The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act took effect on July 11, 2026, aiming to address the nation's persistent housing shortage and rising home prices. While much of the public discussion has centered on first-time homebuyers and renters, the Act also presents significant opportunities, and strategic considerations, for real estate investors, developers, property owners, and lenders.

Kazakhstan: 15 September 2026 is the deadline for individuals to file the declaration of assets and liabilities and the declaration of income and property for 2025.

New Zealand: On 12 August 2026 changes to New Zealand’s Golden Visa, officially known as the Active Investor Plus (AIP) visa came into effect. The changes are intended to make it easier for investors to understand investment requirements and the evidence needed to support an application, providing greater clarity and certainty when investing in New Zealand.

Super Lawyers has named Chicago Co-Heads of Litigation and Disputes Edward Casmere and Josh Lee as 2027 Illinois Super Lawyers.

A significant Ontario Court of Appeal decision has reshaped the legal landscape for employee equity compensation.

A pro se litigant embedded hidden instructions in his filings – white text on a white background, invisible when rendered but readable by any software processing the file.

Costa Rica: The true value of a destination is measured not only by its ability to attract investment, but also by its capacity to generate opportunities and well-being for the communities that make it up. Eduardo Zúñiga, Managing Partner of our Costa Rica office, explores how the most successful development models manage to balance economic growth, sustainability, and community engagement to build lasting progress. We invite you to read the full article.

Kazakhstan: 15 September 2026 is the deadline for individuals to file the declaration of assets and liabilities and the declaration of income and property for 2025.

As US energy providers grapple with massive increases in power demand from new large loads, we are seeing the emergence of subsidiary or ring-fenced structures to serve data center load while addressing perceived risks around power supply and consumer perceptions about rising energy costs.

The relationship between government and business continues to change rapidly. Trade disputes, geopolitical competition, artificial intelligence, rapidly scaling energy demand, national security concerns and increasingly divergent regulatory approaches are influencing decisions that once would have been driven primarily by commercial considerations.

Singapore and Thailand: Thailand’s Direct Power Purchase Agreement pilot for data centres is moving from policy design towards implementation. This article reviews the principal developments since early 2026 and the issues that investors, developers and electricity users should continue to monitor.

New Zealand: Under the existing ‘joint and several liability’ regime, a claimant can recover the full cost of defective building work from any one liable party, regardless of that party’s relative contribution to the defect/claimed loss. This places the insolvency risk with the defendants; where there are parties which contributed to a loss that are not available to pay (e.g., through insolvency or death) then the liability falls to those defendants that are.

The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation 2025/40 (PPWR) came into force in February 2025 and applies from 12 August 2026. Under the previous directive-based framework governed by the EU Packaging Directive 94/62/EC, many businesses experienced packaging compliance primarily through national extended producer responsibility (EPR) requirements, registrations, recycling and reporting obligations, as well as selected national labelling requirements.

The EU Commission has published its much anticipated plans for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) proposing a targeted revision of the EU ETS in its entirely, including aviation.

In this article the authors consider the impact of jet fuel volatility (both price increases and supply shortages) on airline profitability and the consequent impact on aviation finance.

Court approves pension age equalisation compromise with an intermediate normal retirement age of 61.7 years.

TPR used anti-avoidance powers where dividends reduced funds available to meet a section 75 debt.

TPR updates its DB superfund guidance to include amended definitions and updated mortality improvements wording.

SPP guide sets out practical steps for trustees on AI governance.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright advised Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Field Services on the legal due diligence and acquisition of EthosEnergy, a Polish limited liability company operating in the steam turbine services sector