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Real estate

New binding arbitration process introduced to manage recovery of pandemic commercial rent arrears

New moratoriums on enforcement measures put in place while arbitrations are ongoing – but it is unclear how much take-up
Workforce Solutions

Will National Insurance increases spur the use of unlawful self-employment models?

Rishi Sunak announced, in his spring statement, that national insurance will rise for many from April – leading to increased
Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break | Ethnicity pay gap reporting, other diversity initiatives and the spring statement 

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