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The UK Government has announced a 12 month delay to the IR35 off payroll working changes in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Organisations across the UK are managing a range of issues relating to the coronavirus outbreak.  One area of concern for those with responsibility for information governance matters will be compliance with data protection and/or freedom of information requirements, particularly given the statutory deadlines for dealing with individuals’ requests pursuant to their information law rights.

We share a few of the answers the ICO are being asked on data protection issues which will be of interest to healthcare data controllers.

The paroxetine pay-for-delay competition law litigation has reached the European court. An important ruling considers when patent litigation settlement agreements, particularly in the pharmaceuticals sector, can fall foul of competition law.