On July 6, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California upheld a jury's $381.7 million verdict, before trebling, against Medtronic Inc.

This checklist is intended to help UK-listed companies keep abreast of key developments in the fast-moving areas of corporate governance and narrative reporting.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Peel Hunt as sponsor to Volex plc (Volex) on its move from AIM to a listing on the Equity Shares (Commercial Companies) category of the Official List of the FCA and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) issued a significant order on 10 July 2026 (the Order) aimed at addressing the growing disconnect between renewable energy projects that have obtained Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) connectivity on the basis of Letters of Award (LoAs) and those that have subsequently progressed to execution of power purchase agreements (PPAs).

Global law firm Dentons has advised NEPI Rockcastle on a €250 million bilateral green loan provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to NE Property B.V., a subsidiary of NEPI Rockcastle.

In AI-related transactions, governance is not only a post-closing integration issue. It is also one of the clearest indicators of whether a target’s AI practices are scalable, defensible and transaction-ready.

United Kingdom: Employers that apply the same non-compete from the first day of employment should review their approach.

Dentons advised the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation of mobility organizations worldwide, on the tax structuring aspects of the agreement relating to the promotion rights for the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) and the FIA European Rally Championship (ERC).

United Kingdom: The PRA’s recent Final Notice imposing a £4.165 million financial penalty on HDI Global SE (the Firm) is an important reminder for insurers of the importance of the FSCS levy, as well as the need for robust governance, clear accountability, and effective systems and controls in providing accurate tariff data. The decision demonstrates that weaknesses in governance surrounding regulatory reporting – whether they relate to levy calculations, capital or solvency – can amount to breaches of the PRA’s Fundamental Rules and significant enforcement action.

On August 6, 2026, President Trump issued a presidential proclamation imposing minimum import prices and a global 15 percent ad valorem tariff on polysilicon and related derivative products, including solar wafers, cells and modules.

As most Canadian employers know too well, employment agreement termination provisions drafted to comply with employment standards legislation have been successfully challenged on often the most pedantic and trivial of grounds.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright represented LATAM Airlines Group S.A. in connection with securing a US$505 million sustainability-linked senior secured A/B term loan to support the acquisition of 11 next-generation aircraft.

Eight Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers in the United States have been recognized as 2026 IP STARS or notable practitioners by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine.

On 22 July 2026 the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Great Asia Maritime Limited v Orion Shipping and Trading LLC (the “Lila Lisbon”).

On 5 August 2026 the London Stock Exchange (LSE) published AIM Notices 64 and 65 setting out final form changes to the AIM Rules for Companies, the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers and the AIM Disciplinary Procedures and Appeals Handbook.

After reinstating its Opinion Letter Program, the U.S. Department of Labor has been  active in answering questions through the opinion letter process, with two more letters in July focused on aspects of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Portal-to-Portal Act.

United Kingdom: The UK’s cryptoasset regulatory framework is moving from policy development towards implementation. Businesses operating in, or providing services into, the UK will need to consider how the new regime may affect their activities, governance, systems and controls, customer journeys and authorisation strategy.

In Oasis World Trading Inc (Re), 2026 ONCMT 29 (Oasis), Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission (Staff) alleged (among other things, including unregistered trading, spoofing, wash trading and providing unauthorized direct electronic access (DEA) that Oasis World Trading Inc.

Global law firm Dentons has advised DEK, a. s., one of the leading building materials and construction services groups in the Czech Republic, on the sale of its construction software platform to MidEuropa.

Global law firm Dentons has advised DEK, a. s., one of the leading building materials and construction services groups in the Czech Republic, on the sale of its construction software platform to MidEuropa.