01.12.2023
In a key decision that will be of interest to all litigators, the Court of Appeal decided on 29 November that courts in England and Wales can force parties to engage in non-court-based ADR processes – provided that doing so is proportionate to achieving the legitimate purpose of settling the dispute quickly, fairly and
27.11.2023
Many technology and sourcing deals are signed promising innovation, change and transformation. After all, there is a real need for these deals to drive more value from data through AI, analytics and multi-cloud, automate manual processes, and leverage best-of-breed tools and platforms.
But too often, they don’t deliver innovation beyond the business-as-usual. In episode
The uses for AI and machine learning in medicine continues to grow, with more recent evidence that it can be a powerful tool helping diagnose disease and improve treatment.
24.11.2023
A study conducted by the Royal Marsden Hospital and the Institute of Cancer Research used AI in combination with a technique called radiomics to diagnose
After much speculation, today’s Autumn Statement was a little lighter on tax content than anticipated, but with inflation falling and borrowing at a lower level than forecast earlier this year, the Chancellor found room for some tax saving measures. Our experts outline the key tax aspects of the announcements affecting businesses.
22.11.2023
Introduction
Despite suggestions
21.11.2023
The ICO recently published draft guidance on data transparency in the health and social care sector. The draft guidance is currently open to a public consultation, which is due to close on 7 January 2024.
The ICO aims to improve understanding of its expectations regarding standards of transparency for health and social care through
Whether an option over shares is an “employment-related securities” (ERS) option can have significant tax ramifications.
17.11.2023
The UK’s employment rated securities regime can impose income tax (at a current maximum rate of 45%) and can also trigger National Insurance Contributions, both employee contributions (usually at 2%) and employer contributions (at the current rate of
13.11.2023
Bristows attended TechBio UK 2023 last month, the BioIndustry Association’s conference that showcases the latest developments from companies working at the interface between biotechnology and technology. It was an action-packed day, filled with sessions on a range of interesting topics from doing deals with big pharma and big tech to the use of AI
In the UK, it is prohibited to culture embryos in vitro for research purposes for more than 14 days after fertilisation.
09.11.2023
This so-called 14-day rule was implemented over 30 years ago in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (HFE Act 1990), at a time when the field of embryonic research was only just
09.11.2023
This material was first published by Thomson Reuters, trading as Sweet & Maxwell, 5 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AQ, in Entertainment Law Review – (2023) 34 Ent. L.R. Issue 4 – and is reproduced by agreement with the publishers. For further details, please see the publishers’ website.
The High Court has dismissed
It may surprise you to learn that the UK market for pet insurance was predicted to be worth over £1.48 billion in 2022.
03.11.2023
It is therefore purr-haps unsurprising that pet insurance company Vetsure tried to claw its way to some of this value by suing fellow pet insurance company Petsure for trademark infringement.
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