The European Parliament has been debating introducing a new law to compensate indigenous people where their local know-how is used in developing new medicines. Under the proposals, pharmaceuticals organisations would need the consent of local people before exploring local genetic resources or using their know-how. It is early stages in the debate on this biopiracy… Learn more

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

I recently acted for an insolvency practitioner who, further to his appointment as an administrator, found himself on the end of a sex discrimination claim arising out of his alleged unfair processing of payroll.  In most cases, an employee’s claims are against the insolvent company as the employer, rather than the insolvency practitioner personally. However,… Learn more