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  20/06/2025

  Ukraine

  Ukraine expands funding for MEAs to enhance patient access to innovative therapies

  On 18 June, the Ukrainian parliament adopted Draft Law # 13135, which includes amendments that empower the Medical Procurement of Ukraine (MPU) with diversified funding sources for Managed Entry Agreements (MEAs). These changes secure broader patient access to innovative medicines by pooling state, regional, municipal and public-hospital budgets while formally embedding the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) into primary law.Additionally, after rigorous parliamentary debates, the Tax Code amendments (Draft Law # 13134) introducing corporate and personal tax exemptions for in-kind transfers of innovative...

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  19/06/2025

  South Africa

  How critical minerals can anchor South Africa’s Just Energy Transition

  South Africa’s mineral wealth must do more than power exports – it must drive industrial growth, job creation, and energy equity. Muzi Kubeka and Kabelo Dlothi argue it’s time to move beyond extraction and build a value-added ecosystem that secures the country’s place in the green global economy.South Africa is sitting on a goldmine of critical minerals — copper, manganese, platinum group metals, and rare earths — yet exporting them raw sells the country short. To unlock real value, we must prioritise ourselves: industrialise locally, build domestic supply chains,...

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  19/06/2025

  England and Wales

  Revisions still in progress: Assisted dying bill faces a wave of amendments

  Momentum surrounding the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (“the Bill”), which seeks to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, has notably shifted in recent months. With the final voting of the Report Stage due to go ahead tomorrow, 20 June, there is a risk that the parliamentary session may end before the Bill is able to progress further, as was the case in 2021.The Bill, currently at Report Stage, has been subjected to increased scrutiny, with over 500 amendments proposed—only one-third of which have been accepted by Labour MP and sponsor, Kim Leadbeater. The first...

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  19/06/2025

  United Kingdom

  Navigating the new consumer protection regime: What travel companies need to know

  The travel sector is a major driver of the UK economy, given that holiday purchases are for many people their biggest single annual spend after their homes. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) has previously taken action to protect consumers in this sector and is likely to be continuing to do so.On 6 April 2025, the key consumer protection aspects of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (“DMCCA”) came into force. The new consumer protection regime under Parts 3 and 4 of the DMCCA updates and replaces the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading...

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  19/06/2025

  United Kingdom

  Strategic expansion to India: A new chapter for UK higher education

  In Autumn 2024, the Indian government opened its doors for universities across the globe. Following multiple failed attempts in the past, with concerns that foreign universities could increase costs, last year, India’s University Grants Commission (“UGC”) released a new set of regulations, allowing foreign higher educational institutions to establish campuses in India for the first time.The University of Southampton was the first UK university to receive approval from the UGC and is expected to admit its first cohort of students in August 2025. Similarly, the University of Liverpool...

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  19/06/2025

  United Kingdom

  The Supreme Court rules on Building Safety Act issues

  The Supreme Court has last week issued its eagerly awaited decision on various issues arising under the Building Safety Act and the Defective Premises Act. The decision will be of direct relevance to many other building safety claims currently before the courts and those yet to be commenced. Whilst generally consistent with the Court of Appeal’s decision, the Supreme Court has left one important issue for further consideration in future cases.URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd: a recapBDW engaged URS to provide engineering services in relation to two separate developments comprising more...

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