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EU medical devices regulation

The EU’s proposed orphan and breakthrough device designations would formalise accelerated regulatory pathways for high-need medical technologies, with significant implications for conformity assessment, clinical evidence thresholds and notified body obligations under the MDR and IVDR

Litigation funding after PACCAR: adaptation and growth

How England’s litigation funding market is adapting post-PACCAR amid judicial flexibility, legislative signals, and continued expansion

Consent, law and the limits of education

A new VAWG strategy renews focus on consent education, but legal misunderstanding persists amid powerful and conflicting online narratives

Trust, transparency and the limits of legal self-regulation

Transparency reforms were meant to empower consumers, but uneven delivery now risks undermining confidence across the profession

Government scraps audit reform

What the collapse of the Audit Reform Bill means for regulation, accountability and legal practice

Building Safety Act litigation redefines investor risk

Recent case law shows how courts and tribunals are extending Building Safety Act liabilities beyond what investors originally anticipated

Frustration and property rights in land

While frustration is rooted in contract law, English courts have increasingly considered its potential application to leases and other proprietary rights in land

EU moves to reset medical devices regulation

The Commission proposes structural reforms to stabilise, simplify and future-proof the EU medical devices regulatory framework