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MHRA Joins New Partnerships to Set International Regulatory Standards

Tuesday, 09 August 2022

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the UK's life sciences regulator, is joining three international partnerships designed to agree and set common regulatory standards.

MHRA Joins New Partnerships to Set International Regulatory Standards

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High Court Applies Business Common Sense to Allow Solicitor to Charge Client

Tuesday, 09 August 2022

Despite best intentions, parties do not always make everything clear in their commercial contracts. The High Court had to decide on the interpretation recently when a contract was not clear.

High Court Applies Business Common Sense to Allow Solicitor to Charge Client

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Recent Data Protection Developments - What Do Life Sciences Organisations Need to Know?

Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Data protection law has been in a state of flux for a number of years now, with the relentless pace of technological development, new ways of working, and external factors such as Brexit, all informing changes in the law and regulatory guidance.

Key Recent Developments in Data Protection - What Do Life Sciences Organisations Need to Know?

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New UK Medicine Batch Testing Regime - Have Your Say

Wednesday, 08 June 2022

The Department for Health and Social Care is consulting on a new regime for batch testing of medicines which have been imported.

New UK Medicine Batch Testing Regime - Have Your Say

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Supply and Distribution Agreements - New Competition Law Regime in Force

Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Parties to agreements sometimes include restrictions, such as exclusive territory, minimum purchase requirements, recommended pricing, or some other requirements which may cause a problem under competition law.

Supply and Distribution Agreements - New Competition Law Regime in Force

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Blockchain - A Solution to the Pain Points in Genomics?

Friday, 20 May 2022

For those working in the Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences sector, genomics is a familiar subject.

Blockchain - A Solution to the Pain Points in Genomics?

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What Does 'Contractual Exclusion of Loss of Profits' Mean? Court of Appeal Decides

Tuesday, 10 May 2022

Parties to commercial contracts often look to exclude and limit liability. Those clauses can take many forms. Parties often exclude liability for loss of profits, loss of revenue or loss of savings. But what does this mean?

What Does 'Contractual Exclusion of Loss of Profits' Mean? Court of Appeal Decides

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Government Launches £200m Programme to Use NHS Data in Research

Wednesday, 06 April 2022

The Government has announced a new £200m programme to enable NHS health data to be used in diagnostics and treatment research.

Government Launches £200m Programme to Use NHS Data in Research

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Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult Publishes National Cell and Gene Therapy Vision

Wednesday, 06 April 2022

The UK's Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult has published a new National Cell and Gene Therapy Vision.

Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult Publishes National Cell and Gene Therapy Vision

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£60m of New UK Funding for Life Sciences Innovation Manufacturing

Wednesday, 06 April 2022

£60 million of funding is being made available to support commercial-scale manufacturing by life sciences businesses companies that are at the leading-edge of innovation.

£60m of New UK Funding for Life Sciences Innovation Manufacturing

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UK Immigration Reforms - Routes to Consider for Pharmaceutical Businesses Attracting Talent from Overseas

Friday, 01 April 2022

In December 2020 changes were made to the UK's Immigration Rules introducing the Government's new, post-Brexit, points-based system.

UK Immigration Reforms - Routes to Consider for Pharmaceutical Businesses Attracting Talent from Overseas

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NHS in Yet Another Negotiated Discounted Deal for Game-Changing Libmeldy Drug

Friday, 11 March 2022

NHS England has agreed another deal for a costly 'game-changing' drug. Orchard Therapeutics usually supplies its Libmeldy gene therapy drug for £2.8m, the most expensive in the world.

NHS in Yet Another Negotiated Discounted Deal for Game-Changing Libmeldy Drug

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Government Publishes Rare Diseases Action Plan

Tuesday, 01 March 2022

The Government has published the first action plan to show how the Department of Health and Social Care and its delivery partners will implement the UK Rare Diseases Framework in England.

Government Publishes Rare Diseases Action Plan

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Delivery Time Deemed to Be 'of the Essence' in Informal Contract

Tuesday, 01 March 2022

Phrases are commonly used in agreements such as 'time is of the essence,' but what do they mean? And what happens if the contract is silent?

Delivery Time Deemed to Be 'of the Essence' in Informal Contract

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MHRA Provides Guidance for Medicine Suppliers Supplying to Northern Ireland

Monday, 07 February 2022

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is providing a series of guidance to help medicines suppliers to grapple with supplying into Northern Ireland (NI).

MHRA Provides Guidance for Medicine Suppliers Supplying to Northern Ireland