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Retail and Consumer

Black Friday 2025: competition law pitfalls for UK and EU retailers and CMA consumer law alert

Compliance guidance on pricing restrictions, geo-blocking, AI tools and consumer rights for Black Friday and Cyber Week

27/11/2025

Read time 4m

Regulatory Outlook

Products | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2025

General and Digital: European Commission consults on product safety and market surveillance | Council of the EU adopts 'one substance...

26/11/2025

Read time 9m

Regulatory Outlook

Food law | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2025

26/11/2025

Read time 3m

Regulatory Outlook

Consumer Law | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2025

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 updates | Secondary ticketing resale updates | European Commission publishes 2030 Consumer Agenda

26/11/2025

Read time 5m

Regulatory Outlook

Advertising and Marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2025

Energy labelling rules removed from CAP and BCAP Codes

26/11/2025

Read time 1m

ESG – Environmental, social and governance

ESG Knowledge Update | November 2025

Welcome to our Osborne Clarke ESG Knowledge Update, which offers a round-up of legal, regulatory and market news

24/11/2025

Read time 7m

Regulatory and compliance

International regulatory headwinds: how general counsel can navigate uncertainty in Europe

Legal leaders seek resilience and growth amid regulatory complexity and shifting geopolitics and economic conditions

12/11/2025

Read time 6m

Advertising and marketing regulation

Marketinglaw: November 2025

Welcome to the latest edition of Marketinglaw

11/11/2025

Read time 1m

Gambling

ASA continues push against UK gambling adverts with 'strong appeal' to children

Three rulings have been published within a week of updated guidance on protecting under 18s in gambling advertising

04/11/2025

Read time 5m

Regulatory Outlook

Advertising and Marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook October 2025

UK: ASA report on use of AI to assess alcohol ads | CAP and BCAP update on protecting under-18s in...

29/10/2025

Read time 5m

Regulatory Outlook

Food law | UK Regulatory Outlook October 2025

UK: HFSS volume price restrictions now in force | FSA consultation on proposed bisphenol A, other bisphenols, and bisphenol derivatives...

29/10/2025

Read time 3m

Regulatory Outlook

Consumer law | UK Regulatory Outlook October 2025

UK: CMA secures undertakings from Ticketmaster following Oasis tickets investigation | Price Marking Order 2004: updated government guidance | CMA...

29/10/2025

Read time 3m

Unified Patent Court

UPC flexes long-arm jurisdiction again by granting permanent injunction covering non-UPC and non-EU states

The Hague LD made inter partes validity findings in relation to non-EU patent designations

24/10/2025

Read time 3m

International expansion and growth

Setting sail globally: launching internationally in an interconnected world

Launching a business internationally can be a game-changer but comes with its own set of challenges and considerations

23/10/2025

Read time 3m

Gambling

CAP clarifies guidance on social media 'appeal' to children in UK gambling ads

Clearer metrics and revised sports categories will help operators assess whether ads have 'strong appeal' to under-18s

20/10/2025

Read time 4m

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Retail and Consumer

Black Friday 2025: competition law pitfalls for UK and EU retailers and CMA consumer law alert

Compliance guidance on pricing restrictions, geo-blocking, AI tools and consumer rights for Black Friday and Cyber Week

27/11/2025

Read time 4m

Regulatory Outlook

Products | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2025

General and Digital: European Commission consults on product safety and market surveillance | Council of the EU adopts 'one substance...

26/11/2025

Read time 9m

Regulatory Outlook

Food law | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2025

26/11/2025

Read time 3m

Regulatory Outlook

Consumer Law | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2025

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 updates | Secondary ticketing resale updates | European Commission publishes 2030 Consumer Agenda

26/11/2025

Read time 5m

Regulatory Outlook

Advertising and Marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2025

Energy labelling rules removed from CAP and BCAP Codes

26/11/2025

Read time 1m

ESG – Environmental, social and governance

ESG Knowledge Update | November 2025

Welcome to our Osborne Clarke ESG Knowledge Update, which offers a round-up of legal, regulatory and market news

24/11/2025

Read time 7m

Regulatory and compliance

International regulatory headwinds: how general counsel can navigate uncertainty in Europe

Legal leaders seek resilience and growth amid regulatory complexity and shifting geopolitics and economic conditions

12/11/2025

Read time 6m

Advertising and marketing regulation

Marketinglaw: November 2025

Welcome to the latest edition of Marketinglaw

11/11/2025

Read time 1m

Gambling

ASA continues push against UK gambling adverts with 'strong appeal' to children

Three rulings have been published within a week of updated guidance on protecting under 18s in gambling advertising

04/11/2025

Read time 5m

Regulatory Outlook

Advertising and Marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook October 2025

UK: ASA report on use of AI to assess alcohol ads | CAP and BCAP update on protecting under-18s in...

29/10/2025

Read time 5m

Regulatory Outlook

Food law | UK Regulatory Outlook October 2025

UK: HFSS volume price restrictions now in force | FSA consultation on proposed bisphenol A, other bisphenols, and bisphenol derivatives...

29/10/2025

Read time 3m

Regulatory Outlook

Consumer law | UK Regulatory Outlook October 2025

UK: CMA secures undertakings from Ticketmaster following Oasis tickets investigation | Price Marking Order 2004: updated government guidance | CMA...

29/10/2025

Read time 3m

Unified Patent Court

UPC flexes long-arm jurisdiction again by granting permanent injunction covering non-UPC and non-EU states

The Hague LD made inter partes validity findings in relation to non-EU patent designations

24/10/2025

Read time 3m

International expansion and growth

Setting sail globally: launching internationally in an interconnected world

Launching a business internationally can be a game-changer but comes with its own set of challenges and considerations

23/10/2025

Read time 3m

Gambling

CAP clarifies guidance on social media 'appeal' to children in UK gambling ads

Clearer metrics and revised sports categories will help operators assess whether ads have 'strong appeal' to under-18s

20/10/2025

Read time 4m

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Anna Elliott

Employment Partner, International Sector Lead, Retail and Consumer

+44 117 917 4312 Email Anna Full bio

Christoph Boeminghaus

Partner

+49 221 5108 4036 Email Christoph Full bio

Dr Nanni Spitzer

Partner

+49 89 5434 8092 Email Nanni Full bio

Dr Sebastian Hack, LL.M.

Partner

+49 221 5108 4000 Email Sebastian Full bio

Philip Meichssner

Partner

+49 89 5434 8038 Email Philip Full bio

Daniel Stein, LL.M.

Partner, Solicitor (England & Wales)

+49 221 5108 4036 Email Daniel Full bio

Marie Canivet

Co-Managing Partner, Head of Retail

+32 2 515 9376 Email Marie Full bio

Alexandre Glatz

Partner, Economic Law

+33 1 84 82 45 76 Email Alexandre Full bio

Paul Brouwer

Partner, Lawyer

+31 207 02 86 24 Email Paul Full bio

Jim Margry

Partner, Lawyer

+31 207 02 86 38 Email Jim Full bio

Angelo Molinaro

Counsel, Head of Retail & Consumer

+39 06 3269 5001 Email Angelo Full bio

Carlos Casacuberta

Lawyer

+34 93 419 18 18 Email Carlos Full bio

Xavier Frias

Counsel

+34 93 419 18 18 Email Xavier Full bio

Louis Hoffreumon

Counsel

+ 32 2 515 9328 Email Louis Full bio

Olgierd Świerzewski

Co-Managing Partner, Head of Competition and IP

+48 502 198 010 Email Olgierd Full bio

Dr Katarzyna Barańska

Partner, Head of Decarbonisation

+48 504 270 492 Email Dr Katarzyna Full bio

Linn Solholm

Partner, Head of the Built Environment Sector in the Nordics

+46 73 034 91 71 Email Linn Full bio

Kelly Harlick

Executive Vice President, International

+1 917 545 8876 Email Kelly Full bio

Steve Wilson

Managing Partner

+1 917 545 3672 Email Steve Full bio

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