The new chancellor of the exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, revealed the UK government's " Growth Plan" last week at his first fiscal event, nicknamed the " mini-budget". The plan contains measures intended to accelerate the delivery of infrastructure as a means of driving economic growth. Digital infrastructure Notably, the plan proposes...

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism (the " Ministry") has published the Draft of the Royal Decree on Foreign Investments (the " Draft"), in order to develop the Spanish Law 19/2003, of 4 July, on the legal regime of capital movements and foreign economic transactions, with regard to investments...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke continues to expand its disputes and risk team with the appointment of property disputes partner Kate New. Kate has over 15 years' experience in property litigation operating in the retail, investment, telecoms and housebuilder/development sectors. She joins us from an in-house role where she was...

The EU has had a carbon market for industrial installations since January 2005. It is known as the EU emissions trading system or EU ETS. The EU ETS works on the "cap and trade" principle: a cap is set on the total amount of certain greenhouse gases that can be...

UK government publishes draft Vehicle Emissions trading schemes order On 16 October 2023, the government published a draft order establishing four UK wide trading schemes that are due to operate from 1 January 2024, two in relation to Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) production and two in relation to CO2 emissions...

2024 looks set to be another busy year for the commercial real estate industry, with the introduction of biodiversity net gain, a continued focus on building safety, government commitment to transparency of property ownership and intensified demand for sustainable practices within the built environment. Forthcoming legislation is also set to...

In October 2022, the UK government established a new security framework with the Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 (TSA), which has since been supplemented by a set of regulations that sets out specific security measures that providers have to perform and a code of practice for telecoms providers that lays down...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke is the lead legal adviser for the consortium The ACORN consortium, led by Kajima, the pan-European property investor, developer, and asset manager alongside Sacyr, Abrdn and the Development Bank of Wales has achieved financial close for the new Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff, Wales. Velindre...