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Regulatory Outlook

Consumer credit and payments | Regulatory Outlook July 2022

Outcome of HM Treasury consultation on changes to anti-money laundering rules | PSR sets out the details for its work
Mobility and Infrastructure

Volkswagen fined EUR 1.1 million in Germany for test car's GDPR breaches

Osborne Clarke data protection law specialists comment on federal state regulator's fine of carmaker for cross-border violation
Corporate

The Spanish Congress approves the Insolvency Law Reform Bill

The reforms respond to the needs of small and medium-sized companies, speed up processes and support business recovery
Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break | Holiday pay, employment status, menopause and our July pensions spotlight

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

Cell and gene therapies: solving the skills shortage in the UK

Companies involved in developing cell and gene therapies face challenges in recruiting skilled talent fast enough to keep pace with
Energy and Utilities

UK government publishes hydrogen sector development action plan

New plan sets out the government's view of the current and future opportunities across the hydrogen economy in the UK
Data-driven business models

Podcast | Data-driven business models: the role of legal teams in delivering success – Panel discussion

In this podcast episode a fantastic panel of speakers, including Jan Wittrodt, Head of Privacy & Technology Law and Privacy
Commercial

UK Procurement Bill overhauls rules for exclusion of suppliers

A new debarment regime increases scrutiny of the whole supply chain in public procurement
IT and data

Spanish government publishes draft bill on 'loot boxes' and proposes prohibiting their use to minors

Draft law proposed to regulate the use and advertising of loot boxes in response to concerns about their impact on
ESG, sustainability and responsible business

Enforcement risk rises for UK financial services firms over 'greenwashing'

Instances of enforcement action over greenwashing allegations increase as the regulatory regime on sustainability claims develops
Energy and Utilities

The Energy Transition | Electricity Market reforms and Net Zero Strategy ruled unlawful

This week we look at the government's review of electricity market arrangements, the High Court ruling that the government's Net
Data-driven business models

Podcast | Data-driven business models: the role of legal teams in delivering success – Jan Wittrodt

In this podcast episode Jan Wittrodt, Head of Privacy & Technology Law and Privacy Governance at Zalando, discusses his five