UK Knowledge Collection | DSA and GDPR compliance, Life Sciences and the Budget, and managing contractual breach
Published on 5th December 2025
Welcome to this week's Knowledge Collection
Recent European Data Protection Board guidance on the interplay between the Digital Services Act and the General Data Protection Regulation is intended to enhance legal certainty and promote consistent enforcement. It makes clear that siloed compliance approaches are not advisable. Our Insight looks in more detail at the implications for platforms. Our final "Dipping into Data" webinar this year will look at highlights from legislators and regulators following the ICO and IAPP Europe data protection conferences, focusing on AI and data.
The Life Sciences sector is central to the government's industrial strategy. Several days before the Budget, the government announced its new AI for Science Strategy, which will provide additional funding to develop frontier capability in AI-driven science. Our Insight looks at what the Budget set out for the sector. Osborne Clarke's Insights on the Budget's impact for business are collected here, and next week the pensions team will be hosting a webinar on considerations for trustees and employers as a result of changes announced in the Budget.
A decision of the Court of the Appeal offers helpful guidance on dealing with contractual breach. Our Insight considers what parties should have in mind when drafting an agreement containing breach remedy provisions.
Recent Insights
Court of Appeal considers whether repudiatory breach capable of remedy under English law contract
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that contractual provisions on remedying breaches operate entirely independently of common law repudiation principles.
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Why pre-action protocol extensions in England must expressly deal with service deadlines
A recent Technology and Construction Court decision has provided a reminder of the importance of complying with limitation deadlines.
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Autumn Budget 2025: what does recent government policy mean for UK life sciences and healthcare?
The Budget continued to emphasise the centrality of the life sciences sector to the government's "growth first" Industrial Strategy, which had already positioned the sector as one of eight growth sectors.
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European Data Protection Board guidelines map how the DSA meets the GDPR
The interaction of the regulatory regimes has broad implications for companies operating online across Europe.
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COP30 signals to global business that the move from climate ambition to action has begun
While there are gaps in the COP process that limit widescale multilateral consensus, agreements include measures on adaptation finance and voluntary roadmaps for fossil-fuel phase out and deforestation.
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Events
Pensions Coffee Break
10 December | 11:00-11:30
The webinar will focus ohttps://www.osborneclarke.com/events/pensions-coffee-break-3n the Autumn Budget's implications for pension trustees and employers, as well as providing an update on recent case law and ombudsman's decisions.
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Look Back Face Forward 2025
11 December | One London Wall | 09:00-13:00
Our annual in-person half-day event reviewing developments in marketing and advertising law over the past year and the things to be aware of for the year ahead.
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Dipping into Data | Key AI takeaways from the latest conferences
16 December | 16:00-16:30
Catch up on the latest AI insights from the ICO's Data Protection Practitioners' Conference and IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress.
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Behind the Screens: Osborne Clarke's Media Law Update
20 January | One London Wall
The principal legal and commercial developments of the past year for the media and entertainment industry.
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Construction Disputes Annual Review
29 January | One London Wall | 08:30-11:30
Practical, case-based updates on important dispute themes and an interactive workshop on applying lessons to live projects, with networking breakfast.
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