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Future Foods Update | January 2024

This month's edition includes novel food authorisations in Europe, IP in meat terminology, supply of service contracts, venture capital investment
Financial Services

Payment services reform poses challenge for Europe's people platforms, MSPs and payroll companies

Those that have relied on the commercial agent exemption will need to revisit their business models to remain compliant
Employment and pensions

The UK's new DB funding framework will apply to scheme valuations from September

Revised regulations have been laid in Parliament and the new funding code will follow later this year
Corporate

Horizon scanning M&A trends in Scandinavia: what will shape 2024?

Tech transformation, especially developments in artificial intelligence, is one of the major themes that Osborne Clarke's Swedish team predicts for
Real estate

UK Upper Tribunal declines to discharge restrictive covenant on developer's conduct grounds

Applicant's ‘build first, apply later’ approach viewed dimly, leading to a failed application despite satisfying usual discharge grounds
Employment and pensions

News on employment contract termination and permanent disability in Spain

The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") has declared that the automatic termination of an employment contract due
Dispute resolution

UK Litigation Brief | January 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of Osborne Clarke's Litigation Brief
Employment and pensions

UK Pensions Action Plan Q2 2024

What pensions law changes and proposals do employers and trustees need to respond to and look out for?
Regulatory and compliance

Pets in the UK workplace: should every dog have its day?

Pets in offices might help with January blues, but what are the risks for employers to consider?
Energy and Utilities

The UK Energy Transition | Hydrogen allocation round 2 - clarification questions published

Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero.
Financial Services

How AI is regulated in UK financial services today

As technology moves faster than ever, how can the existing regulatory framework address new risks?
Tech, Media and Comms

Looking back at the press publisher right to fair compensation in 2023 and looking forward to 2024

As implementation of the European Copyright Directive continues, we look at the most recent developments and at what is coming