The Office of the Foreign Influence Commissioner of Canada (the Office) will open on August 4, 2026.

Loosely echoing this famous adage from the first scene of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, on July 13, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Credit Union Administration issued a joint statement essentially instructing institutions under their supervision to give special attention to the immigration and work authorization status of applicants when making lending decisions.

On 19 June 2026, the Federal Court sentenced David Fairfull, the former CEO of Metigy, to an aggregate term of nine years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of five years and four months, after he pleaded guilty to making false or misleading statements to investors and dishonestly using his position as a director for personal gain.

Yesterday, a coalition of 12 state attorney generals filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California challenging Paramount Skydance’s US$110 billion acquisition of Warner Bro’s. Discovery.

In June 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission rescinded its long-standing policy, commonly referred to as the "gag rule", prohibiting settling defendants from denying allegations in connection with CFTC enforcement actions.

Partners Mark Maurice and Oliver Stacey, together with Associate Sarah Esprit, have authored an article analysing Ofcom's Telecoms Access Review 2026-31 and its implications for the UK telecommunications sector.

Norton Rose Fulbright advised Oxylabs, a Lithuania-based web data infrastructure company, on its US$130 million strategic investment from global private equity firm Warburg Pincus.

Norton Rose Fulbright Minneapolis lawyers Sheila Niaz, Kaylee Sill and Erica Spilde have been named as honorees on Minnesota Lawyer's 2026 Up and Coming Attorneys list.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised long-term client Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) on its investment in up to 40 Airbus widebody aircraft – the largest investment in SAS’ history.

Lawdragon honored 27 Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers on its 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Investigations Lawyers list.

TPR urges DC trustees to prepare for Pension Schemes Act 2026 changes and assess whether consolidation is needed.

High Court rectifies mistaken Courage style fetter.

The Pensions Ombudsman has updated fact sheets on complaints, ill health pensions, death benefits and incorrect information.

TPR comments on the Aberdeen Stagecoach deal, the planned FAA consultation and a possible interim regulatory approach.

FCA proposes stronger due diligence and more detailed controls over pension scheme money and assets.

New PASA guidance and PDP standards on dashboards monitoring and reporting requirements.

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (the ADX) has announced the removal of daily price limits for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and futures contracts listed on the Exchange, effective from 3 August 2026.

Norton Rose Fulbright secured a successful appellate outcome before the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, obtaining affirmance of a Southern District of Texas summary judgment in favor of clients Brenner Tank Services, L.L.C. (Brenner) and Bulk Solutions, L.L.C. (Bulk) in George v. SI Group, Inc., et al., No. 25-40286

The FCA has published a major package of finalised rules, guidance and consultations establishing the UK's new crypto assets regulatory regime, effective from 25 October 2027, with firms needing to prepare authorisation or variation of permission applications from September this year.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the management shareholders of Carbon Underwriting Limited (Carbon) on a significant growth equity investment from FTV Capital into Carbon.