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Life Sciences and Healthcare

Products without an intended medical purpose: EU clarifies conditions

Non-medical product manufacturers have limited time to prepare for new risk management and clinical data obligations
Financial Services

VC Focus | Is there a 'market standard' distribution waterfall for international VC funds?

There are a range of alternatives to the distribution waterfall model available for venture capital firms
Retail and Consumer

Poland's Office of Competition and Consumer Protection investigates 'dark patterns'

Entrepreneurs can be fined up to 10% of their turnover for violating the collective interests of consumers
Energy and Utilities

The Energy Transition | UK government updates hydrogen strategy

This week we look at the government's hydrogen strategy, the world's first carbon tariff, Ofgem's decision on CLASS balancing services
Real estate

Business rates in 2023 to shake up statutory compensation in UK lease renewals

Changes to rateable values will affect what is payable when terminating leases under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
Corporate

What would Labour do? The 'Start-up review': future policy on UK venture capital, tax incentives, and access to capital

'Start-up review', while not official policy, indicates Labour's thinking on the role of venture capital in stimulating growth
Life Sciences and Healthcare

The UK Patents Court puts an arrow through Teva's application for declaratory relief

Court of Appeal makes clear the limits on obtaining Arrow declaratory relief for deployment in other jurisdictions
Intellectual property

Could international and European legal obstacles jeopardise the German government's legislative plan to legalise cannabis?

German government publishes paper with legislative proposals, but the impact of international and European law on its plan is still
Employment and pensions

UK Employment Law Coffee Break | Looking ahead to 2023, Court of Appeal ruling on waiving employment claims, and discretionary pension increases

Welcome to our latest Coffee Break looking at the latest legal and practical developments impacting employers
Tax

The Tax Break Podcast | Implications of the Blackrock Case

Welcome to the first episode of our new tax podcast series
Financial Services

FCA continues to focus on non-financial misconduct and firm culture in UK

The regulator expects firms to consider how to address instances of misconduct inside and outside the workplace as part of