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Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break: Employment law reforms 2026/2027, two new consultations, and an incentives update

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

EU introduces harmonised template for clinical trial recruitment and consent

A single EU-wide structure now governs how sponsors document recruitment and informed consent across all member states
Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU draft guidelines sharpen high-risk AI classification for medtech and digital health

European Commission offers draft guidance on risk classification for medtech, biometrics, triage and health insurance
The Built Environment

Commercial Payments Bill would ban retention and late payments in UK construction

A 30-day public and 60-day private sector payment cap would also apply, with longer contractual terms automatically void
Artificial intelligence

European Commission publishes draft AI Act guidelines on high-risk classification and targeted consultation

Affected businesses have until 23 July 2026 to suggest changes to the current draft guidelines, and should develop appropriate AI
The Built Environment

What does the second half of 2026 have in store for the commercial real estate sector in England?

Many key legal developments are unfolding that occupiers, investors, developers and lenders should monitor
Corporate

Corporate governance trends set the agenda for Spain's listed companies

Parity rules, rising investor scrutiny and the Spanish Good Governance Code's first review since 2020 converge on boards
Investigations

Getting value from investigations: how AI and forensic technologies can create tangible efficiencies

An LIDW panel considered the gap between expectations of AI in corporate investigations and what the technology can currently deliver
Online Safety

UK under-16s social media ban brings comprehensive curbs on a wide range of online services

The proposal also adds restrictions on live-streaming and open-contact apps, AI chatbots, and infinite scrolling
Energy and Energy Transition

The Energy Transition | NESO allows extensions to Gate 2 offer signing deadlines

Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero
Data Centres

Planning, AI and cyber rule changes bring new risks for UK and EU data centre development

Operators, investors and advisers are contending with legal and regulatory uncertainty as data centre demand rises