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Digital commerce, platforms and social media

Age Verification: From the EDPB Principles to the EU Age Verification app

The EU's age verification app sets the compliance path for platforms while the EUDI Wallet reaches full deployment
Regulatory and compliance

EU adopts anti-corruption directive to harmonise criminal law standards

A single set of harmonised minimum criminal law rules aim to strengthen the fight against corruption across the EU
Contingent workforce

Working Lives report signals Fair Work Agency's enforcement focus for UK contingent labour market

Agencies, 'umbrellas' and gig worker platforms face renewed scrutiny as landmark data identifies scale of non-compliance
Corporate

EU Inc: Commission proposes single company structure for all 27 member states

The ambition is undeniable, but will the final rules live up to it?
Tax

Spain's Supreme Court establishes rules on the VAT deductions by mixed holding companies

Share disposals by mixed holding companies form a separate VAT sector
Dispute resolution

Spanish Supreme Court rules that the evidenced illness of counsel voids hearing

Review of Supreme Court judgment no. 435/2026 from 19 March, which sets a precedent for postponing hearings when a lawyer
Competition, antitrust and trade

Deckers v Up & Running: Court of Appeal overturns Competition Appeal Tribunal's RPM infringement decision

Judgment sharpens 'by object' assessment and retail price maintenance risk in selective distribution
The Built Environment

Renters' Rights Act phase 1 reforms to private rental sector are now in force in England

Phase 1 introduces core reforms that affect existing alienation rights and restrictions of landlords
Employment and pensions

Belgium's Private Investigation Act poses new risks for companies and in-house counsels

New rules on private investigation carry strict sanctions with Belgian courts already voiding employers' evidence
Energy and Energy Transition

The Energy Transition | UK government sets out Capacity Market reforms ahead of Prequalification 2026

Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero
ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance

ESG Knowledge Update | May 2026

Welcome to Osborne Clarke's ESG Knowledge Update brought to you by our multi-disciplinary ESG team