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Employment and pensions

UK Employment Law Coffee Break: Fairness of dismissal for racist joke, umbrella companies compliance, and our latest pensions spotlight for HR

Welcome to our latest Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal and practical developments impacting UK employers
Financial Services

International Funds Legal Update | 19 April 2024

UK authorised funds rules amends and tokenisation progress, and EU marketing, disclosure and investment rules updates
Workforce Solutions

UK government makes announcement on tackling non-compliance in the 'umbrella' companies market

Guidance due later this year will support workers and businesses using umbrellas, including an online pay-checking tool
Managing greenwashing risk

Should Polish entrepreneurs be concerned about regulatory focus on greenwashing?

Regulatory attention on the making of misleading green claims is growing tighter, with new EU regulation imminent Recent weeks have
Energy and Utilities

Smart Power | UK energy market strategy in 2025, repowering and ethical supply chains

Welcome to the latest edition of Smart Power, Osborne Clarke's specialist service for asset managers within the green energy sector.
Employment and pensions

UK Employee Incentives Update | April 2024

Developments in share plans including EMI notifications and employment-related securities annual returns
Dispute resolution

UK Litigation Brief | April 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of Osborne Clarke's Litigation Brief
ESG, sustainability and responsible business

EU strengthens its arsenal in fight against environmental crime

Revised legislation brings in 'qualified' offences to criminalise serious environmental damage and replaces the 2008 law
Artificial intelligence

New EU AI Act is poised to shape the future for life sciences in Europe

What is the extent of the sector's application of AI and the regulatory outlook following European Parliament approval?
Real estate

English County Court rules against landlord opposing statutory renewal lease on 'ground f'

A tenant can temporarily vacate part of the premises affected by the works to defeat a landlord's opposition
Energy and Utilities

The Energy Transition | Ofgem's new rules for the non-domestic energy sector

Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero.
Dispute resolution

English High Court considers 'balance of convenience' in Sparta damages ruling

The decision demonstrates how disputes about restrictive covenants are highly fact sensitive and evidence based