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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: Banking and finance case round-up LIBOR and benchmarks Security Acquisition finance Sustainable finance Debt capital markets Regulation for derivatives lawyers Technology in banking & finance transactions Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& A Useful information Banking and finance case round-up Banking & Finance— May 2024 case round-up: For an overview of the May 2024 cases flagged in Banking & Finance, refer to News Analysis: Banking & Finance— May 2024 case round-up. LIBOR and benchmarks The Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA) has issued a notice compelling ICE Benchmark Administration Limited ( IBA) to keep publishing the 1‑month, 3‑month and 6‑month US Dollar LIBOR settings for a further three months. This period begins immediately after the US Dollar LIBOR Versions published up to and including 28 June 2024 have...
In this issue: Key DR developments Costs and funding New content Dates for your diary Useful information Lex Talk® Dispute Resolution: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments Speeches Lady Chief Justice expects judges to increase the use of ADR: Sue Carr, the Lady Chief Justice, stated in a recent address that she anticipates judges in England and Wales will deploy new court powers to mandate alternative dispute resolution ( ADR), following the Court of Appeal’s ruling in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416. For more, see the Law360 analysis: Sue Carr expects judges to tap new powers to compel ADR. Reports and announcements Portland publishes Commercial Courts Report 2024: Portland has issued its 2024 Commercial Courts Report, reviewing judgments from the London Commercial Courts to identify trends including case volumes,...
In this issue: UK private actions EU state aid Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Competition: a Lexis®Nexis community New and updated content Caselex UK private actions The CAT has handed down its ruling in Ad Tech Collective Action LLP v Alphabet Inc. & Others, concerning an application for a collective proceedings order ( CPO). AD Tech Collective Action brought the claim against Alphabet Inc, Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and Google UK Limited (together, Google), pursuing damages for alleged abuse of a dominant position linked to Google’s practices around the sale of digital display advertising. Certification has been granted by the CAT—see the judgment (certification) for details. NOTE— For public UK private actions on foot, see UK private actions—ongoing cases tracker......
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe ( AFME) Representing major banks and asset managers, AFME warned that the regulator’s plans are far more prescriptive than those in the EU or US and risk discouraging firms, without spurring investment in shares. The FCA intends to lift the current prohibition on bundling — that is, tying together — research costs with trade execution, giving asset managers discretion over how they pay for research, similar to the US. Even so, AFME contends the package is still too constrained overall. In its response to the FCA’s proposals, the association said the framework is not flexible enough when set against existing arrangements or options available in other jurisdictions......
The IFS has advised the opposition party to act very swiftly to help minimise disruption if it wins the 4 July 2024 general election and replaces the Conservatives. Recent polls place Labour an average of 21 points ahead of the Conservatives, implying Keir Starmer’s party is set for a landslide victory. In April 2024, the government removed part of the pension tax system known as the LTA. This provided an incentive for National Health Service doctors who had taken early retirement to return to the workforce. Workers who had saved more than £1m into their pensions......
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable energy Conventional power, waste to energy, biomass, and CHP projects International energy Lex Talk®Energy: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Electricity Code Modifications Every active proposal to the Connection and Use of System Code ( CUSC), the Grid Code ( GD), the System Owner - Transmission Owner Code ( STC) and the Security and Quality Supply Standard ( SQSS) is now collated on National Grid ESO’s Modification Tracker. It explains the intent of each change, identifies the stakeholders affected, includes Panel observations on prioritisation, and shows its position within the review pathway. For further information, see: Codes. Renewable energy DESNZ extends GGSS application deadline The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ) has introduced new regulations for the Green Gas Support Scheme ( GGSS),...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency of products Energy for environmental lawyers ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Marine Lex Talk®Environment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Useful information Air emissions and climate change Scottish Government publishes climate change monitoring report The Scottish Government has released its 2024 annual monitoring report for the Climate Change Plan, charting delivery against the goals set by the Climate Change ( Emissions Reduction Targets) ( Scotland) Act 2019. Progress is evaluated via a framework combining greenhouse gas statistics, policy outcome indicators and a policy tracker, promoting openness and accountability. The report points to marked advances across sectors, propelled by more than 200 policies targeting net zero by 2045. Notable actions include the refreshed...
In this issue: Trade marks/passing off Patents Lex Talk®IP: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Useful information Trade marks/passing off Mc Donald’s loses EU Big Mac trade mark in respect of poultry products Following a judgment of the General Court, Mc Donald’s has lost its EU trade mark Big Mac for poultry products. The court found Mc Donald’s had not shown genuine use of the contested mark over a continuous five-year period for the goods ‘chicken sandwiches’, the goods ‘foods prepared from poultry products’ and the services ‘rendered or associated with operating restaurants and other establishments or facilities engaged in providing food and drink prepared for consumption and for drive-through facilities; preparation of carry-out foods’. The material provided gave no real...
MLex: Meta Platforms' legal basis to process data to train artificial intelligence models is already facing scrutiny Last week, the social media behemoth told Facebook users it would henceforth depend on the 'legitimate interests' ground under the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR) to 'develop and improve AI at Meta'. The change sits within its EU and UK launch of AI tools, forming part of a wider rollout overall, and will take effect from 26 June......
In this issue: Horizon scanning Employment contract Tax Prohibited conduct protection at work Prohibited conduct (discrimination etc) Diversity and gender pay gap Maternity, parents and carers Individual rights arising from trade union membership Bribery, modern slavery, tax evasion and fraud Unfair dismissal Settlement Employment tribunals Employment Appeal Tribunal Immigration Lex Talk®Employment: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Horizon scanning The PM’s Office confirms the State Opening of Parliament, together with the King’s Speech, will occur on 17 July 2024. The new Parliament is summoned for 9 July 2024 to choose the Speaker and administer oaths to members. See: LNB News 30/05/2024 60. Employment contract Heathrow Express has not succeeded in its appeal concerning lifelong rail perks. In Adekoya v Heathrow Express...
In this issue: Investigating criminal conduct Cross border criminal investigations Criminal procedure and evidence 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 Local authority prosecutions Corporate Crime in Scotland International Lex Talk® Corporate Crime: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Investigating criminal conduct Police to expand criminal probe into Post Office scandal. On 28 May 2024, the Metropolitan Police confirmed its criminal investigation into the Post Office IT scandal will be broadened to assess whether senior executives should face charges of perjury and perverting the course of justice—marking the latest development in a major...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration controls: how it works Sponsored work Work sponsorship: sponsors Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Citizenship applications Lex Talk®Immigration: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& As Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Please note that our Immigration calendar highlights the key forthcoming developments of interest to business immigration advisers. UK immigration controls: how it works IPPR sets out the pivotal immigration challenges for the next government. In a new blog, the Institute for Public Policy Research identifies what it considers the major immigration priorities the UK’s next administration must tackle, framing them as six central questions. See LNB News 04/06/2024 58. Migration Observatory releases an election immigration policy tracker. The Migration Observatory has produced a tracker comparing the...
In this issue: Probate Powers of attorney and advance decisions Court of Protection Spouses, civil partners and cohabitants HMRC Manuals updates Tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance Insolvency— Private Client Digital assets and cryptoassets Pensions, insurance and tax efficient investments International Question of the week Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Private Client: a Lexis®PSL community New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Useful information Probate Court finds deceased had made gifts mortis causa ( Rahman v Hassan) Mini summary: GIFTS— GIFTS MORTIS CAUSA— DECLARATIONS. The Chancery Division granted the claimant’s application for declarations concerning dealings between the claimant and the deceased individual. The deceased had effected ‘donationes mortis causa’ while contemplating his death. The defendants, relations by blood of the deceased’s late wife, expressly resisted the claim on the basis that, at the date of death, the will had not been executed so as to capture, in particular, the transactions in question. The claimant maintained that the...
In this issue: Key developments and horizon scanning Transferring property Property insolvency Property taxes Easements, rights and covenants Property in Scotland Leasing property 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 Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 ( LFRA 2024), which gained Royal Assent on 24 May 2024 and featured in last week’s highlights, has now been published. Sections 113 (controls on remedies for arrears of rent charges), 117 (recovery of legal costs etc through service charge), 118 (repeal of section 125 of the Building Safety Act 2022) and 119 (higher-risk and relevant buildings: insolvency notifications) take effect two months after Royal Assent (24 July 2024). The rest of LFRA 2024 will commence by regulations to be made by the new government after the election. See: LNB News 04/06/2024...
Antitrust AG issues opinion regarding national reference from Dutch court on parity clauses and the application of Article 101 TFEU concerning dispute between Booking.com and hotel companies Advocate General Collins has issued his opinion in Case C- 264/23, Booking.com BV and Booking.com ( Deutschland) Gmb H v 25hours Hotel Company Berlin Gmb H and Others, following a reference from the Netherlands. The referring court seeks guidance on whether both wide and narrow parity clauses qualify as ancillary restrictions under Article 101(1) TFEU. Booking.com BV operates an online hotel reservation platform. Up to 2015, its agreements contained wide price parity clauses that stopped hotels from offering cheaper room rates through their own direct channels or any other outlets, including rival online travel agencies ( OTAs). Thereafter, Booking.com adopted narrow price parity clauses, which bar hotels from providing lower prices via their direct sales...
Original news Mr E ( CAS-55100- G3W9)-19 April 2024 Summary In brief, Mr E’s complaint stemmed from the Court of Appeal’s ruling in Burgess v BIC [2019] EWCA Civ 806. The court concluded that the governing documents of the Bic UK Pension Scheme (the Scheme) contained no provision for increases to pension benefits earned from service before 6 April 1997. For years, pensions had been paid on the basis that members were due such uplifts, which meant sizeable overpayments had arisen. The trustees moved to claw back those overpayments by invoking their right of recoupment, a step Mr E opposed. This, in turn, paved the way for the PO to consider the principles that apply when exercising the right of recoupment. What is the background to the determination?......
WTW noted that, in 2023, actuaries across the industry assumed an average 65-year-old would live five months fewer than in 2022. The firm said this marked the sharpest annual fall in life expectancy on record. Mortality modelling plays a significant role in how retirement savings plans are funded, because members’ expected lifespans directly set the scale of a scheme’s liabilities. WTW also reported FTSE-350 employers held a combined defined benefit pension surplus of 109% in 2023. An unprecedented shift, they also said this year......
In this issue: UK, EU and international regulators and bodies Prudential requirements Operational resilience Financial crime and sanctions Consumer protection Regulation of benchmarks and IBOR reform Regulation of capital markets Regulation of derivatives Sustainable finance and ESG Banks and mutuals Investment funds and asset management Mi FID II Payment services and systems Fintech and cryptoassets Financial Services Enforcement Database Daily and weekly news alerts Intraday news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Latest Q& A UK, EU and international regulators and bodies FCA announces chair of new Cost Benefit Analysis Panel The Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA) has named Dr Felix Martin as chair of its new, independent Cost Benefit Analysis ( CBA) Panel, which the Financial Services and Market Act 2023 ( FSMA 2023)...
In this issue: Cybersecurity Reputation Management Data protection Lex Talk® Information Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q& As Cybersecurity NCSC shares advice for those at heightened risk to secure websites and customer email domains. The National Cyber Security Centre ( NCSC) has issued guidance for high‑risk individuals who already operate their own website or custom email domain, or who are looking to set one up. See: LNB News 31/05/2024 34. Reputation Management SRA revises its SLAPPs warning. The Solicitors Regulatory Authority ( SRA) has refreshed its strategic lawsuits against public participation ( SLAPPs) notice to solicitors. The updated alert adds clarity on what constitutes a SLAPP, sets out scenarios where regulatory action may follow, and offers more detailed direction. See: LNB News 31/05/2024 26. Data...
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Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Landlord) [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Tenant) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Guarantor) ] [ [ name of Mortgagee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Mortgagee) ] Definitions Within this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: [ Annual Rent • the annual sum reserved under the Lease; ] [ Insurance Rent • the Tenant’s share of the Landlord’s costs of insuring the Property (as set out in the Lease); ] Lease • the lease of the Property dated [ date ], entered into between (1) [ the Landlord OR [ name ...
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