Dentons has advised UBDS Group (UBDS) on its investment from LDC, the private equity investor that is part of Lloyds Banking Group.

Dentons, the world's largest global law firm, has opened an office in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, further strengthening the Firm's presence in one of Africa's most strategically and key markets. This expansion builds on Dentons' 2025 launch in the Democratic Republic of Congo reinforcing the Firm's commitment to delivering on-the-ground legal support wherever clients do business.

Dentons Lee is pleased to announce that Foreign Attorneys Kurt Gerstner and Sungsok Yang have been recognized as recommended practitioners in the 2026 edition of Lexology Index, formerly known as Who’s Who Legal.

United Kingdom: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its first Emerging Technology Horizon Scan, offering a forward-looking assessment of how emerging technologies could reshape financial services over the coming years.

Hong Kong: In a recent High Court judgment, the court determined the liabilities of former employees who set up a competing business before resigning, and of employees who were still employed and who breached their duties in disclosing confidential information that damaged the Plaintiff company’s business.

Australia: The issue of whether affordable housing must be retained has been tested in recent cases involving a boarding house in Paddington. The conversion of the 32-room boarding house into four attached dwellings has been approved in the most recent case LFD Homes Pty Ltd ATF The LFD Homes Unit Trust v The Council of the City of Sydney (No. 2) [2026] NSWLEC 1354, despite Council’s refusal of the development application on the basis of loss of affordable housing.

Dentons has advised AP Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab, an independent Danish pension company, acting as lender, on a €111,500,000 financing granted to eight companies from the Eurowind Energy Group for the construction of solar photovoltaic projects located across Poland, with a total capacity exceeding 191 MW.

United Kingdom: The FCA’s latest mortgage reform proposals could reshape access to home ownership for first-time buyers, older borrowers and consumers with non-traditional income or historic credit issues. We look at the key changes under consultation, what they mean for lenders and intermediaries, and why Consumer Duty governance will remain central to implementation.