United States: Contracts and Commercial Law

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, signed into law on 18 December 2025, includes the BIOSECURE Act (the Act), which establishes a new framework governing the use of certain biotechnology equipment and services ...

A series of recent actions from the White House, Congress, and the Pentagon have sent an unusually strong signal to major defense contractors and market entrants that seek to compete in the defense ecosystem.

Justice Cotter of the U.K. High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division, has continued an October 9, 2025, freezing injunction against Astor International, Astor Defence, and their principal...

On December 19, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted a law requiring the Luxembourg Business Registers (the LBR) to refuse registration in the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (the RCS) and to demand the cessation of duties of any person subject to a management disqualification, including where the disqualification originates from another EU Member State.

In the waning hours of 2025, news broke that the Department of Justice ("DOJ") had sent Civil Investigative Demands ("CIDs") to investigate and potentially bring actions against federal contractors, grant recipients, and other entities receiving federal funds for maintaining so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion ("DEI") programs.

Biographica, a startup working to improve and accelerate the crop trait development process through machine learning, announced that it raised £7 million in a seed round.

Though standards vary across jurisdictions, parties seeking to pierce the corporate veil must generally show that owners dominated the entity to...

To ensure liquidated damages clauses are both enforceable and equitable, construction professionals should work closely with legal counsel to craft provisions that include clear, adequate checks...

A clear definition of the scope—including all rights, duration, and territories—is foundational to the agreement's value and prevents commercial risk.