Nigeria: In a groundbreaking decision delivered by the Supreme Court of Nigeria on 12 December 2025 in Appeal No: SC 400/2014 - Noble Drilling Nigeria Ltd v. NIMASA, the apex Court brought much needed clarity to the position of drilling rigs and strictly drilling operations under the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003.

In Québec (Attorney General) v. Lalande, the Supreme Court of Canada determined that Québec’s provincial Act to interrupt the electoral division delimitation process (the Act), which was found to violate s. 3 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the Charter), is not saved by s. 1 of the Charter.

Ireland: The recent judgment of O'Callaghan v O'Callaghan in the High Court (Mulcahy J) again demonstrates the Irish court's strong support for arbitration. By upholding the arbitration agreement, applying the principle of separability and referring the matter to arbitration, the court reaffirmed Irish law's recognition of party autonomy and Ireland's credentials as an arbitration-friendly jurisdiction, applying recognised international standards.

Vietnam: On 11 December 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam issued the Law on Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy No. 142/2025/QH15, marking numerous significant reforms compared to the Law on Bankruptcy 2014. Notably, bankruptcy procedures have been streamlined with significantly reduced processing times. These changes not only alleviate the procedural burden but also enhance resolution efficiency while saving time and costs for all stakeholders involved.

Established under the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation tests innovative payment and service delivery models that reduce costs while maintaining or improving care quality.

The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision of CHU de Québec-Université Laval v Tree of Knowledge International Corp affirms that officers and directors may be held personally liable for civil fraud where they have participated in the corporation’s fraud.

On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule and form amendments that would allow (but not require) public companies to elect semiannual reporting on a new Form 10-S, rather than quarterly reports on Form 10‑Q.

On April 9, 2026, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF, Quebec’s securities regulator) published the notice Regulatory consultation on the governance and management rules for firms.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (ABN AMRO) on financing for Geothermal Engineering Limited (GEL), a leading developer of deep geothermal power and critical mineral extraction projects in the United Kingdom.

Briefing on the Pension Schemes Act 2026 covering key measures and a tracker of the upcoming regulations and guidance.

This webinar will look at the UK subsidy control regime which is set out in the Subsidy Control Act 2022 and commenced in January 2023 (as the UK’s new bespoke subsidy control regime in place of the previous EU state aid rules post-Brexit).

As the race for AI development and adoption accelerates, claims for data sovereignty and concerns about extraterritorial legal reach rise.

Dentons Hong Kong has been recognised in the 2026 edition of Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, earning rankings across six practice areas and reinforcing its position as a go-to firm for complex disputes work.

At its recent Germany roundtable, PERE (Private Equity in Real Estate) magazine brought together leading investors and managers to discuss how to unlock the country’s real estate potential. René Dubois, Munich Managing Partner at Dentons, was part of the conversation, along with senior representatives from Ardian, Nuveen Real Estate, PGIM and Redevco.

Nigeria. As 10 June 2026 draws closer, we have created a CBN Circular BSD/DIR/PUB/LAB/019/002: Compliance & Privacy Checklist for Financial Institutions. This document serves as a practical guide for privacy and data protection teams, highlighting legal, technological, and operational responsibilities under the circular and ensuring the integration of privacy principles into automated systems.

United Kingdom: Reviews of regulators might not excite you or they might simply invite your cynicism. However, the final report of the recent Ofgem review is worth your attention. It is frank about Ofgem's perceived shortcomings and clear-sighted about how the sector has changed since Ofgem was set up some 25 years ago. It has ideas about how to reform Ofgem and its work in ways that support current government energy and wider economic policy priorities. It promises swift action and significant changes across the range of Ofgem's work and it appears to envisage some broadening of its field of regulatory activity.

Netherlands and India: India is fundamentally reshaping its transfer pricing (TP) regime as it enters a critical transition phase. With the enactment of the Income Tax Act, 2025 (2025 IT Act), notification of the Income-tax Rules, 2026 (Rules 2026), and the TP measures introduced under the Union Budget 2026–2027 and incorporated into the legislative framework, the government has set out a clear direction toward administrative modernization, dispute reduction and enhanced tax certainty.

Middle East: On 12 January 2026, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq issued Sultani Decree No. 8/2026 establishing the Oman International Financial Centre (OIFC) (the OIFC Law). With that decree, Oman planted a flag. Not tentatively or with half measures, but with the architecture of a jurisdiction that has studied what works elsewhere and elected to build something of its own.

Dentons, the world’s largest global law firm, has appointed Gordon Anderson as a construction partner in its Projects practice in Glasgow.

Poland: In the previous edition of the TPcal Newsletter, we kicked off a series focused on topics that most often trigger risk and attract the attention of tax authorities. We started with financial transactions. In this issue – “TP vs. IP” – we turn to one of the most challenging areas of transfer pricing: intangibles.