Dentons’ Paris office is pleased to announce the arrival of Vincent Danton as a partner,  who joins the Banking and Finance practice together with associate Yann Le Puil. These appointments are part of the team’s continued growth, following the recent promotion of Meryll Aloro to partner.

A cross-border team at Dentons, the world’s largest global law firm, has advised Glasgow-headquartered TBR Global Chauffeuring, a leading provider of premium chauffeur transportation services, on its sale to San Francisco-based international ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. for £83 million (approximately US$110 million).

New Zealand: The Defence Industry Strategy 2025 released jointly by the Ministry of Defence and the New Zealand Defence Force in early October 2025, addresses a critical question: how will NZ$12 billion in defence investment committed under the Defence Capability Plan over the next four years actually be delivered?

Australia: On 16 September 2025, the Full Federal Court of Australia delivered judgment in Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2025] FCAFC 131, a significant decision concerning the patentability of computer-implemented inventions in the context of electronic gaming machines (EGMs). The Court allowed Aristocrat’s appeal, overturning the primary judge’s decision on remitter and finding that the residual claims were patentable subject matter.

This landmark agreement marks the first collaboration between PT Tirta Sentosa Abadi and The Ascott Limited.