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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 Costs and funding Cross-border disputes New content Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments Announcements CTJ publishes an updated version of the Chancery Guide: The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary ( CTJ) has released a Practice Note to accompany the Chancery Guide. The Chancery Guide was issued on 29 July 2022, and this Practice Note sits with the third update made in July 2024. For further information, see the Chancery Guide Practice Note here. CJC launches a call for evidence on enforcement: The Civil Justice Council ( CJC) has now opened a call for evidence on enforcement. It spans a broad range of issues; the working group invites detailed accounts of experience and awareness of enforcement, potential judgment debtors, support available to debtors, suggested enhancements to the system for enforcing judgments, and overall views and opinions on the current...
PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights—11 July 2024 In this issue: CPR updates Accidents abroad Road traffic accidents Costs Other PI & Clinical negligence news New and updated content Lex Talk®PI & Clinical Negligence: a Lexis®Nexis community Lexis Nexis® Webinars Daily and weekly news alerts Useful information CPR updates 170th Practice Direction update—in force 18 July 2024 The Master of the Rolls and the Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for Justice have sanctioned the 170th Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules, which takes effect at 11am on 18 July 2024. The update amends CPR PD 51R ( Online Civil Money Claims Pilot) and CPR PD 51ZB ( Damages Claims Pilot) and prolongs both pilots until 1 October 2025 to enable further development and evaluation. It also permits the deployment of the ‘case...
In this issue: Copyright & associated rights Trade marks/passing off General IP Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Copyright & associated rights Court of Justice rules on communication to the public for TVs in short-term lets ( GEMA v GL) The court concluded that a landlord renting out short-term flats in a block, where each unit has its own television with an indoor aerial, infringes copyright by communicating every broadcast received by those sets to the tenants. Authored by Phillip Johnson, Professor of Commercial Law at Cardiff University and barrister at Packington IP. See News Analysis: Court of Justice rules on communication to the public for TVs in short-term lets ( GEMA v GL)......
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In this issue: Equity Capital Markets Environmental, social and governance issues Brexit Members Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Equity Capital Markets FCA publishes final reforms to listing regime in new UK Listing Rules sourcebook Corporate analysis: This piece outlines the principal features of the Financial Conduct Authority’s ( FCA) reforms to the UK listing framework, issued on 11 July 2024 within the new UK Listing Rules sourcebook, and due to take effect on 29 July 2024. The package arises from recommendations in the UK Listing Review report published in March 2021. See News Analysis: FCA publishes final reforms to listing regime in new UK Listing Rules sourcebook. FCA overhauls listing rules to increase opportunities within UK stock markets The FCA has unveiled the UK Listing Rules ( UKLR),...
JTI Acquisition Co (2011) Ltd v HMRC [2024] EWCA Civ 652 What are the practical implications of this case? Although this decision may well herald the death knell for tax planning schemes centred on loan relationships (and, at the time of writing, it is unclear whether any of the three unsuccessful appellants will be granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court), it is equally important to stress what it does not address. Notably, it leaves untouched other ‘unallowable purpose’ provisions, which typically ask what the purposes of the relevant ‘arrangements’ were when taken as a whole: see, recently, Allam [2021] UKUT 291 ( TCC); Euromoney [2023] EWCA Civ 1281; and, most recently, Burlington Loan Management [2024] UKUT 152 ( TCC), with several other cases known to be in the pipeline. In each of these matters, the taxpayer has (so far)...
In this issue: General Election 2024—parliamentary process, wash-up and manifesto pledges Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable energy Conventional power, waste to energy, biomass, and carbon capture usage and storage ( CCUS) Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers General Election 2024—parliamentary process, wash-up and manifesto pledges After the General Election on 4 July 2024, the UK has a Labour government for the first time since 2010. These News Analyses distil the principal implications across the energy, planning and environment sectors. They feature commentary from practice area specialists, Practical Guidance, news and analysis, and journal pieces. Notable ministerial appointments include Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. We outline what the energy sector should anticipate from the new administration, including clean power by 2030, the creation of Great British Energy, reforms to regulatory and planning...
In this issue Equity capital markets International Taxes management and litigation Real estate tax Business structures Employment taxes VAT Individuals and income tax Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Equity capital markets FCA overhauls listing rules. The Financial Conduct Authority has released new UK Listing Rules ( UKLR), delivering a substantial reset of the UK listing regime and introducing a simpler, more competitive structure. A central feature is a single listing category for commercial companies—replacing the premium and standard categories—within a regime that places greater emphasis on disclosure. The updated UKLR apply from 29 July 2024. For deeper insight into the principal elements of the reforms to the listing regime, see News Analysis: FCA publishes final reforms to listing regime in the new UK Listing Rules sourcebook, and LNB News...
In this issue: Key developments and horizon scanning Investigating title Transferring property Property development Agricultural property Property taxes Property in Scotland Lex Talk®Property: a Lexis®Nexis community Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New Q& As Key developments and horizon scanning Post-election analysis We consider how the new Labour government is set to influence the property sector and the broader built environment. See News Analyses: Likely property developments under a Labour government, What the planning industry can expect from the new Labour government and What does a new Labour government mean for environmental law in England and Wales? For additional insight on proposed planning reforms, see also: LNB News 08/07/2024 24. For industry comment, see: LNB News 05/07/2024 33. Investigating title Law Society launches TA6 form...
In this issue: General election Public procurement Governance Social housing Children’s social care Healthcare Planning Environmental law and climate change Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content General election What does the new Labour government mean for local government? After the General Election on 4 July 2024, the UK now has a Labour government in office, the first since 2010. We outline the changes likely to follow by assessing key Labour proposals for local government issued ahead of the vote and in the run-up to polling day. For further detail, see News Analysis: What does the new Labour government mean for local government? See also related News Analyses: What does the new Labour government mean for public law?, What the planning industry can expect from the new Labour government, and What does a new Labour government mean for environmental law in England and Wales? Hansard Society publishes guide on the start of the new...
The Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA) approved the transaction unconditionally at the initial stage of its review, as recorded in the authority’s case register. A Thermo Fisher spokesperson acknowledged the ruling in a statement on 8 July 2024, describing it as the final regulatory clearance needed for the transaction. The statement said the company was pleased to have secured all approvals necessary for its acquisition of Olink, and that it expects to complete the purchase within the coming few days ahead......
In this issue: EU fundamentals Commercial Competition and state aid Financial services Environment Insurance and reinsurance IP Life sciences TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers EU fundamentals The priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU ( July– December 2024) EU law analysis: The programme for the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU has been released, outlining its agenda and strategic focus for 1 July to 31 December 2024. This analysis summarises the principal priorities for the Hungarian Presidency across Practice Areas. See News Analysis: The priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU ( July– December...
Antitrust Court of Justice Service proposes that legal documents in damages action should not be served to Volvo’s Spanish subsidy The Court of Justice has delivered its judgment in Case C‑632/22 Volvo, following a Spanish reference that sought, amongst other matters, guidance on the effectiveness of serving legal documents in a damages claim linked to the trucks cartel. The referring court asked in particular whether Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, read together with Article 101 TFEU, should be understood as preventing service on a parent company, whose registered office is in another Member State (ie Sweden), by delivering documents at the business premises of that company’s subsidiary ( Spain). By way of context, Transsaqui SL bought two Volvo trucks in 2008. In July 2016, the Commission adopted a decision concluding that MAN, Volvo/ Renault, Daimler, Iveco and DAF had...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Brexit Consumer protection Contracts E-commerce International Public procurement Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Comment— Meta’s EU ‘consent or pay’ case may force rethink on advertising model MLex reports that Meta Platforms could again be pushed to revisit its advertising strategy, as the European Commission scrutinises the ‘consent or pay’ approach introduced for EU users of Facebook and Instagram. To avoid potential penalties from both the EU competition authority and Ireland’s data protection regulator, Meta is working on a new, ‘less intrusive’ method of serving adverts. Striking the right balance is challenging and will be closely watched by other platforms that depend on advertising to reach users. See News Analysis: Comment— Meta’s EU...
In this issue: Subsidies and countervailing measures Anti-dumping WTO Trade in services Dispute settlement Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Subsidies and countervailing measures European Commission imposes provisional countervailing duties on BEV imports from China The European Commission has introduced provisional countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles ( BEVs) from China, nine months after commencing an ex officio anti-subsidy investigation. The Commission determined that China’s BEV value chain benefits from unfair subsidisation, posing a threat of economic injury to EU BEV manufacturers. The inquiry also assessed the expected effects and implications of these measures on importers, users and consumers of BEVs within the EU. The Commission indicated that any negotiated resolution to the investigation must effectively address the harmful forms of subsidisation identified. See LNB News 08/07/2024 9......
EU developments ESMA issues guidelines and statement on corporate sustainability reporting The European Securities and Markets Authority ( ESMA) has issued its final report covering the Guidelines on Enforcement of Sustainability Information ( GLESI), alongside a public statement addressing the initial application of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards. These publications aim to foster consistent application and oversight of sustainability reporting requirements......
In this issue: New technologies Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Internet Media Telecommunications Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information New technologies DSIT announces restructuring aimed at better public service delivery The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology ( DSIT) has set out a significant expansion in remit and size. It will unite experts in data, digital tech and artificial intelligence from bodies including the Government Digital Service, the Central Digital and Data Office and the Incubator for AI. Bringing these teams together will focus efforts to digitally transform public services under one department and improve how people in Britain deal with government. DSIT will work with the Cabinet Office and the Treasury to maximise the use of digital technologies, data and innovation in delivering services to the...
In this issue: Company law, governance and regulatory matters Corporate Governance Useful information HMRC Manuals tracker Weekly highlights from other practice areas Company law, governance and regulatory matters FCA overhauls UK Listing Rules Following its consultation paper CP23/31 issued on 20 December 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA) has unveiled a new UK Listing Rules sourcebook that will supersede the current Listing Rules and take effect from 29 July 2024. The FCA says these measures, marking the most substantial reshaping of the listings regime in more than three decades, introduce a simplified structure with a single category and streamlined eligibility for companies seeking to issue their shares in the UK. By reducing complexity, the changes aim to support a broader spectrum of companies to come to market on a UK exchange and to widen...
In this issue: Practice and procedure Private children Public children Enforcement Lex Talk®Family: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Updated content New Q& As Lex Talk®Family: a Lexis®Nexis community Useful information Practice and procedure President publishes transparency in the family courts—judgment publication guidance On 19 June 2024, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew Mc Farlane, issued Transparency in the family courts—publication of judgments practice guidance (the guidance). As part of the ongoing push for greater openness in the Family Court, it sets out practical direction for judges, legal advisers and magistrates to support more frequent publication of judgments. The guidance applies across all judicial tiers in the Family Court and Family Division, and to the full breadth of their jurisdiction, covering both children matters and financial remedy work. It replaces the...
Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights—11 July 2024 In this issue: Key R& I law developments Sanctions Corporate insolvency processes Personal insolvency Restructuring Directors and insolvency Insolvency litigation Daily and weekly news alerts New content Key R& I law developments Insolvency Service publishes June 2024 enforcement outcomes management information The Insolvency Service has refreshed its enforcement outcomes management information tables to include June 2024 data. The figures indicate 90 director disqualifications and 12 bankruptcy and debt relief restrictions arising from its enforcement activity. See: LNB News 09/07/2024 48. Sanctions Judgment Alert: Hellard v OJSC Rossiysky Kredit Bank (in liquidation) [2024] EWHC 1783 ( Ch) The judgment in this matter has now been handed down. See: LNB News 10/07/2024 56. Corporate insolvency processes Petitions based on unrecognised/unregistered foreign judgment debts ( Re a Company) The High Court has lately addressed two key questions...
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