Jacob Gifford Head (Thomas More Chambers)

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Health and Safety Law – Avoid falling off a ladder and into the dock

3 December 2015 | By Jacob Gifford Head (Thomas More Chambers)

Health and Safety Law rarely arouses interest, either amongst companies or lawyers, yet its importance is growing and it has become the area in which companies and their directors are likely to find themselves in the dock, facing a criminal prosecution.

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When 0.77% is greater than 1%: salutatory lessons from the Court of Appeal

21 September 2015 | By Jacob Gifford Head (Thomas More Chambers)

All new drugs rely, to a greater or lesser extent, on pre-existing research and development. Much of this pre-existing research will have resulted in patented methods and products. A major challenge for all researchers is therefore to develop new drugs which do not infringe other company’s patents.