India: This June newsletter covers categories of relevant updates notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”), Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) and the Ministry of Finance (“MoF”) for the month of May 2026.

United Arab Emirates: Not every dispute starts after a contract is signed. Some start much earlier – during emails, meetings, draft terms, assurances and the "almost agreed" moments before signature.

Through its China Desk, the firm provides tailored legal support designed to help clients navigate Indonesia's legal, regulatory, and commercial landscape with confidence.

United Kingdom: Protected conversations can help employers explore exits, but they do not protect every claim or every conversation. A recent EAT decision highlights the need to manage these discussions carefully.

Lawdragon recognized 10 Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers on its 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers guide, which highlights intellectual property leaders who are crucial to their organization’s IP strategies in key areas like patents, trade secrets, technology and trademarks.

Canada has hit a regulatory inflection point and additional change is on its way. Across energy and infrastructure, businesses face more complex rules, increasingly stringent compliance requirements, and jurisdictional differences that can be tough to navigate.

Risk management is more than a function for pharmaceutical and life sciences, including healthcare. Done right, risk management can drive sustainable success.

On a provincial level, new legislation is being introduced; old laws, refined. Federal reform is anticipated, but the timeline and substance remain unclear. Meanwhile, traditional cyber risks and new tactics (including AI) are expanding the threat landscape day over day.

As British Columbia’s new prompt payment legislation moves closer to implementation, understanding how the Construction Prompt Payment Act will affect payment timelines, disputes, and suspension rights is crucial for construction industry participants.

Marta Giner Asins and Vijay Rao discuss important trends and developments regarding dawn raids

On June 10, 2026, the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (Tribunal) handed down a written judgment and made an Order approving its first ‘drop hands’ collective settlement in Which? v Qualcomm, bringing to an end nearly five years of litigation and resulting in Which? discontinuing a £480 million claim with no payment by Qualcomm.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Amaero Ltd, a leading US domestic producer of high value refractory and titanium alloy spherical powders, on its successful re-domiciliation from Australia to the State of Delaware in the United States by way of concurrent schemes of arrangement.

Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Energy group in Germany with the recruitment of seasoned energy policy lawyer, Dr Stefan Kaufmann, who was a member of the German parliament (Bundestag) for 13 years until March 2025. He joins Dentons’ Berlin office as Of Counsel.

Amsterdam: It is rumored that the European Commission is preparing significant simplifications to administrative tax obligations, in particular by the consolidation and streamlining of various EU reporting directives. The measures would form part of the EU omnibus proposal on taxation.

Welcome to the June 2026 edition of Dentons Capitol Insights – Sounding the Drumbeat in Washington.

On June 2, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Québec Premier Christine Fréchette unveiled a landmark agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of Québec, committing nearly CA$10 billion over the next decade to renew and expand public transit, health care, housing and educational infrastructure across the province.

United States: On June 8, 2026, the US Department of Defense (“DoD”) updated the “Section 1260H List.” The List identifies entities that the Secretary of Defense determines are “Chinese military companies operating directly or indirectly in the United States or any of its territories and possessions.”

United Kingdom: The UK is a signatory to the Council of Europe's Framework Convention on AI. In doing so, it commits to working towards domestic implementation of binding international principles on human rights, democracy and the rule of law in AI. Implementation is expected to integrate into existing UK legal and regulatory frameworks. It will not be fully legally binding until it is ratified by the UK – currently no date has been set for this.

United Kingdom: The UK has a well-developed and actively enforced framework of anti-corruption, fraud, money laundering and economic crime legislation.

United Kingdom: English law is widely used for cross-border loan agreements across EMEA, as well as for domestic lending in England and Wales, while Scots law predominates for domestic transactions within Scotland.