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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published guidance detailing the systems and processes employed by DHSC and NHS England to address...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced that regulatory authorities from Australia, Canada, Singapore,...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has implemented revised cost-effectiveness thresholds for medicines and other...
The UK government has agreed the full text of a US‑UK pharmaceutical partnership, covering medicines and innovative medical devices and setting out...
Introduction to technology transfer agreements in the Life Sciences industryWhat is a technology transfer agreement?The term ‘technology transfer...
Regulation of cosmetic products in the UKThis Practice Note provides an overview of the UK regulatory framework for cosmetics. It sets out the legal...
Intellectual property protection for medical devicesChanges to intellectual property (IP) law from 1 January 2021Before discussing how intellectual...
Second and subsequent medical use patent claimsBackground to medical use claimsSecond (and subsequent) medical use patent claims are specific to the...
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
Template for regulatory references given by SMCR firms and disclosure requirements[Insert addressee details]Dear [insert name][It is our understanding that [insert name of prospective employee] [was an employee of yours between the dates of [insert dates as appropriate] OR is a current employee of
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