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    13/03/2024
    United Kingdom

    Court of Appeal rules that defence of illegality in civil claim is not available if not guilty of criminal offence by reason of insanity

    In Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others [2024] EWCA Civ 138, the Court of Appeal recently held, by a majority of 2 to 1, that where a person has committed a crime, but has been found not guilty by reason of insanity, the defence of illegality will not prohibit them from claiming damages from those who were responsible for assessing their mental wellbeing at the relevant time.Whilst these circumstances are unusual, they are not novel. This Judgment is particularly important for providers of mental health services and their insurers.Background – Criminal ProceedingsOn 10...
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    09/02/2024
    Ukraine

    Ukraine launches State Register of Sanctions

    On 29 January 2024, the President of Ukraine by the Decree No. 36/2024, approved the Decision of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine “On Approval of the Regulation on the State Register of Sanctions”. On 1 February 2024, the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine launched the State Register of Sanctions on its website. The Register provides free public access to up-to-date and reliable information on persons and entities subject to Ukrainian sanctions.The Register is available in Ukrainian and English, and consolidates information regarding Ukrainian sanctions...
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    05/02/2024
    China

    2024 – Topics that may Concern You

    In China, companies constantly have to deal with changes in regulations and new laws. This will also continue in 2024.Topics such as update to the PRC Company Law, adapting Joint Ventures in accordance with the PRC Foreign Investment Law and the PRC Company Law, cross-border data transfer, employment management in the digital age, developments in China's competition law regime etc. will continue to be a concern for most companies in China in 2024. Complying with regulatory requirements is one of the key challenges for foreign companies and investors in China, not only in terms of general compliance,...
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    24/01/2024
    England and Wales

    Research Misconduct: Limitation Clauses Effective for Fraud

    A recent case has important implications for universities undertaking research under contract. The High Court held that parties are able to rely on contractual exclusions or limitations of liability even where an employee breaches that contract through fraud. Further, the High Court found that the publication of an academic journal article fell under the contracted services with the consequence that failure to take all reasonable care to ensure its accuracy resulted in a breach of contract.In Innovate Pharmaceuticals Ltd v University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation [2024] EWHC 35 (TCC),...
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    23/01/2024
    Ukraine

    Ukrainian healthcare authority takes further steps to introduce eCTD standard

    Through Order No. 1789 of 13 October 2023 (as further amended by the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 1924 of 8 November 2023), the Ministry of Health of Ukraine (MoH) inter alia introduced the option of submitting registration dossiers for medicinal products in electronic Common Technical Document (eCTD) format. MoH made corresponding amendments to the Procedure for Conducting Expert Evaluation of Registration Materials for Medicinal Products, approved by MoH’s Order No. 426 dated 26 August 2005 (Procedure).Additionally, the Order No. 1789 introduces changes to the Procedure...
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    18/01/2024
    United Kingdom

    Out with the old, in with the new – what do healthcare and social care service providers need to know about the CQC’s new single assessment framework?

    And so it has begun – the rollout of the long-awaited CQC’s new assessment regime is underway.   Having commenced in the South of England and working region by region, registered providers in London and the East of England are next in line to be assessed under the new single framework followed by the North and Midlands expected to start from early February.The CQC’s website contains a wealth of material about the assessment process which, understandably, is very detailed.  It covers everything from evidence gathering to ratings for a variety of different organisations...
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