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New Malaria Treatment For Young Babies Approved

I was very pleased to read (here) that the first malaria treatment for use by young babies has just been approved and is expected to be rolled out in African countries within weeks.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

Who Has A Right To Make Decisions About Care For A Person That Is Deemed To Lack Capacity?

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) governs how capacity should be assessed, and the procedure for how decisions should be made for those who lack capacity to make certain decisions themselves.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

The Electronic Patient Record And Clinical Negligence Claims

Medical records are obviously a crucial part of a patient's health journey, documenting important information at key points in time during that journey. Such records are a fundamental and necessary resource...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

The Cali Fund And DSI: What Life Sciences And Biotech Companies Need To Know Now

The launch of the Cali Fund at COP16 marked a new international framework for sharing benefits from Digital Sequence Information (DSI).

Worldwide Healthcare

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Potter Clarkson

The Pioneers: Financial Times Interview With Giacomo Fanin

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Withers LLP

The Pioneers: Financial Times Interview With Anna Hammond

Worldwide Healthcare

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Withers LLP

The Pioneers: Financial Times Interview With Michelle Mitchell

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Withers LLP

Supporting Growth – What Does The UK's Industrial Strategy Mean For Life Sciences?

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Gowling WLG

From Mooncakes To Machines: Maxim's COO Discusses The Future Of Sustainable Food Production

Worldwide Healthcare

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Withers LLP

Growing Legal And Public Pressure On Leeds Hospitals Amid Maternity Failures (24 June 2025)

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

EU Medical Device Software: New Guidance On Placing Software Medical Devices On The EU Market

European Union Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

Defra Calls For Comments On Indicative Lists For LC-PFCAs, Their Salts, And Related Compounds

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Bergeson & Campbell

What You Really Need To Know About Packaging And Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) In The EU And UK

Worldwide Healthcare

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Addleshaw Goddard

Personalised Medicine And MedTech

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Lewis Silkin

Energy And Infrastructure – Biofuels (Video)

United Kingdom Energy

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Travers Smith LLP

EVisas Soon To Replace Visa Stickers For Certain UK Visa Routes

United Kingdom Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

Could Heart Transplant Waiting Lists Soon Be A Thing Of The Past?

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Upcoming Immigration Rule Changes From July 2025: What You Need To Know (25 June 2025)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Understanding The Employment Rights Bill: A New Era For Employers, Employees And Workers (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

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Healthcare

New Malaria Treatment For Young Babies Approved

I was very pleased to read (here) that the first malaria treatment for use by young babies has just been approved and is expected to be rolled out in African countries within weeks.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

If A Child Has An EHCP In Place, Do They Also Need A Care Plan? (Video)

The starting point is that a disabled child is designated as a "Child in Need" under the Children Act 1989, and therefore they will be entitled to a social care assessment...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Neurotech Patents In Europe: Part 1 - Methods, Medical Devices, And The EPC Exclusion

There are a number of challenges associated with patenting neurotech inventions. Whilst not unique to this technical field, they may be unfamiliar to those coming from an engineering background.

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Who Has A Right To Make Decisions About Care For A Person That Is Deemed To Lack Capacity?

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

The Electronic Patient Record And Clinical Negligence Claims

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

The Pioneers: Financial Times Interview With Giacomo Fanin

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Withers LLP

Supporting Growth – What Does The UK's Industrial Strategy Mean For Life Sciences?

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Gowling WLG

Hobson v Hammond And Another [2025] – When Is An Omission To Investigate Symptoms Illogical?

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Growing Legal And Public Pressure On Leeds Hospitals Amid Maternity Failures (24 June 2025)

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

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Food and Drugs Law

New Malaria Treatment For Young Babies Approved

I was very pleased to read (here) that the first malaria treatment for use by young babies has just been approved and is expected to be rolled out in African countries within weeks.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

Neurotech Patents In Europe: Part 1 - Methods, Medical Devices, And The EPC Exclusion

There are a number of challenges associated with patenting neurotech inventions. Whilst not unique to this technical field, they may be unfamiliar to those coming from an engineering background.

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Is A Ban On Alcohol Advertising Really On The Table?

According to the Times, the UK is considering a ban on alcohol advertising as part of the NHS's ten-year plan to shift focus from reactive to preventative care.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

The Pioneers: Financial Times Interview With Giacomo Fanin

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Withers LLP

The Pioneers: Financial Times Interview With Anna Hammond

Worldwide Healthcare

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Withers LLP

The Pioneers: Financial Times Interview With Michelle Mitchell

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Withers LLP

Is A Ban On Alcohol Advertising Really On The Table?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Supporting Growth – What Does The UK's Industrial Strategy Mean For Life Sciences?

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Gowling WLG

From Mooncakes To Machines: Maxim's COO Discusses The Future Of Sustainable Food Production

Worldwide Healthcare

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Withers LLP

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Life Sciences, Biotechnology & Nanotechnology

UK Government Issues Tech And Digital Sector Plan

In the latest of our articles about the UK government's industrial strategy and sector plans, we're now taking a look at its tech and digital sector plan.

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

The Cali Fund And DSI: What Life Sciences And Biotech Companies Need To Know Now

The launch of the Cali Fund at COP16 marked a new international framework for sharing benefits from Digital Sequence Information (DSI).

Worldwide Healthcare

PC

Potter Clarkson

The Pioneers: Financial Times Interview With Michelle Mitchell

Why the chief executive of Cancer Research UK believes that investment in research, new innovative treatments and diagnostic tools could fulfil the promise of beating the disease.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Withers LLP

Supporting Growth – What Does The UK's Industrial Strategy Mean For Life Sciences?

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Gowling WLG

UK Government Issues New Industrial Strategy

United Kingdom Strategy

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Lewis Silkin

EU Medical Device Software: New Guidance On Placing Software Medical Devices On The EU Market

European Union Healthcare

AP

Arnold & Porter

Personalised Medicine And MedTech

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Lewis Silkin

The Rising Prominence Of AI And MedTech In Venture Capital

Worldwide Commercial

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Guernsey Finance

UPC Delivers First Judgment On Validity And Infringement Of A Second Medical Use Claim

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

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Patents

Supplementary Protection Certificates: The Court Of Justice Agrees With Potter Clarkson That SPCs With Negative Terms Are Acceptable

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled yesterday in an important case (C-125/10, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt), relating to Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs).

European Union IP

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Potter Clarkson

Value Added SPCs - CJEU Clarifies Broad Scope Of Protection

Following hot on the heels of important SPC decisions issued in late 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has now issued a reasoned order in the Novartis v Actavis case (C-442/11).

European Union IP

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Potter Clarkson

Supplementary Protection Certificates: The CJEU Issues Its Decision In Two Seminal Cases

On 24 November 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgement in two seminal cases relating to Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs).

European Union IP

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Potter Clarkson

HGS v Eli Lilly: Bar For Industrial Applicability Of Gene Patents In UK Lowered And Realigned With The EPO

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Potter Clarkson

Pharmaceutical Patent Settlement Agreements - European Commission Scrutiny Continues

United Kingdom IP

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

You Never Give Me Your Money: Competition Law, Damages Actions, And The Healthcare Sector

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Taylor Wessing

Generic Opportunities Arising For The Blockbuster Antihypertensive, Diovan® (Valsartan)

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Generics Web

EU/UK Competition Law Newsletter - February 2011

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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McGuireWoods LLP

Reform Of Corporation Tax For Lifesciences Companies - A Chance To Have Your Say

United Kingdom Tax

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

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Latest Videos

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Episode #1: Hugo Scheckter - Player Care: The Importance Of Mental Health And Wellbeing In Football (Video)

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Blaser Mills

J2J Clinical Negligence Webinar: Session 3 – What Do You Need To Prove – Breach Of Duty (Video)

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Gatehouse Chambers

Osseointegration For Amputees (Video)

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BLM

Legally Vocal: Patrick Duxbury On His COVID-19 Vaccine Work And 20-Year Career In Life Sciences (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Watch Our Four Minute Round-up: Hill Dickinson Health InSight - October 2020 (Video)

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Hill Dickinson

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