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The European Parliament And Council Reach Provisional Agreement On The EU "Pharma Package"

The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on the EU "pharma package", introducing significant reforms to pharmaceutical legislation to modernise regulation and enhance access to medicines

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Potter Clarkson

Key Takeaways From The Entrepreneurial Showcase Hosted By HEC And CAMEntrepreneurs

Last month, Hannah Herbert-Owen, Sam Young and Rory Wilson from the Corporate & Commercial team attended an entrepreneurial showcase event hosted by CAMEntrepreneurs, the Cambridge Alumni Entrepreneurs Community...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Hunters

European Commission Proposes Simplifying The Rules On EU Medical And In-Vitro Diagnostic Devices

The proposed simplification is intended to reduce the administrative burden on EU manufacturers of medical and in-vitro diagnostic devices and lower their compliance-related costs...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Crowell & Moring LLP

A New Era For EU Pharmaceutical Law: Political Agreement Reached On The Reform

After many months of intense negotiations, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU have reached an agreement on a proposed draft of the EU pharmaceutical reform package.

European Union Healthcare

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Precision Breeding In England: Navigating The New Regulatory Framework

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Why Mince Pies Are Missing From Festive Ads - Navigating New Rules On Food And Drink Advertising

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

On The Attempted Ownership Of Vegetables

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Current Life Sciences Insurance Trends And The Imperative For Specialised Coverage

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Browne Jacobson

Learning From The Past To Shape The Future

United Kingdom Criminal

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Lewis Silkin

EU Regulatory Reform For Medicinal Products: Changes To MAs, Supply, And Transparency

European Union Healthcare

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Manufacturing: Sector-specific Predictions And Implications

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Browne Jacobson

EU Regulatory Reform For Medicinal Products: Review Of New Regulatory Exclusivities

European Union Healthcare

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Can AI Help Deliver New Antibiotics?

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

AlixPartners Publishes 2025 UK Retail Christmas Forecast, Predicting Fashion Industry Will Lead UK Christmas Retail Growth

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

The EU's Digital Omnibus: Everything You Need To Know

European Union Technology

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Ius Laboris

Property Newsletter: Winter 2025 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

S6:E4 – The Distillery Bringing Anglo-Saxon History Back To Life: Chris Ferguson (Video)

United Kingdom Strategy

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Square One

#DigitalFrontiers Podcast: AI, Law And Technology Insights (Podcast)

United Kingdom Technology

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Browne Jacobson

New National Minimum Wage Rates For April 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

As a Patent Attorney who works in the food space, I was interested to watch the Joe Wicks programme about the launch of his "Killer" Bars. The worthy aim of the programme is to highlight the issue and prevalence...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Boult Wade Tennant

Unlocking Value Creation In Healthcare: How AI Can Reverse Private Equity's Return Challenges - Part 1: HealthTech And Tech-enabled Services

Private equity's investments in healthcare have often struggled to meet expectations. Top-line growth and attractive exit multiples are elusive in a sector weighed down by legacy systems, labor costs, and regulatory...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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AlixPartners

The Forgotten Victims Of Diethylstilbestrol: A Fight For Justice Across Generations

Imagine discovering that a drug prescribed to protect your pregnancy decades ago is the reason behind your cancer, infertility, or your child's suffering.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

Health Wins: How Shifting Consumer Demands And Regulations Are Rewriting The Rules For Food And Beverage Companies

Sweeping changes may be on the horizon for the food and beverage industry, driven by consumer demands for healthier products and stricter regulations on ingredients and packaging.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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AlixPartners

Orthopaedic Products M&A Market

United Kingdom Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

Second Medical Use – Novelty Of New Mechanism Of Action (Video)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Protecting The Prestige: Champagne Confronts Sparkling Wine Producers

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

Keeping Boult Caffeinated – Sustainability And Coffee At Boult

United Kingdom Environment

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Boult Wade Tennant

Hot Topics: Life Sciences - October 2025

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Addleshaw Goddard

Stirring: Beverage Executives Focus On Productivity As Megatrends Shake The Industry

United Kingdom International

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AlixPartners

"Most Favored Nation" Pricing Enforcement Looms Large, Or Does It?

United Kingdom Healthcare

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AlixPartners

Technology-Enabled Care In The UK: Legal And Technical Developments To Watch

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Browne Jacobson

Beauty Has Entered An Era Of Brutal Honesty: Welcome To The Age Of Admission - 2025 Consumer Sentiment Index | Beauty

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

The ASA's Brand Advertising Exemption: What Do You Need To Know?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

"Most Favored Nation" Pricing Enforcement Looms Large, Or Does It?

President Trump's May 12, 2025 Executive Order put pharmaceutical companies on notice to lower the cost of drugs by September 29, 2025 or else face the consequences of an administration ready to "deploy every tool in our arsenal."

United Kingdom Healthcare

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AlixPartners

Technology-Enabled Care In The UK: Legal And Technical Developments To Watch

Technology-enabled care ("TEC") – which includes remote monitoring, telecare, smart-home sensors and care-focused apps – has moved from niche pilot projects into mainstream health and social care across the UK

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Browne Jacobson

Beauty Has Entered An Era Of Brutal Honesty: Welcome To The Age Of Admission - 2025 Consumer Sentiment Index | Beauty

Consumers no longer shop for beauty; they shop for "self-care"—everything from topicals, infusions, injectables, and ingestibles to tools, wearables, therapies, and trainings.

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

The ASA's Brand Advertising Exemption: What Do You Need To Know?

The UK's new less healthy product advertising rules restrict ads for "identifiable" less healthy food and drink products across TV, ODPS and paid-for online placements.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

MHRA And NICE Launch Aligned Approvals Pathway

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

Nutrition And Health Claims (NHCRs) Refresher

Nearly 20 years on, and Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (NHCR) is still catching out advertisers.

United Kingdom Healthcare

BJ

Browne Jacobson

High Caffeine Energy Drinks Ban: Government Consultation On Child Protection Measures

The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a consultation on proposals to ban the sale of high caffeine energy drinks to children under 16 in England.

United Kingdom Healthcare

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Food For Thought: Food And Drink Regulatory Update: Autumn 2025

We are pleased to share the Autumn edition of our quarterly regulatory update, prepared by our specialist food and drink team.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Browne Jacobson

CBD And Novel Foods Regulation: A Watershed Moment

CBD falls under novel foods regulation in Great Britain as it was not consumed to a significant degree in the EU before 15 May 1997, requiring pre-market authorisation from...

United Kingdom Cannabis

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Browne Jacobson

European Food Law Association (EFLA) Congress: Regulatory Insights For The Food And Drink Sector

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Browne Jacobson

It's All Smoke And Minors: UK Government Crackdown On Selling Vapes To Children

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Lewis Silkin

AI In Medical Devices: Patent Eligibility

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Shining A (Dim) Light On Cleaner Water

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

T 0792/24: Novelty And Inventiveness Of Second Medical Use Claims

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Early Expiry Date For Junk Food Ads – Are You Ready To Comply?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Burness Paull

Article 22 Trends In Pharma M&A: Call-In Powers And Timing

United Kingdom Healthcare

AP

Arnold & Porter

A Milestone For Precision Breeding But Will The UK-EU Reset Pause Progress?

European Union Healthcare

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Murgitroyd

Sports Medicine: Navigating The Legal And Insurance Landscape

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Browne Jacobson

Alternative Foods: A Case Study

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Boult Wade Tennant

Like After-dinner Mints, CAP Finally Serves Up Its Draft CAP Guidance On Less Healthy Foods

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Like After-dinner Mints, CAP Finally Serves Up Its Draft CAP Guidance On Less Healthy Foods.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

The AdLaw Insights Podcast, With Brinsley & Geraint (Ep 7): Advertising Less Healthy Foods

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Life After Separation: What The Future Holds For Pharma Companies And Their Divested Consumer Healthcare Divisions

United Kingdom Healthcare

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A&O Shearman

The Brand New Brand Advertising Exemption Regulations Have Just Been Served Up!

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

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AlixPartners

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BCL Solicitors LLP

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Deloitte

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