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Life Sciences & Healthcare Disputes

Our Life Sciences disputes and investigations specialists advise clients across the breadth of the sector, including pharmaceutical, medical device and biotech companies. 

We offer: 

  • Quality and depth of resources. With more than 900 dispute resolution specialists, we have the expertise and capacity to handle the most complex disputes. 
  • Global reach with local insight. We think and act internationally while delivering local results.
  • Proven high-stakes advisers. Clients trust us with their most sensitive, difficult and business-critical cases.
  • Sector specialists. We work with industry experts to provide you with commercial legal solutions to your industry-specific issues.

Highlights of our recent experience:

  • The Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) in relation to its role as an interested party in appeal to the Court of Appeal of a judicial review brought by Bayer and Novartis against NHS Darlington CCG and Others regarding the use of unlicensed products when a licenced product was available.
  • Teva Europe in relation to an application at the European General Court for annulment of the Commission Decision refusing a marketing authorisation for Teva’s generic cabazitaxel product due to regulatory exclusivity said to exist for the reference product.
  • Sandoz in relation to patent infringement proceedings, a regulatory challenge against its pharmaceutical product marketing authorisation, and its claim on the cross-undertaking in damages against Napp Pharmaceuticals, significantly larger than any that have preceded it.
  • Various clients in relation to group litigation orders or threatened group litigation orders arising out of product liability claims.
  • Takeda in relation to a £500m+ shareholder dispute arising out of an acquisition of a global pharmaceutical company.
  • A global healthcare company in relation to the defence of a claim by a distributor for breach of a pharmaceutical exclusive distributorship agreement and for a mandatory injunction requiring the client to continue to supply.
  • A multi-national pharmaceutical company in relation to internal investigations and responding to the regulator on whistleblowers‘ allegations.
  • A drug wholesaler in relation to a dispute regarding an exclusive distribution agreement between a Canadian pharmaceutical wholesale supplier and an Indian drug manufacturer whose product had consistently failed to meet regulatory standards and testing requirements.
  • A UK-based institution in relation to legal and commercial matters relating to its Covid-19 vaccine development programme.

Legal directories feedback:

  • "The team has strong skills in technology and life sciences." - Legal 500, 2024
     
  • "CMS is a great firm doing commercial transactions in the life sciences space." - Chambers, 2024
     
  • "The firm is good on the early stage and IP side of life sciences. They are very present on financing work." - Chambers, 2024
     
  • "CMS has highly skilled lawyers. Where they have the most value is that they have an extensive international office base which makes them able to handle multi-jurisdictional matters efficiently." - Chambers, 2024

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We provide future-facing legal advice to help your organisation thrive. Combining local market knowledge and a global perspective, and with lawyers in locations worldwide, your organisation benefits from the expertise it needs, even across borders.

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