Joint ventures (JVs) have become a defining feature of energy and infrastructure M&A in recent years, and the rationale is clear.

On 19 January 2026, Companies House published an updated version of its outline transition plan for Companies House in relation to the reforms being introduced in stages under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA).

2026 will be a big year for building reform in Victoria, with three packages of reforms due to commence between 1 July and 1 December 2026.

As of January 1, 2026, long-awaited changes to Ontario’s Construction Act (the Act) are now in force. The amendments were introduced to address certain “pain points” with the prompt payment and adjudication scheme, now that it is a few years old, and to modernize other parts of the legislation.

Aiming to promote high-quality development amid the COVID-19 pandemic and economic slowdown, China has made progress to move strategically towards further opening up its markets to foreign investors.

The English Commercial Court has decided that an arbitral award made by a tribunal in a case under the ICSID rules cannot be assigned, disagreeing with a decision earlier this year of the Federal Court of Australia, and taking some of the international arbitration community by surprise.

The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (the Convention) establishes a set of legal rules governing the formation of certain international sales contracts.

2025 marked a turning point for digital asset disputes worldwide, as courts and regulators across major jurisdictions grappled with the complexities of crypto and tokenized assets. From landmark legislation in the U.S. and the U.K. to evolving judicial approaches in Australia and Singapore, the past year saw significant strides in defining property rights, clarifying regulatory perimeters and testing traditional legal doctrines against new technologies.

AI agents are set to change the way we work and bring time and cost savings across sectors, but businesses need to ensure they have the right guardrails in place to keep that data secure and protect individuals’ privacy.

With the intention of expanding statutory protection to more employees, particularly those with irregular work-hour arrangements, Hong Kong has revised the threshold for “continuous contract” under the Employment Ordinance (Cap.57).

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright advised P4 sp. z o.o. (branded as PLAY) on a PLN450 million export financing arranged by Citibank N.A., London branch, in connection with the supply of telecommunications equipment by Ericsson.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has further expanded its capital markets offering with the appointment of Christopher Sanderson as counsel in its Amsterdam office.

Our new series shines a spotlight on the challenges and opportunities facing sovereigns (be they governments, sovereign wealth funds or state-owned enterprises) and those that contract with them.

The federal government has updated its guidance regarding modern slavery reporting requirements ahead of the third year of reporting.

Our team is looking back at 2025’s most notable legal and regulatory developments in the Canadian pharmaceutical space and highlighting hot topics for 2026.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Eurazeo Infrastructure Partners (EIP) on an investment in battery storage developer terralayr AG. Together with the existing investors, EIP will provide growth capital to terralayr of up to EUR 192 million to enable the further expansion of its portfolio of battery storage systems across the DACH region.

Lawdragon has named 29 Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers to its 2026 “500 Leading Global Antitrust and Competition Lawyers” guide.

On 12 January 2026 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Primary Market Bulletin 61 (PMB 61).