Australia: 2025 saw global divergence in ESG regulation, which is reflected in Australia’s recent reforms. In the last year, Australia has implemented mandatory climate reporting and increased prosecutions for greenwashing, while environmental reforms have been passed with the aim of cutting “green tape” and fast-tracking energy projects. Organisations doing business in Australia need to be aware of the changing laws, and implications for their internal ESG policies and sustainability goals.

Every patent practitioner knows the sting: you open an office action and find your claims rejected as "obvious." But not all obviousness rejections are created equal.

We explore several key emerging trends poised to shape the insurance industry in 2026.

New deadlines for handling data complaints start June 19, 2026. Use our checklist to make sure your scheme is ready in time.

This article considers the practical implications of the Guidance for those crypto asset trading interfaces that may seek to avail themselves of the relief provided by the Guidance.

Although the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the European Union (EU) have developed their merger control systems in very different institutional contexts, both have embarked on significant recalibrations of their regimes in recent years.

Global law firm Dentons has acted as the lead legal counsel to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the development of a multidisciplinary hospital in Fergana Region. The facility is set to become the largest healthcare project in Central Asia implemented under a public-private partnership (PPP) model, setting a new benchmark for public‑private collaboration in healthcare.

In National Bank of Canada v. Sunterra Food Corporation (2026 ABKB 206), the Alberta Court of King’s Bench declined to extend CCAA stay protection to West Market Square Inc. (WMS), a non-applicant entity in which one of the Sunterra debtors held a 50% share interest, and held that a receivership sought by WMS’s primary secured creditor, ATB Financial (the Secured Creditor) was warranted.

United Kingdom: One year after the Supreme Court clarified the meaning of "sex", employers still face uncertainty in managing access to single-sex workplace facilities. We review recent cases, the EHRC judicial review and when we can expect the updated Code of Practice on services.

CEE: In this April 2026 edition, we examine key industry trends, significant issues, legislative developments, and how they translate into risks, challenges and opportunities for all stakeholders involved in the transition of the energy sector in the CEE region.

The Qualified Opportunity Zone program, established under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and subsequent rulemaking, was created to promote economic development and job creation in low-income communities by offering significant federal tax incentives to investors for development in those communities.

Vietnam: On 31 December 2025, the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (“SBV”) issued Circular No. 77/2025/TT-NHNN (“Circular 77/2025”), amending and supplementing a number of provisions of Circular No. 50/2024/TT-NHNN on security and safety requirements for online services in the banking sector. This Circular takes effect from 1 March 2026. The objective of Circular 77/2025 is to enhance the security and safety of online service systems in the context of increasingly sophisticated cybercrime, particularly fraud schemes involving deepfake technology, malware, and “shell” or fraudulent corporate accounts used to misappropriate users’ assets in cyberspace.

Vietnam: According to the latest Report on Economic Concentration Control issued by the Vietnam Competition Commission (“VCC”), Vietnam’s M&A market has recorded a clear recovery. Against the backdrop of a dynamic market and increasingly diverse forms of economic concentration, the new provisions under Decree No. 102/2026/ND-CP dated 31 March 2026 (“Decree 102/2026”), which amends and supplements several articles of Decree No. 75/2019/ND-CP on administrative sanctions in the field of competition (“Decree 75/2019”), demonstrate a clear trend: increasing sanction levels and tightening compliance obligations for economic concentration. Decree 102/2026 will take effect on 20 May 2026.

Vietnam: On 31 December 2025, the State Bank of Vietnam (the “SBV”) issued Circular 66/2025/TT-NHNN to amend and supplement several provisions of Circular 34/2024/TT-NHNN concerning the reissuance of bank licenses and the supplementation of operational contents to bank licenses. These amendments are not merely technical adjustments to align with the SBV’s new organizational structure, but also clearly reflect a reform trend in three main directions: (i) reallocation of regulatory authority; (ii) shortening of administrative processing time; and (iii) gradual digitalization of licensing procedures. These changes are expected to improve administrative efficiency while creating more favorable conditions for credit institutions to expand their operations.

Australia: In this episode of IR Insights podcast, Partner Paul O’Halloran and special guests Michael Zappone and Deiter Lehmann from Nominis Communications discuss how to mitigate PR and reputational risks.

Australia: A PR disaster can be catastrophic for a business especially if it becomes a media story but sometimes the coverup is worse than the crime. Join Paul O’Halloran, Partner and special guests Michael Zappone and Deiter Lehmann from Nominis Communications in this discussion about what makes a story and how to mitigate Public Relations and reputational risks.

Norton Rose Fulbright’s US Co-Head of Environmental and Mass Tort Scott Burton (Los Angeles and Washington, DC) has been selected to Los Angeles Business Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers 2026 list.

As Uzbekistan accelerates its economic transformation, mining is emerging as a central engine of growth. Increasing the exploration and extraction of rare minerals and, in particular, key reserves of gold, silver, copper and uranium, is a strategic priority for the government of Uzbekistan.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright is pleased to announce that 100 of its lawyers have been included on the 2026 Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales, published today.

Mongolia is one of the world’s most mineral‑rich jurisdictions, with mining contributing approximately a quarter of the country’s GDP and close to 90 percent of its exports.