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Duty of vigilance: comparative regulation in Europe and the UK

Businesses internationally are required more and more to prevent human rights and environment violations – what do existing and proposed
Competition, antitrust and trade

Supporting sustainability through UK competition law

Opportunity for businesses to influence policy as CMA considers how to support government net zero and sustainability goals
Life Sciences and Healthcare

The government has vision for the UK as the world's leading hub for life sciences

Details on the funding of the 10-year strategy, which builds on the UK's world-class capability and on lessons from the

Competition, antitrust and trade

Better the VABER you know?

Will proposed changes to the regulation of 'vertical agreements' across the EU and UK benefit manufacturers and brand owners?

Competition, antitrust and trade

European and UK competition regulators reveal their plans to modify the existing rules on vertical agreements

Consultations running on both sets of proposals – divergence will present new legal challenges for multijurisdictional distribution agreements and opportunities

Competition, antitrust and trade

A New Deal for UK consumers?

A government consultation is proposing an overhaul of UK consumer and competition law policy.

Competition, antitrust and trade

European Commission considers decarbonisation and digitalisation as it reviews rules on collaboration

Sustainability concerns and need for competition law to better reflect market developments prompts public consultation on revision of horizontal block

Tech, Media and Comms

UK National Security & Investment Act – implementation date and 17 mandatory sectors confirmed

The UK government has confirmed that the National Security & Investment Act 2021 will fully come into effect on 4

Tech, Media and Comms

New levy obligations for audiovisual media services adopted in France

The French government has moved ahead with its far-reaching reforms of the financing of audio-visual and cinema productions

Regulatory Outlook

Regulatory Outlook | Foreword | July 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of Osborne Clarke's Regulatory Outlook