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23 Oct 2025
17 mins

Navigating ESG in the health and care & life sciences sectors across the UK and Europe

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors are increasingly influencing both strategic direction and operational decision-making within the health and care & life sciences sectors. Characterised by complex global supply chains, reliance on sensitive data, and a significant environmental and social footprint, the sector is subject to growing scrutiny from regulators, investors, and civil society.

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22 Oct 2025
7 mins

Universities and the post-16 education and skills white paper

There's much to consider in the government’s white paper. Substantial parts aim to promote further education and skills, including new V-level post-GCSE qualifications that support vocational learning and can be combined with A-levels. For higher education in England, expected inflationary fee cap increases are confirmed, alongside references to the Lifelong Learning Entitlement and tighter regulation of franchise arrangements. Many measures are thematic or briefly mentioned, with more detail to follow in future publications.

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22 Oct 2025
6 mins

Unlocking value in AI acquisitions: what every buyer needs to know

AI acquisitions are complex, requiring a unique blend of technical, legal, ethical and strategic due diligence. As such, aspirant buyers of AI businesses need to be prepared to undertake an extensive and, at times, forensic analysis of the target business and its proprietary tech to ensure its value is real. This article aims to highlight a few of the more unique issues associated with acquiring an AI business and offers those buyers some points to consider.

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20 Oct 2025
5 mins

The Hillside nightmare continues…

By now the nightmare scenario in the infamous Hillside Supreme Court judgement will be all too familiar to those involved in large-scale development projects. The implementation of a new planning permission for development, which was held to be “materially inconsistent” with the development authorised by an existing planning permission, had the effect of rendering further development under the original planning permission unlawful, on the basis that it would be “physically impossible” to complete the development authorised by the original planning permission as a whole alongside the new development.

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