Norton Rose Fulbright United States Co-Head of Projects Real Estate Christine Fernandez Owen and Chicago Co-Head of Litigation and Disputes Edward Casmere have been honored as 2026 Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law by Crain’s Chicago Business.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that litigation and disputes partner Ned Kirk has joined its New York office, further advancing the firm’s global insurance offering and strategic focus on the industry.

Benchmark Litigation has recognized Norton Rose Fulbright Global and US Chair and Head of Employment and Labor Shauna Clark and US Head of Appellate Anne Johnson in its 2026 Top 250 Women in Litigation guide.

Welcome to the Q3 2026 edition of the Norton Rose Fulbright International Restructuring Newswire.

The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation 2025/40 (PPWR) came into force in February 2025 and applies from 12 August 2026.

Nigeria: In June 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN) issued certain policy directions aimed at restructuring Nigeria’s financial regulatory system. On 1 June 2026, CBN launched the Nigeria Payments System Vision 2028 (PSV 2028), setting time-bound targets for financial inclusion and payment system resilience.

Vietnam: Upon the termination of an employment relationship, employees frequently assume that all underlying rights and obligations between the contracting parties automatically extinguish. In practice, however, post-termination disputes regularly arise regarding continuing contractual obligations, most notably non-disclosure duties, the protection of trade secrets, and ongoing legal liability for work performed during the term of employment.

Costa Rica: AI is changing the rules of the game in M&A. But the future belongs not to those who can review documents faster, but to those who can connect legal risk to business value. Which contracts are truly critical? Which contingencies can impact valuation? Which risks must be resolved before closing, and which can be managed through negotiation? In this article, Eduardo Zúñiga shares his perspective on the evolution of due diligence toward a Business Value Intelligence model. An essential read for lawyers, investors, family offices, and transaction advisors.

United Kingdom: A recent EAT decision is a sharp reminder: calling a bonus "discretionary" will not protect employers who try to change the rules after approving an award. With unfair dismissal reforms on the horizon, now is the time to review your bonus arrangements.

Australia: This article looks at recent financing activity by two Australian data centre operators, AirTrunk and NEXTDC. Our next article will cover CDC and Macquarie Technology Group.

Australia: In this instalment, we turn to CDC and Macquarie Technology Group: two platforms at different points on the funding continuum, illustrating how infrastructure-fund ownership, public credit ratings and secured revolving facilities each offer a distinct route to growth. We also consider how the market may evolve as securitisation emerges as the next frontier.

Australia: This article draws out the common financing themes emerging across the data centre sector, and the characteristics that distinguish each platform's approach to raising capital.

Australia: This article brings themes together and considers what they reveal about the future direction of data centre financing in Australia.

In July 2026, representatives from 29 countries met in Shanghai to sign an agreement establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO).

Norton Rose Fulbright Houston Co-Head of Litigation and Disputes Kimberly Cheeseman and partners Jaime Wing and Geraldine Young have been named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2026 United States 40 and Under List.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG (Berenberg), as financial adviser and sponsor to Acceler8 Ventures plc (AC8), on AC8's £600 million acquisition of Intuitive Investments Group plc (IIG).

Vehicle data is becoming a regulated commercial asset.

Norton Rose Fulbright provides a monthly overview of the key updates to Australian East Coast electricity regulation in May, June and July 2026

United States: Dentons’ Health Care and Commercial Litigation teams recently secured a significant victory for longstanding client Milliman, Inc. (Milliman), the largest actuarial firm in the United States, when the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia dismissed with prejudice relators’ claims in U.S. ex rel. Dixon v. Sentara Health Plans, a federal False Claims Act (FCA) case that sought to challenge Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium rates filed in Virgina.

Ukraine: A new package of three resolutions introducing further targeted liberalization of Ukraine’s wartime banking and foreign exchange (FX) regime was recently adopted by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).