Ensuring compliance within post-market frameworks is essential for maintaining product integrity and meeting regulatory standards. Our practical guidance equips legal professionals with the tools needed to navigate ongoing obligations, manage product recalls, and handle post-approval variations effectively. Stay updated on evolving regulations and safeguard the lifecycle of life sciences products with our expert insights.
This week's edition of Life Sciences weekly highlights includes news that the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published guidance on...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced that four members of an organised criminal group have been sentenced...
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published guidance setting out expectations for how four major government-funded holders of human...
This week’s edition of Life Sciences weekly highlights includes news analysis by Law 360 of arguments made in an appeal by drugmakers sanctioned for...
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...
PharmacovigilanceSTOP PRESS—Impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023: This document contains references to retained EU law (REUL) and associated terms introduced by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in connection with Brexit. From 1 January 2024, REUL that remains in
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
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
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