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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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Deutsche Bank Ag v Sebastian Holdings Inc [2024] EWCA Civ 245 What are the practical implications of this case? The Court of Appeal overturned the first‑instance determination, which had decided that interest on costs becomes ‘due’ at the point it accrues, thereby imposing a six‑year limitation period running from the date of the relevant authority for costs. In practical terms, that approach would have created an unworkable constraint on the recovery of interest on costs, because it would, in effect, deprive the receiving party of any entitlement to interest wherever the authority in question was more than six years old. The consequences would be most acute in long‑running litigation in which interlocutory costs orders are made along the way, and in matters where detailed assessment proceedings are drawn out over time. It would, moreover, hand the paying party a powerful tactical incentive to try to...
In this issue: Air emissions and climate change Pollution and contamination Building energy efficiency Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental litigation and proceedings Environmental enforcement and prosecutions Environmental liability, insurance and due diligence ESG and sustainability Nature, biodiversity and habitat protection Waste Producer responsibility schemes for waste Water, flooding and drainage Lex Talk®Environment: a Lexis®Nexis community News alerts—daily and weekly Updated and new content Trackers Latest Q& A Useful information Air emissions and climate change Battery deployment key to meet global climate targets In its report, the International Energy Agency ( IEA) highlights that batteries are pivotal to delivering global energy and climate ambitions and addressing climate change. By 2030, storage capacity must expand sixfold, with batteries accounting for about 90% of new capacity and the remainder provided by pumped...
In this issue: Court of Protection UK taxes for Private Client HMRC Manuals updates Family businesses and ownership structures Insolvency— Private Client Digital assets and cryptoassets Contentious trusts and estates Pensions, insurance and tax-efficient investments Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland 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 Court of Protection Court of Protection proposes travel guidance for cases with a risk of future forced marriage ( Luton Borough Council v G) The Court of Protection sanctioned a six-month interim forced marriage protection order ( FMPO) concerning AG and exercised the inherent jurisdiction to govern AG’s contact with her parents. This followed material showing parental control and coercion, the prospect of AG travelling abroad for ‘a wedding’, and indications that, if parental contact matched her parents’ wishes, AG could lose capacity regarding decisions about contact with them. The court’s...
What are the key areas? Fisher’s review seeks to pinpoint which elements of the criminal disclosure system function well and which do not, so as to judge whether the regime, as it stands, can secure fair criminal justice outcomes and properly prevent miscarriages of justice. In line with this, he has set out the following ‘emerging themes’ for scrutiny: scrutiny of the existing statutory framework and its real-world operation evaluation of the principal tests in the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 ( CPIA 1996) and the associated Code of Practice (the Code) examining how technology and artificial intelligence ( AI) could support the criminal disclosure regime, and early engagement as a possible route to improve the regime’s efficiency and effectiveness Which are the most controversial and why? CPIA 1996 tests As regards the Code’s definition of ‘relevant material’, Fisher plans to examine the...
In this issue: Brexit headlines Brexit SIs Post- Brexit transition guidance Constitutional and administrative law Equality and human rights State security and intelligence Information law Subsidy control and State aid Management and strategic planning Lex Talk®Public Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit headlines Cabinet Office releases agenda for Windsor Framework Committee session. The Cabinet Office has issued the agenda for the Specialised Committee on the Implementation of the Windsor Framework, which met on 25 April 2024. Topics covered included delivering the Windsor Framework, the Joint Consultative Working Group, and engagement with stakeholders in Northern Ireland. See: LNB News 01/05/2024 75. Brexit SIs Protection of Trading Interests ( Authorisation) ( Amendment) Regulations 2024 ( SI 2024/559): Made using powers in Council Regulation ( EC) 2271/96 concerning assimilated law, this instrument updates UK secondary legislation relating to trade. It took effect on 25 April 2024. See: LNB News...
Mergers The CMA has released its issues statement concerning the phase 2 probe into the Vodafone/ CK Hutchison JV—see further, issues statement The CMA has issued its final decision and amended undertakings after reviewing the 2020 undertakings provided by Circle Health Holdings Limited in place of a reference for its completed purchase of all the issued share capital of CHC Healthcare Holdings Limited—see further, case page NOTE— For details of all current mergers before the CMA, see further, UK mergers—ongoing cases tracker Upcoming dates For timings of forthcoming UK competition developments, see further, UK Competition calendar......
In this issue: Social housing Education Children's social care Social care Healthcare Governance Licensing Planning Environmental law and climate change Lex Talk®Local Government: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Social housing Homelessness suitability—human rights and religious freedom ( Ghaoui v LB Waltham Forest) Reported to be the first ruling to consider Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights ( ECHR) (freedom of thought, conscience and religion) alongside the assessment of whether accommodation provided to discharge a homelessness duty under the Housing Act 1996 ( HA 1996) is suitable. The appellant maintained that the offer of accommodation to fulfil the main homelessness duty was inappropriate because the respondent council had not properly taken into account the consequences of their decision to keep their children in a local faith school. The appeal was dismissed. The judgment offers guidance to local authority officers and applicants’...
In this issue: Sustainable finance and ESG round–up Banking and finance case round-up UK and international sanctions Governing law and jurisdiction Football Governance Bill Aviation finance Sustainable finance Debt capital markets 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 this week’s Sustainable finance and ESG updates, refer to: Sustainable finance and ESG weekly round–up—2 May 2024. Banking and finance case round-up Banking & Finance— April 2024 case round-up For an overview of the April 2024 Banking & Finance case alerts, see News Analysis: Banking & Finance— April 2024 case round–up. UK and international sanctions OFSI launches FAQs The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ( OFSI) has unveiled its Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQs), offering technical guidance and answers to common...
In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Rwanda plan—legal updates Business, investment and unsponsored work Provisional entry clearance data shows sharp falls in targeted routes Long residence, discretion and human rights EU law rights and the EU Settlement Scheme Preventing unlawful working Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Lex Talk®Immigration: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content New Q& A Further key developments Forthcoming changes— Immigration calendar See our Immigration calendar for key forthcoming developments relevant to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works The government has unveiled a new cross-government taskforce to stop individuals promoting extreme ideologies from entering the UK. Drawing on expertise from the Home Office, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and the Department for...
In this issue: Environmental issues Planning for construction lawyers Construction industry news Lex Talk®Construction: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Environmental issues CLC announces the Five Client Carbon Commitments The CLC unveiled its Five Client Carbon Commitments, a framework enabling organisations to evidence the measures they are taking to cut carbon and record the reduction in emissions. Anglian Water, Heathrow, the Lower Thames Crossing, National Highways, Northumbrian Water, and Sellafield Ltd became the initial six signatories, with the CLC urging additional organisations to also come aboard now. The Construction Industry Council ( CIC) stated that the organisations already committed are expected to ‘invest tens of billions into UK infrastructure’, and further suggested this would assist in providing supply chain certainty with regard to the requirement for lower carbon...
In this issue: Practice and procedure Relationship breakdown Public children Court of Protection Lex Talk®Family: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Updated content New Q& As Useful information Practice and procedure New Form FM5 ( Statement of position on non-court dispute resolution) and updated forms From 29 April 2024, parties in private law children cases and contested financial remedy matters must complete the new Form FM5 ( Statement of position on non-court dispute resolution). Save where domestic abuse is raised, parties are required to file and serve Form FM5, setting out their stance on engaging with non-court dispute resolution. The form must be lodged and served seven days before the first on notice hearing and, as the court may direct, before any subsequent hearing in the proceedings. From 29 April 2024,...
In this issue Key developments and materials Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Renewable energy Conventional power, waste to energy, biomass, and CHP projects Nuclear energy International energy Lex Talk®Energy: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Key developments and materials National Grid has unveiled a strategic tie-up between its Distribution System Operator ( DSO) and Electron to boost the scale and value of flexibility for system operators and flexibility service providers ( FSPs) by enabling market interoperability. Electron will link its flexibility market platform, Electron Connect, with the DSO’s Market Gateway, giving FSPs wider choice in how they access and engage with flexibility on the electricity distribution network. The collaboration also aims to reduce entry hurdles and drive...
In this issue: New technologies Internet Media Reputation management Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Lex Talk®TMT: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information New technologies CMA publishes AI strategic update The Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA) has released its strategic update on artificial intelligence ( AI), setting out how it is enabling consumers and firms to benefit from AI progress. It also outlines the CMA’s approach to reducing potential AI risks and harms, expected enhancements to its powers, its collaboration with others on AI matters, and what it plans to do next. See: LNB News 30/04/2024 49. EU and Japan hold second Digital Partnership Council Following their second Digital Partnership Council, the EU and Japan signalled plans to deepen co‑operation between the EU AI Office and...
In this issue: Data protection e Privacy Cybersecurity Reputation management Lex Talk®Information Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Data protection EU Parliament submits written evidence in Lords’ UK- EU data adequacy inquiry The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ( LIBE Committee) has provided written evidence to the House of Lords European Affairs Committee ( EAC) for its inquiry into data adequacy and what it means for the UK– EU relationship. The submission opens with observations on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill ( DPDIB) currently before the UK Parliament, including commentary on the terms ‘singling out’ and ‘pseudonymised data’. The LIBE Committee then addresses the questions set by the Lords Committee. It also voices reservations about proposed changes to the role of the...
Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights—2 May 2024 In this issue, we cover the following key topics: Ukraine conflict Coronavirus ( COVID-19) Cases and decisions Types of insurance Market practice Regulation Solvency II New and updated content Case trackers Key dates Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Ukraine conflict Insurer agrees settlement concerning Russia-grounded aircraft ( BOC Aviation ( Ireland) Ltd and another v Convex Insurance UK Ltd and others) An aircraft lessor and its insurer resolved a disagreement about indemnities for jets left in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. BOC Aviation ( Ireland) Ltd has reached a confidential accord with Convex Insurance UK Ltd, pursuant to a High Court order dated 24 April 2024. See News Analysis: Insurer agrees settlement concerning Russia-grounded aircraft ( BOC Aviation ( Ireland) Ltd and...
In this issue: Anti-dumping Free trade agreements WTO Customs Lex Talk® International Trade: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Anti-dumping EU reviews anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures of PRC organic coated steel The European Commission has issued notices launching expiry reviews of the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on imports of certain organic coated steel products originating in the PRC. The products under review are specific organic coated steel items currently classified under CN codes ex 7210 70 80, ex 7212 40 80, ex 7225 99 00, and ex 7226 99 70 ( TARIC codes 7210708011, 7210708091, 7212408001, 7212408021, 7212408091, 7225990011, 7225990091, 7226997011 and 7226997091). The reviews will assess whether the lapse of the measures would probably result in continued dumping of the product concerned from the PRC and the continuation or return of injury to the Union industry, as well as...
State aid Commission adopts limited prolongation of State aid crisis tools to further support agriculture and fisheries sectors The Commission announced it will extend, until 31 December 2024, selected measures under the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework ( TCTF), ensuring ongoing assistance for the primary agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture sectors amid continuing market disruption which are persisting in markets at present. The step comes after consulting Member States on 11 April 2024......
In this issue: EU fundamentals Commercial Competition and state aid Corporate Data protection and cybersecurity Free movement, immigration and employment Financial services Environment Insurance and reinsurance IP Life sciences Regulatory TMT International trade Lex Talk®EU Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content EU fundamentals European Commission releases April 2024 infringements package The European Commission has unveiled its April 2024 infringements package, identifying the EU Member States facing action for breaches of obligations under EU law. This round includes letters of formal notice sent to France for incorrect transposition of Directive 2008/98/ EC on waste, as amended by Directive ( EU) 2018/851 (the EU Waste Framework Directive); to Austria for failing to properly transpose Directive 2011/92/ EU, as amended by...
In this issue: Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Data protection Other Practice Compliance updates this week Question of the week Lex Talk®Practice Compliance: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions Legal Services General Licence expired and replaced The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ( OFSI) has issued a replacement Legal Services General Licence, INT/2024/4671884, following the former licence’s expiry on 28 April 2024. The licence allows UK law firms and counsel that have provided legal advice to individuals designated under the Russian or Belarussian sanctions regimes to be paid by those clients. The new licence is valid from 29 April 2024 until 28 October 2024. See: LNB News 26/04/2024 54. OFSI launches FAQs OFSI has unveiled a new Frequently Asked Questions...
In this issue: Data protection Financial sanctions AML, CTF & counter-proliferation financing Other financial crime Other Risk & Compliance updates this week Question of the week Lex Talk®Risk & Compliance: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Data protection Council of the EU approves protocol to facilitate free data flow with Japan The Council of the EU has signed off on a protocol designed to ease cross-border transfers of data between the EU and Japan. It will be annexed to the EU– Japan economic partnership agreement. The instrument seeks to bolster legal certainty, so that exchanges of information are not obstructed by unwarranted data localisation rules, while allowing both parties to benefit from the unhindered movement of data, in line with their respective frameworks on data protection and the digital economy. Businesses will be able to process information more efficiently without onerous administrative or storage...
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