Dentons Hong Kong is delighted to announce that it has been named "Client Choice Award – Firm of the Year: Hong Kong SAR" at the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific & China Awards 2026.

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.

Dentons, has proudly announced the promotion of two partners and 21 senior lawyers, effective 1 July, 2026.

On May 21, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF, Quebec’s securities regulator) published two new guidelines outlining its expectations for the treatment of crypto asset exposures.

Long-awaited amendments to the Canadian continuous disclosure regime were published on June 25 (the Amendments) that will implement an “access model” for annual financial statements.