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  08.12.2023

  International

  COP28: Global Health Under the Spotlight

  Health took centre stage at the first ever ‘Health Day’ at COP28 on 3 December. The program focused the attention of world leaders on the profound public health-related issues stemming from climate change. Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and changing ecosystems contribute to the increase of respiratory and water borne diseases, food insecurity and water scarcity around the world. Data reported indicates that annual deaths from polluted air reached almost 9 million and 189 million people are exposed to extreme weather-related events each year. The inclusion of a Health Day...

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  28.11.2023

  United Kingdom

  A warning to those reporting on diagnostic imaging - KJY v University College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  With the UK Government announcing at the end of October 2023 that 160 community diagnostic centres will be open by March 2024, it is a burgeoning time for those working in diagnostics. Medical malpractice claims arising from the misreporting of radiology can, however, be costly. Whilst we do not have the data for non-NHS claims, NHS Resolution’s Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023 showed that radiology claims made up 4% of the clinical claims received in 2022/23 (402 claims out of a total of 10,062) and cost 2% of the total value of clinical claims received in 2022/23 (£118,144,000...

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  23.11.2023

  United Kingdom

  Patentability of AI inventions: High Court offers a helping hand (Emotional Perception v Comptroller)

  Is a deep learning AI system which recommends similar songs to its users patentable? Or is it a computer program ‘as such’ and therefore excluded under s.1(2)(c) Patents Act 1977? The High Court has recently provided an answer (overturning the UKIPO’s original decision): such systems are patentable. In a decision which will delight AI innovators, Justice Mann held that the invention in question did not even constitute a computer program, let alone a computer program ‘as such’. Even if the invention was a computer program, Justice Mann considered that it had a technical...

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  22.11.2023

  United Kingdom

  DHSC and ABPI agree 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (“VPAG”)

  The 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (“VPAG”) provides for accelerated growth of the NHS’s annual branded medicines spend, introduces differentiated reimbursement levies for “newer” and “older” medicines, and establishes a new investment facility to fund the development of innovative treatments. On Monday 20 November, the Department of Health and Social Care (“DSHC”, representing the UK Government, the governments of Scotland and Wales and the Northern Ireland Department of Health), and the Association of...

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  17.11.2023

  United Kingdom

  Proposed legislation would radically expand the UK’s class action regime

  15 November 2023 saw publication of two proposed amendments to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill that would have significant impacts on the UK’s class action regime:First, a proposed amendment, introduced by Sir Robert Buckland, to expand the jurisdiction of the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (the “CAT”) to consumer class actions (the “Buckland Amendment”).  At present, the CAT only has jurisdiction for competition class actions.Second, a proposal to reverse the effect of the Supreme Court’s decision in PACCAR, in relation to damages claims...

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  09.11.2023

  Europe

  CMS Life Sciences Vital Signs, Winter 2023

  2023 has seen some significant legal developments impacting the life sciences industry, and as we look ahead to 2024, there are several important developments which we would like to keep our clients informed of.In the UK, beginning in January 2024, the UK will roll out a new International Recognition Procedure for medicines approved in trusted jurisdictions. There are also new public procurement rules on the horizon as the Procurement Bill has been progressing through the Houses of Parliament, with the aim to make the UK’s public procurement regime more efficient and transparent.In Europe,...

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