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Over the next few years, some of the best-known biologic medicines will lose patent protection, paving the way for biosimilar medicines to enter the UK market. This article discusses some innovative IP strategies which may be available in the United Kingdom to successfully compete and overcome barriers to market entry. Biologic and biosimilar medicines 'Biosimilars' are medicines that seek to compete with, and are similar to, originator biologic products. Biologics contain active substances that are derived from biological sources and are often large, complex molecules such as antibodies. Bio...

What is an advance healthcare directive? An advance healthcare directive is also known as a 'living will'. Although not a new concept, it is newly recognised in the Cayman Islands. In 2019 the Health Care Decisions Act was implemented in the Cayman Islands. This law allows individuals to determine their wishes surrounding medical care and treatment, including end-of-life care, should they become mentally incompetent, and prepare a legal document to this effect. The legal document outlines preferred medical treatments and procedures, such as life support and resuscitation. Advance directives h...

The Biden administration has hit the ground running, issuing a flurry of executive orders, actions and memoranda with sweeping implications affecting a wide range of key issues. Companies should look internally and evaluate risks with particular consideration for administration priorities. This risk assessment can help to inform updates to compliance protocols. This article discusses where the administration is likely to focus its civil and criminal enforcement efforts in the months and years ahead.

The long-running Carlyle case recently came to an end when the parties reached a non-confidential settlement. The case arose from the March 2008 collapse of Carlyle Capital Corporation Ltd, a Guernsey fund which invested mainly in residential mortgage-backed securities issued by US government-sponsored entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The case is of particular relevance now during the COVID-19 pandemic, which will likely lead to more fund collapses.

Changes are afoot for key industry sectors with complicated global supply chains. According to President Biden, the COVID-19 pandemic "has made clear, we can never again be in a position where we have to rely on a foreign country that doesn't share our interest in order to protect our people during a national emergency". Thus, on 24 February 2021 Biden signed the long-awaited Executive Order (EO) on America's Supply Chains, which initiates a 100-day process of reviewing and assessing the strengths and weaknesses of supply chains across four key industries, including targeting specific product...