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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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More than a year on from its original introduction in the House of Commons, the DMCCA 2024 secured Royal Assent on 24 May 2024. The Act ushers in sweeping updates to UK competition rules and consumer enforcement, together with a fresh regime to oversee designated Big Tech firms across the UK. Key takeaways the DMCCA 2024 has finished its passage through Parliament. Although additional rules and guidance are still required, the central reforms are anticipated to commence later this year following completion of that process overall the Act delivers the government’s digital markets strategy, featuring tailored conduct codes for specified digital businesses and a bespoke merger control system for designated companies and groups in the sector the legislation also makes major changes to the UK competition and consumer frameworks, including the following key elements and specific measures: ...
In this issue: UK private actions EU antitrust EU Digital Markets Act EU State aid Lex Talk®Competition: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Caselex UK private actions CAT rules NHS not time-barred regarding damages actions against drug manufactures involved in citalopram ‘pay for delay’ cartel The CAT has delivered its ruling in The Secretary for Health and Social Care & Others v Lundbeck Limited & Others, addressing a preliminary limitation question in proceedings that were moved from the High Court. The case concerns alleged breaches of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU and/or Chapter I and/or Chapter II of the Competition Act 1998, in relation to conduct involving citalopram and alleged ‘pay for delay’ arrangements......
In this issue: Public children Financial provision Private children Court of Protection Daily and weekly news alerts New content Updated content New Q& As Lex Talk®Family: a Lexis®Nexis community Useful information Public children Suspected Inflicted Head Injury Service ( SIHIS) for children pilot Three NHS Trusts— Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust—have received funding to launch pilots and evaluate a new Suspected Inflicted Head Injury Service ( SIHIS). The service is designed to tackle delays arising from late and multiple expert medical statements. The trial will assess how this model can drive lasting, system-wide improvements that cut delay, with the pilot scheduled to conclude on 31 March 2025... Anonymisation ( Re T ( Children: Publication of Judgment)) In Re T ( Children: Publication of Judgment) [2024] EWCA Civ 697, [2024] All ER ( D) 79 (...
In this issue: Taxes management and litigation VAT Real estate taxes Oil and gas taxation Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Taxes management and litigation FTT upholds penalties for invalid BADR claims ( Cox and another v HMRC) As outlined below, in Cox and another v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 510 ( TC), the First-tier Tax Tribunal ( FTT) rejected the taxpayers’ appeals against penalties arising from defective entrepreneurs’ relief claims, now termed business asset disposal relief ( BADR). The FTT decided the claimants failed to exercise reasonable care when making the claims, and that HMRC’s choice not to suspend the penalties was not erroneous. See News Analysis: FTT upholds penalties for invalid BADR claims ( Cox and another v HMRC). VAT FTT confirms dip pot formed part of single supply of...
Drafting and deploying a fresh framework for overseeing artificial intelligence has largely consumed most of the regulatory energy EU technology legislators have wielded in recent years. Yet uncertainty persists over who bears responsibility when things go awry. The AI Liability Directive, intended to sit alongside the new EU AI Act, now confronts a precarious and highly uncertain outlook indeed. Meanwhile, as AI firms fixated on that file, a highly significant law for the sector slipped through with little public fanfare or attention: the Product Liability Directive. Though the updated statute lacks ‘ AI’ in its title, it decisively broadens the EU’s rigorous product liability framework to fully encompass software. The EU Product Liability Directive has existed since the 1980s and has long served as a cornerstone of the bloc’s internal market architecture. As intangible goods such as software...
In this issue: New technologies Internet Reputation management Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information New technologies Law360: Apple confirmed on 21 June 2024 that it will not introduce new artificial intelligence features in the EU this year, pointing to “regulatory uncertainties” tied to the EU’s Digital Markets Act and to potential security risks for Apple users arising from DMA compliance. See: Apple won’t offer AI tools in EU due to regulatory concerns. Internet MLex: Senior UK lawmakers from across the political spectrum say the online safety regulator’s work to implement the Online Safety Act 2023 falls short of the legislation’s provisions. In a joint letter to Ofcom CEO Melanie Dawes, they argue the draft child-safety code fails to enforce rules on underage use of online...
Aviva reported identifying over 11,000 bogus claims in 2023, totalling more than £116m, up from 9,250 fraud cases in 2022 valued at £120m. The insurer noted that last year’s tally works out at about 30 sham claims every day, with an average daily value of £318,000. It is also examining a further 13,100 claims for potential fraud. Peter Ward, Aviva’s head of claims counter-fraud, said the business is moving swiftly to detect deceitful submissions. He added that when wrongdoing is uncovered, Aviva will robustly challenge false or exaggerated claims and, where appropriate, pursue prosecutions against those targeting the firm......
In this issue: Medical devices Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework Advertising of medicines Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Medical devices MHRA issues updated transparency guidance for machine learning medical devices. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ( MHRA) has jointly released new transparency guiding principles for machine learning medical devices ( MLMDs). This update builds on earlier principles for good machine learning practice in medical device development, which the MHRA produced with fellow regulators, the FDA and Health Canada, in 2021. Rory Trust and Annalise Slocock of Burges Salmon LLP review the new transparency guiding principles. See News Analysis: MHRA, FDA and Health Canada release transparency guidance for machine learning medical devices......
Stellantis Auto SAS & others v Autoliv AB & others [2024] EWCA Civ 609 What are the practical implications of this case? Although earlier authorities have addressed the appointment of a single joint expert between opponents, there has, until now, been little examination of when the court may require parties on the same side to share such an expert. This decision provides valuable guidance, clarifying the approach to be taken in that scenario. The court confirmed that, in determining whether a single joint expert is appropriate, two core factors will be paramount: first, the imperative to manage proceedings justly and proportionately in accordance with the overriding objective; and second, the obligation to limit expert testimony to what is reasonably necessary for resolving the claim. Perhaps most noteworthy for...
In this issue: Safeguards WTO Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Safeguards DBT extends steel safeguard measures on 15 product categories The DBT has prolonged the steel safeguard measures across 15 product categories until 30 June 2026. This follows an extension assessment of the steel safeguard in 2023 and the Trade Remedies Authority’s April 2024 advice to continue the measures in place accordingly. The decision rests on a finding that, without the measure, UK industry across all 15 product categories would face serious injury as a result. The decision will take effect on 1 July 2024 then......
In this issue Scheme amendment Funding and investment Members and benefits Types of workplace pension schemes Public service pensions schemes and Fair Deal Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Scheme amendment Court of Appeal hears BBC’s appeal regarding fetter on amendment power protecting future benefits On 25 June 2024, counsel for the BBC told the Court of Appeal that the High Court’s conclusion—that the BBC cannot change its £19.8bn defined benefit BBC Pension Scheme to reduce future benefits—rests on a mistaken reading of the trust deeds supporting the Scheme. In 2023, the High Court had rejected the BBC’s case that a clause in the Scheme’s trust deed barring changes that harm members’ “interests” applies only to benefits already accrued. Appearing for the BBC, Michael Tennet KC argued the judge adopted a broad, generic sense of...
Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—27 June 2024 In this issue: Data protection Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection EU e Privacy draft is widely expected to be shelved in favour of data retention, cookie and digital advertising measures. MLex reports that publishers, platforms and online advertisers look set to see the long-stalled EU e Privacy Regulation finally scrapped after many years mired in protracted legislative negotiations. See News Analysis: EU e-privacy proposal set to be pulled in favour of data retention, cookie and digital ad rules. Balancing rights and the continued importance of EU case law in the UK—under what specific conditions can a data controller decline to reveal third-party identities in response to a data subject access request?......
Antitrust Court of Justice issues judgments against the General Court’s judgments partially upholding the Commission’s decision concerning the delayed entry of perindopril The Court of Justice ruled on appeals against General Court judgments that had partially upheld the Commission’s 9 July 2014 decision penalising Servier and several generics for delaying perindopril’s generic entry. It dismissed a number of appeals, confirming that Servier and Biogaran struck market‑exclusion deals restricting competition. On Servier’s appeal, it largely upheld the General Court but annulled aspects concerning the infringement period and fine calculation. On the Commission’s appeal, it set aside the judgment and remitted the case to assess whether the Servier– Krka assignment and licence is a restriction by object under Article 101... Mergers creation of a greenfield joint venture by Warner Bros. Discovery, The Walt Disney Company and Fox Corporation ( M.11523) cleared after phase I—see further, Midday...
In this issue: General election Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls Cross border criminal investigations Environmental offences Financial services and pensions offences Fraud, forgery, tax and theft offences Health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences Local authority prosecutions Money laundering Corporate Crime in Scotland International Other corporate crime news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information General election Lawyers set out wishlist for next UK government As they unveiled general election manifestos, both major parties proposed measures to confront the growing case backlog in the nation’s courts; however, solicitors across England and Wales say the next administration should add further priorities to their wishlist to improve court capacity and efficiency. Read News Analysis: Lawyers set out wishlist for next UK government. CTSI urges next government to prioritise food safety The Chartered Trading Standards Institute ( CTSI) urges the next government to prioritise food safety now......
In this issue: Key developments and horizon scanning Trespass and adverse possession Disputes and remedies Contractual issues Service charges Property disputes in Scotland Lex Talk®Property Disputes: a Lexis®Nexis community Additional Property disputes updates Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers Latest Q& As Key developments and horizon scanning RICS responds to political parties’ manifestos The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued its response to parties’ positions on business rates, the high street and regeneration. RICS signalled that the next decade will be unlike any other for commercial property, and the next government will need to partner with the sector to confront industry challenges. See LNB News 21/06/2024 39. Trespass and adverse possession Claim for possession against student protesters ( University of Birmingham v Persons Unknown) In University of Birmingham v Persons Unknown [2024] All ER ( D) 84 ( Jun),...
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In this issue: Corporate Governance Useful information HMRC Manuals tracker Weekly highlights from other practice areas Corporate Governance More controversial pay plans at Wizz Air Wizz Air Holdings Plc has outlined a revised approach to long term incentive plan ( LTIP) awards for senior managers below the CEO, a move likely to stir debate at its AGM later this summer. In the prior year, LTIPs were split evenly between performance shares and time‑vested restricted shares. For the 2025 financial year, however, the remuneration committee has opted for a one‑off change so the entire LTIP will be made up of time‑vested restricted shares vesting over three years. The potential maximum under the LTIP remains at 250% of base salary, rising to 300% in exceptional cases. While remuneration committee chair Barry Eccleston concedes the structure is atypical, the annual report contends it is...
Upper Tribunal refuses FCA’s application to amend its statements of case with alternative allegation and dismisses privacy applications ( Burdett & Goodchild v FCA) Burdett v The Financial Conduct Authority [2024] UKUT 156 ( TCC) What are the practical implications of this case? The Tribunal’s handling of the Privacy Applications confirms that the default position strongly favours publishing decision notices, a stance not readily displaced simply because a participant might suffer personal embarrassment. Of greater moment, the Tribunal’s approach to the FCA’s bid to amend its statements of case reaffirms the earlier ruling in Bluecrest Capital Management ( UK) LLP v FCA [2023] UKUT 00149 ( TTC). By declining permission, the Tribunal signalled a marked reluctance to entertain jurisdiction over allegations that were not comprehensively set out within an FCA warning notice at the warning stage by the FCA in this...
Texas Instruments Inc (incorporated in Delaware, USA) v Network System Technologies Llc (incorporated in Delaware, USA) [2024] EWHC 1066 ( Pat) What are the practical implications of this case? The ruling reiterates that expedited trials of patent disputes will be ordered only in narrow scenarios, namely where there is ‘real, objectively viewed urgency’ (para [9]), in line with WL Gore & Associates GMBH v Geox Sp A [2008] EWCA Civ 622 and Petter v EMC Europe Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 480. The judge considered that, where a party is ready to offer undertakings that remove the need for expedition, that solution is preferable. That said, if the undertakings proposed leave a clear commercial ‘gap’ in the protection provided to the recipient, expedition can be justified. It also appears that, when deciding applications to expedite trial, the court is unlikely to place much (if any) weight on the...
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