Technology, clean energy and the infrastructure of the future

December 2024  |  SECTOR ANALYSIS

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan UK LLP

Technology and energy are more interlocked than ever. The future of both will define the next decade or more, not only intrinsically within those sectors, but also economy-wide, while at the same time reaching into geopolitical policy and tensions…

Navigating life sciences compliance in Singapore: advertising, patient and doctor relationships

December 2024  |  SECTOR ANALYSIS

K&L Gates

Singapore’s life sciences industry operates within a complex regulatory framework designed to ensure the ethical promotion, distribution and use of healthcare products. Compliance is essential, particularly regarding advertising practices, interactions with patients and…

Demystifying Oman’s New Regulations relating to issuance of bonds and sukuk

November 2024  |  BANKING & FINANCE

Trowers & Hamlins LLP

Resolution No. Kh/21/2024 titled ‘The Regulation Governing Bonds and Sukuk’ (the New Regulations) was published on 21 March 2024 by the Sultanate of Oman’s Financial Services Authority (FSA). The new regulations repeal Resolution No. 3/2016 titled…

UK offshore wind is not just about the turbines

November 2024  |  SECTOR ANALYSIS

CMS

On 3 September 2024, the results of the latest UK contracts for difference (CfD) allocation round were announced by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. This being the sixth time this has been run, it is known in the market as ‘AR6’…

Foreign investment in the Canadian critical minerals sector: recent developments signal higher bar for approvals

September 2024  |  MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Given the importance of the Canadian mining sector to the national economy, it is not surprising that proposed foreign acquisitions of Canadian minerals companies have figured prominently in the history of foreign investment reviews under the Investment Canada Act (ICA). Indeed, the first…

A new risk class – psychosocial risk

September 2024  |  RISK MANAGEMENT

Ashurst

In the ever-evolving landscape of work health and safety (WHS), board members and senior executives are confronting a relatively new challenge: psychosocial risk. This term refers to the potential for personal harm that workers may experience due to organisational design…

Conducting whistleblowing investigations amid increasing regulatory and press scrutiny

September 2024  |  FRAUD & CORRUPTION

Norton Rose Fulbright

Whistleblowing has increased significantly – both within organisations and to authorities. This rise is encouraging as it indicates that employees are becoming comfortable voicing their concerns, and it leads to issues being identified and investigated. However, the increase in whistleblowing reports…

AI and copyright: who holds the pen in the age of machines?

September 2024  |  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

CMS

Artificial intelligence (AI) has existed for decades. However, the pace at which AI has advanced in recent years means that, increasingly, questions are being asked by rightsholders, users and developers about the legal implications of the use of AI. This article will focus on the potential…

The changing face of merger control in Canada

April 2024  |  MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

The last two years have witnessed the most significant overhaul of Canadian competition law and policy in more than a decade. Initial amendments to the Competition Act were enacted in June 2022, with a second tranche of amendments passed in December 2023. A third set of proposed…

Price adjustments in M&A transactions: the role of the independent expert accountant

April 2024  |  MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Cases & Lacambra

A key element of any M&A transaction is the contractual provisions governing the purchase price – one of the most heavily negotiated aspects of a share purchase agreement (SPA). With M&A transactions becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated, especially in the case of…

US Corporate Transparency Act: complying with newly-enacted beneficial ownership rules

April 2024  |  RISK MANAGEMENT

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

On 1 January 2024, the US Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) went into effect. It imposes new reporting obligations that require entities (including limited liability companies (LLCs), corporations and partnerships) formed in or doing business in the US to report their beneficial ownership…

Artificial intelligence and the GDPR

April 2024  |  RISK MANAGEMENT

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

One of many definitions of artificial intelligence (AI) describes the technology as machines or systems performing tasks that would ordinarily require human brainpower. Given the strong benefits AI can generate in all industry sectors, as well as the risks of some of its applications…

New labour law modifications in Argentina

April 2024  |  EXPERT BRIEFING  | LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT

Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal

On 21 December 2023, Decree DNU 70/2023 entitled ‘Bases for the Reconstruction of the Argentine Economy’ was published in the Official Gazette of the Argentine Republic. The regulation came into effect on 29 December 2023. The reform aims to rebuild the national economy through the…

Future of payments review

February 2024  |  BANKING & FINANCE

Taylor Wessing LLP

In July 2023, as part of his annual Mansion House speech, Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor of the exchequer, announced the launch of an independent review into the future of payments. The review was established to help deliver “world class retail payments”…