6 June 2021 Blog Regulator’s new 2021 strategy for the health and care sector Care Quality Commission aims for a ‘dynamic and flexible’ approach to regulation. The CQC’s new strategy commits to adopt a more proportionate and risk-based approach to regulation... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
6 June 2021 Blog The 2021 ABPI Code takes effect soon The UK pharma sector is readying itself for the introduction of the new ABPI Code, bringing in extensive changes to the industry's self-regulatory system. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
6 June 2021 Blog Plans for a multilateral pharmaceutical merger task force The aim is to identify concrete and actionable steps to review and update the analysis of pharmaceutical mergers, and address perceived harms around price increases and anti-competitive conduct. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
4 June 2021 Blog Two consultations launched on use of force in mental health units The Department of Health and Social Care has published two consultations seeking views on draft guidance in respect of the use of force in mental health units... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
31 May 2021 Blog The UK's data privacy adequacy assessment hangs in the balance The European Parliament has asked the EU Commission to take another look at the UK's data protection adequacy assessment... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
26 May 2021 Blog May Update - Food & Agri News Restrictions in promotions of HFSS foods from April 2022... Share this article Bookmark this page 8 min read
24 May 2021 Blog EU Parliament calls for review of UK's data privacy regime The European Parliament has asked the EU Commission to take another look at the UK's data protection adequacy assessment. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
24 May 2021 Blog Bumps in the road for the UK's data privacy adequacy assessment The European Parliament has asked the EU Commission to take another look at the UK's data protection adequacy assessment... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
23 May 2021 Blog Government responds to ombudsman’s report on NHS Continuing Healthcare In November 2020, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman published a report, Continuing Healthcare: Getting it right first time following a review of 60 CHC cases... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
23 May 2021 Blog The latest on working time and holiday pay The risk of large backdated claims for statutory holiday pay has been with us for some years. In our latest article, we explain some recent developments which could help employers assess their risk more accurately... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
23 May 2021 Blog Update: procurement law reform Earlier this year, we held an online webinar looking at the Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement where we discussed some of the changes proposed to the public procurement regime in the UK... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
18 May 2021 Blog Issues to consider when exploiting commercial opportunities in People’s Republic of China As the Chinese life sciences market continues to grow and develop, the Chinese government continues to de-regulate or streamline its regulatory pathways (such as its drug approval regimes). And as Chinese parties seek to exploit foreign technologies... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read