United Kingdom: Under the Long Duration Electricity Storage (LDES) cap and floor mechanism, community, environmental and landscape impacts are evaluated as part of the decision-making framework through Ofgem's assessment framework, including the Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA).

Dentons is honoured to be appointed by the Government of the Republic of Singapore to develop the model legal documents governing the international trading of carbon credits—an initiative enabled by Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. 

Australia: Financing data centre infrastructure presents a complex mis of regulatory, operational and structural challenges. This article explores the key trends, risks and innovations shaping the future of data centre financing in Australia. 

Global law firm Dentons has advised the shareholders of Maragro Group — a leading Romanian player in agriculture, oilseed processing, and seed production — on its sale to East Grain, a company controlled by the Czech conglomerate Agrofert. This marks the largest agribusiness transaction in Romania this year.

Global law firm Dentons has advised its long-standing client, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and leading Slovenian-based insurance and financial group, Zavarovalnica Triglav, d.d. (Triglav Group), on their equity investment in Trasti, a rapidly growing insurtech company headquartered in Poland.

Dentons has advised CPI Property Group (CPIPG), the leading owner of income-generating real estate in the Central and Eastern Europe region and one of Europe's largest landlords, and its subsidiary, CPI Europe AG (formerly IMMOFINANZ AG) (CPIE), on two separate liability management transactions.

Dentons Hong Kong partner Robert Rhoda has been shortlisted for International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year at the Asia Legal Awards 2025, hosted by Law.com International.

Global law firm Dentons has advised the founders of Adastra Group SE on the sale of a majority stake in the group to global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG).

United Kingdom: In February 2024, Moody's updated their rating methodology for hybrid equity credit. Working within these new rating methodology requirements, the Dentons DCM team have recently worked on a corporate hybrid transaction for a non-investment grade European corporate that has achieved 100% equity credit from Moody's under the new methodology. This type of instrument could represent a new path to 100% equity credit corporate hybrids for some non-investment grade issuers.

Dentons has advised mBank on the PLN 130.5 million (€30.7 million) financing, which includes an investment loan, to BXF Energia for the development, construction and operation of the Azalia project – a photovoltaic farm with a total capacity of up to 60 MW located near Rzeszów. BXF Energia is a joint venture owned by Budimex S.A. and Ferrovial SE.

New Zealand: Shareholders are not just chasing dividends anymore, but are increasingly values-based investing and demanding a voice. A clear example of this, shareholder activism is no longer considered a fringe, reactive tactic, but is increasingly a strategic tool used by mainstream shareholders to influence corporate strategy, decision-making, governance, and risk management. This article discusses how shareholder activism operates, including recent examples of shareholder activism in New Zealand, and recommendations for how companies should respond. 

United Kingdom: Many articles have been written summarising the long-awaited Supreme Court judgment in URS Corp Ltd v. BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21. The Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeal decision, confirming that a developer can recover costs incurred in remedying defects from third parties, even where the developer no longer owns the building or where no third-party claim has been made against it in relation to the defects.

Australia: The Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner has issued what should be considered a warning that reporting entities can no longer ignore or under-deliver on their modern slavery reporting obligations. Following the 2024 review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth), in which penalties for non-compliance were recommended and with which the Government has agreed in principle, the Attorney General’s Department has commenced consulting with relevant stakeholders on the potential penalty regime and stronger due diligence requirements. With penalties likely on the way, entities must act now to put appropriate measures in place to comply with their obligations and avoid legal and reputational risks following any changes to the Act as a result of the consultations.

In today’s cross-border M&A landscape, shareholder rights plans – commonly known as “poison pills” – continue to be a common defensive mechanism for US targets to prevent or delay hostile or unsolicited takeovers; however, these plans have largely become redundant for Canadian targets following the sweeping changes to the Canadian takeover bid regime in 2016.

Six months into President Donald J. Trump’s second term, U.S. sanctions policy has undergone notable shifts in both designation trends and enforcement activity.

Dentons attorney Tara Hall was recently appointed to the Des Moines Public Library Foundation Board of Directors. Board appointments are made by the Mayor of Des Moines and approved by the City Council.

United Kingdom: The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) is consulting on establishing a mandatory community benefits scheme across all large-scale low‑carbon energy infrastructure in Great Britain

On June 13, 2025, amendments (the Amendments) to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations (the Procurement Inquiry Regulations) came into force.

In this episode, Jason Saltzman, Partner and National Lead of Dentons’ M&A group, is joined by his colleagues, Alex Farcas, M&A Partner and member of the Dentons’ Canada Region Board, and Matthew Fleming, Partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group and Co-Lead of the Securities Litigation group.

United States: Following the 2025 Supreme Court decision in McLaughlin Chiro. Assoc., Inc. v. McKesson Corp., et al., the Hobbs Act cannot act as a barrier to independent judicial review.