New Zealand: The New Zealand Space Agency has recently released updated guidance in relation to the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017 indicating regulations for ground-based space infrastructure are likely to come into force in April 2026. This guidance is a development following the passage of the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Amendment Bill in July 2025 which we have previously discussed. We outline in this article the key changes GBSI operators can expect and the steps they should be taking. 

Europe: Biomethane is central to the European Union's strategy to decarbonise its gas system while leveraging existing infrastructure. Despite reaching approximately 4.9 bcm (=52 TWh) of production in 2023 and ambitious targets of 35 bcm by 2030 under the REPowerEU Plan, the development of a truly pan-European biomethane market faces significant structural barriers.

Canada: Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 97, Heather welcomes Dr. Jodi Abbott, President and CEO of the University Hospital Foundation. Dr. Abbott reflects on crafting ambitious strategies that align with organizational values and on building governance structures that effectively support execution. Drawing from her extensive experience in complex health and education environments, she highlights the importance of vision, flexibility, and adaptability when navigating continual change.

United Kingdom: One of the first areas to feel the pinch of the gathering economic disruption arising from the Iran war is the supply of domestic heating oil.

New Zealand: In this edition of the Echo, we explore the application of the new remedies provisions brought in by the Employment Relations Act 2026. We also discuss some recent employment law decisions which contain important principles for employers to remember and, lastly, we touch on the recent KiwiSaver and minimum wage changes.

United Kingdom: The UK government is moving forward with plans to allow companies incorporated in other jurisdictions to redomicile to the UK. Introducing a corporate redomiciliation regime will make it easier for foreign companies to move to the UK and aligns with the government's strategy to increase business investment in the UK.

New Zealand: The Financial Markets Authority released the findings of its review into the accessibility of advice on 25 March. In this Financial Law Insight we unpack some of the highlights from the Access Report, and test just how far the FSLAA flexibility can go. We also ring a warning bell for what is coming down the line.

Vietnam: The Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Commerce, the Law on Competition, the Law on Foreign Trade Management, and the Law on Protection of Consumers’ Rights (the “Draft Law”) is currently being finalized. It is expected to be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval in October 2026. A key highlight of the Draft Law is the proposed amendment to the Law on Commerce 2005, which includes the removal of provisions on commercial remedies. This aims to reduce overlap with the Civil Code 2015 and uphold the principle of freedom of contract in commercial relationships. Consequently, the Draft Law is expected to create a more transparent and stable business environment while addressing practical difficulties and obstacles arising from the implementation of the current Law on Commerce 2005.

United Kingdom: Industrial and logistics development has proved one of the most resilient segments of the UK property market.

Vietnam: On 31 December 2025, Vietnam’s instrument of accession to the Apostille Convention was deposited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Netherlands – the depositary of the convention and was also notified to more than 125 member states (the “Apostille Convention”). The Apostille Convention abolishes the requirement for legalization of “public documents” among member states through a single Apostille certification.

Vietnam: On 01 March 2026, the Law on Investment No. 143/2025/QH15, passed by the National Assembly on 11 December 2025 (“Law on Investment 2025”), officially came into effect, replacing the Law on Investment No. 61/2020/QH14 (“Law on Investment 2020”). The Law on Investment 2025 introduces several significant changes to the legal framework governing foreign direct investment activities in Vietnam, aiming to simplify market entry procedures for foreign investors and to enhance the State’s management approach from pre‑inspection to post‑inspection supervision.

Argentina: This document provides a consolidated comparative overview of the recent amendments to Argentina’s Employment Contract Act. It is intended as a clear and practical reference tool to explain how the legal framework has been modified by the recently enacted Labor Modernization Law (Law No. 27,802), highlighting the differences between the prior regime and the rules currently in force.

On March 26, 2026, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) held their fourth and potentially last engagement session regarding their much anticipated long lead time request for proposals (the LLT RFP). The webinar follows the release by the IESO of their draft RFP document and draft LLT contract (the LLT Contract) for both the energy streams and the capacity streams (long duration storage) on February 27, 2026.

Welcome to the March edition of the Political Law Playbook. This month’s federal coverage highlights a former congressman’s high-profile FARA trial, record-breaking Super PAC spending at this point in the 2026 midterm elections, and a former lobbyist’s guilty plea to embezzling $1 million from a trade association PAC.

On March 19, 2026, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order (the “Order”) in Flowers Title Companies, LLC v. Bessent, et al., vacating the Federal Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) Residential Real Estate Rule (the “Rule”).

Canada: The recent decision in United States v. Heppner offers an early judicial warning for litigants using public generative AI tools in active matters: a litigant’s conversations about litigation with a publicly available generative AI tool may not be protected by privilege. In what the court described as a new legal issue, the Southern District of New York held that a criminal defendant’s exchanges with Anthropic’s Claude were protected by neither attorney-client privilege nor the work product doctrine.

Vietnam: Vietnam has officially created its first International Financial Centre (the “Centre”), split between Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang, under a “one Centre, two locations” model. The goal is to attract international capital, talent, and new types of financial and commodities trading into Vietnam through a more flexible, business‑friendly framework than the rest of the country by way a number of measures including strong tax incentives, simplified market entry and operations, a favourable HR and immigration regime and flexible foreign exchange and capital flows.

France: Using Easter as a pretext to call colleagues cloches (“bells,” but also, colloquially, “idiots”) is unfortunately more common than one might think. In 2019, the Orléans Court of Appeal referred to a bailiff’s report establishing that an employee accused of moral harassment had sent the following text message to a colleague on Easter Sunday, together with a drawing of a chocolate rabbit: “If you want Easter eggs, don’t forget to send an email to one or more cloches… For me, job done!!!”

United Kingdom: The decarbonisation of public sector buildings has been on the UK government's agenda for a number of years, with the built environment representing a substantial portion of the UK's carbon footprint and the reduction of that portion being key to meeting net zero and other environmental targets.

Vietnam: In the context of the rapid growth of digital consumption demand, e-commerce has developed swiftly and become an important driver of the economic growth. However, the current legal framework on e-commerce is primarily regulated by decrees, resulting in fragmented regulations and a lack of a systematic legal framework. Several new business models with complex issues arising from the digital economy have not been fully regulated, creating legal gray areas, and requiring a unified, consistent, and comprehensive legal framework to govern this sector. In response to this situation, on 10 December 2025, the National Assembly officially adopted the Law on E-Commerce 2025, which will take effect on 1 July 2026, marking the first time Vietnam has had a specialized law comprehensively regulating E-commerce activities.