Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised German Airways GmbH on the acquisition of five Embraer E190 aircraft from Azorra and Petrus Aviation.

On March 12, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-22, An Act respecting lawful access.

Health Canada has finalized the second phase of its modernization of the Medical Device Establishment Licence (MDEL) regime.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised TotalEnergies on the sale of a 50 percent stake in a 1.2 GW pan-European renewables portfolio to KKR, a leading global investment firm.

While employee appraisals are a routine part of HR performance management, employers in Singapore should be prepared to rigorously defend any decision taken to dismiss an employee for poor performance, as the recent case of JIW v JIX [2026] SGECT 7 (JIW) demonstrates.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has announced that Mike Niekoop has joined the firm as a partner in its Amsterdam Banking & Finance practice, focusing on digital infrastructure and broader project and infrastructure finance.

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) brings great opportunity but is also testing the limits of competition and consumer law regimes around the world.

Global law firm Dentons has advised the Otto Group on its successful placement of a €325 million promissory note (Schuldschein). The placement was arranged by BNP PARIBAS, DZ BANK AG, ING and LBBW.

United Kingdom: The draft regulations and TPR's accompanying statement provide important insight into how the new surplus regime is intended to operate and the challenges trustees and employers are likely to face.

Costa Rica: Costa Rica’s real estate market has reached a new level of maturity. The next stage of its evolution no longer depends solely on the development of new projects, but on the ability to strategically manage assets throughout their entire lifecycle. In this article, Eduardo Zúñiga, Managing Partner of our Costa Rica office, examines why the transition from Property Management to Asset Management can strengthen the sector’s competitiveness, create new revenue streams for developers, and unlock opportunities for investors and the capital markets. Major global transformations are redefining how value is created in the real estate sector. This analysis explores how Costa Rica can lead that evolution.

Dentons has advised Dekada on the sale of a portfolio of 11 retail properties operating under the Dekada brand to Appeninn Asset Management Holding Plc., a company listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange. The transaction, valued at more than €100 million, marks the sale of a mature portfolio of modern convenience retail assets developed by Dekada over more than a decade.

The Netherlands: In a significant decision delivered on 10 December 2025, the Paris Administrative Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of ArcelorMittal France, upholding substantial corporation tax adjustments totaling over €2.4 million for the financial year ending 31 December 2008, together with a reduction of tax losses carried forward for the financial year ending 31 December 2009.

 

United Arab Emirates: The UAE Cabinet has recently declared an "Emergency Financial Crisis" under the UAE Bankruptcy Law, starting on 28 February 2026 with no end date yet. This triggers the application of special debtor-friendly rules under the UAE Bankruptcy Law in onshore UAE.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a Final Order that ends the large trader position-reporting requirements for physical commodity swaps under Part 20 of the CFTC regulations.

United Kingdom: The FCA's independent Mills Review looks ahead to 2030, concluding that the UK's existing regulatory framework — including the Consumer Duty, SMCR and operational resilience regime — remains fundamentally sound as AI becomes more autonomous and embedded in financial services. It sets out seven priority recommendations, from monitoring the regulatory perimeter to building the infrastructure for agentic finance, and flags where regulatory expectations are likely to evolve. This piece summarises the key implications and what firms should be doing now.

Oman: In April 2026, the Oman Ministry of Heritage and Tourism (the Ministry) issued Ministerial Decision 1152/2/1/141/2026 Issuing the Executive Regulation of the Tourism Law (the New Tourism Regulations) under the Tourism Law issued by Royal Decree 69/2023 (the Tourism Law).

Africa: For much of the last decade, Africa's fintech story has been one of disruption. New entrants challenged traditional banking models. Mobile money transformed access to financial services. Technology enabled millions of people and businesses to participate more fully in the formal economy. That period of rapid innovation created some of the continent's most exciting growth stories. But fintech is entering a new phase. Today, the question is no longer whether fintech will disrupt financial services. It already has. The more interesting question is what comes next. The future of the sector will be shaped less by disruption alone and more by an organisation's ability to build trusted partnerships, navigate growing regulatory expectations and remain resilient in an increasingly complex environment.

Dentons has advised Morgan Stanley Europe SE, as sole bookrunner, on the debut issuance by Hrvatska poštanska banka p.l.c (HPB) of €150 million 4.125% fixed rate reset callable senior preferred notes due 2029.