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In a decisive pre-emptive step this May, a broad coalition of advertising, media and retail trade bodies committed to behaving as if the forthcoming...

In a decisive pre-emptive step this May, a broad coalition of advertising, media and retail trade bodies committed to behaving as if the forthcoming statutory restrictions on "less healthy" food and drink...

Everyone hopes that the sports people they admire succeed by training hard and playing fair.

Across the European Union, medicines and medical devices are subject to the general product liability rules of the EU member states.

The UK Government has recently released guidance confirming a number of requirements for Food Business Operators (FBOs) who wish to export packaged food and beverages to Europe...

The recent updates in the food and drink market, particularly concerning trade credit insurance, highlight significant trends and challenges that businesses face globally. With a notable increase in global insolvencies...

The Scottish Government published its Proposals for a new Agriculture Bill in August 2022. The Proposals follow on from the Scottish Government's Vision on Scottish Agriculture...

After a number of setbacks (not least in the United Kingdom) in its ambition to hold a valid EU trade mark registration for the shape of its four-finger Kit Kat chocolate bar...

As the number of private prescriptions for medical cannabis continues to rise, employers are faced with new considerations in the workplace. This article explores the issues.

Associate, David Hardstaff and Partner, John Binns, explain here how cannabis wonder child takes a knock in light of the European Commission's ‘pause' on CBD novel food applications mean for this booming industry.

The world's most popular weed killer, Glyphosate, is being placed under the microscope by scientists, regulators and plaintiff lawyers.

One of the outcomes of the recent COP27 meeting in Sharm el Sheikh was the emphasis on the role that agriculture has to play in moving towards net zero.

In December, we published our eighth annual report on Measuring the return from pharmaceutical innovation. This series of reports tracks the annual return on investment (ROI) ...

The European Patent Office (EPO) has a notoriously strict approach to assessing added matter according to Article 123(2) EPC. In the recent decision T 2842/18, the EPO's Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.04...

A recent report has called for stronger policing of the food industry and tougher penalties for food fraud.

An increased demand on world food supplies, concerns around global warming, and heightened ethical awareness towards meat consumption have all contributed to the worldwide...

The food and drink sector can make a substantial contribution to the UK's decarbonisation and net zero objectives. In this article, Scott Rodger examines three opportunities and risks...

The United Kingdom's (UK) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) began a public consultation on July 14, 2025...