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Nigeria signals strong commitment to lithium investment

Dentons Insights - 17.03.2026

Nigeria: Nigeria’s Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) has approved the transfer of 6 (six) lithium licences (Licences) from Continental Lithium Limited (Continental) to C & C Minerals Limited (C & C Minerals), a joint venture company between Chariot Resources Limited (Chariot) and Continental.

<em>Polkey</em> and hindsight: tribunals cannot rewrite the rules after a dismissal

Dentons Insights - 17.03.2026

United Kingdom: In a recent case, the EAT made it clear that a tribunal cannot erase an unfair dismissal by imagining a better process after the event. The case is a warning on Polkey, procedure and the limits of hindsight.

Romania - FDI Screening Regime Amended

Dentons Insights - 17.03.2026

Romania's FDI screening regime has been notably revised, with the updated framework being fully applicable as of 13 March 2026.

Stamp of approval: New <em>Planning Act</em> regulations for complete applications make professional engineering a “prescribed profession”

Dentons Insights - 17.03.2026

In May 2025, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ministry) announced Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025, with a view to standardizing municipal development processes, reducing red tape and removing barriers to building and construction.

Dentons advises Infracapital on the acquisition of Relobus

Dentons News - 17.03.2026

Dentons has advised Infracapital, the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G Plc, on the acquisition of Relobus Transport Polska (“Relobus”), one of the largest private providers of public bus transport services in Poland, from Mutares. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in Q2 2026.

Practical guide to new summary judgment rules

Norton Rose Fulbright - 16.03.2026
The Texas Supreme Court’s overhaul of Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 166a–the rule governing summary judgment practice in Texas–went into effect.

Shipping: The legal impact of the conflict in the Middle East

Norton Rose Fulbright - 16.03.2026
The latest conflict in the Middle East raises a number of potential legal issues for the shipping community.

Spotlight on Sanctions

Norton Rose Fulbright - 16.03.2026
In parallel with shifting foreign policy objectives and geopolitical change, we are seeing a wave of regulatory action concerning sanctions across the United States, Canada, the European Union and the United Kingdom.

Norton Rose Fulbright welcomes projects partner to its ranks

Norton Rose Fulbright - 16.03.2026
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has announced that Fredrik Lindblom has joined as a projects partner in its London office.

Fredrik joins from DLA Piper where he was Co-Head of Infrastructure, Construction & Transport Sector, Europe.

Fredrik has overseen complex, multi-jurisdictional and high value energy and infrastructure projects. He primarily focuses on private equity transactions, portfolio company investments, acquisitions, project finance and divestitures of energy assets and joint ventures.

Dentons Rodyk Partners featured among Singapore’s legal elite

Dentons News - 16.03.2026

Eight of Dentons Rodyk’s partners are featured in the Asia Business Law Journal A-List 2026 among Singapore’s Top 100 Lawyers.

Dentons welcomes real estate lawyer Linda Warnke in Indianapolis

Dentons News - 16.03.2026

Dentons announces today that Linda Warnke has joined the Indianapolis office as Of Counsel in the Real Estate practice. Linda draws on more than 20 years of private practice and in-house experience to provide strategic advice on commercial real estate transactions and projects.

Joe Andrew - Dentons’ Founding Global Chairman to retire

Dentons News - 16.03.2026

Dentons, the world’s largest global law firm, announces that Partner and previous Global Chairman, Joe Andrew, will retire at the end of the month.