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TGA shelves biosimilar and generic transparency measures
In late 2020, following almost 18 months of public and industry consultations conducted by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
Global | Publication | September 2018
The government wants to tackle what it considers to be unfair practices in the residential leasehold market. In December 2017 it announced plans to ban the sale of new-build houses on a leasehold basis and to require ground rents in all new long residential leases to be set at a “peppercorn” - or zero financial value. (At the time of writing, we await draft legislation). But such measures would not help existing leaseholders with onerous lease terms and the government estimates that about 18 per cent of England’s housing stock is owned on a leasehold basis.
On September 20, 2018 the Law Commission proposed a series of reforms to plug that gap by making it easier for leaseholders of houses and flats to “enfranchise”: to buy their freehold or to extend their lease. The current enfranchisement regimes are seen as complex, expensive and as causing unnecessary conflict, costs and delay.
The proposals aim to
At the government’s request the Law Commission has also provided a series of options for calculating the premium to be paid, seeking to achieve a balance between reducing current premium levels and ensuring that sufficient compensation is paid to landlords to reflect their legitimate property interests. The options range from the adoption of a simple formula, such as a ground rent multiplier or a percentage of the capital value of the property, to options based on current valuation methodology. This issue may prove to be particularly controversial.
The proposals are open for consultation until November 20, 2018.
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In late 2020, following almost 18 months of public and industry consultations conducted by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
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The Government of Ontario recently introduced the Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024 (Bill 194) seeking to strengthen cybersecurity programs in the public sector and provide the groundwork for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) among various public sector entities.
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On May 24 the Labour Party published an update to its proposals on employment law in “Labour’s Plan to Make Work Pay: Delivering A New Deal for Working People” (the Plan). Our review of the proposals included in the Green Paper which was initially published in 2021 can be found here. Should they win the election, the Labour Party has stated that it will introduce an Employment Bill within the first 100 days of being in power which will cover many of these issues.
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