Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Compliance and Investigations practices in Belgium with the recruitment of partner Isabelle De Smedt. She joined the Brussels office on July 13, 2026.

United Kingdom: A long-running dispute involving football referees is a useful reminder that employment status remains highly fact-specific. For employers, the decision is a useful prompt to check whether their status assessments would still stand up after extra time.

Singapore: First published on IWIRC News, this article considers Singapore’s proposed adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Recognition and Enforcement of Insolvency-Related Judgments (MLRIJ). It examines what this development means for Singapore’s cross-border insolvency framework, and in particular whether the proposed adoption of the MLRIJ represents a new departure or the codification and strengthening of an approach already reflected in recent Singapore decisions.

United Kingdom: The UK has opted for a deliberately split approach to stablecoin regulation. Non-systemic UK-issued qualifying stablecoins (UKQS) sit within the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regime, while systemic stablecoins move into joint regulation by the FCA and the Bank of England (the Bank) once HM Treasury recognises them as systemically important.

United Kingdom: On 30 June 2026, the FCA published the core policy statements and finalised guidance completing much of the UK’s new regulatory regime for cryptoassets.

United Kingdom: In what has now become a familiar approach from the FCA for firms, the FCA has published further good and poor practice findings under the Consumer Duty (the Duty) – this time focused on the products and services outcome. 

New Zealand: On 1 July 2026, the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) became the sole supervisor of New Zealand’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regime. At the same time, the DIA issued a comprehensive guidance suite (Guidance Suite) setting out its expectation for compliance with AML/CFT obligations. Nearly all of the documents in the Guidance Suite are updated or refreshed guidance materials from prior to 1 July, when there were three AML/CFT supervisors. 

16.07.2026 Verordnung zur Änderung der Verordnung zum Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz
V. v. 10.07.2026 BGBl. 2026 I Nr. 205

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- Verordnung zum Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSGV)

16.07.2026 Bundesbeteiligungs-Festlegungsverordnung 2026 (BBFestV 2026)
V. v. 10.07.2026 BGBl. 2026 I Nr. 204

In Reference re iGaming Ontario, the Ontario Court of Appeal issued a significant ruling on Ontario’s proposed model that would allow online players in the province to participate in peer‑to‑peer games with players located outside Canada.

On 4 May 2026, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released new guidance on age assurance for websites, online services and age assurance developers.

Wer in einer Krisenbranche arbeitet und noch fest in seinem Job ist, tut sich oft schwer, gleichzeitig etwas Neues zu suchen. Die Regierung will andere Möglichkeiten schaffen. Insgesamt soll die Arbeitsvermittlung moderner werden.

Landesbeamte mit mindestens drei Kindern bekamen lange zu wenig Geld, so das BVerfG 2020. Deshalb gibt es rückwirkende Nachzahlungen – wenn man die Ansprüche für jedes einzelne Jahr geltend macht. Das hat das OVG NRW klargestellt.