Vital Signs Summer 2025
Every year my newspaper recommends top choices for vacation reading. This year I’m wading through “The Singularity Is Nearer” by Ray Kurzweil which predicts artificial intelligence will reach human intelligence by 2029. It’s a substantial 419 pages, and clearly a relevant topic for all lawyers, but if you are looking for something much shorter for your beach, we are pleased to offer here the CMS summer edition of Vital Signs!
In this edition we discuss the European Commission’s decision to fine Teva GBP 462.6m after finding that it had abused its dominant position to delay competition to its blockbuster medicine Copaxone, in part by its choice of patent strategy, and we consider the impact on future patentee behaviours. We also provide a commentary on the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023 and consider whether the life sciences sector is starting to see the impact of these changes. We review the UK Employment Rights Bill and consider key amendments for businesses operating in the life sciences and healthcare sector, as well as providing a DEI update. Finally, in view of the significant demand over the past few years from life science occupiers for new space, we consider some of the issues life science occupiers should think about when leasing property.
