Artificial intelligence is no longer the concern of a niche category of self-described “AI businesses” – it is now embedded across the economy and surfaces in virtually every transaction. Increasingly, AI tools sit inside ordinary businesses: customer-support platforms, software-development workflows, fraud-detection systems, pricing tools, recruiting systems, marketing functions and internal analytics.

United States: The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted in favor of the Faster Labor Contracts Act (“FLCA”), H.R. 5408, on a bipartisan basis. If enacted into law, the FLCA would represent one of the most significant changes to federal labor law in decades.

United Kingdom: The EHRC's revised statutory Code of Practice on services will take effect on 5 August 2026. Alongside other updates, it provides guidance on access to single-sex services following the Supreme Court's ruling that sex in the Equality Act 2010 means biological sex.

Singapore: The revised SFO framework represents a recalibration of Singapore's fund management licensing regime, recognising family offices as a distinct regulatory category. This article examines the key features of the new exemption framework and considers what the changes signal about Singapore's evolving regulatory approach to family offices.

New Zealand: On 24 July 2026, China announced a significant tightening of its tax rules affecting offshore trusts. The new measures are designed to bring offshore assets and structures within the Chinese tax net.

The July 2, 2026 Pathways Plus Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has understandably attracted attention for its proposed West Coast oil pipeline, carbon capture support measures and broader federal-provincial collaboration. However, the legal significance of the agreement lies elsewhere.

Hungary: For more than 15 years, Hungary’s total installed wind capacity has remained essentially unchanged, stagnating at around 330 MW. Initial signs of a policy reversal emerged in early 2024, when the Government substantially relaxed the regulatory barriers to new wind farm construction, and around 700 MW of grid connection capacity was allocated for new wind projects.

New Zealand has taken a significant step in its international trade relations with the signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India on 27 April 2026. Although the agreement is yet to be ratified, it is expected to come into force within a year and represents one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most important recent trade developments. 

Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Court of Appeal dismissed the plaintiff's bid to appeal a Hadkinson order that stayed its award set-aside application pending compliance with an anti-suit injunction. The court held that Article 34 of the UNCITRAL Model Law is permissive, and that a sufficient nexus existed between the plaintiff's contempt and the arbitration proceedings, since both concerned the same underlying dispute. The decision reinforces Hong Kong's pro-arbitration stance and its readiness to use case-management powers to protect the arbitral process.

Amsterdam: Earlier this year, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA) published the Swiss safe harbor interest rates for intercompany loans and advances denominated in Swiss francs and foreign currencies.

A major ownership transition is underway, with approximately $1.6 trillion of NZ wealth expected to transfer over the next 25 years. This shift of money and assets is active now, and is set to significantly change NZ’s financial and cultural ecosystem.

Dentons is pleased to share the 2026 Global Autonomous Vehicles Guide, a comprehensive resource designed to help stakeholders navigate the rapidly evolving legal, regulatory and policy landscape governing autonomous vehicles across key jurisdictions worldwide.

Germany: On 15 July 2026, the German government published its legislative proposal (Draft Act) for the 12th large amendment of the German Act against Restraints of Competition (ARC) since its inception in 1958.

Nigeria: Dentons ACAS-Law is a full-service law firm with one of the most established Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) practices in Nigeria.

United Kingdom: When might an organisation be vicariously liable for wrongful acts committed by a contractor's employees? We look at a recent Court of Appeal decision and the practical steps employers can take to preserve a genuinely independent contracting arrangement.

The article discusses the new compliance obligations applicable to hospitals, considerations for domestic and foreign investment, and key regulatory risks that healthcare businesses should anticipate.

Nigeria: The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development (Ministry) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have agreed to deploy digital identity infrastructure in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector as part of the Federal Government’s ongoing reform of the mining industry.

India: In June 2026, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) passed multiple antitrust enforcement orders and approved several combinations, reflecting its continued focus on addressing anti-competitive conduct across diverse sectors. During the month, the CCI ordered investigations into alleged exploitative contractual practices and abuse of dominance in the beauty pageant sector, passed a cease-and-desist order against truck associations in Odisha for cartelization, closed long running pharma distribution case and disposed of several matters where competition concerns were not substantiated concerning real estate, airport transport, and digital services sectors. On the merger control front, the CCI approved numerous mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments across infrastructure, energy, consumer goods, technology, and data centre industries etc.

United Kingdom: The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Portugal violated FC Porto's freedom of expression rights after fining the club for newsletter comments criticising a referee's performance. The judgment confirms that companies, not just individuals, can invoke Article 10 protections, and that public officials must tolerate greater scrutiny than private citizens. It also draws a key line: criticism of professional conduct is strongly protected, while unsubstantiated allegations of corruption or dishonesty are not.

Africa: There is a scene that plays out repeatedly across the boardrooms of African financial institutions: a sustainability report drafted to satisfy a foreign development lender sits on one side of the table, while on the other side lies a domestic regulatory framework that makes no mention of it whatsoever. The two documents are rarely aligned with each other. This gap between what international capital requires and what local law demands is perhaps the defining characteristic of the current ESG landscape across the African continent.