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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 Data protection Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Telecommunications Lex Talk®TMT: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& A Useful information New technologies European Parliament passes EU AI Act Corrigenda On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the Corrigenda to the EU AI Act, as neither the Internal Market and Consumer Protection ( IMCO) nor the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ( LIBE) committees requested a vote on the corrigenda. The Corrigenda has now been dispatched to the Council of the EU for endorsement. The legislation is expected to enter into force in June 2024. See: LNB News 24/04/2024 62. The first Czech case on generative AI For the first time, Czech courts have directly...
In this issue: Planning applications and decisions Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 Planning for nationally significant infrastructure Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Related Documents Planning applications and decisions Planning inspector’s refusal of solar park not procedurally unfair ( R ( Low Carbon Solar Park 6 Ltd) v (1) SSLUHC (2) Uttlesford DC) In R ( Low Carbon Solar Park 6 Ltd) v SSLUHC [2024] EWHC 770 ( Admin), His Honour Judge Jarman KC rejected the claimant’s statutory challenge to an inspector’s decision refusing its planning application for the development and operation of a solar park at Pelham, Manuden. The claimant contended that the inspector acted with procedural unfairness by not taking into account responsive evidence lodged after the close of the representations window. The judgment serves as a warning to applicants about the need to...
In this issue: Contractual issues Repair duties and dilapidations Enforcing security and property insolvency Disputes and remedies Property disputes in Scotland Lex Talk®Property Disputes: a Lexis®Nexis community Further property disputes updates News alerts issued daily and weekly Key dates for your diary Newly published and updated content Trackers Latest Q& A Contractual issues Specific performance where landlord’s consent uncertain ( Valbonne Estates Ltd v United Homes Ltd) In Valbonne Estates Ltd v United Homes Ltd [2024] All ER ( D) 73 ( Apr), [2024] EWHC 876 ( Ch), the Chancery Division refused the defendant company’s application for summary judgment, in a dispute about the sale of a leasehold interest in a London property. The court determined that, among other matters, at this stage it could not be shown that the claim for specific performance, notwithstanding the lack of the landlord’s consent, was fanciful. There was a sound argument that the proper test was whether, on the...
Ayhan Sezer v Agroinvest [2024] EWHC 479 ( Comm) Facts Agroinvest had contracted to sell rape meal and soya bean meal to Ayhan Sezer under a sale contract between the parties. That agreement incorporated GAFTA 100 which, by clause 23, provided, in its standard form, that damages were to be assessed by reference to the ‘date of default’. The GAFTA Board of Appeal determined that Ayhan Sezer had repudiated the sale contract on 27 April 2018; however, it assessed the damages by reference to a date of default of 7 May 2018, this being the date on which the Board decided that Agroinvest’s acceptance of the repudiation occurred......
In its annual funding statement, TPR reported that most schemes have experienced significant gains in funding levels over recent years, with rising yields on long-dated government bonds propelling many saving plans into a surplus. The stronger position enables schemes to revisit their objectives and weigh whether to run-on, combine with other plans, or offload liabilities to an insurance company in return for a one-off premium, in a structure referred to as a buyout deal......
Statement follows. The Commission calls on IRELAND, FRANCE and LATVIA to correctly transpose the 5th Anti- Money Laundering Directive The European Commission has chosen to launch an infringement procedure, formally dispatching letters of formal notice to Ireland and France ( INFR(2023)2188 and ( INFR(2024)2037)), as well as issuing an additional letter of formal notice to Latvia ( INFR(2023)2028), owing to the incorrect transposition of the 4th and 5th Anti- Money Laundering Directives (4th AML Directive as amended by the 5th AML Directive). While these Member States had notified a complete transposition of the amended Directive, the Commission has, nevertheless, identified several......
Blackrock Holdco 5, LLC v HMRC [2024] EWCA Civ 330 What are the practical implications of this case? In the wake of this ruling, advisers will find fewer avenues to engineer tax benefits via intra-group borrowing. It will be hard to contend that a facility lacks an unallowable purpose unless it performs a bona fide commercial role within the overall transaction, judged from the wider deal and not merely the borrower’s and lender’s standpoint. A holistic appraisal of the transaction’s commerciality across the group will be central to that assessment. Specifically, where the sole rationale for the debt is to secure a tax saving, it will probably be treated as having an unallowable purpose, with the associated interest deductions refused. The judgment also confirms that, when evaluating the reasons for taking on the loan, directors’ subjective intentions expressed at the relevant board meetings cannot be...
Mergers CMA adopts new phase 2 investigation process; publishes updated merger guidance and merger notice forms The CMA has released the final updated version of its guidance on jurisdictional and procedural mergers ( CMA2), following a consultation in November 2023. The revisions chiefly concern the way the CMA will run its phase 2 merger investigations. The principal changes are: There will be chances for merging parties to engage directly with the CMA at an early stage. The issues statement will be dropped; instead, the CMA will request submissions on the phase 1 decision. Typically, there will be teach-in sessions and a new initial substantive meeting. In addition, there will be more use of update calls throughout the investigation, alongside broader opportunities for economic experts to interact with the CMA’s experts. An interim report will be issued earlier in the timetable, replacing the...
In this issue: Trusts Court of Protection UK taxes for Private Client HMRC Manuals updates Insolvency— Private Client Charity and philanthropy Contentious trusts and estates Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland 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& A Useful information Trusts Companies House publishes guidance on removal of overseas entities from register Companies House has issued guidance setting out the process for taking an overseas entity off the Register of Overseas Entities. It applies where the entity no longer holds registered title to UK land or property acquired on or after 1 January 1999 in England and Wales, 8 December 2014 in Scotland, and 5 September 2022 in...
In this issue: Public company takeovers ( Offers) Corporate governance Banking and finance for corporate lawyers Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& As Useful information Public company takeovers ( Offers) The Takeover Panel publishes three new Panel Statements The Takeover Panel (the Panel) has released three further Panel Statements. PS 2024/8 confirms two fresh appointments to the Panel; PS 2024/9 records the removal of the Pensions and Lifetimes Savings Association ( PLSA) as a body entitled to nominate a Panel member; and PS 2024/10 makes minor tweaks to the Takeover Code (the Code) provisions on document charges. See: LNB News 18/04/2024 42. Takeover Panel publishes consultation on scope of Takeover Code application The Code Committee of the Takeover Panel has opened a consultation proposing a new framework designed to narrow which...
Russian trustee partially succeeds in a strike out application ( Kireeva (as trustee and bankruptcy manager of Bedzhamov) v Zolotova and Basel Properties Limited [2024] EWHC 552 ( Ch)) What are the practical implications of this case? This judgment illustrates the court’s granular, issue-by-issue treatment of applications to strike out defences advanced on multiple distinct bases. The court may excise particular elements while permitting other grounds to go forward to trial. It underlines that claims backed by litigation funding can be vulnerable to challenge for champerty and maintenance. Here, the court was troubled by aspects of the funder’s conduct, especially in separate proceedings where it perceived a high degree of funder control over the litigant. Given those concerns, striking out the plea of champerty or maintenance would be inappropriate. That stance applies notwithstanding the comparatively narrow situations in which...
UK developments FCA publishes final greenwashing guidance and proposes extension of sustainability disclosure and labelling regime to portfolio managers With the anti‑greenwashing rule set to take effect on 31 May 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA) has issued its finalised guidance, FG24/3, for firms. The FCA has also put out consultation paper CP24/8, proposing to widen the sustainability disclosure requirements ( SDR) and labelling regime to portfolio management, with responses requested by 14 June 2024. See: LNB News 23/04/2024 9. Sources: FCA confirms anti‑greenwashing guidance and proposes extending sustainability framework FG24/3: Finalised non‑handbook guidance on the Anti‑ Greenwashing Rule CP24/8: Extending the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements ( SDR) regime to Portfolio Management......
In this issue: Key DR developments Claims and remedies Costs and funding Cross-border disputes New content Dates for your diary Useful information Daily and weekly news alerts Key DR developments 166th Practice Direction Update 166th PD update—in force 22 May 2024: The Master of the Rolls and the Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for Justice have approved the 166th Practice Direction ( PD) update to the Civil Procedure Rules ( CPR). This update introduces Civil Automatic Referral to Mediation for civil claims, together with a new Pilot PD ( PD 51ZE). The pilot provides for the automatic referral of specified civil matters—claims for a fixed sum below £10,000 lodged via Money Claims Online ( MCOL), Secure Data Transfer, or on paper on or after 22 May 2024—to a complimentary, one-hour mediation appointment with the HM Courts and...
In this issue: Ukraine conflict Cases and decisions Types of insurance Regulation Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Case trackers Key dates Daily and weekly news alerts Lex Talk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Ukraine conflict Aviation Claims ( Zephyrus Capital Aviation Partners 1D Ltd and others v Fidelis Underwriting Ltd and others) On 28 March 2024, in Zephyrus Capital Aviation Partners 1D Ltd v Fidelis Underwriting Ltd, the Commercial Court in the King’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales dismissed jurisdiction objections brought by overseas reinsurers, who attempted to rely on Russian exclusive jurisdiction clauses contained in their reinsurance contracts with Russian airlines. See News Analysis: What to know about the Russia-stranded plane ruling. See Practice Note: Ukraine...
In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Consumer protection E-commerce Intellectual property International Supplier management Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q& A Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—24 April 2024 The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA) flagged a sponsored Facebook post by GKOnline Co Pty Ltd t/a Pups Den, Official Aida Store, for investigation after intelligence from its AI‑driven Active Ad Monitoring system indicated potential rule-breaking. The regulator questioned whether the promotion contravened the CAP Code by making medicinal or medical claims about alleviating menopause symptoms for an unlicensed product. The ASA upheld the challenge, concluding the ad breached the CAP Code. See: LNB News 24/04/2024 83. ASA publishes findings in research into environmental claims in food advertising The ASA has released headline findings from its 2023...
In this issue: Financial sanctions Economic crime Data protection Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New and updated content Financial sanctions FCDO announces further sanctions on Iranian military figures The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ( FCDO), alongside the Prime Minister’s Office, confirmed that the UK, in a co-ordinated package with the United States, has imposed sanctions on seven individuals and six entities that enabled Iran’s attack on Israel. The individuals face a travel ban and asset freeze, while the entities are also subject to an asset freeze. See: LNB News 19/04/2024 10. Economic crime Interpol reports on conference discussing the threat of organised crime Interpol has outlined a conference for the week commencing 22 April 2024, aimed at strengthening Interpol’s global network against organised crime. Police officials from 136 countries will attend to identify ways to expand access to Interpol’s global databases and promote greater operational criminal data sharing. Delegates will join regional round tables on...
In this issue: Data protection e Privacy Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Data protection EDBP publishes opinion on ‘consent or pay’ models used by large online platforms The European Data Protection Board ( EDPB) has issued an Opinion examining the validity of consent to process personal data for behavioural advertising where major online platforms deploy ‘consent or pay’ approaches. This Opinion follows a request under Article 64(2) of Regulation ( EU) 2016/679, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation ( EU GDPR), by the Dutch, Norwegian and Hamburg Data Protection Authorities ( DPAs). The EDPB considers it impossible for large online platforms to satisfy the criteria for valid consent if users are presented only with a choice between agreeing to processing for behavioural advertising and paying a fee. In devising alternatives, the EDPB says such platforms should provide an ‘equivalent alternative’ that does not involve paying a...
In this issue: UK antitrust NSI EU antitrust EU state aid EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation Lex Talk®Competition: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Caselex UK antitrust High Court backs CMA’s judicial review of CAT’s stance on domestic search warrants; Court confirms the CMA’s power to raid domestic premises In R ( CMA) v CAT, the High Court delivered judgment on the CMA’s application for judicial review of the CAT’s 12 October 2023 ruling, which had refused a warrant to enter and search domestic premises for an investigation under section 25 of the Competition Act 1998 (the CAT’s 2023 ruling). For context, in 2023 the CAT had granted three warrants to search business premises in an inquiry into suspected anti-competitive conduct in the supply of construction chemical admixtures. The CAT considered that the mere existence of a suspected secret cartel was enough to infer a tendency to destroy...
Restructuring & Insolvency weekly highlights—25 April 2024 In this issue: Key R& I developments Corporate insolvency procedures Restructuring Directors and insolvency Insolvency disputes Property insolvency Insurance and insolvency International restructuring and insolvency Daily and weekly news alerts Key dates for R& I professionals New content Key R& I developments The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce ( UKJT), created by the Lawtech UK panel, has issued a legal statement on digital assets and English insolvency law. Although not binding, it offers helpful guidance on the overarching principles relevant to cryptoassets, distributed ledger technology, smart contacts and related technologies within English insolvency. It concludes, amongst other points, that digital assets constitute property for the purposes of the Insolvency Act 1986 ( IA 1986) and that insolvent estates may retain proprietary rights in such assets. However, a statutory demand cannot presently be validly served in respect of a debt of a digital asset. See: LNB News 24/04/2024 27......
In this issue The EAT in Stena Drilling clarified the divide between territorial and international jurisdiction, narrowing alternative routes; British Airways holiday pay ruling examines the true nature of payments and applies Agnew; government publishes its response on the statutory tips Code; TAMD sets out technical tax updates, umbrella non-compliance action, and an NICs postcode consultation; Powell confirms a justified refusal to allow a return on restricted duties; Aird permits attendance at private equal pay hearings with limited document access; Scottish instruments add PSCS and CJS as listed authorities from 1 July 2024; the DWP seeks evidence on fit note reform by 8 July; a TULR( C) A draft order brings protective awards within Code-based adjustments on 18 July; Jasim guides Rule 37(5) time extensions; April Immigration Rules overhaul sponsored routes; create personalised news alerts via the Alerts tab; May hearings and...
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