In its March 20 decision in ProSlide Technology Inc. v. WhiteWater West Industries, Ltd., 2026 FCA 59, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) found that product design and development in Canada, without physical making of the product, will not infringe Canadian patents.

The FTC and the DOJ's Antitrust Division have taken a significant next step: launching a joint public inquiry to assess the effectiveness of the vacated updated form and to shape what comes next.

On 24 March 2026, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) published the government’s response to the consultation it conducted in 2025 on proposed legislative measures to tackle late payments (see further here).

The evolving situation across the Middle East continues to impact global supply chains, projects and commercial relationships.

Global law firm Dentons has advised numerous national and international banks and savings banks in their capacity as promissory note holders of IFA Holding GmbH in connection with the sale of the IFA Group to Neapco, a leading global provider of powertrain solutions. The seller is the Munich-based industrial group Aequita, which acquired the IFA Group in mid-2022.

Nigeria: Infrastructure development in emerging markets increasingly depends on complex financing arrangements combining sovereign support, export credit agency guarantees, and commercial lending. Within these structures, procurement is no longer a purely administrative exercise; rather, it is a foundational legal element that directly affects the enforceability and bankability of the underlying transaction. Nowhere is this more evident than in export credit agency (ECA)-backed buyer credit facilities, where the financing structure often presupposes the engagement of specific contractors or suppliers.

Tanzania: Dualist constitutional tradition has long influenced the relationship between international treaty obligations and their domestic enforceability. Under this approach, ratification of an international agreement does not automatically render its provisions directly applicable within the national legal system. Instead, Parliament must expressly incorporate the treaty into domestic law before courts can give it effect. While this framework preserves parliamentary sovereignty, it has at times created tension in areas where international cooperation is critical, particularly in intellectual property protection.

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling invalidating tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) has created a morass of follow-on litigation.

The global law firm Dentons provided legal advice to J&T IB and Capital Markets in its capacity as arranger and to J&T Banka in its capacity as manager in connection with the bond issuance by MAX Realitní Finance s.r.o. 

Global law firm Dentons has recruited Olivier Querinjean as a partner in the Brussels office, to establish and lead the Tax practice in Belgium. He joins along with associate Antoine Lebecq.

Ireland: The proposed EU Inc. is easy to summarise at headline level: a new optional EU-wide company form, designed to be incorporated quickly, run digitally and used across the single market. But that description does not quite capture all that is significant about the proposal.

Global law firm Dentons has once again been recognized among the world’s leading international arbitration practices, securing a place in the top 20 of Global Arbitration Review’s GAR30 ranking for 2026, where it is ranked 16th.

Dentons has advised funds managed by global investment firm KKR in connection with the acquisition of the remaining 82% stake in ST Telemedia Global Data Centres ("STT GDC") by a KKR-led consortium together with Singtel, for a total consideration of S$6.6 billion (approximately US$5.1 billion), implying an enterprise value of approximately S$13.8 billion (approximately US$10.9 billion), including leverage and capital expenditure for committed projects.

Following the National AI Plan published by the Australian Government in late 2025, the Australian Government has, on 23 March 2026, released its Expectations of data centres and AI infrastructure developers (the expectations), which goes to the heart of the social licence of large data centres to operate in Australia.

Asset‑freezing obligations are set out in various sanctions regulations of the European Union.

On 1 February 2026, the Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) implemented amendments to the Rules for Foreign Investment in Securities, opening the Kingdom's capital market to all categories of foreign investors for direct investment in the local stock exchange, the Tadawul.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the joint lead managers on a EUR1.1 billion dual-tranche bond issuance by AkzoNobel.

On 17 February 2026, in a judgment by Justice Markovic, the Federal Court dismissed claims brought by the Australian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) against Santos Ltd (Santos) in relation to statements Santos had made about its environmental impact and climate transition.

Dentons has advised Capita plc (“Capita”), a leading AI-enabled business process helping clients across the public and private sectors run complex business processes more efficiently, creating better consumer experiences, on the sale of its private sector contact centre business to Inspirit Capital.

Dentons has advised Longstock Capital on the formation and establishment of its discretionary UK office recovery fund, the Longstock Office Investment Club (LOIC), which is targeting more than £100 million of investments and has successfully reached its first close.