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Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities | Infographic

A new research programme by Economist Impact, supported by Osborne Clarke, identifies technologies that can help cities achieve their carbon-emission
Digitalisation

The Digitalisation Podcast | A spotlight on social diversity

Second episode in our 'Digitalisation | A spotlight on ...' podcast series
Blockchain

What are the legal issues around NFTs?

Our international blockchain, technology, data, intellectual property and finreg specialists discuss the legal issues raised by the growing commercial activity
Retail and Consumer

New consumer contracts rules in Germany tighten regulatory regime further

Far-reaching changes for all consumer-facing businesses go beyond harmonised rules of EU
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

Metaverse Report

A joint Osborne Clarke and Newzoo report on the games industry's early embrace of the metaverse and the legal issues
Digitalisation

How the 'platform' of English law is enabling transformation

Oxera's report for LegalUK explores English law's value, its contribution to the British economy and its role as a form
Digitalisation

Digital regulation | The alchemy of a strategic framing for compliance

As the scope of digital regulation continues to expand and sanctions for non-compliance ramp up, how can you turn onerous

Intellectual property

When are content-sharing and file-hosting platforms liable for infringing content uploaded by their users?

CJEU decision brings good news for platforms not deliberately seeking to facilitate copyright infringement

Intellectual property

When can you link to and frame third-party content without permission?

Recent decisions by the European Court of Justice and the UK Court of Appeal have provided further guidance on evolving

Decarbonisation

Urban Transformation: the World Economic Forum addresses the decarbonisation challenge in cities

The World Economic Forum's report on the value of integrated energy solutions to deliver decarbonised, sustainable and resilient cities around

Intellectual property

Court of Appeal finds inventors must be human

An artificial intelligence (AI) machine cannot be an 'inventor' for purpose of Patents Act 1977 and owner of machinery cannot

Mobility

China issues new rules on data protection in the auto industry

New rules on automotive data security coming into force in October