We were delighted to host the Class Foundation's Student Living in the UK event last week. The Class Foundation is Europe's leading platform for the Student Housing sector and has been a pioneer in the evolving landscape of the sector. Osborne Clarke has been a partner and supporter of the...

The private rental sector reforms have been the source of wide speculation for many years, with the UK government finally confirming implementation of its planned changes, leading to a significant shake-up of the current system. The Renter's (Reform) Bill was laid before Parliament on 17 May 2023, over four years...

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is turning its attention to the next emerging technology – neurotechnology, which monitors the human brain – amid the current hype surrounding artificial intelligence. A recent report by the UK data protection regulator explores the possible uses for neurotechnology, which is expected to offer significant...

Michael Gove, secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, has announced changes around planning rules for short-term lets in England. The government has confirmed that the reforms will be introduced " from this summer" and will require permission from the local authority where a property is to be...

Alternative protein products are the result of innovation and research, but translating the product from the lab to the supermarket and millions of people's homes will require collaboration with other parties by way of a contract – whether it is, for instance, to replicate a manufacturing process on a commercial...

Jonathan Mills and Tim Rezendes were recently guests on The Coliving Code Show podcast. This show is a passion project of Christine McDannell, the Co-founder of Kndrd, the first management software platform and global directory for Coliving. She is also the Founder of Kindred Quarters in California and published the...

Three papers were published. This article focuses on the paper on "Shaping Europe's Digital Future ", which sets out the overarching goals of the strategy (and also provides further insight into the Commission's 2020 work programme). In addition, the Commission went into greater detail about two particular areas in the...

Osborne Clarke has just released its most recent thought leadership piece titled: " Transforming the way we live - A roadmap for taking Alternative Residential mainstream". The report is based on interviews of real estate industry experts, combined with the views of Osborne Clarke clients. The ways in which we...

Welcome to Osborne Clarke's Coronavirus Legal Briefing, our newsletter on business law issues in these sombre times. In this edition, we look at the guidance coming out of the UK as the lockdown rules for business become more complex. Stop press: After the text of this Briefing was written this...