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Regulatory and compliance

New legal obligations imposed for virtual asset service providers in Belgium

Rules coming in force on 1 May 2022 will have a huge impact for affected virtual asset service providers who
Employment and pensions

Temporary contracts after the labor reform: new contractual modalities

The recently approved labor reform has introduced numerous changes in labor hiring that companies will be obliged to introduce as

Tax

Spring Statement maps out the UK government's tax plan

Better-than-expected public finance predictions have made way for measures attempting to ease the soaring cost of living and to reform
Energy and Utilities

Smart Power | Biodiversity requirement for 2023, due diligence for debt-financed projects and data analytics

Welcome to the fourth edition of Smart Power, Osborne Clarke's specialist service for asset managers within the green energy sector.
IT and data

Clinical research and pharmacovigilance: Farmaindustria and AEPD's interpretation of data protection regulation

The novelties introduced in the Code of Conduct Regulating the Processing of Personal Data in the Field of Clinical Trials
Energy and Utilities

Purchasing a debt-financed project - a due diligence checklist

Diligencing an energy project can be a time-consuming and daunting task, particularly if a project already has debt financing in
Energy and Utilities

Biodiversity requirement for new projects looms in 2023

Why do asset managers need to think about how to integrate habitat enhancement schemes into their portfolios?
Intellectual property

General Court confirms UK trade marks can still be asserted in EUIPO proceedings against EUTMs filed before Brexit

Earlier UK trade marks can be used in support of EUIPO proceedings if the EU application or registration under attack
Tax

The Spanish Supreme Court considers that the transfer of a supermarket business is subject to stamp duty

The Spanish Supreme Court has issued a ruling, on 20 January 2022, declaring that the first copy of a public
Dispute resolution

Requests for clarification of court decisions: legal interpretation and its effect on the interruption of appeal periods

Adding a new twist on Articles 214 and 215 of the Spanish Civil Procedure Law, Commercial Court no. 1 in
Corporate

What measures does the draft law on Creation and Growth of Companies bring in?

The draft law on Creation and Growth of Companies, currently being negotiated in the Spanish Parliament, aims to boost the