The Supreme Court is not likely to give a ruling for some months.

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But the Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson, is due to give a landmark ruling next week.

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Surely they could give me a definitive ruling on whether the move was legally sound and - if yes - which piece of legislation made it so.

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Harry Reid, the Democratic majority leader in the Senate, who faces a tough re-election battle in Nevada in November, was quick to give the McDonald ruling a warm welcome.

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Mr Strine will hear more evidence on December 13th, and give his ruling within a few weeks.

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But a recent court ruling will give Amgen the exclusive right to sell Aranesp not only to the U.S. market, but also to the European dialysis market, the oncology market, and patients with chronic kidney problems that do not yet require dialysis.

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It is likely that the judges will give their ruling, in writing, at a later date.

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But a draft ruling from the European Commission proposes that the two must give up 267 weekly slots at London's two main airports, 220-230 at Heathrow and the remainder at Gatwick.

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For example, John Lynn, a leading healthcare journalist, speculated on how the recent ruling could give health systems an alternative to the expensive practice of buying medical practices to buy loyalty.

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The new law will mean there is no longer a case for the constitutional court to hear and hence no ruling to give.

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