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Later Living Housing: Meeting The Challenge Of An Ageing Society

Our populations are ageing rapidly, with people living longer while fewer young people join the workforce. This transformation presents both opportunities and significant challenges for how we house and care for our older...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Browne Jacobson

Weight Loss Drug Safety Study: Implications For Insurers

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Genomics England have initiated a major study into the potential serious side effects associated with popular weight loss medications...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Browne Jacobson

Covert Medication – What You Need To Know (8 August 2025)

Covert medication means giving someone medicine without their knowledge or consent, usually by disguising it in food or drink, or by administering it through a tube.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Embracing AI: Revolutionising Maternity Care And Patient Safety In The NHS

The National Health Service (NHS) is poised to undergo a significant transformation with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in its operations, particularly in maternity care.

United Kingdom Technology

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Browne Jacobson

UK To Ban Sale Of Energy Drinks To Children Under 16. Will The US Follow Suit?

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Michael Best

UK Medical Devices Regulations: Further Changes Afoot

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

UK Proposes Early Access Service For Innovative Medical Devices

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

EU Regulatory Reform For Medicinal Products: Bolar Exemption

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Wellness Drink Tripped Up By Unauthorised Health, Nutrition And Medicinal Claims

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Lewis Silkin

Decision – Charity Inquiry: Island Health Trust

United Kingdom Commercial

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Withers LLP

Watch What The Federal Government Does, Not What It Says, About Artificial Intelligence

United Kingdom Technology

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IR Global

Product Regulation And Metrology Bill Receives Royal Assent

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Jones Day

Hot Topics: Life Sciences

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Addleshaw Goddard

Supporting Growth: The UK's Plan To Unlock The Potential Of Life Sciences

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Gowling WLG

In Conversation With Kevin Nash: The LCIA And The Future Of Institutional Arbitration (Podcast)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The NHS And AI Scribes

United Kingdom Privacy

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Spencer West

Proposed Changes To ILR: What UK Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Tech 10 – Episode 6: The Power Of Platforms (Video)

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

If A Child Has An EHCP In Place, Do They Also Need A Care Plan? (Video)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

The UK Government Has Plans: What Does This Mean For The Life Sciences Sector?

The UK Government has recently published plans for the Life Sciences Sector and the NHS in England. In this blog post, we summarise these plans and some of the initial feedback that has been published by ABPI.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

AI In Healthcare: Why Compliance Can't Afford To Fall Behind

The healthcare sector is rapidly embracing artificial intelligence (AI), from predictive diagnostics and clinical decision support to patient engagement and operational automation.

United Kingdom Technology

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NAVEX

Defra Begins Public Consultation On Extending UK REACH Transitional Registration Submission Deadlines

The United Kingdom's (UK) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) began a public consultation on July 14, 2025...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Bergeson & Campbell

Tackling The Source Of Phantom Limb Pain With Nerve Stimulation

Millions of people worldwide suffer from pain that is perceived to be in an area of the body that is paradoxically no longer (or never was) attached to the body.

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

(Pro) Health Issues Lead To Hallucinations...

United Kingdom IP

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Lewis Silkin

Creative Deal Structures Help Life Sciences Innovators Ride Out The Macro Storm

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

UK SPC Law Changes From 1 January 2025: What You Need To Know

United Kingdom IP

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Potter Clarkson

Cosmetic Licensing: What Scotland's Bill Means For The Rest Of The UK

United Kingdom IP

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Rothera Bray

New Malaria Treatment For Young Babies Approved

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

If A Child Has An EHCP In Place, Do They Also Need A Care Plan? (Video)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Neurotech Patents In Europe: Part 1 - Methods, Medical Devices, And The EPC Exclusion

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Who Has A Right To Make Decisions About Care For A Person That Is Deemed To Lack Capacity?

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

The Electronic Patient Record And Clinical Negligence Claims

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

The Pioneers: Financial Times Interview With Giacomo Fanin

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Withers LLP

Neurotech Patents In Europe: Part 1 - Methods, Medical Devices, And The EPC Exclusion

There are a number of challenges associated with patenting neurotech inventions. Whilst not unique to this technical field, they may be unfamiliar to those coming from an engineering background.

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Who Has A Right To Make Decisions About Care For A Person That Is Deemed To Lack Capacity?

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) governs how capacity should be assessed, and the procedure for how decisions should be made for those who lack capacity to make certain decisions themselves.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

The Electronic Patient Record And Clinical Negligence Claims

Medical records are obviously a crucial part of a patient's health journey, documenting important information at key points in time during that journey. Such records are a fundamental and necessary resource...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

The Pioneers: Financial Times Interview With Giacomo Fanin

In a new chapter for his family business, Giacomo Fanin is backing innovation to improve farming productivity and develop alternative ingredients

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Withers LLP

Supporting Growth – What Does The UK's Industrial Strategy Mean For Life Sciences?

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Gowling WLG

Dose Of The Future: How 3D Printing Is Serving Up Your Personalised Pills

Imagine a world where your medication is crafted just for you – not a distant dream, but an exhilarating reality brought to life by the groundbreaking technology of 3D printing!

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

What You Really Need To Know About Packaging And Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) In The EU And UK

The last few years have seen major reforms to the regulation of packaging in the EU and the UK which affect all businesses...

Worldwide Healthcare

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Addleshaw Goddard

Spending Review: A Breakthrough For UK Innovation?

The UK government's latest Spending Review has committed £86 billion to science and innovation, a move that has been widely welcomed across the technology and healthcare sectors.

United Kingdom Technology

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Spencer West

Personalised Medicine And MedTech

The combination of advanced personalised medicine with the adoption of MedTech promises to detect illness earlier and recommend the most effective prevention and treatment strategies for individual patients...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Lewis Silkin

Welcome To The Collective Quarterly - Issue 06

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

POMs, OTCs And The ASA: A Look At The Latest Ruling

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Artificial Intelligence And Women's Health

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

The Right To Choose: A Faster Path To Autism And ADHD Diagnosis For Children? (5 June 2025)

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

National Rollout Of ABC Programme A Welcome Development Urgently Needed For NHS Maternity Care

United Kingdom Litigation

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Higgs LLP

Got An Early Dementia Diagnosis? Protect Your Interests Today

United Kingdom Family

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Rothera Bray

Supporting Life-Changing Work: Hats For Headway And Spinal Injury Association Awareness Day

United Kingdom Litigation

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Higgs LLP

Can I Be Sacked For Working A Second Job Whilst I'm Off Sick?

United Kingdom Employment

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Rothera Bray

Looking To The Future - UK Biotech In 2035

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Marks & Clerk

£13.9bn Of R&D Funding

United Kingdom Strategy

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IR Global

A Guide To Patenting Food Technology Inventions – Part 2

United Kingdom IP

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Murgitroyd

Contesting A Will When A Person Has Dementia

United Kingdom Family

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Higgs LLP

The Effect Of The Unified Patent Court (UPC) On Opposition Proceedings At The European Patent Office (EPO)

United Kingdom IP

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Keltie LLP

Understanding The Latest OPG Guidance On Family Care Payments

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Wrigleys Solicitors

ASA Injects An Enforcement Notice Into The Regulatory Diet Of Ads For Named Weight-Loss Drugs. But Will It Tip The Scales Of Compliance?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

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If A Child Has An EHCP In Place, Do They Also Need A Care Plan? (Video)

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

How Progressive Employers Are Creating Benefits Ecosystems Fit For The Future (Video)

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WTW

UHY Cast: Episode 7 - Unlocking Workplace Wellbeing, With Founder Of Ripple & Co, Eileen Donnelly (Video)

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UHY Hacker Young LLP

Episode #1: Hugo Scheckter - Player Care: The Importance Of Mental Health And Wellbeing In Football (Video)

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Blaser Mills

J2J Clinical Negligence Webinar: Session 3 – What Do You Need To Prove – Breach Of Duty (Video)

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Gatehouse Chambers

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