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The Built Environment
What commercial developers, housebuilders and investors in England and Wales should know about the contractual controls register
Regulations introducing the register have now been made, meaning key details of qualifying land agreements must be registered and will
Regulated public procurement
CMA calls on Treasury to take strategic ownership of UK road and rail public procurement reform
Following 11 months of analysis, it concludes that significant improvements are achievable in how infrastructure is planned, funded and procured
International arbitration
English court upholds rare challenge to arbitration award
Even in a system designed for finality, tribunals must deal with every issue put to them
Tax
Government considers tax reforms to secure stablecoin's place in UK mainstream finance
Current rules are triggering tax obligations that are increasingly hard to sustain for crypto users and businesses
Unified Patent Court
UPC Court of Appeal confirms long-arm jurisdiction but clarifies limits on its exercise
UPC's jurisdiction not confined to its own territory but long arm is tempered by international law principles, including comity
IT and data
The new EU Open Source Strategy – Europe’s path to digital sovereignty through open technologies
The broader geopolitical landscape has changed fundamentally in recent years. Growing trade conflicts, increasing technological rivalries between the major economic
Knowledge Notes
UK Knowledge Collection | Zero-hours contracts, broadcast regulation, and data law
Welcome to this week's Knowledge Collection
ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance
ESG Knowledge Update | June 2026
Welcome to Osborne Clarke's ESG Knowledge Update brought to you by our multi-disciplinary ESG team
Dispute resolution
Law Commission explores new class actions regime for consumer law claims in England and Wales
The review could reshape the consumer litigation landscape although change is still some way off
Construction disputes
International construction contracts face growing termination risk
Record arbitration levels and a global defence build-up are testing construction contracts in common and civil law
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)
DMA notifications reveal six themes in European TMT business transactions
Analysis of 55 DMA notifications from 2023 to 2025 points to six themes with implications beyond standard merger control for
Energy and Energy Transition
The Energy Transition | UK government confirms changes to CfD Allocation Round 8
Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero
