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Decarbonisation

The Sixth Carbon Budget lays out a balanced pathway for the UK to net zero

How will the transition be financed, can a 'just' transition be delivered in the 2020s, and what other actions need

Dispute resolution

Improving transparency in international arbitration: digital solutions

The confidentiality of arbitrations is one of the features favoured by parties subject to disputes. However, that confidentiality can also

Tax

The Tax Break Podcast | Tooth v HMRC: what now for discovery assessments in tax investigations?

Listen to the latest episode of the Tax Break podcast, where Veronica McMahon and Matthew Greene discuss what's next for

Urban Dynamics

Shaping the future success of the UK's National Digital Twin with early legal input

What legal and governance foundations are needed for the UK's extraordinary National Digital Twin project? Osborne Clarke has contributed to

Workforce Solutions

Recruitment and other workforce solutions businesses focus on the future of work as lockdown eases

Decisions about offering remote or hybrid working after the pandemic will require businesses to revisit employment contracts and employee arrangements.

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Debate intensifies over a vaccine IP waiver's impact on future pharma and biotech discoveries

Does a proposed patent suspension backed by Washington open a Pandora's box for vaccine R&D and investment?

Dispute resolution

Product liability claims worth less than £25,000 should be on Portal

Insist that the claim is subject to the PL Protocol and fixed costs will apply

Real estate

The future of the construction industry: offsite construction, next-generation connectivity and artificial intelligence

In this Sector note, Osborne Clarke LLP discuss how new and emerging technologies (such as next general connectivity and artificial

Decarbonisation

Countdown to COP26 | Financing the transition to net zero

With only six months to go until COP26 in Glasgow, we are already seeing changes in both public and private

Employment and pensions

Employee Incentives Update | May 2021

In this edition: EMI options call for evidence | New report on employee share ownership | Reminder on annual returns

Blockchain

Why not all blockchain has a heavy carbon footprint

The carbon footprint of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has been making headlines recently. We explain what drives their energy consumption