Australia: Recent cases and legislative reforms have expanded employer tax obligations across multiple fronts, increasing cost, complexity and compliance risk for a wide range of businesses. This article highlights three recent developments with direct consequences for employers.

UAE: The UAE Movables Security Register is a crucial tool in any financing transaction to establish priority and enforceability of security interests over movable assets (e.g. receivables, equipment, bank accounts) against third parties.

India: In March 2026, India continued to witness significant developments in competition law enforcement and merger control. On the enforcement front, the Supreme Court declined to interfere with the Delhi High Court’s ruling in CCI v. Geep Industries, leaving the question of law open while reaffirming procedural safeguards in respect of penalty enforcement. The Delhi High Court, in a petition filed by AGI Greenpac Limited, directed the Competition Commission of India to consider and decide pending representations within a stipulated timeline.

GCC: A Non-Disturbance Agreement (NDA) is critical in hotel financing. However, in GCC jurisdictions, the effectiveness of an NDA can be materially impacted by court-driven enforcement regimes.

Nova Scotia, under Premier Tim Houston, is betting big on Wind West – and it’s a winning bet.

Canada: The Ontario government is proposing significant changes to the province’s land use planning and transportation frameworks to get more people in Ontario housed and moving. On March 30, 2026, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Rob Flack, presented Bill 98, Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026.

United States: Dentons Cannabis Practice Leader Eric Berlin co-authored an op-ed in Marijuana Moment with Adam Rosenberg from the National Cannabis Industry Association on the work of the "Commission," an informal coalition of marijuana and hemp industry leaders who reached consensus on ten key policy principles.

United States: Dentons Cannabis Practice Leader Eric Berlin co-authored an op-ed in Marijuana Moment with Adam Rosenberg from the National Cannabis Industry Association on the work of the "Commission," an informal coalition of marijuana and hemp industry leaders who reached consensus on ten key policy principles.

United Kingdom: Whilst it is common for parties to negotiate clauses dealing with each party’s liability in construction contracts, we have recently experienced an influx of queries regarding the drafting of these clauses. During negotiations parties have concentrated mostly on the liability cap or limiting the exclusions, but some are finding themselves stuck when using ingenuity in the drafting of these clauses by falling foul of the interaction with other clauses of the contract, statutory limitations or duties and common law.

United Kingdom: Almost six years ago, we discussed the use of video conferencing (VC) in dispute resolution (DR) in this column. 

Colombia: The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) has issued Resolution 5125 of 2026, modernizing the plant variety protection framework in Colombia and adopting UPOV standards, thereby increasing technical requirements for registration.

Bolivia: Supreme Decree 5598, enacted on March 30, 2026 by the Executive Branch, introduces a structural change in the Bolivian electricity sector by amending Supreme Decree No. 2399 of 2015, eliminating the monopoly held by the National Electricity Company (ENDE) over international energy interconnections.

Singapore: In the era of rising interest rates and with geopolitical uncertainties causing jitters in the banking world, bonds are (and some would say, have always been) a viable option for businesses to attract capital. Given the stringent requirements which potential issuers are required to comply with to issue listed or retail bonds, issuing non-public, non-listed or non-retail bonds (referred to in this article as ‘private bonds’) to a select group of investors is becoming a feasible alternative.

United States: Is Congress done with taxes for the year? Or will there be a reconciliation package to help fund military operations in Iran, ICE and Border Patrol, and other pressing priorities?

Bolivia: Supreme Decree No. 5595, dated March 30, 2026, establishes the national public policy on deregulation, administrative simplification, and regulatory optimization, known as the "Tranca Cero" Program, with the objective of eliminating unjustified bureaucratic barriers and modernizing the operations of the Executive Branch.

On March 26, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order (“EO”) 14398. 91 Fed. Reg. 16,147 (Mar. 31, 2026) (“EO 14398”).

Indonesia: The article also clarifies common misconceptions around the scope of the agreement, particularly concerns about unrestricted access to personal data.

Vietnam: On January 15, 2026, the Government issued Decree No. 20/2026/ND-CP ("Decree 20") to guide the implementation of Resolution No. 198/2025/QH15 of the National Assembly on a number of special mechanisms and policies for private economic development. Decree 20 establishes a comprehensive support system from infrastructure, finance to administration for private enterprises.

Nigeria: Corporate governance is often discussed in the context of publicly listed companies, regulated entities, and multinational corporations.

Without explicit provisions in employment agreements, employers risk employees retaining copyright in works they create, even when employees secretly develop a competing product. Employers presumptively own copyright in works made by employees in the course of their employment under s. 13(3) of the Copyright Act (the Act ).