United Kingdom: Welcome to Dentons’ Payments and Retail Lending Insights where the team pulls together key updates from across a range of payment and retail lending developments in the UK to help inform your horizon scanning and current workstreams.

Dentons advised Arete Group, an independent asset manager operating in the real estate and energy sectors, on its debut transaction in the Polish energy market – the acquisition of Bio Term. The deal received all required regulatory approvals.

Australia: This article explores recent developments in Queensland’s public sector legal landscape, focusing on workforce mobility and human rights obligations. It examines a new directive from the Public Sector Commission on Workforce Mobility, effective from 10 September 2025, alongside two significant decisions from the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission – one concerning suspension without pay, and another addressing the Commission’s authority to reopen and vary prior orders.

IP Australia released the Australian IP Report 2025 (IP Report), providing the latest IP trends, statistics and policy developments across Australia.