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The Department of Health recently published an update on the Health Research Regulations 2018, which will be of significant interest to those involved in "health research", including in the area of clinical trials.

Telemedicine encompasses a wide variety of services such as teleconsultation, telemonitoring and telesurgery.

In this article, I will deal with the one main provisions of the Act, open disclosure.

According to the Central Statistics Office, there were 637,567 persons over 65 in 2016 in Ireland, an increase from 532,000 in 2011. Recent reports indicate that the number of persons aged 65...

The Council of the European Union has formally adopted the EU Pharma Package, marking the most significant revision of EU pharmaceutical legislation since 2004. This comprehensive reform introduces substantial changes to regulatory protection periods, innovation incentives, medicine shortage protocols, and market access mechanisms that will fundamentally reshape how pharmaceutical companies operate across the European Union.

In this briefing, we consider recent updates to the Health Research Regulations.

The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (the "2015 Act") took effect on 26 April 2023. The principal impact of the 2015 Act is that it gives legal effect to prior decisions by persons over 18 that subsequently go on to lose decision-making capacity.

Ireland's National Energy Demand Strategy outlines regulatory decisions around smart energy services and customer demand flexibility and response.

As part of the EU's Data Strategy, the European Health Data Space Regulation is intended to bring about greater reuse of electronic health data for research, innovation and policy-making purposes.

On 26 March 2019, the European Parliament adopted two key directives as part of the EU's Digital Single Market Strategy, namely, Directive (EU) 2019/770 on certain aspects concerning contracts...

This article provides an overview of M&A activity in the healthcare and life sciences sector during 2024 and the outlook for 2025.

The headlines across the globe tell a story of transformation, reform and renewal within the healthcare sector.

With 7 weeks to go until Brexit (unless an extension is agreed by the EU and UK to the Article 50 notice), a no-deal Brexit remains a possibility.

At last, the substantive provisions of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (the "Act") are scheduled to commence on 21 November 2022.

2024 saw elections which led to a new European Commission and a new Irish Government. With these new administrations both in place, the last number of months have seen much activity in terms...

This article provides guidance for employers in Ireland on dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.

The Irish Data Protection Commission ("DPC") recently published guidanceOpens in new window for employers (as data controllers) regarding their data processing obligations and duties when processing the personal data of employees, former employees and prospective employees.