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Financial Services

FCA finalises UK non-financial misconduct rules with clearer scope and expectations for 2026

Firms should finalise policies and training on how bullying, harassment and violence can breach conduct rules

13/01/2026

Read time 6m

Regulatory Outlook

Modern slavery | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2026

New NHS procurement regulations target modern slavery in supply chains | The European Forced Labour Regulation

13/01/2026

Read time 3m

Regulatory Outlook

Environmental, social and governance | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2026

EUDR application delayed until the end of 2026 with further simplification measures introduced | Update on changes agreed to CSRD...

13/01/2026

Read time 7m

Knowledge Notes

What business law changes can the UK expect in 2026?

Osborne Clarke's Knowledge Team looks at what's in store for business

09/01/2026

Read time 44m

ESG – Environmental, social and governance

ESG Knowledge Update | December 2025

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

22/12/2025

Read time 6m

Financial regulation

The EU's SFDR 2.0 – what do asset managers need to know?

The European Commission has published its proposals for a significant overhaul of the EU’s sustainable finance disclosure framework

09/12/2025

Read time 8m

COP

COP30 signals to global business that the move from climate ambition to action has begun

Agreements include measures on adaptation finance and voluntary 'roadmaps' for fossil-fuel phase out and deforestation

01/12/2025

Read time 3m

Regulatory Outlook

Environmental, social and governance | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2025

European Parliament adopts negotiating mandate on Omnibus I CSRD and CSDDD simplification proposal | Council of the EU proposes a...

26/11/2025

Read time 4m

Regulatory Outlook

Modern slavery | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2025

European Parliament adopts negotiating mandate on Omnibus I CSRD and CSDDD simplification proposal

26/11/2025

Read time 1m

Energy

Communication on carbon neutrality ambitions Challenges and risk - the case of TotalEnergies: (Paris Court, 23 October 2025, N° RG 22/02955)

Key takeaways: Distinction between commercial communication and institutional communication, but no impermeability: Claims made in a commercial context are those...

24/11/2025

Read time 4m

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

COP

What international business can expect from COP30 on carbon markets

Discussions around climate financing are deeply connected to the progress of the article 6 agreement on carbon trading

06/11/2025

Read time 2m

Regulatory Outlook

Modern slavery | UK Regulatory Outlook October 2025

Cabinet Office publishes Anti-slavery Risk Tiering Tool and guidance document | Government responds to the Joint Committee on Human Rights...

29/10/2025

Read time 2m

Regulatory Outlook

Environmental, social and governance | UK Regulatory Outlook October 2025

EU: European Parliament rejects simplified sustainability rules under Omnibus Package I European Commission proposes delay to EU Deforestation Regulation despite...

29/10/2025

Read time 4m

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Financial Services

FCA finalises UK non-financial misconduct rules with clearer scope and expectations for 2026

Firms should finalise policies and training on how bullying, harassment and violence can breach conduct rules

13/01/2026

Read time 6m

Regulatory Outlook

Modern slavery | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2026

New NHS procurement regulations target modern slavery in supply chains | The European Forced Labour Regulation

13/01/2026

Read time 3m

Regulatory Outlook

Environmental, social and governance | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2026

EUDR application delayed until the end of 2026 with further simplification measures introduced | Update on changes agreed to CSRD...

13/01/2026

Read time 7m

Knowledge Notes

What business law changes can the UK expect in 2026?

Osborne Clarke's Knowledge Team looks at what's in store for business

09/01/2026

Read time 44m

ESG – Environmental, social and governance

ESG Knowledge Update | December 2025

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

22/12/2025

Read time 6m

Financial regulation

The EU's SFDR 2.0 – what do asset managers need to know?

The European Commission has published its proposals for a significant overhaul of the EU’s sustainable finance disclosure framework

09/12/2025

Read time 8m

COP

COP30 signals to global business that the move from climate ambition to action has begun

Agreements include measures on adaptation finance and voluntary 'roadmaps' for fossil-fuel phase out and deforestation

01/12/2025

Read time 3m

Regulatory Outlook

Environmental, social and governance | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2025

European Parliament adopts negotiating mandate on Omnibus I CSRD and CSDDD simplification proposal | Council of the EU proposes a...

26/11/2025

Read time 4m

Regulatory Outlook

Modern slavery | UK Regulatory Outlook November 2025

European Parliament adopts negotiating mandate on Omnibus I CSRD and CSDDD simplification proposal

26/11/2025

Read time 1m

Energy

Communication on carbon neutrality ambitions Challenges and risk - the case of TotalEnergies: (Paris Court, 23 October 2025, N° RG 22/02955)

Key takeaways: Distinction between commercial communication and institutional communication, but no impermeability: Claims made in a commercial context are those...

24/11/2025

Read time 4m

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

COP

What international business can expect from COP30 on carbon markets

Discussions around climate financing are deeply connected to the progress of the article 6 agreement on carbon trading

06/11/2025

Read time 2m

Regulatory Outlook

Modern slavery | UK Regulatory Outlook October 2025

Cabinet Office publishes Anti-slavery Risk Tiering Tool and guidance document | Government responds to the Joint Committee on Human Rights...

29/10/2025

Read time 2m

Regulatory Outlook

Environmental, social and governance | UK Regulatory Outlook October 2025

EU: European Parliament rejects simplified sustainability rules under Omnibus Package I European Commission proposes delay to EU Deforestation Regulation despite...

29/10/2025

Read time 4m

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