Blended finance is widely used but is frequently misunderstood or applied imprecisely across loan markets.

Recent developments in the Middle East have introduced a degree of operational and commercial uncertainty across the region.

Spain’s data protection agency, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD), fined Amadeus IT Group, S.A. (Amadeus) €18 million in relation to a traveller profiling pilot project. The enforcement decision, published on May 26, 2026, has found breaches of Article 14 and Article 6 REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

The cybersecurity capability of next-generation frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models is increasing rapidly.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a syndicate of 16 Polish and international financial institutions from Spain, Germany, Italy, Ireland, France, the UK, and the US on the €2.385 billion multicurrency revolving facility made available to ORLEN S.A. (ORLEN), one of the largest multi-utility companies in Central and Eastern Europe.

United States: As part of Dentons’ ongoing conversations with prominent global leaders on critical issues shaping today’s business environment, former US Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates joined Dentons’ Victor Boyajian and KPMG US CEO Tim Walsh for a discussion on geopolitics, business leadership and navigating uncertainty.

On June 4, 2026, the federal government extended the consultation period on two discussion papers proposing a broad redesign of how major projects are reviewed and approved in Canada, with the government now intending to introduce legislation in the fall.

Global law firm Dentons has advised ČSOB and UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia on the financing of Aurelia, a Czech real estate fund, in connection with its acquisition of the companies owning the Trimaran and City Element office buildings in Prague's Pankrác business district.

Dentons has advised ČSOB and UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia on the financing of Aurelia, a Czech real estate fund, in connection with its acquisition of the companies owning the Trimaran and City Element office buildings in Prague's Pankrác business district.

United Kingdom: The FCA recently published its quarterly whistleblower data for Q1 2026. Between January and March 2026, the FCA received 355 new whistleblowing reports, representing a 26.3% increase compared with the previous two quarters.

Czech Republic: On October 31, 2025, the Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS) issued a decision in the Alma Career (ACC) case (ÚOHS-S0273/2024/DP), in which it terminated proceedings concerning the possible abuse of the ACC Group’s dominant position in the field of advertising on job portals following the acceptance of commitments proposed by ACC.

United Arab Emirates: The Dubai Court of Cassation's decision issued in Commercial Cassation No. 595 of 2026 on 9 June 2026 has delivered an important ruling on waiver of the right to rely on an arbitration agreement.

Generative artificial intelligence tools have become commonplace in legal practice, offering attorneys a means to research, draft and refine legal documents at unprecedented speed, but this promise comes with a well-documented hazard: “hallucinations.”

Implementation tracker

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the Greek Transmission System Operator IPTO S.A. (IPTO) on the legal and regulatory aspects of a landmark equity capital markets transaction supporting the operator’s €1 billion share capital increase and broader strategic investment programme.

Call for evidence on alternative auto-enrolment quality tests for DB, hybrid and CDC schemes.

Consultation planned on strengthening flexible apportionment rules.

HMRC clarifies when employers can recover VAT on pension scheme investment and administration costs.

Consultation proposes easing some transfer conditions but adds a new red flag requiring proof of an employment link.

HMRC consults on changes to ensure GMP conversion does not cause members to lose their annual allowance protections.