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Dispute resolution

Should a claim be stayed where foreign proceedings arise from the same dispute but are not framed in identical terms?

Osborne Clarke secures a victory in staying a claim brought in England on the basis of proceedings brought in Cyprus

Coronavirus / COVID-19 – Competition and State aid

State aid | European Commission amends Temporary Framework for a third time to include aid for micro and small companies

Micro and small companies, including start-ups, may benefit from aid; while recapitalisation measures have been modified for businesses in general.

Managing risk in a transforming world

Liability creep | Regulators taking aim at the top

Regulatory regimes such as competition, data protection, and bribery and corruption offer regulators the opportunity to cast the liability net

Digitalisation of legal workflow

Belgian law in brief: under what conditions is an electronic signature legally equivalent to a wet ink signature ?

According to the applicable Belgian and EU legislation, only qualified electronic signatures are automatically equivalent to a wet ink signature

Employment and pensions

Regulator offers 'back to basics' Covid-19 guidance for contribution deferral proposals

What steps should be taken when making a new contribution deferral request? There are important takeaways to draw from the

Commercial

Why suppliers can no longer rely on termination on insolvency rights

The long-awaited revamp of UK insolvency and corporate governance law has introduced significant changes to the effectiveness of termination on

Tax

HMRC delivers 'working time' clarification for furloughed EMI option holders

Finance Bill clause gives furloughed employees with Enterprise Management Incentive options welcome clarity on what counts as a 'disqualifying event'

Energy and Energy Transition

Energy and Utilities Update | 3 July 2020

Welcome to our latest update on regulatory and market developments in the energy and utilities sector. In this edition we

Burdened balance sheets and Covid-19: how to clear debt without problems

Many companies – including those in Workforce Solutions – have taken out new private or government-backed loans or extended existing

Competition, antitrust and trade

UK Digital Markets Taskforce calls for information to shape new competition law framework for digital markets

New taskforce looks to build on work of the Furman review and adopt a radical approach with preventative controls rather