Pharma giant refused costs in HSE tender case

Because of its interest in the outcome, the pharmaceutical giant was joined as a notice party to a Commercial Court action brought by Sanofi against the HSE’s awarding of a tender for the six-in-one vaccine last January

Glaxosmithkline has been refused most of its costs following a legal row in which it said the “safety and efficacy” of one of its vaccines was being challenged by a global rival.

Because of its interest in the outcome, the pharmaceutical giant was joined as a notice party to a Commercial Court action brought by Sanofi against the HSE’s awarding of a tender for the six-in-one vaccine last January.

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