Government Regulation and Public Sector Law

The European Committee of the Regions adopted its evaluation of the Public Procurement Directives in the context of the revision of the Public Procurement Directives. The European Commission is scheduled to have an orientation debate on 3 June 2026 and to announce the Public Procurement Act on 3 July 2026.

Further steps have been taken to transpose into Irish law the Recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. Our briefing on two new sets of Irish Regulations is available here: Ireland transposes key reforms for BER regime.

The first Annual Report (2025 Annual Report) regarding the operation of the Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (the 2023 Act)...

As the EU Artificial Intelligence Act approaches full enforcement in August 2026, leading AI providers face a critical shift from voluntary compliance to mandatory regulation. Anthropic's restricted release of Claude Mythos—a powerful model with advanced cybersecurity capabilities—demonstrates how frontier AI developers are adapting their deployment strategies to balance innovation with systemic risk mitigation.

The European Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism has launched a public consultation on draft regulatory technical standards that will establish harmonised requirements for group-wide AML/CFT frameworks across EU entities and their third-country operations.

The European Union has fundamentally restructured its anti-money laundering framework through a comprehensive legislative package that replaces fragmented national implementations with directly applicable regulations. This transformation introduces a new EU-wide supervisory authority, expands the scope of regulated entities, and establishes harmonized customer due diligence requirements across all member states.

Legal professional privilege is not a mere professional convenience nor a technical rule of ethics. It constitutes a fundamental guarantee of the rule of law, a necessary precondition for the proper administration of justice, and an essential component of every person’s right to effective legal assistance.

The Italian Constitutional Court is set to hear a landmark case on June 9, 2026, that could reshape Italian citizenship by descent for millions of descendants worldwide.

The topic of Italian citizenship by descent (jure sanguinis) has become one of the most searched legal subjects worldwide, particularly among applicants from the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, and Australia. A recurring question among descendants of Italian emigrants is whether Italian citizenship is becoming harder to obtain.

The Dutch government has blocked the acquisition of Solvinity, the Amsterdam-based IT company behind DigiD, by American firm Kyndryl following advice from the Bureau for Investment Review.

The first Annual Report (2025 Annual Report) regarding the operation of the Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (the 2023 Act)...

Poland's M&A market recorded 330 transactions in 2025, with the technology, media, and telecommunications sector leading activity at 20% of total deals. As regulatory frameworks like the EU AI Act and NIS2 Directive reshape the landscape, TMT transactions are becoming increasingly compliance-driven, with new risks around AI governance, employment classification, and foreign investment scrutiny fundamentally altering deal structures and valuations.