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Employment and pensions

New legislation on reclaiming training costs and 'ancillary activities' clauses: are your employment agreements ready?

Employers will need to check their employment agreements as EU Directive containing various employment law obligations is to be implemented
Tech, Media and Comms

What regulation is on the horizon for the metaverse?

A live concert staged in the metaverse raises broad legal and regulatory issues
Digitalisation

Sport looks to artificial intelligence to deliver competitive edge

As teams and coaches turn to AI data to enhance success, what are the legal challenges and what is on
Retail and Consumer

Evolution of retail platforms and marketplaces risks additional regulatory consequences for businesses

The business models of retail platforms and marketplaces can be impacted by financial services regulation – but there are exclusions
Energy and Utilities

The Energy Transition: Hydrogen subsidies and Energy Network Association flexibility tool

This week, we look at the government's decision to exclude gas blending from initial hydrogen subsidies, the Energy Network Association's
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Health data leak: 1.5 million euro fine against Dedalus Biologie

Following a massive health data leak disclosed in the press concerning nearly 500,000 persons in February 2021, the French Authority
Tax

Working from home and its tax implications in Spain – Ruling from the Spanish Directorate of Taxes dated 18 January 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic created an immediate need for businesses and their employees to work from home. Two years on, working
Intellectual property

Closer look at EUIPO's study on AI's impact on the infringement and enforcement of copyright and designs

IP analysis: Robyn Trigg, Knowledge Lawyer at Osborne Clarke, discusses the European Union Intellectual Property Office's (EUIPO) study on the
The Built Environment

Rebus sic stantibus principle in times of war and its impact on construction agreements

These are turbulent times. 2020 began with a global pandemic. Governments around the world pumped vast amounts of money into
Digitalisation

Retailers adopt facial recognition technology as regulators play catch-up

Automated facial recognition raises broad challenges for privacy regulators but industries such as retail are using the technology ahead of
Regulatory and compliance

UK government announces consumer law reform and plans fines of up to 10% of global turnover for breaches

The government has announced several key reforms to UK consumer law which suggests that the direction of UK consumer law
Tech, Media and Comms

Blockchain in the metaverse: what international regulatory challenges lie ahead?

A metaverse unleashed by blockchain technology raises big questions for digital, financial and data regulators the world over