India: Events in April 2026 underscored a defining feature of India’s economic trajectory: resilience in the face of external volatility, coupled with an increasingly execution-oriented domestic policy framework.

Dentons Rodyk has once again been recognised in the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2026 Guide, underscoring its sustained presence and strength in the region’s disputes landscape.

Africa: With a strong focus on local content frameworks, our Q1 2026 Africa Mining Bulletin highlights how governments are increasingly prioritising in-country value creation, from employment and procurement to skills transfer and downstream beneficiation. Covering key jurisdictions including Cameroon, DRC, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia and Zambia, it provides valuable insights for investors, operators and stakeholders navigating an evolving and complex regulatory landscape.

Czech Republic: Global law firm Dentons has advised Generali Real Estate on the acquisition of a historic building located at Na Příkopě 14 in Prague, on behalf of Generali Fond realit, managed by Generali Investments CEE.

Czech Republic: Global law firm Dentons has advised Generali Real Estate on the acquisition of a historic building located at Na Příkopě 14 in Prague, on behalf of Generali Fond realit, managed by Generali Investments CEE.

On April 30, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued Coordinated Blanket Order 33-930 Exemptions from Requirements to Submit Certain Personal Information Under National Instrument 33-109 Registration Information (the Coordinated Blanket Order), providing harmonized exemptions across all CSA jurisdictions from the requirement for individuals to submit or update certain personal information under National Instrument 33-109 Registration Information (NI 33-109).

The Iowa legislature adjourned Sunday, May 3, and a number of bills have already been signed by the Governor or should be signed in the near future.

On May 1, 2026, the White House issued an Executive Order (“EO”) that created for the first time wide-ranging secondary sanctions authorities in the U.S.’s Cuba sanctions program.

On March 30, 2026, the Government of Ontario released procurement directives under the Buy Ontario Act (Public Sector Procurement), 2025 that fundamentally reshape how public sector entities in the province procure goods and services.

Dentons advised PZU Group on the signing of a conditional agreement to acquire a 100 percent stake in MetLife Ukraine, the leader of the Ukrainian life insurance market.

Dentons LuatViet is pleased to announce that we have advised Daikin Air Conditioning (Vietnam) Joint Stock Company on all aspects of Vietnam competition law, including developing strategies to address potential competition concerns, in connection with its acquisition of Anh Nguyen Solutions Joint Stock Company. The transaction was cleared by the Vietnam Competition Commission following its examination.

Kurt B. Gerstner, a Senior Attorney at Dentons Lee, has been recognized in Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal)’s Product Liability Defence 2025 guide and South Korea – Product Liability Defence 2025 guide.

Singapore: This article highlights the key reforms introduced under the Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025, with the first tranche taking effect on 6 May 2026, aimed at strengthening corporate governance, enhancing accountability and shareholder protection, and streamlining compliance for companies.

New Zealand: On 4 May 2026 the Financial Markets Authority released its ‘Consultation: Related party transactions insights’. Despite its title, the Consultation Paper takes the form of a regulatory guidance on related party transactions involving registered managed investment schemes (MIS), punctuated by a number of consultation questions. Strip out those questions, and you have the guidance. In this Financial Law insight, we take a bird’s eye view of the Consultation Paper and the regulatory settings for RPBs, pluck out a couple of aspects of potential concern with the draft FMA position and consider what’s missing.

Canada: Construction contracts often include arbitration clauses, providing parties with an alternative path to dispute outside of court. In a recent BC Supreme Court decision, the Court ordered a stay of a lawsuit filed by an owner in favour of arbitration, concluding that although the owner was not technically a signatory to the construction contract containing the arbitration clause, there was an arguable case the owner could be bound by the arbitration clause.

Australia: A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Western Australia considered an application under Section 444GA of the Act where Administrators of a Deed of Company Arrangement sought leave to transfer the shares of an insolvent company to in circumstances where that transfer of shares would result in a return to shareholders of the insolvent company which the court referred to as “unique”.