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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

Life Sciences and Healthcare

UK's biotech sector builds global life sciences status

TechBio conference showcases UK world-class research and biotech innovation

21/11/2025

Read time 4m

Corporate

How to approach contributions made by shareholders to the 118 account of the Spanish General Accounting Plan

A simple, streamlined and cost-effective alternative to other types of shareholders' contributions

21/11/2025

Read time 3m

Corporate

Unlocking Germany: From Incorporation to Starting your Business – 5 Steps to Master German Bureaucracy

Looking to incorporate a company in Germany and start trading? This concise checklist for foreign founders covers the five essentials...

18/11/2025

Read time 5m

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

Corporate

Osborne Clarke has advised 4most (Europe) on its acquistion of VB Risk Advisory

Osborne Clarke has assisted 4most (Europe) Limited on its acquisition of VB Risk Advisory B.V., a Dutch-based risk and analytics...

06/11/2025

Corporate

How to understand the 'half plus one' quorum for a valid board of directors' meeting and adopting resolutions in Spain

Bylaws usually require that at least half of the board members, plus one, be present

24/10/2025

Read time 2m

Financial Services

International Funds Focus Quarterly | October 2025

Carried interest tax reforms, Companies House identity checks, VC and future foods, and the FCA 'regulating growth'

16/10/2025

Read time 3m

Corporate

Corporate Focus: Autumn 2025

Welcome to our round-up of corporate law and regulation insights for large listed and unlisted corporate groups in the UK...

06/10/2025

Read time 3m

Workforce Solutions

How tech advances and new legislation are shaping UK staffing and recruitment valuations and deals

A nexus of tech, legal and tax factors will influence dealmaking for workforce solutions companies into 2027 and beyond

26/09/2025

Read time 13m

Corporate

Supreme Court refines approach to prohibition of financial assistance in Spanish capital companies

A recent decision evolves the case-by-case approach to financial assistance away from the notion of automatic nullity

25/09/2025

Read time 4m

Corporate

PISCES: a new UK pathway for private company liquidity

The new trading platform will facilitate secondary sales of existing shares in private companies

24/09/2025

Read time 3m

Corporate

Venture capital in future foods: key protections in articles of association in the UK

Balanced articles can protect investors' interests and allow businesses to grow and create social and economic value

18/09/2025

Read time 7m

Workforce Solutions

Agentic AI's impact on the international recruitment process: four tips to prevent fines

Audits, interaction assessments, evaluations and 'guardrails' are steps that can minimise the risk of serious penalties

03/09/2025

Read time 2m

Corporate

UK counts down to identity checks for all directors and persons with significant control from November

Seven questions answered to help prepare as the significant change approaches

29/08/2025

Read time 8m

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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

Life Sciences and Healthcare

UK's biotech sector builds global life sciences status

TechBio conference showcases UK world-class research and biotech innovation

21/11/2025

Read time 4m

Corporate

How to approach contributions made by shareholders to the 118 account of the Spanish General Accounting Plan

A simple, streamlined and cost-effective alternative to other types of shareholders' contributions

21/11/2025

Read time 3m

Corporate

Unlocking Germany: From Incorporation to Starting your Business – 5 Steps to Master German Bureaucracy

Looking to incorporate a company in Germany and start trading? This concise checklist for foreign founders covers the five essentials...

18/11/2025

Read time 5m

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

Corporate

Osborne Clarke has advised 4most (Europe) on its acquistion of VB Risk Advisory

Osborne Clarke has assisted 4most (Europe) Limited on its acquisition of VB Risk Advisory B.V., a Dutch-based risk and analytics...

06/11/2025

Corporate

How to understand the 'half plus one' quorum for a valid board of directors' meeting and adopting resolutions in Spain

Bylaws usually require that at least half of the board members, plus one, be present

24/10/2025

Read time 2m

Financial Services

International Funds Focus Quarterly | October 2025

Carried interest tax reforms, Companies House identity checks, VC and future foods, and the FCA 'regulating growth'

16/10/2025

Read time 3m

Corporate

Corporate Focus: Autumn 2025

Welcome to our round-up of corporate law and regulation insights for large listed and unlisted corporate groups in the UK...

06/10/2025

Read time 3m

Workforce Solutions

How tech advances and new legislation are shaping UK staffing and recruitment valuations and deals

A nexus of tech, legal and tax factors will influence dealmaking for workforce solutions companies into 2027 and beyond

26/09/2025

Read time 13m

Corporate

Supreme Court refines approach to prohibition of financial assistance in Spanish capital companies

A recent decision evolves the case-by-case approach to financial assistance away from the notion of automatic nullity

25/09/2025

Read time 4m

Corporate

PISCES: a new UK pathway for private company liquidity

The new trading platform will facilitate secondary sales of existing shares in private companies

24/09/2025

Read time 3m

Corporate

Venture capital in future foods: key protections in articles of association in the UK

Balanced articles can protect investors' interests and allow businesses to grow and create social and economic value

18/09/2025

Read time 7m

Workforce Solutions

Agentic AI's impact on the international recruitment process: four tips to prevent fines

Audits, interaction assessments, evaluations and 'guardrails' are steps that can minimise the risk of serious penalties

03/09/2025

Read time 2m

Corporate

UK counts down to identity checks for all directors and persons with significant control from November

Seven questions answered to help prepare as the significant change approaches

29/08/2025

Read time 8m

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