Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) may appear routine, yet in the M&A process they serve as a strategic cornerstone. In this episode, Jason Saltzman, Partner and National Lead of Dentons’ M&A Group, speaks with Michael Beeforth, Partner, Litigation & Dispute Resolution group, and Riley Dearden, Partner, Corporate group, about how NDAs build trust, protect sensitive information, and shape negotiations before a deal is signed. Whether advising buyers or sellers, the discussion offers practical insights to help set your deal up for success.

New Zealand: On 22 October 2025 the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment finally released the outcome of its consultation on proposed reforms to the climate-related disclosures regime. The result? Wide-sweeping changes to the scope of the regime that go even further than those contemplated in the consultation process that kicked off last December, bringing welcome relief for all Climate Reporting Entities currently caught in the regime’s tangled web. In this Financial Law Insight, we discuss the highlights of the reform package, what the Financial Markets Authority is doing to overcome the regulatory uncertainty created, and what the implications might be for future climate-related reporting. 

United Kingdom: The French Banking Federation (Fédération Bancaire Française or FBF) has released a new version of its Master Agreement for Repurchase Transactions (the 2025 FBF Repo Agreement). 

United Kingdom: Ofgem has now confirmed how it will judge which long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects can receive government-backed revenue support. This is a key step in the UK's plan to ensure the electricity system can stay reliable as more renewable power comes online.

United Kingdom: At the end of summer 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published updated guidance for social media platforms (SMPs) to help them comply with their consumer law obligations relating to incentivised endorsements and fake reviews.

An investment limited partnership (ILP) that is authorized to sell or distribute its interests across multiple provinces including a participating HST province (i.e., New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Prince Edward Island) (HST Province) and/or Québec, or whose investors reside in these provinces, is required to calculate the provincial portion of the HST and the amount of QST payable for a given calendar year based on its percentage of business attributable to each HST Province and Québec.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth.”

The Law on Value-Added Tax 2024, Decree No. 181/2025/ND-CP issued by the Government and Circular No. 69/2025/TT-BTC issued by the Ministry of Finance providing detailed implementation guidelines of Law on VAT have taken effect from 1 July 2025. Key changes concerning taxpayers, VAT refund and credit, and VAT applicable to foreign contractors are summarized in this article.

Indonesia: Aimed at enhancing efficiency, transparency, and legal certainty, these changes mark a significant shift in how mining operations are regulated.

Indonesia: Dentons HPRP’s Maritime team explores the key updates under Indonesia’s new Maritime Law, its impact during the transition period, and the critical steps ahead for regulators and industry players as the law takes full effect.

United Kingdom: The Renters' Rights Bill has now received Royal Assent. The Renters' Rights Act 2025 (the Act), as it is now known, will introduce sweeping changes to the residential private rented sector in England.

Australia: On 29 September 2025, the ACNC updated the Commissioner’s Interpretation Statement on Public Benevolent Institutions (PBI CIS) to take into account changes to the law relating to PBIs. The amendments clarify how Public Benevolent Institutions can indirectly provide services (the technical term being “relief”) to people in need. Many organisations that we ordinarily think of as ‘doing good’ in the community are Public Benevolent Institutions – including aged care providers, disability service providers, community housing providers, and other organisations that provide support to disadvantaged people in Australia and abroad.

Mexico: On October 23, 2025, the Ministry of Energy published in the Federal Register the General Administrative Provisions establishing the legal, technical, and financial terms for applications for the granting or modification of permits for the generation and storage of electric energy, as well as their effective term (the "General Administrative Provisions for Generation and Storage Permits").

Mexico: El pasado 23 de octubre de 2025 la Secretaría de Energía publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación las Disposiciones administrativas de carácter general que establecen los términos legales, técnicos y financieros para solicitar el otorgamiento y la modificación de permisos de generación y almacenamiento de energía eléctrica, así como su vigencia (las “DACGs de Permisos de Generación y Almacenamiento”).

This week, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in United States v. Hemani to decide whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3)—the federal prohibition on firearm possession by an individual who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance”—comports with the Second Amendment.

United Kingdom: Following extensive consultation, the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (Regulations) are now before the Scottish Parliament and will come into force on 31 October 2026.

In high-stakes trials, attorney-led voir dire is the defense’s first and best opportunity to connect with jurors, surface hidden biases, and set the lens through which the evidence will be judged. This article explains how disciplined questioning, strategic use of questionnaires, and close attention to group dynamics can build credibility, create a strong record for cause challenges, and subtly steer jurors toward evaluating facts over emotion. Done well, voir dire humanizes corporate decision-making, defuses inflammatory monetary anchors, and can turn into a decisive strategic advantage at trial.

United Kingdom: Ofgem has finalised its Economic Assessment methodology for Window One of the Long-Duration Electricity Storage (LDES) Cap and Floor scheme, a key step toward unlocking investment in large-scale storage. Developed in conjunction with the National Energy System Operator (NESO), the methodology determines how Ofgem will quantify a project's system-wide value, a crucial determinant of which LDES projects secure support under the scheme.

United Kingdom: The use of note subscription agreements has become increasingly common in the EMEA loan markets. There are various tax and regulatory reasons why an entity may choose to obtain debt finance by issuing notes, rather than by borrowing a loan. A common reason that UK companies choose to obtain debt finance in this way is to benefit from the quoted Eurobond exemption from UK withholding tax. This article explains when this exemption is most likely to be relevant, the criteria that must be satisfied to benefit from it, and the key documentary and practical implications of using it.

United States: On Wednesday, October 22, the US government added Russian oil majors Lukoil and Rosneft and a number of subsidiaries of each to the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (“OFAC’s”) List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (“SDN List”) under Executive Order (“E.O.”) 14024.