Paul Gershlick

Paul Gershlick

About Paul

Paul advises on all areas of commercial law and other general legal advice in a commercial context involving day-to-day business issues. In particular, he drafts, negotiates and advises on all commercial contracts, particularly in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences, IT, online and retail sectors. This includes agreements involving intellectual property (IP) assignments and licences, software development, software licences, hosting, SaaS (software as a service), web design, managed services, disaster recovery, support & maintenance, agency, distribution, supply, manufacturing, merchandising, warehousing, outsourcing, purchase and franchise; B2B, B2C, B2G, and international agreements. Paul also advises on data protection, brand protection, advertising and know-how issues.

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GSK opening up patient data from clinical trials online

GSK has agreed to open up its patient data from clinical trials to researchers in a new online platform. The UK’s biggest pharma company has already signed up to the AllTrials campaign in a demonstration of its support for open access to clinical trial data. GSK’s scheme actually goes further than that by allowing access… Learn more

MHRA consults on sale of medicines on planes and trains

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is consulting on allowing medicines to be sold on planes and trains. If approved, it will require changes to the law – in particular, the Human Medicines Regulations 2012. Industry players have indicated that they approved of the changes because they would increase income from selling over-the-counter… Learn more

PSNC accuses wholesalers over price hiking

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has accused some wholesalers of manipulating the market for generic drugs that are in short supply by hiking up the prices. The PSNC, which represents NHS community pharmacy contractors and promotes and supports their interests, said the burden of generic drugs that are in short supply is getting ever… Learn more

Consumer Rights Bill features in Queen’s Speech

The Consumer Rights Bill has featured in the Queen’s Speech. The details have not yet been published, but the briefing notes explain that it aims to consolidate 100 separate pieces of consumer legislation into one, including covering goods, services, digital content and unfair terms in one place. The new law also aims to clarify and… Learn more

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