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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: New technologies Internet Media Reputation management Data protection Telecommunications Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information New technologies Law360 reports that a cohort of visual artists has brought a proposed class action, alleging that Google’s text‑to‑image artificial intelligence ( AI) system, Imagen, was trained by copying ‘enormous amounts’ of artists’ copyrighted works without authorisation, as alleged in the filing, for the purpose of building the model. The lawsuit further challenges the broader practice of relying on vast datasets for AI training. See: Google hit with copyright claims over AI image generator. UK Parliament confirms the Automated Vehicles Bill has returned to the House of Lords for consideration of amendments proposed by the House of Commons. The Commons has put...
In this issue: EU fundamentals Competition and state aid Corporate Data protection and cybersecurity Free movement, immigration and employment Financial services Energy Environment Insurance and reinsurance IP Life sciences TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers EU fundamentals Council of the EU approves two Directives reinforcing equality bodies’ roles across the EU The Council of the EU has confirmed the formal adoption of two Directives intended to enhance the authority of equality bodies across the Union. Under existing EU rules, every Member State must create national equality bodies to handle discrimination cases related to sex and racial or ethnic origin. However, current legislation grants significant flexibility to Member States regarding these bodies’ competences, independence, resources, accessibility and overall...
In this issue: Trade marks/passing off Patents Copyright & associated rights IP and technology General IP Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Trade marks/passing off A Merck-y saga—partial declaratory relief to be granted to pharmaceutical giant Merck KGa A following Merck, Sharpe & Dohme’s use of MERCK marks in the UK ( Merck v Merck) In a meticulously detailed 514-paragraph judgment, Mr Justice Edwin Jones reviewed 55 occasions on which the claimant, Merck KGa A, said five defendants, including Merck, Sharpe & Dohme LLC (together MSD), used the word ‘ Merck’ contrary to the parties’ 1970 Agreement, infringed Merck KGa A’s UK trade marks and breached a July 2020 injunction. Rather than pursue contempt, Merck KGa A opted to seek declaratory relief. Although MSD...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental enforcement and prosecutions Environmental information ESG and sustainability Marine Waste Waste producer responsibility regimes Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Useful information Air emissions and climate change Friends of the Earth win case finding government’s climate plan ‘unlawful’ Friends of the Earth has secured a landmark High Court ruling that the climate strategy put forward by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero is unlawful. The court held that the government’s decision to adopt the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan breached the Climate Change Act 2008. See: LNB News 03/05/2024 70. DESNZ launches call for evidence on NPT and cross-border CO2 networks The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ( DESNZ) has issued a call for evidence, inviting views on the deployment of non-pipeline transport and the creation of cross-border CO2 networks......
In this issue: Data protection Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Data protection Open AI subject to an EU GDPR infringement complaint on Chat GPT MLex: Open AI, the firm behind the generative AI chatbot Chat GPT, is breaching EU data protection rules by generating incorrect personal data about individuals, according to a new complaint from Austrian campaign group Noyb. The organisation announced today that it has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority and is also demanding a fine be imposed on Open AI. See News Analysis: Open AI subject to a GDPR infringement complaint on Chat GPT......
In this issue: Town and village greens Planning for nationally significant infrastructure projects Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Town and village greens Court of Appeal considers lawfulness of decision to deregister village green ( R ( Strack) v SSEFRA) In R (on the application of Strack (on behalf of The Woodcock Hill Village Green Committee)) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2024] EWCA Civ 420, the Court of Appeal examined whether, in removing a section of a village green from the register under the Commons Act 2006 ( Co A 2006), the inspector who determined the application had impermissibly treated the interests of people with lawful recreational rights over the green as the same as those of nearby inhabitants who lacked any such rights......
In this issue: Key developments and materials Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Conventional power, waste to energy, biomass, and CHP projects Nuclear energy Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Key developments and materials Friends of the Earth has won a pivotal High Court judgment against the government, with the court ruling that the climate strategy advanced by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero is unlawful. The court determined that adopting the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan contravened the Climate Change Act 2008. See: LNB News 03/05/2024 70. Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem has released its conclusions on the consultation regarding updates to the licence fee cost recovery...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Contracts Data protection Public procurement Sale and supply of goods Supply of services International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings— 8 May 2024. The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) considered a complaint about a website promoting a gambling offer that did not set out key entry conditions. The complainant queried whether the advertisement misled consumers. The ASA agreed and upheld the complaint. See: LNB News 08/05/2024 29. Contracts Supreme Court clarifies law on damages and assessment of goods ( Sharp Corp Ltd ( Respondent) v Viterra BV (previously known as Glencore Agriculture BV) ( Appellant)). In Sharp Corp Ltd v Viterra BV (previously known as Glencore Agriculture BV) [2024] UKSC 14, the Supreme Court...
In this issue: Cross border criminal investigation 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 Money laundering Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Cross border criminal investigation Duty of candour and requests for mutual legal assistance ( R (on the application of MCML Ltd (formerly ED& F Man Capital Markets Ltd) and another v Southwark Crown Court) The High Court reviewed objections to search warrants sought by HMRC following mutual legal assistance requests from the German and Danish authorities. The claimants said HMRC withheld significant matters when applying for the warrants, and disputed the...
In this issue Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Business, investment and non-sponsored work Daily and weekly news alerts Future developments— Immigration calendar UK immigration control: how it works CPS publishes report on reducing migration to the UK The Centre for Policy Studies ( CPS) has released ‘ Taking back control’, authored by former Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick MP, former minister Neil O’ Brien MP, and CPS Research Director Karl Williams. The paper argues that recent migration has burdened housing, public services and infrastructure, while not delivering the economic returns its proponents forecast. It outlines over 30 proposals the authors believe would reduce immigration. See: LNB News 08/05/2024 21. BBC issues Independent Thematic Review of the impartiality of its migration content The BBC has issued an Independent Thematic Review of its migration coverage, undertaken by policy specialist Dr Madeleine Sumption MBE. Future developments— Immigration calendar Our Immigration calendar sets out the key...
In this issue: Sustainable finance and ESG round–up Security Sustainable finance Derivatives Structured products and securitisation Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Useful information Sustainable finance and ESG round–up Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round–up: For a summary of this week’s Sustainable finance and ESG news, see Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round–up—9 May 2024. Security Debenture declared void as against administrators ( Binyon and another v Suzerain Investment Holdings Ltd and others) In a recent ruling, Deputy ICC Judge Baister determined that a debenture granted by VE Global UK Ltd (the Company) in December 2021, later varied in January 2022, was void under section 859H of the Companies Act 2006 as against the Company’s joint administrators. The court reached this outcome despite the document appearing to have been registered at Companies House and the...
In this issue: Environment, energy and buildings Easements, rights and covenants Property transfers Property lettings Property taxation Further property updates this week News alerts—daily and weekly Trackers New Q& As Environment, energy and buildings Japanese knotweed—no damages where causation test not satisfied In Davies v Bridgend County Borough Council [2024] UKSC 15, the Supreme Court unanimously allowed the appeal. Applying the ‘but for’ causation test, it determined that damages are not recoverable where the fall in the claimant’s land value was not brought about by the defendant’s tortious conduct. The ruling is particularly significant for claims where the spread of Japanese knotweed began before the duty to treat it arose in 2013. Tom Carter, Barrister at Ropewalk Chambers and legal representative for the respondent, comments on the implications of the judgment. See: LNB News...
Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—9 May 2024 In this edition: Data protection Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Economic crime Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection The ICO’s 2024 data protection fining guidance Ellie Ludlam, partner, and Alex Smallwood, associate, at Pinsent Masons, review the Information Commissioner’s Office’s ( ICO’s) updated fining guidance for breaches of data protection law. They explain the factors the ICO will weigh when considering a penalty notice, and outline the five-stage method it will apply to decide whether to impose a monetary penalty. See News Analysis: The ICO’s 2024 data protection fining guidance. Financial sanctions HMRC asked to investigate firm on dodging sanctions Law360 reports that, according to an MP, HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC) ought to probe a German-owned garage door maker for alleged sanctions breaches after...
In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Costs and funding Litigation Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments Reports Interim report on 21st Century Project published by Law Society: The Law Society has issued an interim update on its 21st Century Justice Project. It summarises the feedback received during the consultation on the Society’s Green Paper held in October 2023, and sets out the Society’s programme of next steps arising from that exercise, in line with that consultation. Those steps address responsible and ethical deployment of artificial intelligence, boosting knowledge and uptake of alternative dispute resolution options, especially for small businesses, raising awareness of legal expenses insurance, and creating a trusted, single online front door to help identify and diagnose legal need—see: LNB News 03/05/2024 46— Law Society publishes interim report on 21st Century Justice...
In this issue: Disputes and remedies Neighbour and party wall disputes Enforcing security and property insolvency Property disputes in Scotland Lex Talk®Property Disputes: a Lexis®Nexis community Additional Property disputes updates Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary New and updated content Trackers Disputes and remedies Supreme Court confirms no tortious damages recoverable where the ‘but for’ causation test is unmet in relation to Japanese knotweed ( Davies v Bridgend County Borough Council) In Davies v Bridgend County Borough Council [2024] All ER ( D) 32 ( May) [2024] UKSC 15, the Supreme Court unanimously allowed the appeal, holding that, applying the ‘but for’ test, compensation is not payable where the drop in value of the claimant’s land was not brought about by the defendant’s tortious acts, and therefore no award of damages is...
In this issue: Disputes and regulatory enforcement Medical devices Intellectual property Research and development Pharmaceuticals—regulatory framework Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Disputes and regulatory enforcement A Merck-y saga—partial declaratory relief to be granted to pharmaceutical giant Merck KGa A following Merck, Sharpe & Dohme’s use of MERCK marks in the UK ( Merck v Merck) In an exacting judgment stretching to 514 paragraphs, Mr Justice Edwin Jones reviewed 55 occasions on which the claimant, Merck KGa A, said five defendants, among them Merck, Sharpe & Dohme LLC (collectively MSD), deployed the word ‘ Merck’ contrary to the parties’ 1970 Agreement, infringed Merck KGa A’s UK trade marks, and ultimately defied an injunction made in July 2020. Eschewing contempt proceedings, Merck KGa A instead pursued...
Mergers DMCMS launches consultation on the draft regulations relating to the foreign state ownership of newspaper provisions in the DMCC Bill The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has released, for consultation, the draft Enterprise Act 2002 ( Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2024. Ministers have tabled changes to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill to establish a fresh intervention framework focused on foreign states for newspapers and periodical news magazines, banning foreign state ownership, control or influence over newspapers and news magazines......
In this issue: Equality Employment tribunal equality claims Data protection and employee information Pay, benefits and tax Immigration Employment law in Northern Ireland Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers New Q& As Equality OU appoints Professor Dame Nicola Dandridge to lead post-employment tribunal review The Open University ( OU) has confirmed it will commission an independent review of the institution following this year’s employment tribunal decision in the case brought by Professor Joanna Phoenix against the OU, alleging harassment and discrimination linked to the expression of her gender‑critical beliefs. The review will be overseen by Professor Dame Nicola Dandridge, former chief executive of the Office for Students, Universities UK, and the Equality Challenge Unit. Work will commence in early May and is expected to take around four months to...
Attracting and retaining talent To be credible in the legal arena, firms must draw in and hold on to talent, maintain a balanced mix of ‘finders, minders and grinders’ (a practical ladder of enterprising senior partners, painstaking, quality‑led managers, and industrious junior teams) with an even spread across these roles, and vie in the salary wars sparked by the growing arrival of US practices in the UK market. This momentum has driven a shift towards remuneration systems that can address these pressures more effectively. As a result, legacy approaches are being reconsidered and adapted to current market realities. Firms should evaluate overall contribution holistically and retain the agility to recognise and pay the stars they wish to keep. They must also pare back profit allocation where sustained underperformance shows a partner’s practice is trending downwards and ultimately burdens the firm’s finances. While lockstep...
EU developments EFRAG and ISSB release guidance on aligning EU and global sustainability reporting standards The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group ( EFRAG) and the International Sustainability Standards Board ( ISSB) have issued guidance detailing how European and international sustainability reporting standards can interoperate. The aim is to assist businesses that plan to meet both sets of requirements, with a specific emphasis on climate reporting......
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