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Assisted Decision-Making: New Act Ensures Certainty Ahead Of Deadline

The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2026 was enacted on 31 March 2026 and addresses a practical issue that has arisen in reviewing existing wardship cases under the timeframe provided for in the existing legal framework.

Ireland Healthcare

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Arthur Cox

Pricing And Reimbursement Of Medicines In Ireland: New Framework Agreement 2026-2029 Published

Following the announcement in January that agreement had been reached, the full text of the Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines ("FASPM")...

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

MDR/IVDR: Overview Of The Commission’s December 2025 Proposed Amendments

On 16 December 2025, the European Commission announced its new Health Package. One aspect of this expansive reform included the proposal for a regulation to simplify rules...

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Movement On The Pharma Package: Formal Adoption Within Reach

The political agreement reached on the revision of the EU pharmaceutical legislation garnered much attention in December 2025 (see our briefing – EU Pharma Package: Agreement reached).

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Life Sciences: Update On National Strategy; Framework Agreements On Pricing And Supply Of Medicines

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Clinical Trials Regulation In Ireland And The EU: Key Updates Shaping 2025 And 2026

European Union Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Residential Healthcare – Who Pays Rates?

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Spill The Beans – New Information Powers For The Agri-Food Regulator

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

EU Critical Medicines Act: What Life Sciences Companies Need To Know

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

EHDS Regulation: Secondary Use Of Electronic Health Data

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

EU Agrees Landmark Reform Of Pharmaceutical Legislation

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Turning Europe Into A Biotech Powerhouse: Commission Unveils Biotech Act And Regulatory Simplification For Devices

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Charting Ireland's Life Sciences Strategy: Scope And Policy Priorities

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Clinical Trials Reform: Ireland's Blueprint For Transforming The Clinical Trials Landscape

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

CRD VI – New Third Country Branch Regime – Impact In Ireland

Ireland Finance

WF

William Fry

Pensions Update: Spring 2026

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Central Bank Highlights Focus Areas For Payment And E-Money Firms

Ireland Finance

MG

Maples Group

'Good Jobs' Podcast: Theme B With Kevin Gallagher And Patricia Coulter

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

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Food and Drugs Law

MDR/IVDR: Overview Of The Commission’s December 2025 Proposed Amendments

On 16 December 2025, the European Commission announced its new Health Package. One aspect of this expansive reform included the proposal for a regulation to simplify rules...

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Clinical Trials Regulation In Ireland And The EU: Key Updates Shaping 2025 And 2026

2025 saw a continuous and re-invigorated focus on the regulation of clinical trials in Ireland and the EU. This briefing looks at what has been happening in this space and what is set to come.

European Union Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

The EU Platform Work Directive: What It Is And Why It Matters

The EU Platform Work Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2831) represents a significant development in the regulation of digital labour platforms.

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Spill The Beans – New Information Powers For The Agri-Food Regulator

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

EU Critical Medicines Act: What Life Sciences Companies Need To Know

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

EHDS Regulation: Secondary Use Of Electronic Health Data

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Charting Ireland's Life Sciences Strategy: Scope And Policy Priorities

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

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

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

What's Another Year 2026 - Life Sciences

European Union Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

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Life Sciences, Biotechnology & Nanotechnology

Pricing And Reimbursement Of Medicines In Ireland: New Framework Agreement 2026-2029 Published

Following the announcement in January that agreement had been reached, the full text of the Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines ("FASPM")...

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Movement On The Pharma Package: Formal Adoption Within Reach

The political agreement reached on the revision of the EU pharmaceutical legislation garnered much attention in December 2025 (see our briefing – EU Pharma Package: Agreement reached).

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Life Sciences: Update On National Strategy; Framework Agreements On Pricing And Supply Of Medicines

October 2025's consultation by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (DETE) on shaping Ireland's planned new National Life Sciences Strategy...

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Clinical Trials Regulation In Ireland And The EU: Key Updates Shaping 2025 And 2026

European Union Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

EU Critical Medicines Act: What Life Sciences Companies Need To Know

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

EHDS Regulation: Secondary Use Of Electronic Health Data

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

EU Agrees Landmark Reform Of Pharmaceutical Legislation

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Turning Europe Into A Biotech Powerhouse: Commission Unveils Biotech Act And Regulatory Simplification For Devices

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Charting Ireland's Life Sciences Strategy: Scope And Policy Priorities

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

See more

Healthcare

Assisted Decision-Making: New Act Ensures Certainty Ahead Of Deadline

The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2026 was enacted on 31 March 2026 and addresses a practical issue that has arisen in reviewing existing wardship cases under the timeframe provided for in the existing legal framework.

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Pricing And Reimbursement Of Medicines In Ireland: New Framework Agreement 2026-2029 Published

Following the announcement in January that agreement had been reached, the full text of the Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines ("FASPM")...

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

MDR/IVDR: Overview Of The Commission’s December 2025 Proposed Amendments

On 16 December 2025, the European Commission announced its new Health Package. One aspect of this expansive reform included the proposal for a regulation to simplify rules...

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Life Sciences: Update On National Strategy; Framework Agreements On Pricing And Supply Of Medicines

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Clinical Trials Regulation In Ireland And The EU: Key Updates Shaping 2025 And 2026

European Union Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Residential Healthcare – Who Pays Rates?

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

EU Critical Medicines Act: What Life Sciences Companies Need To Know

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

EHDS Regulation: Secondary Use Of Electronic Health Data

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Turning Europe Into A Biotech Powerhouse: Commission Unveils Biotech Act And Regulatory Simplification For Devices

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

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Latest Videos

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What Regulatory Challenges Are Facing The Life Sciences Sector? (Video)

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William Fry

Launch Of Our Medical Device Publication (Video)

WF

William Fry

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