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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: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Cross-border disputes Pre-action and limitation Case management Evidence and disclosure Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments Consultations UKSC issues summary following consultation on Supreme Court Rules: The UK Supreme Court ( UKSC) has released a brief digest of the submissions received, alongside its own reply, to the consultation on the Supreme Court Rules which closed on 17 May 2024. The exercise posed nine questions and attracted 28 submissions. For further information, see: LNB News 08/08/2024 25— UKSC issues summary and response on revision of Supreme Court Rules. Revised Supreme Court Rules anticipated December 2024: UKSC has also officially published an addendum to its ‘ Consultation on revision of the Supreme Court Rules: Summary of responses and Supreme Court response’, first published earlier on 7 August 2024. The addendum notes: ‘ This document refers to the revised rules as likely to take...
In this issue: Criminal procedure and evidence Appeal and judicial review Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Environmental offences Goods vehicle licensing Health and safety Insolvency offences and Companies Act offences International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Criminal procedure and evidence CPRC releases guidance on the latest Criminal Procedure Rules updates The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee ( CPRC) has issued its guide to upcoming changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020, SI 2020/759. Amendments made by the Criminal Procedure ( Amendment No 2) Rules 2024, SI 2024/842 will take effect on 7 October 2024. See: LNB News 13/08/2024 43. Appeal and judicial review Revised Supreme Court Rules now expected in December 2024 The UK Supreme Court has issued an addendum to its ‘ Consultation on revision of the Supreme Court Rules: Summary of responses and Supreme Court response’, stating that the updated rules are likely to come into force in...
In this issue: UK, EU and international regulators and bodies Prudential requirements Investigations, enforcements and discipline Regulation of capital markets Sustainable finance and ESG Banks and mutuals Investment funds and asset management UK Mi FID II Consumer credit Regulation of insurance FSMA regulated pensions activity Payment services and systems Financial Services Enforcement Database Daily and weekly news alerts Intraday news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary UK, EU and international regulators and bodies ECB publishes harmonised rules for Eurosystem collateral management The European Central Bank ( ECB) has issued standardised rules and frameworks for the mobilisation and administration of collateral within Eurosystem credit operations. These measures will come into force alongside the launch of the Eurosystem Collateral Management System, planned for 18 November 2024. See: LNB News...
In this issue: Data protection Cybersecurity Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Data protection X suspends processing of personal data of EU and EEA users to train AI tool The Irish Data Protection Commission ( DPC) has reached a formal deal with X, under which the platform must temporarily halt the handling of personal data contained in the public posts of X users located in the EU and the EEA across both regions from 7 May to 1 August 2024, when intended to train its artificial intelligence ( AI) system, ‘ Grok’......
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 This week: Two insurers, acting separately, rejected responsibility for US$325m in losses pursued by a consortium of aircraft lessors after jets were left on the ground in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. See News Analysis: Chubb, Fidelis deny liability for planes stranded in Russia A group of reinsurers declined to pay out in a US$44m dispute over the alleged loss of an aircraft leased to a Russian airline, asserting the plane is not lost and would not fall within the scope of the policy. See News Analysis: Plane stuck in Russia 'not lost', reinsurers argue Fidelis...
In this issue: Social housing Education Governance Healthcare Planning Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Social housing Social housing Application for JR of LA’s failure to provide suitable temporary accommodation and conduct lawful needs assessment for children allowed ( ZRR v Bexley LBC) In R (on the application of ZRR) v Bexley London Borough Council [2024] EWHC 2073 ( Admin), the Administrative Court allowed the claimant’s application for judicial review, holding that the council breached section 190 of the Housing Act 1996 by failing to secure suitable accommodation for her, and also failed to carry out a lawful assessment of her children’s needs under section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (the assessment). The claimant sought assistance from the authority as homeless after being evicted, together with her two daughters and partner, from her...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Consumer protection E-commerce International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—14 August 2024 The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) is continuing to address promotions claiming to treat menopausal symptoms. Drawing on a complaint and its own intelligence, the ASA examined specific Tik Tok ads to determine whether they asserted medicinal properties for an unlicensed product. The complaint was upheld. See: LNB News 14/08/2024 21. Consumer protection CMA secures final commitments from Worcester Bosch to change marketing practices The Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA) has confirmed it obtained final commitments, in the form of undertakings, from Worcester Bosch to amend its marketing practices. This follows the CMA opening a formal investigation in October 2023 into whether Worcester Bosch breached consumer protection law by making potentially misleading claims to shoppers about its...
EE Ltd and another company v AP Wireless II ( UK) Ltd [2024] UKUT 216 ( LC) What are the practical implications of this case? The decision underlines that operators require a real measure of certainty over the term of any site agreement; accordingly, a break right for the site provider should not be capable of immediate exercise. The purpose of the Code is to enable operators to maintain the telecommunications infrastructure, carrying out regular upgrades in a fast‑moving sector. The site provider is not prevented from redeveloping their land, but an appropriate balance must be struck between those interests. It remains important to bear in mind that terms agreed in the run‑up to the hearing will influence the tribunal’s decision. In this instance, the operator accepted that a break could be exercised after five years of the term, and the tribunal...
In this issue: Brexit highlights Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Constitutional and administrative law Judicial review Equality and human rights Information law Subsidy control and State aid Management and strategic planning Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers New and updated content Useful information Brexit highlights Preliminary ruling request from the Supreme Court of Ireland on a UK arrest warrant under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement ( Alchaster) The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice has issued its decision following a reference from Ireland’s Supreme Court, addressing how an EU Member State court should approach execution of a UK arrest warrant. The Court commented on the post‑ Brexit EU– UK dynamic and affirmed that Member State authorities bear a duty to verify, on their own...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Work sponsorship—sponsors Family routes Citizenship applications 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 Home Secretary commissions MAC to review IT and engineering sectors The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper MP, has asked Professor Brian Bell, Chair of the Migration Advisory Committee ( MAC), to examine information technology and telecommunications professionals, as well as engineering roles, to assess why these fields depend on international hiring and to gauge anticipated demand. Full details of the commission are provided below. See: LNB News 08/08/2024 52. Wo RC publishes research on impact of Ukraine Schemes changes on Ukrainian...
In this issue: Pay Prohibited conduct (discrimination etc) Equality, diversity and inclusion Whistleblowing Coronavirus ( COVID-19) Issues arising on termination Employment tribunals Corporate governance Immigration Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content IRLR Highlights— September 2024 Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Pay Think tank High Pay Centre released analysis of FTSE 100 executive pay for 2023. While CEO pay growth has eased after the post-pandemic surge, the median package hit a new record, up from £4.1m in 2022 to £4.19m in 2023. See: LNB News 12/08/2024 34. Prohibited conduct (discrimination etc) ET permitted to reject dismissal complaints despite the employer’s previous omission to make reasonable adjustments. In Parnell v Royal Mail Group [2024] EAT 130, the claimant brought about 31 employment tribunal claims, divided into two...
Prescription is a particularly intricate aspect of Scots law, and recent judgments underline the difficulties it can create in construction disputes. This piece offers a concise overview of prescription as it affects construction claims. After a short review of the fundamental principles, it considers when the prescriptive period commences for claims under construction contracts, followed by claims arising under collateral warranties. It then signposts the important changes introduced by the Prescription ( Scotland) Act 2018... Prescription—the basics Section 6(1) of the Prescription and Limitation ( Scotland) Act 1973 ( PL( S) A 1973) states that obligations listed in PL( S) A 1973, Sch 1, para 1 are extinguished if, from the ‘appropriate date’, the obligation endures for an unbroken period of five years without either a relevant claim (eg a court action or arbitration) being pursued in respect of that obligation, or a relevant...
In this issue: Trade in goods Subsidies and countervailing measures Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trade in goods Following a reduction in UK output of Category 1 steel products, the Trade Remedies Authority ( TRA) has outlined a proposal to change the tariff rate quota ( TRQ) applied to imports of these goods, varying the allowance as a result of the fall in domestic production of these products......
In this issue: Leasing property Transferring property Statutory compliance Property taxes Property in Scotland Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers Leasing property Electronic Communications Code—rent and redevelopment break EE Ltd and another v AP Wireless II ( UK) Ltd [2024] UKUT 216 ( LC) is the tribunal’s first assessment of rent for Code rights on a greenfield location since Affinity Water (2022). It also tackles AP Wireless’s redevelopment case and gives guidance on including a break option in the site agreement. The tribunal emphasised the need to balance site providers’ redevelopment plans with operators’ security and predictability. See News Analysis by Katie Briggs, senior associate solicitor, Property Litigation, Browne Jacobson LLP: Electronic Communications Code—rent at greenfield site and break option clarity ( EE v AP Wireless). Transferring property HMLR has revised section 4.1 of Practice Guide 67— Evidence of identity, clarifying the process for obtaining an identity facility letter. See: LNB News...
The PPF reported that the surplus across the 5,050 DB schemes had grown beyond the £473.6bn recorded at the end of June 2024, signalling further gains. A pension surplus simply means the scheme’s assets are worth more than its liabilities overall. Shalin Bhagwan, the PPF’s Chief Actuary, explained that both liabilities and assets climbed in July 2024, reflecting expectations of a reduction in the base interest rate, anticipated at the time......
EU developments What EU opinion may mean for ESG product classification In June 2024, the European Supervisory Authorities ( ESAs) issued their opinion and recommendations in response to the European Commission’s review of the Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation ( SFDR), first announced in September 2023. The ESAs’ detailed input could wield significant influence over the Commission’s ultimate approach to SFDR review. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s international counsel, Jin- Hyuk Jang and John Young, together with associate Eike Björn Weidner, summarise and assess the principal recommendations. For further information, see News Analysis: What EU opinion may mean for ESG product classification......
In this issue: Corporate governance Accounts and reports Equity capital markets Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Corporate governance Companies House publishes Business Plan for 2024–2025 Companies House has set out its business plan for 2024 to 2025, spanning April 2024 through to March 2025. The plan sets out Companies House’s strategic aims, principal activities, performance targets, and financial projections. See: LNB News 12/08/2024 18. FRC releases assessment of Wates Principles reportings The Financial Reporting Council ( FRC) has released its second review of reports from large private companies that report against the Wates Corporate Governance Principles ( Wates Principles). See: LNB News 12/08/2024 30. Accounts and reports FRC launches discussion paper on future of digital reporting in the UK Acting within a cross‑regulatory group, the Financial Reporting Council ( FRC) has issued an...
In this issue: UK private actions UK mergers Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Competition: a Lexis®Nexis community New and updated content Caselex UK private actions CAT issues collective proceedings orders brought by Commercial Interregional Card Claims I Limited and Commercial and Interregional Card Claims II Limited against Mastercard and Visa The CAT granted collective proceedings orders, dated 9 August 2024, in the collective applications made by Commercial and Interregional Card Claims I Limited ( CICC I) and Commercial and Interregional Card Claims II Limited ( CICC II) under section 47B of the Competition Act 1998, against each of Mastercard and Visa (together, the defendants) in each case. The cases bring together standalone damages claims alleging infringements of Article 101 TFEU and/or the Chapter I prohibition by both Mastercard and Visa, concerning, in particular, both their inter-regional multilateral interchange fees ( MIF) and their commercial card MIF. CICC I sought to pursue opt-in...
In this issue: Intellectual property Data protection in life sciences Pharmaceutical regulation Commercialisation Medical devices Advertising of medicines Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Intellectual property Patents Court invalidates Abbott continuous glucose monitoring device patent in ongoing dispute with Dexcom ( Abbott Diabetes Care v Dexcom) The Patents Court ruled that Abbott’s patent EP ( UK) 3 730 044 B1 (‘ EP044’), covering aspects of continuous glucose monitors ( CGMs) featuring an integrated sensor together with a needle insertion and retraction mechanism, was obvious in view of earlier disclosures. Even had the patent endured, Dexcom’s G7 CGM would not have infringed, as its insertion mechanism does not function in the manner asserted in the claims. Mr Justice Mellor also offered guidance relevant to patent...
Guo v Kinder and others [2024] EWCA Civ 762 What are the practical implications of this case? CPR PD 7A, para 6.1 states that proceedings begin when the court issues a claim form at the claimant’s request. However, if the court office received the form before the date on which the court formally issued it, the claim is treated as “brought” for the purposes of the Limitation Act 1980 on that earlier date, as expressly emphasised. This decision warns against leaving issue until the eleventh hour. It also makes clear that both litigants and practitioners must remain alert to the hazards of making material, substantive amendments or alterations to a claim form that was rejected on a first, in-time attempt at filing, before it is re-filed out of time, particularly where reliance on CPR PD 7A, para 6.1 is intended......
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