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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: Financial provision Lex Talk®Family: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New Practice Notes Updated content Useful information Financial provision Pre-marital agreement, needs and the impact of excluding a sharing claim ( AH v BH) In AH v BH [2024] EWFC 125, Mr Justice Peel reviewed a pre-marital agreement that, if enforced, would significantly restrict the wife’s financial remedy claims. The resources were considerable, about £50m, with almost everything in the husband’s sole name. The relationship was relatively brief, spanning roughly five-and-a-half years, including a period of cohabitation before the wedding. There were two dependent children of the marriage, aged two and four, and the wife continued as their primary carer. Katie Skinner, senior associate and chartered legal executive at Rayden Solicitors, explores the key issues and evaluates the judge’s handling of the allocation of assets as well as......
In this issue: Practice Compliance outlook Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Data protection Other matters This week’s Practice Compliance updates Daily and weekly news alerts New and refreshed content Practice Compliance forecast Practice Compliance forecast New Practice Compliance forecast as at 23 July 2024 Our latest Practice Compliance forecast (dated 23 July 2024) has now launched. This month we cover: (1) three new Bills unveiled in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024 — the Digital Information and Smart Data Bill, the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, and the Equality ( Race and Disability) Bill; (2) an update on the FCA’s consultation on the handling of PEPs, (3) the results of the SRA consultation on its draft business plan and budget, and (4) the closure of the SRA consultation on reforms to permit it to regulate CILEX members. See News Analysis: New Practice Compliance forecast as at 23 July 2024......
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Consumer protection Contracts Data protection E-commerce International Public procurement Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—24 July 2024 The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) has been notified of a grievance about both a television and a radio spot for Benenden Healthcare, the mutual insurer. The regulator is likewise persisting with action against supplement promotions on social platforms and the web that assert unauthorised remedies for anxiety and other health benefits, issuing a ruling against Well Gummies over claims made in two Facebook ads and a Tik Tok ad for a product with mushroom extracts, classed as an unauthorised novel food. See: LNB News 24/07/2024 88. Consumer protection Meta hit with fresh complaint over pay or consent...
The regime now applies to software The regime now covers software, laying the legal groundwork for compensation claims tied to faulty products that cause harms including bodily injury, psychological damage, and the destruction or corruption of data. This exposes software creators to a wave of class action litigation. At a fundamental level, uncertainty remains over whether data losses stemming from cyber incidents are intended to be compensable under the updated EU Product Liability Directive ( PLD), which speaks of ‘destruction or corruption of data not used for professional purposes’. Katie Chandler, a partner at Taylor Wessing, told MLex that replacing the word ‘loss’ with ‘destruction’ in an earlier PLD draft signals an intention not to include lost data in the setting of cyberattacks or data theft. In essence, EU legislators likely had in mind the obliteration of personal digital files on a laptop...
In this issue: Key developments and horizon scanning Transferring property Property management Leasing property Property in Scotland Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers New Q& As Key developments and horizon scanning Elements of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 ( LFRA 2024) are now in effect from 24 July 2024. These are section 113 (controls over remedies for arrears of rentcharges), section 117 (recovery of legal costs etc via the service charge), section 118 (repeal of section 125 of the Building Safety Act 2022 ( BSA 2022)) and section 119 (higher-risk and relevant buildings: insolvency-related notifications). The balance of LFRA 2024 will be commenced by regulations. We have released a new Practice Note on LFRA 2024 (see New and updated content below) and...
In this issue: Forfeiture Contractual issues Repairing obligations and dilapidations Service charges Key developments and horizon scanning 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 Trackers Latest Q& As Forfeiture Valuing a claim for wrongful forfeiture ( Tanfield (as executor of the Estate of Paul Watkins) v Meadowbrook Montessori Ltd) In Tanfield (as executor of the Estate of Paul Watkins) v Meadowbrook Montessori Ltd [2024] EWHC 1759 ( Ch), [2024] All ER ( D) 77 ( Jul), the court threw out a landlord’s winding-up petition for £167,593.41 presented against a company established to operate a school. It held there was a firmly arguable position that the majority of the petitioned sum was not rent arrears, but...
In this issue: King’s Speech Decisions to prosecute and alternatives to prosecution Criminal procedure and evidence Appeals and judicial review Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Environmental offences Financial services and pensions offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Insolvency offences and Companies Act offences Money laundering International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information King’s Speech Law Society comments on what King’s Speech 2024 means for law and justice The Law Society of England and Wales has set out its view on the 2024 King’s Speech and its implications for law and justice. It welcomes the new government’s focus on the criminal justice system, backs fresh measures to strengthen the response to...
EU developments ESMA publishes opinion on the Sustainable Finance Regulatory Framework The European Securities and Markets Authority ( ESMA) has issued an opinion on the Sustainable Finance Regulatory Framework, outlining potential longer-horizon enhancements. While ESMA recognises the framework as already mature and equipped with measures to deter greenwashing, it notes that, over time, the regime can be refined to broaden investors’ ability to reach sustainable assets and to bolster the smooth operation of the sustainable investment value chain. See: LNB News 24/07/2024 52......
In this issue: Risk & Compliance forecast Data protection Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Risk & Compliance forecast New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 23 July 2024 Our latest Risk & Compliance forecast (dated 23 July 2024) is now available. This month we cover: three new Bills unveiled in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024: the Digital Information and Smart Data Bill, the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, and the Equality ( Race and Disability) Bill an update on the FCA consultation regarding the treatment of PEPs the outcome of the SRA consultation on its draft business plan and budget the conclusion of the SRA consultation on changes enabling it to...
In this issue Anti-dumping Safeguards Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Anti-dumping Commission launches anti-circumvention MSG investigation against PRC and Malaysia The European Commission has opened an inquiry into suspected evasion of the anti-dumping measures established by Implementing Regulation ( EU) 2021/633 on imports of monosodium glutamate ( MSG) originating in the People’s Republic of China ( PRC). The scrutiny concerns MSG shipped via Malaysia, whether or not it is declared as Malaysian in origin, and places these imports under registration. The matter is listed as Case R818, with 19 April 2025 set as the latest date for definitive measures. See: LNB News 24/07/2024 91......
In this issue: Copyright & associated rights Designs Trade marks/passing off Patents Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Copyright & associated rights Chancery Division grants anti-suit injunction and related order preventing threat of proceedings ( Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Wright; Wright v Coinbase Global Inc; Wright v Payward, Inc) The Chancery Division in Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Wright; Wright v Coinbase Global Inc; Wright v Payward, Inc [2024] EWHC 1809 ( Ch) issued determinations in litigation addressing who created Bitcoin. The court had previously found that W, who asserted he was the inventor ( Satoshi), was not the originator and had relied on falsified documents to bolster his position. Among other matters, the court decided that the claimant in one of the relevant actions was...
Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights—25 July 2024 In this issue: Key R& I law developments Corporate insolvency processes Insolvency litigation Personal insolvency Restructuring The office-holder Directors and insolvency Daily and weekly news alerts Key R& I law developments Insolvency Service publishes annual report and accounts for 2023–2024 The Insolvency Service has released its annual report and accounts for 2023–2024, setting out how the agency has performed over the year and its key activities. Significant highlights this year include the creation of an Anti‑ Money Laundering Intelligence Cell to tackle financial crime more effectively, the introduction of a fresh fee income stream under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, and the launch of a dedicated directors’ guidance hub to help companies navigate insolvency procedures. See: LNB News 23/07/2024 20. Insolvency Service publishes monthly insolvency statistics for June 2024 The...
Commissioners for Revenue and Customs v Lees of Scotland Ltd [2024] EAT 120 What are the practical implications of this decision? The result appears rather harsh on the employer. The scheme was praised as laudable, its records of each worker’s savings were kept with meticulous care, and savings were always paid out when asked. Its misstep for NMW purposes was retaining those savings in its own bank account instead of placing them with an independent third party. Consequently, the funds were treated as for its own use and benefit—even if that was not the scheme’s primary aim—because, in principle, it could use the money as it wished and earn interest on it. This ruling highlights the uncompromising way NMW legislation will be applied, with no room to consider factors such as the employer’s intentions or that workers were the principal...
In this issue: Arbitration in England & Wales International arbitration Investment treaty arbitration Institutional and ad hoc arbitration Other ADR and arbitration-related developments Daily and weekly news alerts Arbitration in England & Wales The Arbitration Bill— Back on the Boil The eagerly awaited reforms to the English Arbitration Act 1996 ( AA 1996) were paused after the decision to hold UK elections in July 2024. However, the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, outlining the new Government’s first-year legislative programme, confirmed that the broadly settled Arbitration Bill is expected to be introduced to Parliament in the coming months. In this note, we suggest the election-induced hiatus offers legislators a valuable window to revisit and refine several important elements of the Bill. See News Analysis: The Arbitration Bill— Back on the Boil, written by Shai Wade, member of the Lexis Nexis...
Bailey v Stonewall Equality Ltd and others [2024] EAT 119 Judge Charles Bourne concluded that Allison Bailey had fallen “well short” of proving that the conduct of a Stonewall employee affected how her chambers responded after she opposed its partnership with the charity. Bailey prevailed on most aspects of her discrimination claim against Garden Court, which concerned its investigation into a number of her tweets articulating beliefs about biological sex and gender. During the proceedings, the barrister alleged that Stonewall had “been complicit in supporting a campaign of harassment, intimidation and threats made to anyone who questions its trans self- ID ideology, especially lesbians and feminists”......
In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Cross-border disputes Litigation Evidence and disclosure ADR New content Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments Brexit Assimilated EU Law Parliamentary Report The Department for Business and Trade ( DBT) has released the Assimilated EU Law Parliamentary Report covering January to June 2024. It sets out the government’s progress in repealing and reshaping assimilated law and outlines forthcoming revocations and reforms. For further detail, see: LNB News 24/07/2024 31— DBT publishes Assimilated EU Law Parliamentary Report... Court guidance Equal Treatment Bench Book 2024 edition The Courts and Tribunal Judiciary has issued the updated 2024 Equal Treatment Bench Book. All chapters have been refreshed to reflect legislative and case law developments, with outdated studies and newspaper references removed, and new statistics from reliable sources added. This marks the...
In this issue: Brexit headlines Post- Brexit transition guidance Constitutional and administrative law State accountability and liability Judicial review Subsidy control and State aid Public procurement Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit headlines DBT publishes Assimilated EU Law Parliamentary Report The Department for Business and Trade ( DBT) has issued the Assimilated EU Law Parliamentary Report for January to June 2024. It charts the government’s work to repeal and reshape assimilated law and sets out forthcoming plans for further revocations and reforms. This is the second edition in a series to be released every six months until June 2026. The report begins with an update on the assimilated law dashboard, then details the revocations and reforms enacted in the period by the...
In this issue: Abuse and criminal injuries Clinical negligence Fundamental dishonesty Case management Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Abuse and criminal injuries Court of Appeal finds local authority vicariously liable for abuse by foster carers who were related to the child The Court of Appeal ( Civil Division) in DJ v Barnsley MBC upheld DJ’s appeal from the High Court, which had concluded the council bore no vicarious liability for the abuse DJ suffered while placed with related foster carers (the Gs). In Armes v Nottinghamshire CC [2017] All ER ( D) 87 ( Oct), the Supreme Court had determined that a local authority could be vicariously liable for torts by a foster carer not related to the child, but left open whether liability might also arise where the carers were...
In this issue: Status and worker categories Employment contract Pay Performance, conduct and discipline Equality, diversity and inclusion Corporate governance Employment Tribunals Settlement Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Status and worker categories Df E announces the launch of Skills England The Department for Education ( Df E) has unveiled Skills England, a new national body designed to strengthen the nation’s skills over the course of the next decade. Its purpose is to unite central and local government, employers, training providers and trade unions to address skills requirements across all regions, and also to deliver strategic oversight of the post-16 skills system, aligned with the government’s Industrial Strategy. The new organisation will be introduced in stages over the next 9 to 12...
In this issue: Key developments and materials Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable energy Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility Energy disputes Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Key developments and materials Built environment industry responses to the King’s Speech 2024 Following the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, a range of built environment industry bodies issued their reactions. Selected extracts are highlighted below. See: LNB News 18/07/2024 48... Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem publishes RIIO-3 business plan guidance and decision on sector-specific methodologies Ofgem has set out the methodologies it will apply to the electricity and gas transmission, and gas distribution sectors for the RIIO-3 price control, covering 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031. It also outlines Ofgem’s...
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