are the focus of the review. See News Analysis: EU dumping and countervailing duties on Chinese glass‑fibre filaments to face review. Trade in goods The UK is expected to enter the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans‑ Pacific Partnership ( CPTPP) by 15 December 2024, after the Department for Business and Trade confirmed the final green light for accession. Once the UK joins, more than 99% of current UK goods shipped to CPTPP...
Flood Re Flood Re, the state-supported reinsurance initiative enabling insurers to supply reasonably priced home insurance policies to policyholders residing in areas at a high risk of flooding, said a study it asked the Town and Country Planning Association ( TCPA) to carry out uncovered weaknesses in the planning regime in place for delivering flood-resilient new homes across Britain. The evidence informing planning choices on flood risk is frequently out of date and hard to obtain for many, among several other problems which, Flood Re said, are eroding the insurance industry's confidence in the planning framework and its capacity to offer flood cover. Dermot Kehoe, Flood Re's director of communications and transition, said it is 'vital' that new properties constructed in England are not exposed to flooding at all. ' Householders want to feel safe in their home and be assured that it will be......
In this issue Probate Trusts Court of Protection UK taxation for private clients HMRC manuals: updates Art and heritage property, landed estates and farming families Pensions, insurance and tax‑efficient investments Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland International Question of the week Further 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 Useful information Probate Unique codes for probate applications can now be issued by email. HMRC’s Trusts and Estates Newsletter ( August 2024) confirms that IHT400 filers may provide an email address and sign a disclaimer so HMRC can send the unique code required for the probate application electronically. See: LNB News 28/08/2024 16. Source: HMRC Trusts and Estates...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Consumer protection Contracts International Public procurement Supplier management Supply of services Lex Talk®Commercial: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—4 September 2024 The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) reviewed a sponsored Instagram promotion for a device claiming to remove air particles from milk, which included unverified assertions of effectiveness for treating colic and associated symptoms. The complainant questioned whether those efficacy statements were misleading. The ASA upheld the complaint. See: LNB News 04/09/2024 20. Consumer protection Smyth v British Airways Plc and another company The King's Bench Division struck out a claim brought as a 'representative action' under CPR 19.8(1) on behalf of airline passengers whose flights with the defendant airlines were...
In this issue: Corporate governance Q& As Useful information Weekly highlights from other practice areas Corporate governance Quoted Companies Alliance publishes report on proxy advisers Following its survey of small and mid-cap companies (see: Share Incentives weekly highlights—25 July 2024), the Quoted Companies Alliance ( QCA) has issued a report setting out the survey results, spotlighting difficulties companies encounter with the remit and conduct of proxy advisers and suggesting remedies. Firms pointed to tick-box, one-size-fits-all governance assessments and limited appreciation of individual circumstances. On pay, the report highlights uneven treatment across markets: the same adviser may urge votes against a UK-quoted company’s policy yet back US and European peers that routinely table higher remuneration, creating headaches for globally active businesses. The report further records worries that proxy adviser recommendations frequently overlook each company’s distinct profile, and that weak...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Pollution and contamination Energy efficiency across the built environment Energy topics for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental permits and consents ESG and sustainability Marine Nature, biodiversity and habitat protection Lex Talk®Environment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Useful information Air emissions and climate change Scottish Government unveils Improvement Plan on Climate Change Delivery The Scottish Government has published an Improvement Plan in response to Environmental Standards Scotland’s ( ESS) investigation into Climate Delivery, setting out the planned actions and timeline the government will follow to make scope 3 emissions reporting mandatory for local authorities, after the Plan was laid before the Scottish Parliament. The Plan addresses the fourth...
Habitats Regulations can require appropriate assessment at discharge of conditions stage ( CG Fry & Son v SSLUHC) CG Fry & Son Ltd v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and another ( Home Builders Federation and another intervening) [2024] EWCA Civ 730 What are the practical implications of this case? The ruling clarifies that an appropriate assessment may still be demanded when the authority reaches the ultimate step in a sequence that permits development to continue. Where the earlier consent is an outline permission, that assessment can instead be undertaken later, at reserved matters stage or on the discharge of conditions. This is especially pertinent to the issues in the judgment because Natural England’s 2020 advice on nutrient neutrality post-dates a significant number of subsequent-stage applications. Nonetheless, if a later application were refused owing to appropriate assessment...
EU developments EFRAG publishes XBRL Taxonomy for ESRS sustainability statements The European Financial Reporting Action Group ( EFRAG) has unveiled its XBRL Taxonomy for European Sustainability Reporting Standards ( ESRS) Set 1, allowing ESRS statements to be digitally tagged. At the European Commission’s request, EFRAG has likewise released the XBRL Taxonomy for Article 8 disclosures. These digital taxonomies support the mark-up (‘tagging’) of sustainability reporting in a machine-readable XBRL format. This taxonomy will serve as the foundation for the European Securities and Markets Authority to draft regulatory technical standards governing the tagging of the ESRS sustainability statement. See: LNB News 02/09/2024 22. Source: EFRAG publishes the ESRS Set 1 XBRL Taxonomy......
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 Conventional power, waste to energy, biomass, and CHP projects Oil and gas Nuclear energy Planning issues in energy projects International energy Lex Talk®Energy: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Key developments and materials The Energy Act 2023 ( Commencement No 2) Regulations 2024 ( SI 2024/890) bring into effect selected parts of the Energy Act 2023 on 10 September 2024. See: LNB News 04/09/2024 14. Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem decision on proposed Section F to the Generation Licence Following its April 2024 statutory consultation, Ofgem has decided not to advance the modification to add Section F to the...
In this issue: Arbitration in England and Wales Arbitration under the AA 1996 Act 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 Arbitration in England and Wales England and Wales—interim mandatory order to withdraw foreign proceedings The Commercial Court in Renaissance Securities ( Cyprus) Ltd v ILLC Chlodwig Enterprise [2024] EWHC 1827 ( Comm) issued interim mandatory relief compelling the defendants to discontinue Russian proceedings commenced contrary to an English arbitration agreement. Although the English court had already made anti-suit and anti-anti-suit injunctions, the Russian case remained ongoing with imminent steps pending. Accordingly, the court extended the existing injunctions and, in addition, imposed an interim mandatory order. The judgment revisited the tests for...
In this issue: Designs General IP Lex Talk®IP: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Designs IPO introduces statements of grant for international designs Following a successful trial that began in February 2024, the Intellectual Property Office ( IPO) is issuing statements of grant of protection ( SOGs) for international design registrations. These SOGs act as proof and deliver faster assurance that an international registration has been accepted, aiding enforcement of design rights and bringing IPO practice into line with international practice. This development sits within the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, an initiative enabling stakeholders to protect a design across many countries through a single application to the World Intellectual Property Organisation. See: LNB News 29/08/2024 11......
In this issue: Nationally significant infrastructure projects Appropriate assessment under the Habitats Regulations Planning policy Buildings and Building Regulations Lex Talk®Planning: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Nationally significant infrastructure projects Court rejects judicial review of electricity generating station DCO, confirming that policy-based challenges cannot prevail In R (on the application of Dr Andrew Boswell) v Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero [2024] EWHC 2128 ( Admin), the court dismissed an application to judicially review the Secretary of State’s decision to grant a development consent order for the Net Zero Teesside Carbon Capture, Use and Storage scheme, reiterating that challenges to such determinations may proceed only on issues of law. Dr Andrew Boswell has brought a series of recent challenges to nationally significant...
In this issue: Sustainable finance and ESG round-up Trade and commodity finance Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Regulation for derivatives lawyers Regulation for banking lawyers Cryptoassets Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content 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—5 September 2024. Trade and commodity finance ICC issues report on the advantages of trade digitalisation The International Chamber of Commerce ( ICC) Digital Standards Initiative has released a report that, through 22 case studies, demonstrates how supply chain participants use digital tools and interoperable global standards to resolve supply chain challenges and pain points. The case studies concentrate on shipping and logistics, commercial documentation and product information, cross‑border regulatory compliance, and financial services and fraud prevention as priority areas for digitalisation. The report indicates that by digitising trade workflows, businesses can cut costs, sharpen...
In this issue: Governance Social housing Public procurement Children's social care Social care Healthcare Lex Talk®Local Government: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Governance Grenfell Tower Inquiry publishes final report on investigations The Grenfell Tower Inquiry has released the Phase 2 report into the fire of 14 June 2017 at Grenfell Tower. The Inquiry explains that the report seeks to determine how the blaze was able to spread so widely, so rapidly, in a residential block. In doing so, it identifies long‑term shortcomings across a range of institutions, organisations and individuals over many years, which together created the circumstances that led to the disaster, and concludes that the fire was the culmination of decades of failure by central government and other bodies with...
Greensill and Gupta have each dismissed Zurich Insurance Co Ltd's assertion that they took part in a 'fraudulent scheme' which, the insurer says, would let it avoid insurance claims brought by administrators of Greensill's collapsed German banking arm, according to High Court papers they have lodged. Greensill submitted his defence to Zurich's defence and counterclaim on 30 July 2024, with Gupta filing on 2 August 2024. Both men deny involvement in any alleged plot to mislead Zurich, responding to the insurer's 26 January 2024 defence and counterclaim in proceedings arising from the 2021 collapse of Greensill Capital ( UK) Ltd. Greensill maintains he 'was not party to the alleged or any fraudulent scheme', and was 'not part of the alleged or any conspiracy'. Gupta likewise argues 'there was no such conspiracy' and that he 'did not engage in any unlawful means as...
Mergers The CMA has opened its phase 1 probe and published a call for comments concerning the proposed purchase of Hayes International, Inc by Acerinox, S. A.—case page. Note— For all current mergers before the CMA, see also, UK mergers—ongoing cases tracker. Upcoming dates For the schedule of impending UK competition activity, see further, the UK Competition calendar......
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