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Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

"The Gravest Threat to Modern Medicine" - Radical Change Needed

Friday, 16 November 2018

Anti-microbial resistance (AMR) is where previously treatable infections become immune to antibiotics. It has been estimated that AMR may currently kill around 5,000 people a year in England. This number is set to rise.


Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Time to Rethink Entire Agreement Clauses in Your Contracts

Thursday, 15 November 2018

Parties to contracts should now think more carefully about what they include as a non-reliance statement, if they want it to be enforceable.

Time to Rethink Entire Agreement Clauses in Your Contracts

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Ethnic Minorities Hit Hardest by Fitness-to-Practise Cases

Thursday, 15 November 2018

There has been a massive increase in the number of fitness-to-practise cases reported to the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), with ethnic minorities hit hardest.

Ethnic Minorities Hit Hardest by Fitness-to-Practise Cases

Articles & Blogs Brexit Pharma & Life Sciences

Emergency Powers for Pharmacists Proposed to Combat Medicine Shortages

Thursday, 15 November 2018

The law should be changed to allow pharmacists to substitute prescriptions and obtain medicines from other pharmacies. These are the recommendations of Martin Sawer, Executive Director of the Healthcare Distribution Association.

Emergency Powers for Pharmacists Proposed to Combat Medicine Shortages

Articles & Blogs Brexit Pharma & Life Sciences

Brexit - Will All Medicines Get to Patients?

Thursday, 15 November 2018

Two years after the UK narrowly voted to exit the EU, we are awaiting certainty of what will happen next. The UK is leaving the EU, but what does this mean for the UK's future relationship with the trading bloc?

Brexit - Will All Medicines Get to Patients?

Articles & Blogs Real Estate

Could Your Land Become a Village Green?

Thursday, 15 November 2018

Most people would expect a village green to be a haven of peace in the countryside, with a cricket pitch on it and being overlooked by the village pub. However other land can also be legally classified as a "village green".

Could Your Land Become a Village Green?

Articles & Blogs Conveyancing

When to Move Home?

Thursday, 15 November 2018

If you're looking to buy a house, chances are you've been left confused by the number of conflicting predictions on the housing market. You are probably wondering if it is worth waiting for prices to fall or whether you should take the plunge regardless.

When to Move Home?

Articles & Blogs Brexit Property Litigation Real Estate

Frustrated by Brexit? Legal Battle Over Future of Leases After Brexit

Thursday, 15 November 2018

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Canary Wharf Group (CWG) are currently locked in a legal battle over the lease of EMA's London office.

Frustrated by Brexit? Legal Battle Over Future of Leases After Brexit

Articles & Blogs Employment

Part-Time Worker Who Was Paid 50% of Full Pay Was Treated Less Favourably

Friday, 09 November 2018

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that a British Airways cabin crew member who was paid 50% of a full-time salary, despite being required to be available for work on more than 50% of the days a full-time employee was required to be available to work...

Part-Time Worker Who Was Paid 50% of Full Pay Was Treated Less Favourably

Articles & Blogs Employment

Is it Unfair for an Employer to Withhold Evidence From a Disciplinary Panel?

Friday, 09 November 2018

On the facts in the recent case of Hargreaves v Manchester Grammar, it wasn't, but this decision should be followed with caution.

Is it Unfair for an Employer to Withhold Evidence From a Disciplinary Panel?

Articles & Blogs Employment

The Importance of Fully Understanding the Implications of a Settlement Agreement Before Signing

Friday, 09 November 2018

The Pensions Ombudsmen has found that an employee that entered into a valid settlement agreement, which stated that she was compulsorily redundant, could not argue that this was not the case - resulting in her being unable to claim an unreduced pension.

The Importance of Fully Understanding the Implications of a Settlement Agreement Before Signing

Articles & Blogs Charities

Safeguarding and Serious Incident Reporting - New Charity Commission Guidance

Tuesday, 06 November 2018

The Charity Commission's work on safeguarding and serious incident reporting has carried on apace, with the conclusion of the work of its safeguarding taskforce and the publication of new guidance in October.

Safeguarding and Serious Incident Reporting - New Charity Commission Guidance

Articles & Blogs Charities

ICO Report on Eight Charities and the GDPR Accountability Requirement

Tuesday, 06 November 2018

In April 2018 the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published a report following a programme in which eight charities took part in voluntary information risk reviews.

ICO Report on Eight Charities and the GDPR Accountability Requirement

Articles & Blogs Charities

Charities Re-Publishing Freely Accessible Photos Online - Beware of Copyright Infringement

Tuesday, 06 November 2018

In an unusual case, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) fined a German school €300 (plus interest) for re-publishing an image that a pupil had included in a school project that had been taken from another website.

Charities Re-Publishing Freely Accessible Photos Online - Beware of Copyright Infringement

Articles & Blogs Charities

Charities - The Risk of Not Following the Contract

Tuesday, 06 November 2018

When things go wrong in commercial arrangements lawyers ask "what does the contract say?". But in the real world, commercial parties are usually looking for a solution not an argument.

Charities - The Risk of Not Following the Contract