Slovak Republic: We are pleased to present our Employment Alert, which provides a summary of the Equal Pay Act, which is now in effect.

Australia: Autonomous vehicles and telematics are set to reshape the insurance landscape, creating new opportunities and new risks. In this article, Partner Toby Blyth and Associate Sinead Cronin explore how self-driving cars, real-time data and evolving technology are changing underwriting, premiums and claims management, while raising important questions around privacy, regulation, liability and emerging vehicle risks.

United Kingdom: The FCA has published Consultation Paper CP26/20, Adapting our rules for a changing market: self-invested personal pensions, proposing Handbook rules governing due diligence requirements for the operators of self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) and a new Pension Scheme Money and Assets regime governing assets held within SIPPs. The consultation closes on 24 August 2026, with the FCA proposing a two-year implementation period before the new rules take effect.

On June 16, 2026, the Government of Québec unveiled its new international policy, entitled “Un Québec fiable dans un monde en bouleversement.”

India: The Life Sciences and Healthcare industry in India continues to evolve through regulatory and policy developments. In June 2026, key developments included pharmacovigilance mandates, prohibition of irrational drug combinations, expanded QR code authentication requirements, cosmetics compliance directions, ART and surrogacy clinic renewal frameworks, safe injection practice mandates, drug price control reforms, and new ambulance service guidelines. This newsletter aims to highlight key regulatory and policy developments relevant to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices, and healthcare sector stakeholders operating in India.

Honduras: Honduras has updated the regulatory framework applicable to foreign reinsurers and reinsurance brokers through a reform that streamlines registration and update procedures without lowering the sector’s supervisory standards. Our Honduras office analyzes the key changes, their regulatory implications, and the aspects that entities should consider in order to comply with the new provisions.

Corporate governance in Canada continues to evolve. Diversity disclosure remains a focus of regulatory and proxy advisory developments, while beneficial ownership disclosure requirements reflect a broader trend toward increased transparency.

Canada: Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In this episode, Heather welcomes Barbara Engelbart McKenzie, CEO and Founder of Ignition CEO, to discuss her entrepreneurial journey and her work helping founders scale their businesses. Barbara shares how her experience as an entrepreneur, corporate leader and ecosystem builder led her to launch Ignition CEO to address the support gap faced by companies moving from startup to growth stage. She highlights the importance of founders understanding their leadership strengths, building effective teams and adopting the systems needed to grow sustainably.

United Kingdom: In the midst of the most recent heatwave, the UK received two important signals in the same week – and they were not Aperols and sun loungers. Rather, they related to the UK power market.

Singapore: Welcome to the 2nd issue of the 2026 Dentons Rodyk Reporter.

Vietnam: This article analyzes several shortcomings of Precedent No. 78/2025/AL and its potential legal implications. While distinguishing between charter capital contribution and business cooperation capital contribution provides a more consistent adjudicative approach, the authors argue that the precedent's reasoning remains overly formalistic and may adversely affect the protection of bona fide investors.

Nigeria: On 1 August 2025, the Guidelines for Insurtech Operations in Nigeria (the “Guidelines”) took effect, giving Nigeria its first dedicated regulatory framework for insurance technology businesses.

United States: On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Trump v. Slaughter, holding that the “for cause” removal provision for Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioners “is contrary to the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution.” In doing so, the Court overruled Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, a nearly century-old precedent that had long protected commissioners and board members of “independent” agencies from at-will presidential removal. As a result, the President now has unchecked authority to remove such leaders of agencies that exercise executive power, as any statutory “for cause” protections are now unconstitutional.

United Arab Emirates: Federal Decree-Law No. (25) of 2025 (the New Civil Code), which came into force on 1 June 2026, represents the first comprehensive overhaul of the UAE's law on civil transactions in more than 40 years.

New Zealand: The Government has announced new updates to the Business Investor Work Visa (BIWV), expanding the range of eligible investments and providing greater flexibility for foreign investors seeking to gain New Zealand residence. The changes took effect on 6 July 2026.

Europe: The EU is tightening its foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regime. For non-European investors, this means more investments and acquisitions in companies active in Europe may require regulatory approval, particularly where investments made through EU holding companies involve sensitive sectors or are backed by state-linked capital.

Belgium: Belgium has quietly introduced a limited form of punitive damages into its new Civil Code: an innovation that could fundamentally alter the financial calculus for social media platforms that knowingly leave harmful content online. Article 6.31, §3 breaks with the longstanding principle that compensation is capped at actual loss: courts may now, in certain cases, award damages equivalent to the net profit realized from the infringement. For platforms that generate advertising revenue from defamatory or reputation-damaging content despite repeated takedown requests, the stakes of inaction have just risen considerably.

Bolivia: Pursuant to Supreme Decree No. 5644 of June 29, 2026 (S.D. 5644), the exceptional importation of fuels and non-fuel petroleum products has been authorized.

On June 16, 2026, in collaboration with Sun Life and Environics Analytics, Dentons was pleased to host a roundtable forum, Privacy supporting innovation: Getting to yes.

Can an owner certify only part of the work under a contract as complete? In Aragon (Lampson) Properties Ltd. v. Stanmar Construction Inc., 2026 BCSC 1052, the Supreme Court of British Columbia held that it cannot. Under the British Columbia Builders Lien Act (the Act), a certificate of completion can be issued only once the work under a contract – not merely one phase of it – has been substantially completed.