485 results found

Attractiveness to foreign investment is a key principle for the EU, as well as a major source of economic growth.

This article was initially published by Bisnow on January 22, 2020 and features commentary from Withers' Reaz Jafri.

The first decade of the new millennium started on a high note for the global aerospace and defense (A&D) industry, with outstanding financial performance around the world — only to be followed by the dot-com bust, the tragedy of 9/11, the ensuing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the worst global economic downturn in nearly 80 years.

The National Security and Investment Act 2021 ("NSI Act") provides the UK government with new powers to scrutinise investments on national security grounds.

Bernardine Adkins, the Head of EU, Trade and Competition gave an overview of what the Brexit deal - the Trade and Cooperation Agreement - means for the property investment community.

Following the government's recent decision to proceed with the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station project (Hinkley Point), ministers are planning a new legal framework for future foreign investment...

The UK's new Procurement Act 2023 (the "Act") took effect on 24 February 2025. More information on this can be found in our alerts: Understanding the UK's New Procurement Regime in 2025 and Changes...

The UK Government's Defence Investment Plan commits £298 billion over four years and introduces fundamental reforms to defence procurement, including segmented acquisition models, new commercial pathways, and a 'buy British by default' approach. With significant emphasis on attracting private capital through new investment mechanisms and advisory groups, the Plan creates substantial opportunities across nuclear programmes, critical infrastructure, SME participation, and advanced technologies for organi

Shifting global geopolitics are rapidly increasing European defence spending, creating space for private capital funds (PCFs) and institutional investors.

The European Commission, on July 20, 2021, unveiled a landmark legislative proposal that would overhaul the European Union's approach to anti-money laundering...

Owners and buyers of UK land need to be aware of new government powers under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 that will come into force on 4 January 2022.

According to the July 2004 Government paper ‘Animal Welfare – Human Rights: protecting people from animal rights extremists’, a typical campaign by animal extremists can involve the publication of names, addresses and phone numbers of a company’s directors, employees or shareholders, threatening letters, harassing telephone calls and criminal damage.

In this final look at cases from 2024, we offer a straight forward and concise overview of six public law and regulation cases from the fourth quarter of 2024 which highlight important points of principle and procedure.

Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation.

Counter-terrorist financing would appear to be the poor cousin of anti-money laundering. It is not uncommon for the two to be lumped together as if they were virtually identical.

We previously wrote that "Winds of Change" were sweeping across Europe, with both the European Union and its individual Member States

On 4 January 2022, the UK's National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) entered into full force, heralding a sea-change in deal planning and related risk assessment.

Catherine Howard reviews eight planning reform ideas from her Project Nutcracker series now adopted by Government, comments on other proposals which have unsurprisingly had less mileage, and considers what comes next...