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The past couple of months have seen the Russian operations of two well-known global businesses seized by the Russian government, even though both companies...

In R (L1T FM Holdings UK Limited) v Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster [2025] EWCA Civ 1528 the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal challenging a lack of compensation under the National...

Foreign investment has been ripe for legislative change in the United Kingdom. We have previously discussed this in our Clients and Friends Memo of 28 July 2020...

Suzanne Gallagher examines the UK's proposed response to the rising tide of young people engaging in terrorist activity online.

The UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) came into force in January 2022. After almost four years of enforcement, we take stock of how the government approaches problematic deals and what type...

China is toughening its money laundering prevention by taking a closer look at many more business sectors. Aziz Rahman explains the thinking behind this – and what it means for everyone trading abroad.

Currently a mere sub-set of "Advanced Materials", Critical Minerals should soon constitute a separate "sensitive area" for the purposes of the UK NSIA if (as expected)...

Just shy of two years since the UK National Security and Investment (NSI) Act entered into force, on 13 November 2023, the UK government published a Call for Evidence on the functioning, scope and performance of the regime.

The UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) entered into force and became operational on 4 January 2022. As mentioned previously,1 the NSIA represents a radical overhaul...

The UK Government's handling of the Vodafone-Three merger under the NSIA illustrates its "pro-investment" stance. Despite national security concerns, remedies were accepted, signaling a pragmatic approach even with politically sensitive investors.

From the future of jus contra bellum to the depoliticisation of investment disputes, the London Conference on International Law 2026 examined the forces reshaping the international legal order and its current trajectory.

On 29 April 2021, the National Security and Investment Bill became law as the National Security and Investment Act (the "NSI Act").

The UK government has now made a show of force in its foreign direct investment (FDI) reviews.

What we need from the Section 3 Statement under the National Security and Investment Act...

Since its introduction, the UK government on 16 June produced an annual report which provided insights into the regime and operational takeaways.

The UK government has released its latest annual report on the National Security and Investment (NSI) Act, covering the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

Recent drone incidents at Leipzig/Halle Airport and in Lithuanian airspace have exposed critical vulnerabilities in European aviation security, raising complex questions about civil liability, State responsibility, and the adequacy of existing regulatory frameworks. As hostile UAS operations grow more sophisticated, airports and airlines must urgently reassess their contractual arrangements, insurance coverage, and operational resilience planning to address this evolving threat.