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Satellite Today/Via Satellite: A Constellation For Every Nation

AlixPartners’ David Owusu-Gyebi, Diane Shaw, Harry Malins, and Sita Sonty wrote this opinion article about how aerospace & defense companies can stake their ground in space infrastructure.

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AlixPartners

European Commission Unveils Industrial Accelerator Act

On 4 March 2026, the European Commission (the "Commission") adopted its long-awaited legislative proposal to strengthen the EU's industrial base and stimulate demand for "Made in EU" products with the publication...

European Union Government

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

UK Government Response To Late Payment Consultation

On 24 March 2026, the UK Government published its response to the "Late Payment Consultation: Time to Pay Up" consultation, which ran from 31 July 2025 to 23 October 2025...

United Kingdom Government

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Mayer Brown

Time To Pay Up? UK Government Proposes Ban On Retention Payments In Construction Contracts

On 24 March 2026, the UK Government published the response to its 2025 Late Payment Consultation, which ran from 31 July to 23 October 2025. The response, entitled Time to Pay Up, sets out a package of measures...

United Kingdom Government

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Gowling WLG

What's Caught And What's Not? The Government's Proposed Changes To The NSIA's Notifiable Sectors

United Kingdom Government

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Macfarlanes LLP

Reform Of The UK NSI Act: Tightening Security On Key Sectors And Ensuring Predictability

United Kingdom Government

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Travers Smith LLP

Investing In The Defense Sector: Procurement, Sanctions, And ESG (Podcast)

United Kingdom Government

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A&O Shearman

UK Expands NSIA Mandatory Regime To Cover Water Sector & Clarifies Scope Of Semiconductors, Critical Minerals And AI Schedules

United Kingdom Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

How The Midlands Defence And Security Industry Council Is Set To Boost Jobs And Regional Growth

United Kingdom Government

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Gowling WLG

Operational Resilience For Critical Infrastructure

United Kingdom Government

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Beyond The Battlefield: Private Equity, PPPs, And The Future Of UK Defence Infrastructure?

United Kingdom Government

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Public Law Case Update Q4 2025

United Kingdom Government

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Gowling WLG

Tariffs, Inflation, And Supply Risk: Rethinking Procurement In An Age Of Disruption

United Kingdom Government

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AlixPartners

ESG Circular - Issue 3 - Staying Ahead Of Emerging Risks And Opportunities

United Kingdom Government

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Travers Smith LLP

The IP Driven Start-up Podcast | From Lab To Market - The Real Story Of Commercialising University Research

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

SFDR 2.0 In Focus: Key Industry Pressure Points And Early Signals From Council And European Parliament

European Union Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What Is US Trade Dress Law And How Does It Apply To The World Of Fashion? (Podcast)

United Kingdom International

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HGF Ltd

Episode 18: Massive Attack Helped Me Build A Multi-million Pound Business (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

Hotels Unpacked - A Glimpse Into The World Of Luxury With Rocco Forte Hotels (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

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European Commission Unveils Industrial Accelerator Act

On 4 March 2026, the European Commission (the "Commission") adopted its long-awaited legislative proposal to strengthen the EU's industrial base and stimulate demand for "Made in EU" products with the publication...

European Union Government

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Satellite Today/Via Satellite: A Constellation For Every Nation

AlixPartners’ David Owusu-Gyebi, Diane Shaw, Harry Malins, and Sita Sonty wrote this opinion article about how aerospace & defense companies can stake their ground in space infrastructure.

United Kingdom Government

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AlixPartners

UK Expands NSIA Mandatory Regime To Cover Water Sector & Clarifies Scope Of Semiconductors, Critical Minerals And AI Schedules

On 12 March 2026, the UK government confirmed that important changes will be made to the National Security and Investment Act (NSIA) Notifiable Acquisition Regulations (NARs) and the scope of the NSIA mandatory notification regime.

United Kingdom Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Defense Joint Ventures As Strategic Industrial Assets

United Kingdom Government

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AlixPartners

New EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation Guidelines: (Some) Clarity Emerges, Red Tape Remains

European Union Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

What Is An International Investment Treaty And What Protections Do Foreign Investors Have?

United Kingdom Government

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

UK Government's Vision 2035: Critical Minerals Strategy – Opportunities And FDI Implications

Worldwide Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Beyond The Usual Suspects; The New Era Of Universal FDI Scrutiny

United Kingdom Government

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Travers Smith LLP

The National Security And Investment Act: What Founders Need To Know

United Kingdom Government

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Lewis Silkin

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Constitutional & Administrative Law

What's Caught And What's Not? The Government's Proposed Changes To The NSIA's Notifiable Sectors

Four years on from the entry into force of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA), the UK Government is set to implement its first update to the mandatory notification categories, increasing the number of “sensitive sectors” under the regime.

United Kingdom Government

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Macfarlanes LLP

United Kingdom Proposes Changes In The Cyber Security And Resilience Bill To The NIS Regulations, With Key Differences To NIS2

The UK Government has published the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (the "Bill" or the "UK Bill") proposing significant amendments to the Network and Information...

United Kingdom Technology

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Mayer Brown

High Court Refuses Permission To Challenge Rejection Of Late Application Under Regulatory Scheme

The High Court has shown how strictly deadlines set by regulators can be enforced in Intelligent Land Investments Group PLC v Gas and Electricity Markets Authority [2026] EWHC 336 (Admin).

United Kingdom Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Public Law Case Update Q4 2025

United Kingdom Government

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Gowling WLG

Misconduct In Public Office: In The Spotlight

United Kingdom Government

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K&L Gates LLP

2027 Mandate For FedRAMP Authorized Tech: Everything Legal Counsel Need To Know

United Kingdom Government

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IR Global

Are Express Statutory Powers Needed For A Regulator To Make An Intrusive Regulatory Decision?

United Kingdom Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

"Dear Ofcom, Your Case Is Legally Void And Will Make Excellent Hamster Bedding"*

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Public Law Podcast Episode 23: January Wrap Up Of Key Developments

United Kingdom Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Terrorism, Homeland Security & Defence

Satellite Today/Via Satellite: A Constellation For Every Nation

AlixPartners’ David Owusu-Gyebi, Diane Shaw, Harry Malins, and Sita Sonty wrote this opinion article about how aerospace & defense companies can stake their ground in space infrastructure.

United Kingdom Government

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AlixPartners

What's Caught And What's Not? The Government's Proposed Changes To The NSIA's Notifiable Sectors

Four years on from the entry into force of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA), the UK Government is set to implement its first update to the mandatory notification categories, increasing the number of “sensitive sectors” under the regime.

United Kingdom Government

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Macfarlanes LLP

Reform Of The UK NSI Act: Tightening Security On Key Sectors And Ensuring Predictability

The UK Government has now confirmed that it will lay secondary legislation before Parliament later this year to implement the anticipated reforms to the UK's National Security and Investment Act 2021 ("NSI Act") regime.

United Kingdom Government

TS

Travers Smith LLP

UK Expands NSIA Mandatory Regime To Cover Water Sector & Clarifies Scope Of Semiconductors, Critical Minerals And AI Schedules

United Kingdom Government

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

How The Midlands Defence And Security Industry Council Is Set To Boost Jobs And Regional Growth

United Kingdom Government

GW

Gowling WLG

Data Sharing Under ECCTA: A Potentially Powerful But Underused Tool In The Fight Against Economic Crime

United Kingdom Criminal

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Macfarlanes LLP

2027 Mandate For FedRAMP Authorized Tech: Everything Legal Counsel Need To Know

United Kingdom Government

IG

IR Global

Defense Joint Ventures As Strategic Industrial Assets

United Kingdom Government

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AlixPartners

Strengthening Security For Faith Communities Across The UK

United Kingdom Criminal

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Giambrone & Partners

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Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

The Energy Nexus: Structuring Integrated Power And Data Centre Infrastructure

The data centre industry faces a defining challenge: securing reliable, resilient and cost-effective power at unprecedented scale.

United Kingdom Energy

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

European Commission Unveils Industrial Accelerator Act

On 4 March 2026, the European Commission (the "Commission") adopted its long-awaited legislative proposal to strengthen the EU's industrial base and stimulate demand for "Made in EU" products with the publication...

European Union Government

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

UK Government Response To Late Payment Consultation

On 24 March 2026, the UK Government published its response to the "Late Payment Consultation: Time to Pay Up" consultation, which ran from 31 July 2025 to 23 October 2025...

United Kingdom Government

MB

Mayer Brown

Time To Pay Up? UK Government Proposes Ban On Retention Payments In Construction Contracts

United Kingdom Government

GW

Gowling WLG

The UK “Quantum Leap”: The Future Is Here, No Time Travel Needed

United Kingdom Technology

KL

Keltie LLP

What's Caught And What's Not? The Government's Proposed Changes To The NSIA's Notifiable Sectors

United Kingdom Government

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Macfarlanes LLP

Death Of The Retention?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Macfarlanes LLP

The North West Just Got Cooler: The New Cryogenic Lab Powering The Region's Transformation Into A Global Quantum Hub

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

UK Government Opens Consultation On Digital ID Scheme

United Kingdom Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

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Latest Videos

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S6:E3 – The Fight For LGBTQ+ Rights In The UK Isn't Over: Peter Darrant (Video)

SO

Square One

Procurement Unpacked: Six Months Of The 2023 Act (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Energy & Infrastructure Video Series (Video)

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Travers Smith LLP

How Do I Know If I'm Subject To A RED NOTICE? (Video)

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Gherson

Umar Azmeh Speaks On Sentencing In House Of Lords Webinar (Video)

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BCL Solicitors LLP

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