March has brought in a series of regulatory developments in the real estate sector, each with practical implications worth having on your radar.

Syndicated lending is a well-established and critical way of banks sharing risk in financing larger or riskier projects which a single lender is unable or unwilling to assume.

Global law firm Dentons has advised fast-growing BESS developer MIRAI Power GmbH in connection with a large-scale investment by the Foresight Group.

Europe: Biomethane is central to the European Union's strategy to decarbonise its gas system while leveraging existing infrastructure. Despite reaching approximately 4.9 bcm (=52 TWh) of production in 2023 and ambitious targets of 35 bcm by 2030 under the REPowerEU Plan, the development of a truly pan-European biomethane market faces significant structural barriers.

Canada: Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 97, Heather welcomes Dr. Jodi Abbott, President and CEO of the University Hospital Foundation. Dr. Abbott reflects on crafting ambitious strategies that align with organizational values and on building governance structures that effectively support execution. Drawing from her extensive experience in complex health and education environments, she highlights the importance of vision, flexibility, and adaptability when navigating continual change.

United Kingdom: One of the first areas to feel the pinch of the gathering economic disruption arising from the Iran war is the supply of domestic heating oil.

Global law firm Dentons is strengthening its Intellectual Property, Data and Technology practice in Germany with the addition of Dr. Hannah Bug von Stocki as a partner in its Berlin office, effective today. Her arrival will allow Dentons to expand its legal services in relation to technology transactions and intellectual property law.

New Zealand: In this edition of the Echo, we explore the application of the new remedies provisions brought in by the Employment Relations Act 2026. We also discuss some recent employment law decisions which contain important principles for employers to remember and, lastly, we touch on the recent KiwiSaver and minimum wage changes.

United Kingdom: The UK government is moving forward with plans to allow companies incorporated in other jurisdictions to redomicile to the UK. Introducing a corporate redomiciliation regime will make it easier for foreign companies to move to the UK and aligns with the government's strategy to increase business investment in the UK.

New Zealand: The Financial Markets Authority released the findings of its review into the accessibility of advice on 25 March. In this Financial Law Insight we unpack some of the highlights from the Access Report, and test just how far the FSLAA flexibility can go. We also ring a warning bell for what is coming down the line.

Vietnam: The Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Commerce, the Law on Competition, the Law on Foreign Trade Management, and the Law on Protection of Consumers’ Rights (the “Draft Law”) is currently being finalized. It is expected to be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval in October 2026. A key highlight of the Draft Law is the proposed amendment to the Law on Commerce 2005, which includes the removal of provisions on commercial remedies. This aims to reduce overlap with the Civil Code 2015 and uphold the principle of freedom of contract in commercial relationships. Consequently, the Draft Law is expected to create a more transparent and stable business environment while addressing practical difficulties and obstacles arising from the implementation of the current Law on Commerce 2005.

Dentons has advised Tahweel on its agreement to acquire Al Rowad Industrial Transformation Company (Target) and its subsidiaries from National Industrialization Company (Tasnee) for a total value of approximately SAR 700 million.

United Kingdom: Industrial and logistics development has proved one of the most resilient segments of the UK property market.

Vietnam: On 31 December 2025, Vietnam’s instrument of accession to the Apostille Convention was deposited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Netherlands – the depositary of the convention and was also notified to more than 125 member states (the “Apostille Convention”). The Apostille Convention abolishes the requirement for legalization of “public documents” among member states through a single Apostille certification.

What happens when tokenization comes to the highly regulated area of securities, to bring those assets “onchain”? Regulators are now beginning to explore the practical ramifications of this transformation.

Anne Johnson joins as US Head of Appellate in Dallas, bringing an elite group to the firm’s global litigation and disputes platform.

In this video, Jean-Nicolas Maillard and Clio Angeli discuss how competition authorities are using new tools and approaches to uncover cartels, with new cases increasingly data driven and less reliant on traditional leniency applications.

Nuala Canavan and Mark Robertson compare the UK and US antitrust damages regimes, focusing on the regimes for collective proceedings or class actions and identifying key differences and similarities.

Martyn Taylor and Geraldine Young discuss the evolving role of politics regarding antitrust, the need to monitor this and related challenges.

Colleagues reflect on what working in the sovereign space means to them.