Hybrid working: risk review and reset for growth beyond 2021 With many employees continuing to work remotely and subject to stay-at-home requirements, curfews and other measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, we are busy advising on the issues raised by remote working; whether temporarily while restrictions continue, or for...

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has dismissed (21 May 2021) the application by Sabre Corporation for a review of the decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to block its proposed acquisition of Farelogix Inc. The tribunal, in Sabre Corporation v CMA, affirmed the regulator's jurisdiction to investigate the...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke advised Capnamic Ventures on an investment in Statice. The venture capitalist Westtech was also involved in the multi-million seed financing. Statice was founded in 2018 by Mikhail Dyakov, Sebastian Weyer and Omar Ali Fdal. The Berlin-based software company anonymises sensitive data in a manner that...

Nick Johnson and Katrina Anderson discuss the advertising restrictions we are likely to see for HFSS foods and when these restrictions will come into force.

On 18 May 2021, the UK's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published its response to the recent consultation on its National Data Strategy (announced in September 2020, as we reported). The strategy sets out the UK government's plans for promoting and facilitating the use of data, built...

The detail of the first draft of the Online Safety Bill published on 12 May 2021 is set to have a major impact on a broad range of providers of internet platforms and services – not least the financial cost of compliance and the liability risk. Even before the Bill's...

Addressing the ESG agenda Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors are playing an increasingly important role in the evaluation of investments, suppliers and corporate performance; a trend we expect to grow rapidly. Engaging with initiatives that avoid contributing to climate change, pollution, human rights and labour abuses can have real...

Cabinet Office announces that firms must commit to net zero to land major government contracts According to new measures introduced this week, businesses must commit to net zero by 2050 and publish credible decarbonisation plans if they wish to bid for large government contracts. A decarbonisation plan explains where a...

Of all the issues that Employment Tribunals regularly have to deal with, one of the most difficult is perhaps that relating to what constitutes a philosophical belief. This is important because the Equality Act 2010 prohibits direct discrimination, indirect discrimination and harassment in the workplace in respect of religion, religious...

The automotive industry is at a turning point. For decades, car manufacturers have competed against one another, jostling for position in a market dominated by a limited number of established players. However, rapid advancements in autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, coupled with radically changing consumer behaviours, is leading to a paradigm...