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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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State aid Commission launches call for evidence on revision of aviation State aid guidelines The Commission has opened a call for evidence to collect input on the scope and substance of its planned update to the guidelines on state aid for airports and airlines (the Aviation Guidelines). Adopted in 2014, the Aviation Guidelines define the conditions under which certain state support granted to airlines and airports is compatible with the single market. In 2018, they were revised to extend the specific regime for operating aid to airports with up to 700,000 passengers per year, until 3 April 2024. In 2023, owing to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 10-year transitional period for operating aid to all regional airports was prolonged until 2027......
The planned reforms aim to strengthen the appeal of the UK’s capital markets. They carry notable consequences for IPOs and secondary equity raises where securities will be admitted to trading on a UK regulated market, such as the LSE’s Main Market, or on a UK multilateral trading facility ( MTF), such as AIM. Market rulebooks set the eligibility thresholds, admission conditions and ongoing duties once on a primary MTF, and for issuers of debt securities on a UK regulated market. Background The consultation follows the adoption earlier this year of the Public Offers and Admission to Trading Regulations, which created the framework for the planned overhaul of the UK prospectus regime. In particular, it is proposed that: offering securities to the public will be barred unless an exemption applies, with a key exemption where the offer is conditional on the securities being admitted to trading on a...
Pool Re Pool Re, the body that offers a safety net to insurers for terrorism-related claims, said on 22 August 2024 that the contract was awarded following a competitive tender. Insurance-linked securities commonly take the shape of catastrophe bonds—debt instruments that act as an alternative to conventional reinsurance, transferring risk to private investors. These bonds can mitigate part of the exposure associated with a major catastrophe, helping insurers manage potential extreme losses......
Mergers The CMA has now formally opened its phase 1 review and issued an invitation for comments concerning the proposed acquisition by Muller Dairy ( UK) Limited of Yew Tree Dairy Holdings Limited—see further, the case page. Note— For all live mergers before the CMA, please see further, UK mergers—ongoing cases tracker. Upcoming dates For dates of forthcoming UK competition developments, please see further, the UK Competition calendar......
UK Care No 1 Ltd v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 542 ( TC) What are the practical implications of this case? The circumstances of this dispute are atypical and, at first blush, one might assume the outcome has significance only where closely aligned facts present themselves. Even so, as the judge pointed out, there have been no decided cases addressing CTA 2009, s 327, nor its antecedent provision, and therefore the ruling will attract attention from practitioners operating under this legislation more generally. Moreover, the decision articulates overarching principles on the manner in which a Tribunal or a court may approach construing the provision, with particular emphasis on the commercial reality of the losses in question. Commercial reality is invariably an evidential issue, yet the judgment reinforces the need to evaluate in a disciplined way how that commercial reality is to be shown when one is...
Mergers The Commission approved the establishment of YORIZON by Hochtief and Thomas‑ Krenn. AG ( M.11510) following a phase I review—see also the Midday Express The Court of Justice made an order in Case C‑470/24 Vivendi v Commission, an appeal brought against the General Court’s order in Case T‑1097/23 that in part upheld Vivendi’s request for interim relief concerning the Commission’s information request in Vivendi/ Lagardère ( Articles 4(1) and 7(1) EMUR) ( M.11184)......
On 21 August 2024, Standard Life noted that, while activity in the opening six months lagged prior periods, transaction volumes were beginning to recover. Across the sector, expectations were that 2023’s £50bn transactions record would be surpassed in 2024, with certain observers forecasting the aggregate value of deals could climb to £65bn by the year’s end......
Mainpay Ltd v HMRC [2024] UKUT 233 ( TCC) Mainpay, an umbrella company, supplied the usual administrative and PAYE services to temporary workers whom it engaged and placed through employment agencies with end clients in hospitals and schools. It contended that, because those workers were engaged under a continuing, overarching contract (that is, a single employment), every site where they undertook assignments was a temporary workplace, so travel and subsistence were deductible from their earnings for tax. It also argued that, as each assignment was brief, the individuals could not be said to attend any workplace ‘regularly’, and therefore none could be permanent. HMRC’s position was that each assignment constituted a separate employment involving attendance at a permanent workplace, so reimbursed travel was taxable, leading to PAYE determinations and NICs decision notices (see News Analysis: FTT decides travel expenses paid to workers by an...
Fidelis Underwriting Ltd defences Fidelis Underwriting Ltd maintains there has been no “loss” of the aircraft under its policy terms and that no insured risk has materialised, according to three High Court defences filed in August and now public. On a proper construction, the policies do not insure a physical loss suffered by the lessors as opposed to the Russian airline that retained the contract, the filings state. Even if that point were accepted, Fidelis says establishing loss requires “irretrievable deprivation”, and that “deprivation coupled with mere uncertainty or unlikelihood of recovery is not sufficient”. The defences respond to three claims concerning aircraft stranded in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. Carlyle Aviation Management Ltd, together with Irish lessor Sasof III ( C) Aviation Ireland DAC, have issued proceedings against their insurers for US$15m in relation to an aircraft left in Russia. The...
According to the City of London Police, Joel Mtebe, 37, from Chorley in north-west England, received a 20-month prison sentence at Liverpool Crown Court on 20 August 2024 and was ordered to pay a £140 victim surcharge. He was also found to have lodged 15 fraudulent claims on insurance policies underwritten by RSA after arranging six policies with fabricated identities. The fraudster pleaded guilty at Preston Magistrates' Court in April 2024 to eight counts of fraud by false representation. Officers said Mtebe devised a series of stories, which ranged......
By the 2027–2028 fiscal year, one in five retirees will be paying the 40% higher rate on pension income, according to data obtained by Quilter from HM Revenue & Customs ( HMRC). Of the 3.1 million affected, 2.7 million people aged 60 or above are expected to be drawn into that higher income tax band during the period from 2023 to 2028. A further 400,000 individuals will tip into the 45% additional rate, according to the wealth management firm, the company said. On 22 August 2024, Jon Greer, Quilter’s head of retirement policy, warned in a statement that frozen thresholds mean the count of pensioners liable for higher and additional income tax rates is set to rise sharply by 2028. The previous Conservative government imposed a freeze on income tax thresholds in 2021 to claw back revenue during the...
Antitrust The CMA has published a blog post on its website encouraging schools to review whether their uniform rules are compliant with competition law—see further, CMA blog Market studies The CMA has opened a consultation seeking views from interested parties on the funerals market, in order to help the CMA consider its next steps, including whether or not it should consult on a market investigation reference—see further, consultation page NOTE For all live market studies and market investigations in the UK, see further, UK market studies and market investigation references—ongoing cases tracker Upcoming dates For dates of forthcoming UK competition developments, see further, UK Competition calendar......
Mergers Following a phase I review, the Commission has authorised Impilo and KKR to take joint control of Immedica Pharma ( M.11609)—see further, Midday Express NOTE— For all live merger investigations before the Commission, see further, EU mergers—ongoing cases tracker State aid Under the EU State aid rules, the Commission has approved a Dutch measure (valued at €50m) to compensate livestock farmers who voluntarily close livestock husbandry sites in nature conservation areas in the Netherlands—see further, Midday Express NOTE— For all live State aid decisions and live formal State aid investigations, see further, EU State aid decisions—ongoing cases tracker Upcoming dates For dates of forthcoming and upcoming EU competition developments, see further, EU Competition calendar......
In this issue: Arbitration in England and Wales International arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Sector-and industry-specific arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Arbitration in England and Wales England and Wales—anti-suit injunctions in support of foreign arbitral proceedings Bayerische Landesbank v Ruschemalliance sits among an expanding stream of rulings tackling Russian court actions brought in breach of arbitration clauses. Arising against the backdrop of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and ensuing internationally imposed sanctions, the court—mirroring other recent outcomes—held the claimants entitled to final anti‑suit injunctions restraining the defendant, in aid of ICC arbitration seated in Paris under a contract governed by English law. For analysis, see News Analysis: England and Wales—anti‑suit injunctions in support of foreign arbitral proceedings ( Bayerische Landesbank and another v...
In this issue: Corporate governance Q& As Useful information Weekly highlights from other practice areas Corporate governance ASOS Plc shareholders approve new value creation plan At ASOS Plc’s general meeting this week, investors endorsed both its contentious new value creation plan ( VCP) and a revised remuneration policy, with more than 91% of votes cast in favour of each resolution. The VCP is intended to align executive directors and the senior leadership team with the company’s ‘ambitious growth plans’, motivating management ‘to deliver exceptional returns’ for shareholders. Under the VCP, participants will be granted nil-cost options, giving a right to share in a value pool equal to 5.5% of the company’s growth in value above £6.70 per share (around twice the share price when the VCP design work began). Executive directors’ awards will vest in two equal tranches after four and five years...
Share Action letter to HM Treasury Posted online on 19 August 2024, a letter to HM Treasury ( HMT) from climate-focused investment charity Share Action—co-signed by seven other organisations—warned that pension schemes can accept investment consultants’ recommendations without sufficient scrutiny, even though these services are not regulated. Calls have been growing for the Financial Conduct Authority to oversee the sector in the wake of the previous government’s ill‑fated 2022 mini‑budget and its repercussions. Share Action said in the letter that pension schemes typically employ few in‑house staff and therefore lean heavily on advisers, especially investment consultants. The correspondence, also endorsed by the Association of Member Nominated Trustees and Pensions for Purpose, added that most schemes lack the resources to judge the calibre of the advice they receive and seldom change investment consultants over time......
On 20 August 2024, the FCF confirmed that 200 members across the three Norton pension schemes would be able to access their retirement benefits by the end of the month. The compensation is being made two years after former Norton chief Stuart Garner pleaded guilty to three counts of misappropriating pension funds, which he used to invest in his ailing business. Those investments are estimated to have cost the retirement plans approximately £10m......
In this issue: Risk & Compliance forecast Data protection Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Risk & Compliance forecast New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 20 August 2024 Our refreshed Risk & Compliance forecast (dated 20 August 2024) is now available, featuring an update on the expected timing for publication of new guidance on the failure to prevent fraud offence. See News Analysis: New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 20 August 2024. Data protection ICO opens consultation on data protection compliance in generative AI supply chain The Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO) has opened a consultation on how accountability for data protection compliance should be allocated across the generative AI supply chain, constituting chapter five of its consultation series on...
In this issue: Patents IP and technology Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Patents UPC Court of Appeal clarifies jurisdiction for signatories who have not ratified agreement Law360, London: On 19 August 2024, the Unified Patent Court ( UPC) trimmed the injunction previously secured by Abbott Diabetes Care against a competitor’s continuous glucose monitoring products, also deciding the order could not reach Ireland because it has not ratified the UPC agreement. The Court of Appeal found a regional UPC division had granted more than was sought, effectively ‘more than was requested for’, when it barred Sibio Technology UK, a competitor to Abbott Diabetes Care, from selling its devices in Ireland, a state that had only signed a non-binding intention to join the bloc’s patent...
In this issue: Financial services IP TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Financial services The European Systemic Risk Board ( ESRB) has contacted the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of the EU in the context of the current law-making on selected reporting duties in financial services and investment support, and following the first readings of the proposal by Parliament and Council. The ESRB argues it should receive ex ante access to granular datasets gathered by the three European Supervisory Authorities—the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, and the European Securities and Markets Authority—through structured, routine supervisory reporting. See: LNB News 20/08/2024 11. The European Securities and Markets Authority ( ESMA) has released translations, covering all official EU languages, of its guidelines on fund names that use environmental, social and governance or wider...
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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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