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Global Asbestos Awareness Week: A 20th Century Problem That Hasn’t Gone Away

Global Asbestos Awareness Week has just finished – a reminder that this problem still requires action within the construction industry.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

High Court Clarifies Approach To Suicide Conclusions In Inquests In Toogood V HM Senior Coroner For Somerset (7 April 2026)

The High Court has recently considered how coroners should approach conclusions of suicide, particularly in cases where there is no clear evidence of a person’s...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Navigating IVD Regulation In Clinical Trials: A Comparative EU And UK Guide

Assays used in clinical trials vary widely in complexity and regulatory status.. They may be fully developed and marketed as in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs), including companion diagnostics (CDx)...

European Union Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

Shallow Waters, New Currents: Operational And Financial Strategies For Medicare Advantage-focused Providers

The operating environment within Medicare Advantage has become increasingly more challenging since we provided guidance in 2024 on navigating the post-COVID risk landscape.

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AlixPartners

Stacked: The New Shape Of The Supplement Industry

United Kingdom Healthcare

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AlixPartners

EU General Court: Technical Vaccine Data Does Not Have To Be Disclosed On Request

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Altius

UK REACH SVHC Candidate List To Become Closer Aligned With EU Candidate List

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Bergeson & Campbell

GLP-1 And The Snack Sector: Disruptive Trend, Not Existential Threat

United Kingdom Healthcare

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AlixPartners

Pharma: Key UK Legal Developments From 2025

Worldwide Healthcare

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Victims Of Abuse Or Accused Of Alienation? Unravelling The Complexities Of Domestic Abuse And Parental Alienation (13 March 2026)

United Kingdom Healthcare

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MGO CPA LLP

Snapshot: Key European Pharma Regulatory, IP And Competition Developments From 2025 For The Pharmaceutical Sector

European Union Healthcare

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Provisional Text Of The Political Agreement On The Reform To The EU Regulatory Framework For Medicinal Products Is Published

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

'WHOOP WHOOP' - A Wearable Focused On Women's Health

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

The UK's MHRA Opens Public Consultation On Indefinite CE Mark Recognition Of Medical Devices And IVDs

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Jones Day

The European Commission's Digital Package: What It Means For Cybersecurity Compliance

European Union Technology

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NAVEX

Pharma: Key UK Legal Developments From 2025

Worldwide Healthcare

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Podcast: When David Met Goliath—Episode 1: Why Lawyers Who Ignore AI Risk Becoming Dinosaurs

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

The Business Behind Sport: What Makes Sports Sponsorship (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Employment Law Update: What's Changing From 6 April 2026?

United Kingdom Employment

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Rothera Bray

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Food and Drugs Law

Five Stars, Zero Substance? The CMA Takes Aim At Misleading Reviews

Last year, consumer law was pushed to the very top of many businesses' compliance agenda and one area under regulatory scrutiny is use of online reviews.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Applying The New Nutrient Profiling Model To Advertising And Promotions Restrictions

The advertising and promotions restrictions on less healthy foods are currently underpinned by the UK nutrient profiling model (NPM) 2004/2005.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

UK REACH SVHC Candidate List To Become Closer Aligned With EU Candidate List

As of February 24, 2026, the United Kingdom (UK) government has announced that the interim approaches to adding Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the UK Candidate...

United Kingdom Healthcare

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

GLP-1 And The Snack Sector: Disruptive Trend, Not Existential Threat

United Kingdom Healthcare

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AlixPartners

Biodiversity Net Gain: The Commercial Lawyer's View

United Kingdom Commercial

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Pharma: Key UK Legal Developments From 2025

Worldwide Healthcare

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Listing And Prospectus Regime – FCA Consultation On Miscellaneous Amendments

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Snapshot: Key European Pharma Regulatory, IP And Competition Developments From 2025 For The Pharmaceutical Sector

European Union Healthcare

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fractured Childhoods: The Legal And Safeguarding Impact Of Parental Alcohol Misuse (4 March 2026)

United Kingdom Family

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

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Life Sciences, Biotechnology & Nanotechnology

Navigating IVD Regulation In Clinical Trials: A Comparative EU And UK Guide

Assays used in clinical trials vary widely in complexity and regulatory status.. They may be fully developed and marketed as in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs), including companion diagnostics (CDx)...

European Union Healthcare

AP

Arnold & Porter

The Never-ending Licence That Ended: Court Of Appeal Clarifies Licence Termination Rights

The Court of Appeal has delivered a notable judgment on the interpretation of term and termination provisions in intellectual property licence agreements.

United Kingdom IP

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Gowling WLG

Stacked: The New Shape Of The Supplement Industry

You wake up, drink your AG1, chew your multivitamin gummy, and swallow your BPC-157 and TB-4 oral peptide supplements.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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AlixPartners

EU General Court: Technical Vaccine Data Does Not Have To Be Disclosed On Request

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Altius

Pharma: Key UK Legal Developments From 2025

Worldwide Healthcare

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Listing And Prospectus Regime – FCA Consultation On Miscellaneous Amendments

United Kingdom Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Snapshot: Key European Pharma Regulatory, IP And Competition Developments From 2025 For The Pharmaceutical Sector

European Union Healthcare

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Provisional Text Of The Political Agreement On The Reform To The EU Regulatory Framework For Medicinal Products Is Published

United Kingdom Healthcare

AP

Arnold & Porter

'WHOOP WHOOP' - A Wearable Focused On Women's Health

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

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Healthcare

M&C In The News: World Health Day - Closing The Women's Health Gap Offers 'Benefits For All'

In a recent LSIPR article published for World Health Day 2026, the spotlight is on the growing momentum in women’s health innovation, and the persistent gaps that still hamper progress.

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Global Asbestos Awareness Week: A 20th Century Problem That Hasn’t Gone Away

Global Asbestos Awareness Week has just finished – a reminder that this problem still requires action within the construction industry.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

High Court Clarifies Approach To Suicide Conclusions In Inquests In Toogood V HM Senior Coroner For Somerset (7 April 2026)

The High Court has recently considered how coroners should approach conclusions of suicide, particularly in cases where there is no clear evidence of a person’s...

United Kingdom Healthcare

DL

Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Navigating IVD Regulation In Clinical Trials: A Comparative EU And UK Guide

European Union Healthcare

AP

Arnold & Porter

Shallow Waters, New Currents: Operational And Financial Strategies For Medicare Advantage-focused Providers

United Kingdom Healthcare

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AlixPartners

Stacked: The New Shape Of The Supplement Industry

United Kingdom Healthcare

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AlixPartners

Patents In The Age Of Digital Twins

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

UK REACH SVHC Candidate List To Become Closer Aligned With EU Candidate List

United Kingdom Healthcare

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

GLP-1 And The Snack Sector: Disruptive Trend, Not Existential Threat

United Kingdom Healthcare

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AlixPartners

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Latest Videos

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S6:E7 – Can Robots Really Help You Walk Again? Inside The Future Of Neurological Rehab | Sarah Daniel, MOTIONrehab (Video)

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Square One

Resolving UK/EU Regulatory Disputes (Video)

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Arnold & Porter

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

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