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Legal Developments Shaping Ireland's Agri-food Sector For 2026

Ireland's agri-food sector is entering a period of regulatory change, with new compliance requirements and evolving EU policy shaping considerations for businesses operating across the supply chain.

Ireland Healthcare

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Arthur Cox

What's Another Year 2026 - Life Sciences

The long-awaited revision of the EU pharmaceutical legislation has reached a significant milestone: agreement was secured on 11 December 2025 at the trilogue stage...

European Union Healthcare

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Arthur Cox

Preliminary Questions On Article 10b Of The Medicinal Products Directive: A Gamechanger For The Admission Of Combination Medicines To The European Market?

On 24 December 2025, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State (Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak Raad van State, ABRvS) referred preliminary questions to the Court of Justice...

European Union Healthcare

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Loyens & Loeff

Caution, Reform, And The Future Of Alcohol Licensing

In Northern Ireland, the festive season often prompts renewed attention on alcohol licensing laws.

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

European Regulation: What Does Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1466 Mean For Pharmaceutical Companies?

European Union Healthcare

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UGGC Avocats

New RFI Powers: Ireland's Agri-food Regulator Is To Gain New Powers

Ireland Healthcare

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Matheson

Green Light – Health Package & Food And Feed Package Adopted By European Commission

Ireland Healthcare

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Arthur Cox

EU Reaches Pharma Package Deal: Key Changes At A Glance

Belgium Healthcare

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Altius

EU Pharma Package: Agreement Reached

European Union Healthcare

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Arthur Cox

EU Pharma Package: Parliament And Council Reach Agreement To Modernize EU Pharmaceutical Legislation—Key Takeaways For Pharma

European Union Healthcare

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A&O Shearman

Is Your Trademark Search Technology Holding You Back? Discover Our Three Best Ways To Cut Complexity In 2026

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Questel

A&M Germany Valuation Insights

Germany Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

Economics Weekly Alert 45/2025

Cyprus Strategy

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KPMG in Cyprus

Food And Beverages Update: Non-alcoholic Gin Cannot Be Sold As 'Gin' In The EU

European Union Healthcare

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Matheson

Ep3 - Planning Ahead - The Reform Of Judicial Reform Procedures (Podcast)

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Constitutional Court Ruling 2026: The Future Of Italian Citizenship By Descent

Italy Immigration

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Boccadutri International Law Firm

Key Challenges In Real Estate Valuations (Video)

Luxembourg Real Estate

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Arendt & Medernach

Employment Law And Pay Transparency | Remuneration Essentials (Video)

Luxembourg Employment

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Arendt & Medernach

HR In The Know 8/2025: New Obligations For Employers Regarding Pay Transparency And Equality - Published Assumptions For The Draft

Poland Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

Europe's Pharma Reform: How The Discussion Affects Strategic Decisions Today

The EU's pharmaceutical reform package represents the most comprehensive overhaul of the bloc's medicines framework in two decades

European Union Healthcare

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Mayer Brown

Economics Weekly Alert 44/2025

Οι κάτοικοι που πραγματοποίησαν ταξίδια μόνο στην Κύπρο κατά το 2024, αυξήθηκαν κατά 5,2%, φθάνοντας τους 164.59

Cyprus Strategy

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KPMG in Cyprus

Don't We Have Other Problems? Thoughts On The EU Veggie Burger Ban

In recent weeks, the political and legal debate in the EU surrounding the future permissibility of meat-typical names for plant-based products has once again intensified.

GGI Global Alliance

Medical Malpractice Compensation Tables: A Comprehensive Guide To Calculating Damages

Compensation for medical malpractice is calculated using tables that take into account factors such as permanent and temporary disability, the patient's age and moral damage.

Italy Litigation

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Boccadutri International Law Firm

Update To The Pharmacovigilance Legislative Framework – What Do Marketing Authorisation Holders Need To Know?

Ireland Healthcare

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Arthur Cox

Authorisation And Review Of Medicine Prices

Portugal Healthcare

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PLMJ

Fuller Lips And Failed Promises: When Cosmetic Surgery Meets The Courtroom

Cyprus Litigation

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Elias Neocleous & Co LLC

Plastic Food Contact Materials: Declaration Of Compliance Soon To Reflect Compliance With New Purity Requirements

European Union Environment

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Mayer Brown

L'Agriculture Numérique, Ou Comment Assurer Une Sécurité Alimentaire Durable

European Union IP

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Novagraaf Group

Reporting Unsafe Foods Within 4 Hours? Not Always Required Anymore!

Netherlands Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Food Hygiene For Fish: EU General Court Requires Scientific Basis To "Clarify" The Law

Belgium Healthcare

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Altius

Webinar Highlights: 5 Powerful Innovation Takeaways We Learned From AstraZeneca (And Why They Matter)

France Healthcare

innosabi

UPC Court Of Appeal Lowers Burden For Preliminary Injunction Against Generic Medicines

Portugal Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Towards 2030: The EU's Vision For Life Sciences And Food Innovation

Ireland Healthcare

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Arthur Cox

Food Hygiene For Fish: EU General Court Requires Scientific Basis To "Clarify" The Law

Food company Mowi Poland successfully challenged the European Commission's new hygiene rules governing ‘stiffening'—a specialised fish processing technique—on the grounds...

Belgium Healthcare

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Altius

Webinar Highlights: 5 Powerful Innovation Takeaways We Learned From AstraZeneca (And Why They Matter)

Find out 5 key innovation takeaways AstraZeneca shared in our webinar, from ecosystem partnerships to patient impact, and learn how to scale innovation.

France Healthcare

innosabi

UPC Court Of Appeal Lowers Burden For Preliminary Injunction Against Generic Medicines

The Court of Appeal over-turned the Lisbon LD decision and granted Boehringer Ingelheim's preliminary injunction (PI) application against Zentiva's generic product.

Portugal Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Towards 2030: The EU's Vision For Life Sciences And Food Innovation

A significant development on the pan-European life sciences front, was the July publication by the European Commission (the "Commission") of its long-awaited Life Sciences Strategy.

Ireland Healthcare

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Arthur Cox

GVZH Legal & Regulatory Updates - September Issue

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GVZH Advocates

Update On The Upcoming Expiry Of The IPHA Medicine Pricing Agreement

The Irish Life Sciences industry is now fast-approaching the 30 September 2025 expiry date of the agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines between the Irish Health Service Executive...

Worldwide Healthcare

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Matheson

Economics Weekly Alert 32/2025

Ο Δείκτης Τιμών Παραγωγού στη Βιομηχανία για τον μήνα Ιούλιο 2025 έφτασε στις 122,8 μονάδες (βάση 2021=100), σημει&

Cyprus Strategy

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KPMG in Cyprus

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Comments For LSIPR On Small Molecule Litigation In The UPC

Life sciences-related cases started at a low level during the first years of the UPC's existence (about 25% of cases) and focused initially on the medtech sector.

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

MITM : publication de la décision de l'ANSM définissant les modalités de déclaration des médicaments d'intérêt thérapeutique majeur à l'ANSM

Pour rappel, les titulaires d'autorisation de mise sur le marché (AMM) et les entreprises pharmaceutiques exploitant des médicaments sont tenus de déclarer à l'Agence nationale...

France Healthcare

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Delsol Avocats

Pharmaceutical Advertising Laws And Regulations Ireland 2025

Ireland Healthcare

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Arthur Cox

Understanding Drug Patents: Duration, Process, Challenges And Real-World Impact

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Questel

[Blog] Mise à jour Classification de Nice en 2026

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Novagraaf Group

The New EU "Pharma Package": Interplay With The Critical Medicines Act And Other Shortage Initiatives

European Union Healthcare

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Crowell & Moring LLP

CCPC Publishes Update To Its Analysis Of Competition In The Irish Grocery Retail Sector

Ireland Anti-trust

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Arthur Cox

A Heart Monitor At The Crossroads Of EU Data, Security And Medical Rules

Malta Healthcare

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GTG

The New EU "Pharma Package": Access Conditionalities And Shortage Measures – A Comparison Of Commission/Parliament/Council Positions

Belgium Healthcare

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Second Medical Use Claims At The UPC: What Are The Infringement Prerequisites And Legal Standards? (Video)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

A Third Person's Right To Request The Release Of His Property Which By Mistake Is Caught With An Accused's Seized And Frozen Assets

GA

Ganado Advocates

New Danish Pilot Program With Reimbursement For Certain Medicines Based On A Negotiated Confidential Price

Denmark Healthcare

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Plesner

Two Kiwis Per Day Chase Constipation Away – European Commission Approves Health Claim For Fruit

Belgium Healthcare

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Altius

The New EU "Pharma Package": The "Bolar" Exemption – A Comparison Of Commission/Parliament/Council Positions

European Union IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

European Biosimilar Updates – Formycon's Ustekinumab And Alvotech's Cetrolizumab Pegol

Germany Healthcare

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Updates To The EU Pharmacovigilance Rules: Key Takeaways For Marketing Authorisation Holders

European Union Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

The New EU "Pharma Package": Global (Orphan) Marketing Authorization

European Union Healthcare

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Crowell & Moring LLP

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Second Medical Use Claims At The UPC: What Are The Infringement Prerequisites And Legal Standards? (Video)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Madrid video updates: Estrategia Europea contra los medicamentos falsificados

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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