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Today, on 13 December 2024, the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) comes into force, introducing modernised safety standards...
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The European Union‘s updated Product Liability Directive (PLD), adopted by the European Council today and expected to come into effect in...
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The European Court of Justice (CJEU) handed down its judgment in Servier on 27 June 2024, agreeing with Advocate General Juliane Kokott’s...
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Introduction Following years of intense debate among EU institutions, the final compromise text of the new EU Product Liability...
In March, the independent review into equity in medical devices chaired by Professor Dame Margaret Whitehead published its long-awaited...
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In brief: The text of the revised new EU Product Liability Directive (PLD) has now been agreed. After intense negotiations resulting in...
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Freshfields has launched International arbitration: top trends in 2024. Our annual report, compiled by international arbitration...
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2023 was marked by some real success stories in the life sciences and healthcare space, including ground-breaking new weight loss...
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Back in September 2021, the UK MHRA launched a Consultation to overhaul the UK’s medical device regulatory regime - see our previous...
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Note: This article originally ran in Life Science Leader Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global threat: the WHO recognises it...
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In October, we published the results of the Freshfields whistleblowing survey 2023, which gathered the views of over 2,500 individuals...
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) – following extensive consultation with the Association of the British Pharmaceutical...