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Financial Services

Financial Conduct Authority launches £7.5bn UK motor finance redress scheme

Firms face tight timeline to implement scheme covering nearly two decades of lending as risk of legal challenge looms
Financial Services

Fundraising in the EU and the UK: a technical guide

International fund managers raising capital face a patchwork of national rules that is growing more complex, with the gap between
Incentives, remuneration and benefits

UK employee incentives: EMI regime to expand for growing companies from 6 April

Increases in company eligibility limits open the valuable tax-advantaged share option scheme to a wider pool
GDPR for HR

GDPR for HR | March 2026

Data protection in internal investigations, use of AI in DSARs and recruitment, and deleted data DSAR obligations
Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU overhauls pharmaceutical law with sweeping 2026 reform package

Landmark reform overhauls incentives, supply obligations and regulatory pathways for pharmaceuticals operating in Europe
The Built Environment

UK government to ban construction retentions and tighten late payment rules

Reforms spark industry concerns, including a 60-day payment cap and mandatory 8% interest above the Bank's base rate
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Nagoya Protocol compliance shapes EU sourcing of genetic resources for R&D

Life sciences, food and cosmetics businesses using biological materials should assess their exposure to ABS obligations
Financial Services

FCA publishes good and poor practice for UK funds using sustainability labels

The regulator's review of sustainability labelling signals a clear shift from policy setting to active supervision
Real estate

Building Blocks: Developments for the UK construction industry | March 2026

Welcome to Building Blocks – Osborne Clarke's regular newsletter round-up of Insights relevant to construction industry clients
Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break: Employment Rights Act webinar, further reforms in force this April, and pay transparency

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