Frustrated? What does the EMA decision mean for contracts affected by Brexit?
The UK High Court rules that the European Medicines Agency's 25 year lease was not frustrated by Brexit.
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Boost for network operators as Tribunal issues first decision on the valuation of consideration and compensation payable under the Electronics Communications Code
In a landmark decision under the Electronic Communications Code, the Tribunal has ruled in EE and Hutchison 3G's favour, concerning the form a Code Agreement can take and the calculation…
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The rise of Gluten: the do’s and don’ts on Gluten Free foods (the USA vs Europe)
As more gluten-free products hit the shelves, the rules around how these products are labelled is becoming an increasingly hot topic. We sit down with Alex Koff from Venable in…
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The Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive: text agreed in trialogue discussions
The long and tortuous passage of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive may finally be coming to an end with an agreement reached between the European Commission, Parliament…
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Funds Update | February 2019
Welcome to the latest edition of Osborne Clarke's Funds Update. We hope that you find it interesting. If you would like to discuss any of the content, or have a…
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AIFMD Review identifies areas of weakness with current regime
On 10 January 2019, the European Commission released its Report on the Operation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). In our separate Insight we discuss the overall findings…
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AIFMD Review: Has AIFMD provided an internal market for EU and non-EU AIFMs?
A major review of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) has concluded that the directive has played "a major role" in helping to create an internal market for AIFs…
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Five things asset managers and institutional investors need to know about cost transparency in 2019
Disclosure of charges is regulated and standardised for retail investors, but is currently less so for institutional investors. Consequently, institutional investors are finding it difficult to obtain and analyse cost…
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Sustainability risks and factors: ESMA Consulations (MiFID II, AIFMD, UCITS)
On 19 December 2018, ESMA launched three consultations concerning sustainable finance initiatives under the European Commission's Sustainable Action Plan and sought views on the integration of sustainability risks and factors…
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Reform of UK limited partnership law: government response to consultation
In December 2018, the government published its response to its April 2018 consultation on the reform of UK limited partnership (UKLP) law. Our previous update on the consultation is available…
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UPDATE: Tenant Fees Act becomes law
Further to our article on 21 January 2019, the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government has now announced that the Tenant Fees Bill has received Royal Assent and has…
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PPF guidance on insolvency and the assessment period
The Pension Protection Fund has published updated general guidance on insolvency and the assessment period. This guidance is intended to help Insolvency Practitioners (IPs) to understand what they should do…