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France: Did you know? During the summer, on July 1st, 2025, the national "Osez l'IA" (Dare to Use AI) plan was launched to accelerate the spread of artificial intelligence (AI) in all French companies. The goal is to improve competitiveness, with an estimated productivity gain of 20% per company. 

Tanzania: The East African Community (“EAC”) has announced that the East African Community Competition Authority (“EAC Competition Authority” or “EACCA”) will begin receiving notifications of mergers and acquisitions with cross-border effect within the EAC effective 1st November 2025. The announcement has been made published in the East African Community Gazette dated 1st July 2025 under Legal Notice EAC/191/2025 (the “Notice”) and represents a key step in the implementation of the regional competition regulatory regime.

United Kingdom: The International Hydropower Association's (IHA) Paris Pledge (the Pledge) stands as a milestone in the global movement towards sustainable energy. Adopted at the World Hydropower Congress in Paris, the Pledge reflects a collective commitment by industry leaders, governments and stakeholders to align hydropower development with the highest standards of environmental, social and governance (ESG) responsibility.

On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued an Interim Final Rule (“IFR”) that, effective immediately, significantly expands the scope of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”).

United States: Amy Rubenstein (Dentons Cannabis Group), Erin Bass (Dentons Employment and Labor Practice Group) and Julie Vanneman (Dentons Environmental National Practice Group) authored a Marijuana Moment op-ed explaining what cannabis companies should know about work-related asthma.

Welcome to the September 2025 edition of the Political Law Playbook. Highlights this month include yet another commissioner departure from the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”), a lawsuit from the Justice Department over the failure of states to share voter registration lists, and a number of fines levied for ethics violations at the state and local levels.

Barbados: Dentons Delany is pleased to announce that Shamora Scott-Springer has joined the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice as an Attorney-at-Law in the Barbados office.

Antigua and Barbuda: Dentons Delany is pleased to announce that Claneisha A. Gomes has joined the Firm as an Attorney-at-Law in its Antigua office.

United Kingdom: Each month, we look at some of the key employment, pension and immigration issues affecting our clients' workforces. In this edition, we explore: how to investigate sexual harassment allegations; monitoring office attendance; research on resolving workplace disputes; management training; and a CIPD report on flexible and hybrid working. We also bring you our quarterly horizon scan for employment law.

Australia: Organisational change, including mergers, acquisitions and restructures, can create work health and safety risks if not well managed. The elimination or control of psychosocial risks during periods of change is likely to become an increased area of interest to regulators given that mismanagement can harm wellbeing, reduce productivity and expose organisations to significant legal and financial risk, including potential criminal sanctions. What steps should employers take to manage organisational change safely?

Health Canada has proposed a major change to the regulation of biosimilar drugs that may accelerate biologic patent litigation in Canada. Following the lead of other jurisdictions, Health Canada has proposed that biosimilar manufacturers no longer be required to conduct phase 3 clinical trials to enter the Canadian market.

Vor eineinhalb Jahren wurde der Umgang mit Cannabis für Privatpersonen liberalisiert. Jetzt liegt – wie im Konsumcannabisgesetz vorgesehen – eine erste Evaluation zu den Auswirkungen vor. Diese bleibt in ihren Aussagen vage. Immerhin: Einen dringenden Handlungsbedarf zeigt der Zwischenbericht nicht auf. 

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Die Justizbehörden in Syrien haben einen Haftbefehl gegen den gestürzten Langzeitmachthaber Baschar al-Assad erlassen. Ihm wird vorsätzlicher Mord und Folter mit Todesfolge zur Last gelegt, wie die syrische Nachrichtenagentur Sana unter Berufung auf einen Untersuchungsrichter berichtet.

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Wegen Ratten im Restaurant bezahlte eine Anwältin ihre Hotelrechnung nicht. Dort übernachten will sie bei der nächsten Tagung trotzdem wieder. Das darf ihr das Hotel verweigern, entschied das AG München.

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