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OC Ventures Update | November 2024

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COP

COP16 summit delivers international call to action for biodiversity

Global businesses and leaders should back large-scale financial and practical solutions to tackle ecological degradation
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Is the MHRA creating the right conditions to encourage UK investment in AI products?

Businesses bringing AI to market need to be aware of public policy and commercial factors driving regulatory reform
Corporate

Navigating earn-outs: bridging valuation gaps in M&A transactions

Earn-out provisions offer a compromise in M&A deals, tying part of the purchase price to future performance and addressing valuation
Employment and pensions

UK Employment Law Coffee Break: Employment law reform, webinars and our latest HR Pensions spotlight

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

COP29 delivers breakthrough Article 6 deal for international carbon markets

Clear standards and guidelines for global trading paves the way for collaboration and investment in emissions reduction
Gambling

What is the current framework on the advertising of gambling activities in Spain after the Supreme Court's partial annulment of certain restrictions?

The Supreme Court partially annulled restrictions of Royal Decree 958/2020, especially affecting advertising in digital environments, while the legislator is
Regulatory Outlook

CJEU rules that third country bidders cannot invoke EU procurement rules

Ruling states that third country bidders without a reciprocity agreement cannot invoke EU rules to ensure their participation on equal
Energy and Utilities

Netherlands' Shell judgment does not spell end of reduction obligations for undertakings

The ruling is open to appeal and may prove pyrrhic for those internationally that fear judge-imposed reduction targets
Real estate

Law Commission consults on reform of security of tenure for business tenancies in England and Wales

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 has governed business tenancies for 70 years – substantial change may be on the
Financial Services

UK 'regulatory hosts' in fund structures offer benefits and raise FCA concerns

Despite FCA criticisms, using a 'regulatory host' is often the only way UK emerging managers can enter the market