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November has seen a number of developments in preparation for full implementation on 4 January 2022 of the UK's new investment screening regime, the National Security & Investment Act.

On Nov. 16, the U.K.'s secretary of state for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy blocked Nexperia BV's acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab on national security grounds.

The UK Government has published its response to the consultation on the sectors that will be subject to a mandatory notification regime under the National Security and Investment Bill.

On 11 July 2023, the Cabinet Office published the second Annual Report on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA), covering the period from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 (the Report).

Geopolitical disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is exposing critical vulnerabilities in the semiconductor supply chain through an emerging helium shortage. This analysis examines how maritime chokepoint risks transmit into sectors far removed from shipping, creating hidden dependencies across global manufacturing, capital markets...

Investing in the EU? Tighter foreign investment control is on its way as the new EU foreign investments control scheme takes shape while national governments adopt and enforce stricter rules.

The geopolitical environment continues to drive reform of foreign investment rules in Europe,

Mauritius and India recently signed a protocol phasing out the Capital Gains Tax exemption available under their double-tax treaty with respect to the sale of Indian securities.

On 11 November 2020, the UK Government (the "Government") published the draft National Security and Investment Bill (the "Bill"), heralding the dawn of a new era through the proposed introduction...

Lawyers in our Competition, Regulation and Trade practice have come together to predict what's on the horizon in the competition space in the UK and beyond in 2024...

On 14 July 2026, the UK Cabinet Office published the fifth Annual Report on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSI Act) (the Report). The Report provides summary information and statistics relating to the review of transactions and investments on national security grounds in the UK during the period 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026.

With the U.K. government publishing a decision on Aug. 7 imposing remedies under the U.K.'s National Security and Investment Act 2021 on the acquisition by EDF Energy of two U.K. businesses...

The European Commission (EC) has published its first set of formal guidelines on the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR). The guidelines provide some additional clarity for businesses.

The UK Government's latest NSIA Report (April 2024–March 2025) shows continued trends: more deals are caught by the regime, partly due to the ISU's increased identification of non-notified deals...

In brief: The Securities and Exchange Commission are considering giving foreign companies an extra year to comply with rules that require them to test and report on their internal controls.

On 22 July 2025, the UK Cabinet Office published the fourth Annual Report on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) (the Report). The Report provides summary information and statistics relating to the review...

On 5 September 2020, the UK Government accepted undertakings from Gardner Aerospace Holdings Limited not to proceed with its proposed acquisition of Impcross Limited, a UK-based...