7/21/2025 3:58:15 PM Stop Killing Games: EU and UK petitions reach signatory milestones By Luca Cericola Rob Powell The Stop Killing Games (SKG) EU petition has surpassed the requisite signatory threshold for it to be considered by the European...
7/18/2025 3:14:34 PM UK Life Sciences Sector Plan: An ambitious vision for innovation, growth and NHS transformation By Luca Cericola Louisa Jacobs On 16 July 2025, the UK Government launched its Life Sciences Sector Plan as part of its Industrial Strategy (a 10-year plan aimed at...
7/17/2025 2:36:50 PM The long arm of the law: the UPC’s approach to jurisdiction post-Electrolux By Charlie French Maria Ryan This article was first published in Kluwer Patent Blog, July 2025. As most IP practitioners will be aware, on 25 February 2025 the Court...
7/17/2025 8:59:33 AM Bristows’ SnippITs - Good faith, lost chances, and concrete consequences: Matière v ABM By Freya Ollerearnshaw This post is the latest in the Bristows’ SnippITs series, which pulls together the key practical takeaways from recent court decisions...
7/17/2025 8:43:19 AM Data, dignity and discretion: Navigating key GDPR challenges in women’s health By Subhalakshmi Kumar Kiran Sidhu One of the key challenges with closing the women’s health gap and expanding the number of offerings available to women (in an industry...
7/11/2025 8:39:50 AM Some comfort at last - European Commission issues informal guidance endorsing Automotive Licensing Negotiation Group By Sophie Lawrance Katharine Head On 9 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) issued informal guidance (aka a ‘comfort letter’) that the creation of a Licensing...
7/10/2025 8:23:18 AM To Be Or Not To Be … A Medical Device – Is your Femtech software regulated as a medical device in the UK? By Xisca Borrás Ellie Handy Femtech, short for female technology, is an important and fast growing sector. The UK is a key market for femtech as it is ranked second...
7/8/2025 3:12:02 PM The 2019 Hague Judgments Convention is now in force in the UK By Ben Coleman Headline The Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters...
7/8/2025 11:05:41 AM 4Ps in a package: CMA launches a consultation on revised merger guidance By Iva Gobac On 20 June 2025, the CMA launched a consultation on proposed updates to its merger control guidance. These updates, which follow the new...
7/3/2025 3:36:36 PM Insights from the 2025 QMUL International Arbitration Survey By Muhammad Karimabadi The 2025 International Arbitration Survey, titled "The Path Forward: Realities and Opportunities in Arbitration" has been published by...
7/3/2025 8:54:58 AM The gender health gap and Bristows’ Women’s Health Initiative By Laura Harwood Ellie Handy Melissa Dix While women’s health research has been historically overlooked and underfunded, in recent years there has been a surge of activity...
7/2/2025 4:28:20 PM Ocean Clap Shipping Limited v Global Offshore Services BV - getting guarantees right: practical implications between “see to it” and “on demand” guarantees By Barney Bussell Wes Walker Ocean Clap Shipping Limited v Global Offshore Services BV [2025] EWHC 1591 (Comm) (26 June 2025). In finding for the shipowners on...