Articles & Blogs

Mutual Recognition Agreement Seeks to Boost Trade in Pharma Sector

Thursday, 22 August 2019

A joint statement by Presidents Juncker and Trump has confirmed that full implementation of a transatlantic agreement for inspections of manufacturing sites for human medicines has finally been achieved.

Mutual Recognition Agreement Seeks to Boost Trade in Pharma Sector

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Statins Could Be Given to Hundreds of Thousands Due to Genetic Markers

Thursday, 22 August 2019

Hundreds of thousands of people could be given statins due to their genes putting them at higher risk of heart disease.

Statins Could Be Given to Hundreds of Thousands Due to Genetic Markers

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

NHS Personalised Medicine Cancer Treatment Offers New Hope to Patients

Thursday, 22 August 2019

NHS patients have been offered a new cancer therapy called 'CAR-T' which uses a patient's own cells to fight cancer.

NHS Personalised Medicine Cancer Treatment Offers New Hope to Patients

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Serious Incident Reporting Has Changed - Are You Up-to-Date?

Thursday, 22 August 2019

Over the Summer, the Charity Commission radically changed the process for reporting serious incidents, which means your own processes and procedures will have to change.

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

How the GPhC Will Enforce Its Stricter Standards for Online Pharmacies

Thursday, 22 August 2019

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has ushered in stricter guidance for online pharmacies, but has not stretched to blacklisting, says regulatory lawyer Andrew Andrews.

How the GPhC Will Enforce Its Stricter Standards for Online Pharmacies

Articles & Blogs Employment

Court of Appeal Determines How to Calculate Holiday for 'Part Year' Workers

Friday, 16 August 2019

Is it lawful to pro-rate the leave and pay entitlement for permanent staff who only work for part of a year?

Articles & Blogs Employment

Will Occupational Health Always Have the Final Word on Whether an Employee Is Disabled?

Friday, 09 August 2019

No - employers must also pay attention to other sources of information and the recent case of Q v L highlights this.

Will Occupational Health Always Have the Final Word on Whether an Employee Is Disabled?

Articles & Blogs Employment

Ill-Health Retirement - Are You Aware of Your Duties?

Friday, 16 August 2019

The Pension Ombudsman found that an employer's failure to assess its employee for ill-health retirement until the end of her sick leave...

Articles & Blogs Conveyancing

Buying with Friends - Solution or Problem?

Tuesday, 06 August 2019

Many young people are finding it hard to get on the property ladder due to high house prices. One possible solution is for friends to pool resources and buy together.

Buying with Friends - Solution or Problem?

Court of Appeal Determines How to Calculate Holiday for 'Term Time' or 'Part Year Only' Workers

Wednesday, 14 August 2019

In a case which has far reaching implications, the Court of Appeal, in the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel, considered how to calculate holiday entitlement and holiday pay for permanent staff who only work for part of a year.

Court of Appeal Determines How to Calculate Holiday for 'Term Time' or 'Part Year Only' Workers

Articles & Blogs Employment

Confidentiality Clauses - What Does Government Propose?

Friday, 02 August 2019

Following the Government's consultation on the misuse of confidentiality clauses, we outline the proposed reforms to ensure victims of harassment are not silenced.