European Parliament adopts new certification framework for carbon removals On 10 April, the European Parliament formally adopted its position on a regulation to introduce a voluntary certification framework for carbon removals, which aims to boost the bloc's ability to monitor and verify such activities to counter greenwashing. The regulation covers...

Osborne Clarke has advised the Michelin Group in the negotiation with TURING 22 of a “commodatum” (long lease) covering an area of over 11 hectares within the Cataroux site. This will be dedicated to the organization of events, business meetings and will include new catering facilities. Stéphane Catays, partner, and...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised the shareholders of Mabway, a defence sector simulation and training specialist, on its disposal to Ottowa-based military training, tactical equipment and support service provider Calian Group. Mabway works with defence sector clients to manage large-scale specialist role-playing environments which simulate real-world training and...

Our Cologne office is located directly next to the Best Western Plus Hotel Köln City at Innere Kanalstraße 15. The entrance to our offices is directly to the right of the hotel entrance. How to find us Airplane The trains S19 (direction Düren), RE6 (direction Minden(Westf)) and RE8 (direction Mönchengladbach...

With continued pressure on global equity markets and interest rates remaining at rock bottom, the market for alternative investments is booming. As a consequence, investment fraud is also on the rise. In an attempt to provide an air of legitimacy, fraudulent operations, offering investments in areas such as art, fine...

A Supreme Court’s judgement issued on 16 June 2016 establishes a new jurisprudential doctrine that interprets article 63.2 of the Local Treasuries Act. The Court considers that in sale and purchase transactions, the Real Estate Tax, must be distributed proportionally based on how long each party has been the proprietary...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has acted for CBRE Global Investors on the sale and leaseback of Park Plaza London Waterloo, a newly developed 494-room hotel and spa in Central London. The freehold interest is to be acquired by a unit trust created on behalf of several clients of CBRE...