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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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Police forces nationwide will work together to probe senior personnel at the Post Office and at Fujitsu, the multinational whose flawed Horizon IT platform resulted in devastating prosecutions of blameless sub-postmasters, to determine whether any offences were committed, the Met said. Detectives have been trawling millions of files with support from specialist software, in a probe running alongside the public inquiry, which is scheduled to release its conclusions in late 2025. The operation will be headed by the country’s largest police force, in line with an agreement by the National Police Chiefs’ Council, a national coordination body for law enforcement in Britain. No charges are anticipated to be filed before 2026, the Met indicated......
Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited v HMRC [2024] UKUT 145 ( TCC) Following dialogue with HMRC, the Club received a VAT assessment arising from figure discrepancies that had innocently resulted from a changeover in its accounting systems. The Club appealed, contending that the assessment was issued more than one year after HMRC had in its possession sufficient factual evidence to make the assessment......
EU General Court annuls sanctions on Azerbaijan-born businessman The EU’s General Court has overturned sanctions applied to the businessman during 2022–2023, ruling that the EU body overseeing sanctions lacked a credible foundation for the restrictive measures. Although the EU delisted Akhmedov in September 2023, he, having made his fortune by selling his shares in a Russian gas producer in 2012, pursued legal action to show he should never have been targeted. The court found that the Council — which had drawn on Wikipedia and press reports — failed to demonstrate that Akhmedov, who lives in Azerbaijan, is presently engaged in significant areas of the Russian economy. It held that the Council did not furnish ‘sufficiently specific, precise and consistent’ evidence establishing that Akhmedov was a ‘leading businessperson involved in economic sectors which provided a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian...
In this issue: Key developments and materials Internet Media Data protection Information technology Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Key developments and materials Bills receive Royal Assent ahead of 2024 general election The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, sought and was granted the King’s permission to dissolve Parliament and announced a general election for 4 July 2024; consequently, Parliament was prorogued on 24 May 2024. The run-up to prorogation, the ‘wash-up’ period, is when outstanding parliamentary business must be approved by both Houses or it falls when Parliament is dissolved. During wash-up, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill and the Media Bill obtained Royal Assent. Other Bills receiving Royal Assent were the Victims and Prisoners Bill, Finance ( No 2) Bill, Post...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Brexit Confidential information Consumer protection Data protection International Public procurement Sale and supply of goods Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& A Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—29 May 2024 The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) considered a complaint concerning Future Farm Plant- Based Food UK Ltd’s product packaging. The front displayed a promotion stating, ‘ WIN £1000 BUY ME AND SCAN TO ENTER T& C’ S APPLY’, with a QR code positioned in the middle of the wording. The complainant queried whether the ad breached the CAP Code by leaving out key conditions of the offer. The ASA agreed with the concern and upheld the complaint. See LNB News 29/05/2024 63. CMA launches...
On 20 May 2024, the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 gained Royal Assent, a landmark for the regulation and roll-out of autonomous vehicles ( AVs). Parliamentary passage The AVA 2024 progressed through parliament without notable hitch or delay, reflecting broad agreement on signalling to prospective AV manufacturers and operators the UK’s intention to introduce self-driving technologies. Several amendments were introduced, the most significant being: Section 2(2) — Statement of Safety Principles — the principles must now be framed to secure that authorised automated vehicles achieve a level of safety equivalent to, or higher than, that of careful and competent human drivers. Section 2(4) — Statement of Safety Principles — the Secretary of State, when preparing the statement, must consult organisations that appear to represent the interests of AV manufacturers, road users, and road safety. Further changes since its introduction to the House of Lords in November 2023 are largely less...
Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights—30 May 2024 In this issue: Ukraine conflict Cases and decisions 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 An aircraft lessor has filed a £472m claim against numerous major insurers over planes left in situ since the invasion of Ukraine, after a landmark London court ruling blocked efforts to shift comparable actions to Russia. See News Analysis: Major insurers face £472m claim for Russia-stranded planes ( STLC Europe Sixteen Leasing Ltd v American International Group UK Ltd and others). Cases and decisions Insurers lose appeal over US$15m Hanjin Shipping settlement ( Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc v Textainer Group Holdings Ltd) A London appeals court on 22 May 2024 determined insurers should not take a share of recoveries for uninsured losses, in a dispute tied to a US$15m settlement following Hanjin...
On 23 May 2024, in a filing, Brower J informed the circuit judges that, contrary to the Russian Federation’s assertions in its appeal of the District Court arbitration enforcement victory, he has no disqualifying conflict of interest, and that the dispute now before the Circuit Court bears no relation to other matters involving the Russian Federation over which he has previously presided... In his 23 May response to the Kremlin, he contends that his experience of arbitrations concerning the Russian Federation does not bar him from offering a systemic perspective, likening the position to saying a judge’s legal conclusions in one case are tainted simply because he is also overseeing another case featuring the same litigant... The Russian Federation seeks to prevent Brower J from taking part in a friend-of-the-court brief he submitted with two other international law experts, in which the trio urges the...
In this issue: Probate UK taxes for Private Client Budgets and Finance Bills HMRC Manuals updates International Question of the week Additional Private Client updates 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 Committee key findings in enquiry into Probate Service delays With the general election announced on 22 May 2024 and Parliament subsequently dissolved, the Justice Committee’s enquiry into HMCTS Probate Service delays has ceased. On 23 May, its chair, Sir Robert Neill MP, wrote to Mike Freer MP outlining the committee’s principal conclusions to date. Among them was the observation that, until 2017, the Probate Registry managed application volumes, including in 2006 when the peak of 311,127...
In this issue: UK digital markets UK competition policy UK antitrust UK market investigations EU antitrust EU state aid Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Competition: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Caselex UK digital markets Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act receives Royal Assent The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act ( DMCC Act) has secured Royal Assent. Long anticipated, its passage was slowed by parliamentary priorities and scheduling considerations. After the 22 May 2024 announcement of UK parliamentary elections for 4 July 2024, the Bill was hurried through under the ‘wash-up’ process—an accelerated route used to save legislation from falling once Parliament is dissolved, ensuring the measure did not lapse. The DMCC Act is expected to take effect in Autumn 2024. Its scope and ramifications are wide-ranging, flowing from a prior consultation on reforms to the UK competition and consumer protection regimes, together with proposals for a new...
In this issue: General election Public procurement Governance Education Healthcare Planning Local government finance Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content General election Bills receive Royal Assent ahead of 2024 general election Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sought and obtained the King’s approval to dissolve Parliament, announcing a general election for 4 July 2024; consequently, Parliament will be prorogued on 24 May 2024. The interval before prorogation, known as the ‘wash-up’, is when any outstanding parliamentary business must be agreed by both Houses or it will lapse upon dissolution. On 23 May 2024, Penny Mordaunt MP confirmed that the Victims and Prisoners Bill, Finance ( No 2) Bill, Post Office ( Horizon System) Offences Bill and Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill have all received Royal Assent. Further measures granted Royal Assent during wash-up include the Media Bill, Pet...
In this issue Key developments and horizon scanning Forfeiture Service charges Disputes and remedies Trespass and adverse possession 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 Key developments and horizon scanning The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 secured Royal Assent on 24 May 2024, ahead of Parliament’s prorogation. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities confirmed this in a press release outlining the headline measures. See LNB News 28/05/2024 108. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has reacted to the passage of the LFRA 2024. RICS welcomes the Act for bringing greater certainty to leaseholders, landlords and the market, while noting lingering ambiguities and points of concern. See LNB 29/05/2024 75. Forfeiture A delay in returning rent did not amount to a waiver of the right to forfeit ( The Tropical Zoo Ltd v The Mayor and Burgesses of Hounslow London Borough...
UK developments FCA chair discusses UK asset management issues Ashley Alder, chair of the Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA), has presented an updated iteration of a speech first delivered in February 2024. His remarks ranged across the Smarter Regulatory Framework, private finance, non-bank financial intermediation and valuations, retail investments, sustainability disclosure requirements, and innovation. Highlighting the FCA’s new international competitiveness objective, Alder explained that, at each stage of decision-making, the regulator evaluates choices that further its core operational aims and judges which of these can also promote growth and competitiveness......
In this issue: Fiscal events including Budget Brexit and tax VAT Taxes management and litigation Employment taxes Devolution International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Fiscal events including Budget Finance ( No 2) Act 2024 receives Royal Assent As noted in last week’s Tax weekly highlights, following the Prime Minister’s general election announcement on 22 May 2024, the outstanding stages of the Finance ( No 2) Bill in both Houses of Parliament were expedited and finalised ahead of Parliament’s prorogation on 24 May 2024. Royal Assent was given the same day, so the Bill entered the statute book without alteration. For details on the legislation and its route through Parliament, see Tax— Finance Act 2024 and Finance ( No 2) Act 2024...
Ireland’s High Court ruled on 27 May 2024 that seeking to reclaim monies paid by Redefine Australian Investments Inc ( Redefine Australia) to its lender — Redefine Cyprus, a subsidiary of Brightbay Real Estate Partners Ltd based in the Isle of Man — would in effect require Ireland to give effect to a foreign state’s tax laws, something barred by both case law and the common law. Justice Rory Mulcahy recorded that Redefine Australia was established in 2009 to acquire property securities from an Australian property fund. The company, incorporated in Ireland, obtained a £100m loan from Redefine Cyprus to pursue that objective. Under the loan terms, Redefine Australia was to remit 100% of its adjusted net income as interest, ensuring it generated no profit and would therefore not be liable for Australian capital gains tax. The investments performed, and Redefine...
In its judgment, the court held that the European Council rightly froze the assets of Belavia Belarusian Airline AAT, as the state-owned carrier had flown services from Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey into Minsk. It added that these routes bolstered Lukashenko’s autocratic rule. The carrier also derived a 'concrete benefit' from the dictator’s public remarks that Belavia would receive 'all possible support' after the EU moved to bar Belarusian airlines from its airspace. That, the court concluded, justified maintaining the sanctions. According to the judgment, the council froze Belavia’s assets from December 2021 and stated then that 'it will not accept any attempt by third countries to instrumentalise migrants for political purposes'. The judgment said as recorded there......
What are the practical implications of this case? In Larry Trachtenberg v the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customers [2024] UKFTT 376 ( TC), the ruling carries clear, practical consequences for advisers. Appreciating the decision’s effect will support practitioners when advising on HMRC’s use of TMA 1970, s 29 to raise ‘discovery’ assessments aimed at recovering tax said to be due because of unauthorised pension scheme payments. The Tribunal confirmed that the functioning of FA 2004, s 255 does not prevent HMRC from relying on its TMA 1970 powers in circumstances comparable to those encountered in Mr Trachtenberg’s case. In addition, the Tribunal explained its approach to deciding whether a taxpayer has acted ‘deliberately’, so that the extended time limits in TMA 1970, s 36(1A) may apply, taking guidance from the Supreme Court authority of HMRC v Tooth [2021] UKSC 17 at para...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Students EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Key developments Future developments— Immigration calendar Please note that our Immigration calendar highlights key upcoming developments of interest to business immigration advisers. Cabinet Office publishes guidance for civil servants ahead of general election The Cabinet Office has issued guidance for civil servants on expected conduct during the pre‑election period, ahead of the general election scheduled for 4 July 2024. In essence, officials are encouraged to show restraint before launching any new long‑term initiatives, or undertaking activities that might imply public funds are being used for party‑political ends. Departments and Non‑ Departmental Public Bodies ( NDPBs) are also advised not to appear to...
In this issue: EU fundamentals Competition and state aid Data protection and cybersecurity Free movement, immigration and employment Financial services Energy Environment IP Life sciences Regulatory TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content EU fundamentals European Commission releases May 2024 infringement package The Commission has published the May 2024 infringement package, setting out the EU Member States it is taking action against for failing to comply with their obligations under EU law. The May 2024 package comprises formal letters of notice to Portugal for not correctly transposing Directive 92/43/ EEC (the Habitats Directive), to Italy for failing to fully and correctly transpose Directive ( EU) 2019/904 (the Single- Use Plastics Directive) and for breaching obligations under Directive ( EU) 2015/1535 (the Single Market Transparency Directive), and it also refers Italy to the Court of Justice for failure to ensure the correct implementation of Directive 2014/89/ EU (the Directive establishing a framework for maritime spatial...
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable energy Conventional power, waste to energy, biomass, and CHP projects International energy Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem confirms energy price cap from 1 July to 30 September 2024 Ofgem has confirmed the energy price cap for the third quarter of 2024. Between July and September 2024, the typical household paying by direct debit will see the annual energy price fall to £1568, a £122 cut from the previous cap of £1690. The cap calculation uses a standing charge of £334 for a dual fuel customer, or £369 for those who pay via standard credit; these amounts are unchanged from the earlier cap period. Suppliers may set a lower standing charge on their...
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