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In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. If you have any questions in respect of any of the developments set out below...

The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) came into force on 4 January 2022, creating a standalone regime giving the UK Government broad powers to scrutinise – and potentially intervene in – acquisitions and investments on the grounds of protecting national security. Nearly five years on, the NSIA regime is well established. It replaced the national security aspects of the UK Government’s intervention powers under the Enterprise Act 2002 and operates alongside the UK merger control regime.

A major regulatory shift is coming for legal professionals who handle government agency data — and law firm IT leaders need to prepare now.

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 UK Government published its Defence Industrial Strategy 2025: Making Defence an Engine for Growth on 8 September 2025. This strategy marks a transformative shift in national security policy...

Today, 10 January 2024, sees the commencement of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (Amending Regulations)...

The Procurement Act 2023 (the "Act") that came into force in February this year marked a shift in the UK's approach to public procurement, including the regulation of defence and security contracts.

The UK government has published its latest annual report on the functioning of the UK's investment screening regime under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) as well as announcing its intention...

The Procurement Act 2023 launches a new, post-Brexit procurement regime, with many significant changes to the predecessor regime.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) continues to attach considerable weight to the strategic steer that it received from the Labour government earlier this year to prioritise...

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 this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. If you have any questions in respect of any of the developments set out below...

The Bill is wide-ranging in its scope, and includes provisions relating to matters such as town and country planning, the Community Infrastructure...

Law No. 129/2019 on the prevention and sanctioning of money laundering and terrorism financing transposing the 4th AML Directive.

In a landmark decision concerning Ukraine's complaint against Russia's transit restrictions, a WTO Panel has ruled for the first time on the nature of the GATT national security exception

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...

Defence in the UK is changing with the country having to adapt to the growing threat from its adversaries as well as strategically navigating its political relationships...

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...