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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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Market studies The CMA has chosen not to refer its market study on infant and follow-on formula for a market investigation. The authority issued an update about its market study into the infant formula and follow-on formula in the UK......
Discover, Visa Inc, Master Card International Corp and Amex are alleged to have moved in lockstep, simultaneously adopting near-identical revisions to their rules that shifted the burden and expense of potentially billions in fraud-related chargebacks onto merchants lacking certified terminals compliant with EMV— Europay, Master Card, Visa—microchip technology by October 2015. On 14 August 2024, US District Judge Margot K Brodie issued an order rejecting Discover’s contention that its motion to compel arbitration was timely and ripe for resolution, and disagreeing with its further claim that merchants with whom Discover has direct contractual relationships—so-called retained merchants—had consented to valid arbitration clauses. The order records Discover’s position that the merchant service agreements entered into by retained merchants incorporated Discover’s operating regulations together with an arbitration provision. Thus, by signing the MSAs, those merchants agreed to be bound by that arbitration clause, Discover said......
Meta Platforms in talks with UK watchdogs over ad‑free subscription model Meta Platforms, the social‑media heavyweight behind Facebook, Instagram and Threads, is in discussions with the UK’s privacy and competition regulators about introducing a paid, no‑advertisements subscription, MLex has learnt. The company aims to win support for the rollout and avoid the difficulties it faced in the EU after unveiling a ‘consent or pay’ approach there in 2023. A Meta representative told MLex the firm is working constructively with the Information Commissioner’s Office on its subscriptions service and expects to provide further details in due course. There is understood to be no confirmed timetable for concluding the process. The initiative follows an ICO public consultation on its assessment of the pay‑or‑consent model, where people either opt for a free service funded by personalised advertising or pay a fee to remove adverts. The regulator has...
Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring concluded that companies such as Northern Trains Ltd and Greater Anglia had, for years, wrongly brought cases against passengers via the SJP. This Single Justice Procedure permits one magistrate to determine matters in private, relying solely on paperwork. In a written judgment from Westminster Magistrates’ Court, he said lawmakers had ‘never envisaged’ fare evasion charges being pursued by that route. Accordingly, the prosecutions ‘should never have been brought via the SJP at all’, Goldspring ruled. He declared six test cases a ‘nullity’, making those prosecutions invalid from the outset. As a result, tens of thousands of convictions nationwide are poised to be quashed. In his ruling he said ‘the implications are wide-ranging, because the same issue applies to more than 74,000 cases in which the same unlawful prosecutions occurred’......
This change in UK consumer law will: hand the CMA powers of direct enforcement, making it faster and simpler for the CMA to enforce consumer law broaden the tools available to the CMA (and the courts) to tackle consumer law issues, including significant fines further widen the list of codified breaches in UK consumer law These new powers stem from the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, which is expected to take effect in Autumn 2024. The shift to a new model of UK consumer enforcement—what has changed? Under the previous enforcement approach, while the CMA (and some other public bodies) could investigate breaches of consumer law, the authority to find a breach, halt the conduct and impose remedies rested with the UK courts. That route was often slow and uncertain, so the CMA usually sought voluntary...
In this issue: Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Technology in banking & finance transactions Sanctions Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Sustainable finance What EU opinion may mean for ESG product classification In June 2024, the European Supervisory Authorities ( ESAs) set out their views and recommendations following the European Commission’s review of the Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation ( SFDR), first trailed in September 2023. The ESAs’ granular suggestions may materially steer the Commission’s ultimate position on the SFDR review as the process advances. For further detail, see News Analysis: What EU opinion may mean for ESG product classification, authored by Jin- Hyuk Jang and John Young, international counsel, together with Eike Björn Weidner, associate, at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, who distil and evaluate the key...
Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights—15 August 2024 In this issue: Key R& I law developments; Corporate insolvency processes; Personal insolvency; Restructuring; Insolvency litigation; R& I in Scotland; Daily and weekly news alerts. Key R& I law developments The Insolvency Service has updated its enforcement outcomes management information for July 2024. The figures record 96 director disqualifications, alongside 13 bankruptcy and debt relief restrictions secured by the Service (see LNB News 09/08/2024 14). The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has issued General Licence INT/2024/5028385 under regulation 64 of the Russia ( Sanctions) ( EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It permits payments and other allowed activities linked to the insolvency proceedings of East West United Bank. The licence is effective from 9 August 2024 and expires at 11:59 pm on 8 August 2029 (see LNB News 09/08/2024 35). Corporate insolvency processes Bland v Keegan: the Court of Appeal considered a matter where...
In this issue: Planning for nationally significant infrastructure PEDW issues a service update on DNS and associated applications Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Planning for nationally significant infrastructure PINS outlines a timetable to refresh the NSIPs advice collection. The Planning Inspectorate ( PINS) confirms a three-phrase plan to update its Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects ( NSIPs) advice collection......
In this issue: International Arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Other arbitration and ADR-related news and developments Daily and weekly news alerts International Arbitration Switzerland— Swiss Supreme Court clarifies grounds for revision of awards On 17 July 2024, the Swiss Supreme Court released two rulings on revision delivered on 11 June 2024. Both stem from the same arbitration and the well-known dispute between an Iranian company and a Bermudan company (whose principal address is in the UAE) concerning gas supplies. Under a 2001 contract, the Iranian company ( A) undertook to deliver and transport gas to the Bermudan company ( B). The Swiss Supreme Court has set out the grounds for seeking revision. See News Analysis: Swiss Supreme Court clarifies grounds for revision of awards, by Prof Nathalie Voser, partner at rothorn legal. USA— Ghana must pay US$111m in power plant dispute, court...
In this issue: Practice and procedure Public children Lex Talk®Family: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Updated content Useful information Practice and procedure Practice and procedure Family Mediation Council updates MIAMS guidance The Family Mediation Council has refreshed its guidance, assurances and standards for mediation information and assessment meetings ( MIAMs)... Family Justice Council publishes questions and responses from 2024 open meeting The Family Justice Council has released the questions and responses from the open meeting held on 22 July 2024... UKSC publishes response to consultation on revision of Supreme Court Rules The UK Supreme Court ( UKSC) has issued a summary of the responses received, together with its own response, to the consultation on the Supreme Court Rules that closed on 17 May 2024. The consultation posed nine questions and attracted 28 responses. The draft rules have been revised and are...
In this issue Standard construction contracts New home warranties Building safety Contract law Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Standard construction contracts JCT announces release schedule for 2024 edition of SBC The JCT confirms the 2024 SBC will be available from 21 August 2024. The suite features a range of SBC contracts and supporting documents, together with the 2024 Collateral Warranty Documents. See: LNB News 08/08/2024 6. Talking Point—the JCT 2024 Contracts On 17 April 2024, the JCT issued the 2024 versions of the Design and Build Contract and the Design and Build Sub- Contract Agreement and Conditions, accompanied by the related guides. Further publications followed on 15 May 2024, including the 2024 Minor Works Building Contract, its contractor’s design form, the Minor Works Sub- Contract with...
In this issue: Taxes management and litigation VAT International Employment taxes Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Taxes management and litigation Tribunal Procedure Committee consults on proposed changes to FTT rules on the provision of written reasons for decisions The Tribunal Procedure Committee ( TPC) has opened a consultation to gather views on prospective changes to the rules for every Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal, including the Tax Chamber, and for the Employment Tribunals. For the First-tier Tribunal ( Tax Chamber) in particular, the suggestions are to: (1) remove the need for the parties’ consent before the FTT issues a short, unreasoned written outcome; (2) where no full written decision has been given, shorten the period to request one from the FTT from 28 days to 14; and (3)...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental enforcement and prosecutions ESG and sustainability 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 DESNZ publishes letter to CCC on UK’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ) has released a letter from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, addressed to the Climate Change Committee ( CCC), requesting advice and direction on several elements of the UK's 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution. See: LNB News 09/08/2024 5. Energy for environmental lawyers Ofgem launches consultation on Future Energy Pathways guidance Ofgem has opened a consultation on its Future Energy Pathways ( FEP) guidance, aimed at the...
In this issue: Investment Scheme governance Local government Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers PLSA makes recommendations on making UK growth assets more investable for pension funds The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association ( PLSA) has issued ‘ Pensions and Growth: Creating a Pipeline of Investable UK Opportunities’, outlining practical steps to foster conditions that enable schemes to channel more retirement savings towards attractive UK growth opportunities. It follows last year’s Pensions and Growth paper, which identified six domains where hurdles could be lifted, or where schemes might be nudged to commit additional capital to ‘emerging’ and ‘higher risk’ segments capable of powering UK economic expansion. The PLSA estimates that most of the £1tn held by pension funds sits in gilts, other fixed income instruments and listed equities. The paper...
Corporate governance Barclays and Citigroup to lift bankers’ bonus cap Reports indicate Barclays plc will be the first UK lender to remove the bonus ceiling for its material risk takers, after shareholders at its May 2024 AGM authorised the board to set whatever fixed-to-variable pay ratios it deems suitable (see: Share Incentives weekly highlights-9 May 2024). The previous cap stemmed from EU-derived rules applying to UK staff, which the FCA and PRA abolished with effect from 31 October 2023 via their joint policy statement PS9/23- Remuneration: Ratio between fixed and variable components of total remuneration (bonus cap)-see: Share Incentives weekly highlights-26 October 2023- Company law, governance and regulatory issues. Mirroring JPMorgan’s stance, Barclays is expected to hold base salaries for material risk takers steady while permitting variable awards up to ten times fixed pay, replacing the prior two-times ceiling. There are also reports that...
In this issue: Probate Court of Protection UK taxes for Private Client HMRC Manuals updates Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Insolvency—private client Digital assets and cryptoassets Contentious trusts and estates Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland 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& A Useful information Probate HMCTS updates form PA7A and adds new form PA7B HM Courts and Tribunals Service ( HMCTS) has revised form PA7A, the application used to request the withdrawal of a Will or codicil held in HMCTS storage. Updates include adding the testator’s date of birth to question 1, introducing a new question (6) about other...
Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—15 August 2024 In this issue: Financial sanctions Other financial crime Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions OFSI issues General Licence in relation to insolvency proceedings associated with East West United Bank The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has introduced General Licence INT/2024/5028385 under regulation 64 of the Russia ( Sanctions) ( EU Exit) Regulations 2019, permitting payments and other authorised activities connected to insolvency proceedings involving East West United Bank. INT/2024/5028385 took effect on 9 August 2024 and will expire at 11:59 pm on 8 August 2029. See: LNB News 09/08/2024 35. OFSI amends General Licence INT/2022/2009156 OFSI has updated General Licence INT/2022/2009156, widening the scope of payments allowed to UK insurance companies under the UK sanctions regime to cover employers’ liability...
Employment Judge Frances Eccles, sitting at the Glasgow Employment Tribunal, held that the Mo D contravened the Part-time Workers ( Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000, SI 2000/1551 by subjecting Major Charles Milroy to less favourable treatment than comparable full-time staff. As a territorial army reservist he was paid a reduced daily rate and denied entry to the armed forces’ pension scheme, per a judgment issued on 5 August 2024 and published on 12 August 2024. In the 5 August 2024 reasons, Judge Eccles concluded the claimant had been treated less favourably as a part-time worker because he was refused membership of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 ( AFPS 75) and its successor schemes, and because a divisor of 365.25 was applied to calculate his daily pay, when contrasted with the approach to full-time comparators. Judge Eccles further...
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable 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 Energy Pathways guidance Ofgem has opened a consultation on its Future Energy Pathways ( FEP) guidance, aimed at the soon-to-be-established National Energy System Operator. The draft guidance sets out the expected content, development processes, and timetable for creating the FEP methodology and the resulting pathways. It clarifies how the methodology should be prepared and when each pathway should be delivered. Ofgem is inviting feedback from the Energy System Operator and those who utilise the FEP, as well as other stakeholders and the general public. The consultation closes on 13 September 2024. See: LNB News 14/08/2024 19......
R ( ECPAT UK) v Kent CC, SSHD [2024] EWHC 1353 ( Admin) What are the practical implications of this case? This judgment on final relief in the R ( ECPAT) v Kent CC proceedings offers clear guidance on the court’s possible role in supervising compliance with its own orders. It explains when and how such supervision may occur. Whereas Judgment 2 records Mrs Justice Chamberlain’s justification for continued judicial involvement, Judgment 4 marks the boundaries of that continuing role. Consistent with Chamberlain J’s observations, it is probable that courts will assume a monitoring function only in exceptional circumstances. In this claim, a principal justification for supervision was the internecine dispute between two public authorities, who were thought unlikely to resolve the dispute without oversight. As regards the limits of ongoing supervision, Chamberlain J sought to distinguish, on the one hand, issues pleaded by the parties and the...
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