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Martyn's Law - The Terrorism (Protection Of Premises) Act 2025 Receives Royal Assent

The bombing of the Manchester Arena in 2017 exposed the lack of readiness of many public venues to deal with terrorist threats.

United Kingdom Government

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Mayer Brown

2023: Doing Business In The United Kingdom

What is the current business climate in your jurisdiction including major political, economic and/or legal activities on the horizon in your country that could have a big impact on businesses?

United Kingdom Government

WL

World Law Group

UK Sets Go Live Date For Foreign Influence Registration Scheme And Urges Business To Prepare

On April 1, 2025, the Minister of State for Security, Dan Jarvis, announced that the UK's long-anticipated Foreign Influence Registration Scheme ("FIRS")...

United Kingdom Government

SJ

Steptoe LLP

What Are The Legal Requirements Of The Terrorism (Protection Of Premises) Act 2025?

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 was passed today. The aim of the Act is to improve security at premises and events and reduce the risk of harm in the event of a terrorist act.

United Kingdom Government

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Gowling WLG

Competition Law And/or National Security Concerns Could Lead To Exclusion From And Termination Of Public Contracts

United Kingdom Government

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Macfarlanes LLP

10th Anniversary Of The UK Modern Slavery Act: Withers Contributes To Parliament's Enquiry Into Forced Labour In UK Supply Chains

United Kingdom Government

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Withers LLP

Al-Haq Files Its Reply For Challenge To The Sale Of F-35 Fighter Jet Components To Israel

United Kingdom Government

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Bindmans LLP

UK Issues New Guidance On Modern Slavery And Human Trafficking In Supply Chains

United Kingdom Government

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Steptoe LLP

Time To Report: UK Releases Updated Guidance On Modern Slavery Act Compliance

United Kingdom Government

JD

Jones Day

The Modern Slavery Act And Supply Chains: What's Changing Under The Newly Issued Guidance?

United Kingdom Government

GW

Gowling WLG

UK Public Procurement Landscape Transformed: What Does It Mean For Medicines?

United Kingdom Government

AP

Arnold & Porter

Essential Insights On JCT's Latest 2024 Contract Suites: Procurement Act Updates And Other Changes

United Kingdom Government

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Gowling WLG

Procurement Act 2023 Now In Force: Focus On Debarment Of Grenfell Contractors

United Kingdom Government

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Macfarlanes LLP

Changes To The UK Procurement Regime In 2025: An Introduction To The Debarment List

United Kingdom Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

With Commonhold On The Horizon, Is Leasehold On Borrowed Time?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Higgs LLP

The EU Anti-Coercion Regulation: A New Tool Against Economic Pressure

European Union International

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WilmerHale

Corporate Finance Soundbite: Mergerspresso (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Monthly Regulatory Newsletter – March 2025

Worldwide Finance

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RQC Group

Pakistani Super League Coverage Called Out By Ofcom

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

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Inward/ Foreign Investment

2023: Doing Business In The United Kingdom

What is the current business climate in your jurisdiction including major political, economic and/or legal activities on the horizon in your country that could have a big impact on businesses?

United Kingdom Government

WL

World Law Group

UK Sets Go Live Date For Foreign Influence Registration Scheme And Urges Business To Prepare

On April 1, 2025, the Minister of State for Security, Dan Jarvis, announced that the UK's long-anticipated Foreign Influence Registration Scheme ("FIRS")...

United Kingdom Government

SJ

Steptoe LLP

National Security & Investment Act: UK Government Wins First Challenge To Divestment Order

The first ever judgment on the UK Government's application of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 ('NSIA') has been handed down. With a focus on the procedural aspects of the review

United Kingdom Government

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Legal Alert – The Business Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024

United Kingdom Commercial

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Spencer West

Bridging Borders: Laurel Zhang Elevates Sherrards At Leading Law Conferences In China

United Kingdom International

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Sherrards Solicitors

Love In A Cold Climate – International Expansion And The Impact Of Foreign Government

United Kingdom Government

WL

Withers LLP

UK Government Taking Longer With FDI Reviews, But Clearance Rates Higher

United Kingdom Anti-trust

JD

Jones Day

The Year In Review: UK Foreign Direct Investments Regime In The Spotlight

United Kingdom Government

MB

Mayer Brown

Floriane Lavaud Publishes In The ICSID Review

United Kingdom Government

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Withers LLP

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Constitutional & Administrative Law

UK Sets Go Live Date For Foreign Influence Registration Scheme And Urges Business To Prepare

On April 1, 2025, the Minister of State for Security, Dan Jarvis, announced that the UK's long-anticipated Foreign Influence Registration Scheme ("FIRS")...

United Kingdom Government

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Insights For In-house Counsel - Spring 2025

Our regular round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in law and practice for in-house counsel.

United Kingdom Strategy

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Court Analyses Validity Of Share Transfer Without Valid Deed Of Adherence To Shareholders' Agreement

The High Court has analysed the validity of a share transfer that was registered in breach of a condition in the company's constitution that required a deed of adherence...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Experienced Unjustified Arrest Or Excessive Police Force At A Protest? Your Rights Explained (30 January 2025)

United Kingdom Government

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Decoding The UK's AI Ambitions: Unpacking The Government Response To The AI Opportunities Action Plan

United Kingdom Government

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Kier Starmer's New Years Comments On The Voluntary Sector

United Kingdom Government

WL

Withers LLP

Social Care Reform – Once More Into The Breach?

United Kingdom Government

WS

Wrigleys Solicitors

Public Law Case Update Q4 2024

United Kingdom Government

GW

Gowling WLG

Foreign Influence Risks Spur New Regulatory Measures In Europe

Worldwide Government

SJ

Steptoe LLP

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Terrorism, Homeland Security & Defence

Martyn's Law - The Terrorism (Protection Of Premises) Act 2025 Receives Royal Assent

The bombing of the Manchester Arena in 2017 exposed the lack of readiness of many public venues to deal with terrorist threats.

United Kingdom Government

MB

Mayer Brown

UK Venues Face New Security Requirements Under 'Martyn's Law'

On 3 April, the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 received Royal Assent. The Act, also known as "Martyn's Law" in tribute to Martyn Hett, one of the 22 people killed in the 2017 Manchester Arena attack...

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

UK Sets Go Live Date For Foreign Influence Registration Scheme And Urges Business To Prepare

On April 1, 2025, the Minister of State for Security, Dan Jarvis, announced that the UK's long-anticipated Foreign Influence Registration Scheme ("FIRS")...

United Kingdom Government

SJ

Steptoe LLP

What Are The Legal Requirements Of The Terrorism (Protection Of Premises) Act 2025?

United Kingdom Government

GW

Gowling WLG

Competition Law And/or National Security Concerns Could Lead To Exclusion From And Termination Of Public Contracts

United Kingdom Government

M

Macfarlanes LLP

UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week Of March 10, 2025

Worldwide International

MB

Mayer Brown

Terrorism (Protection Of Premises) Bill: Impact On Property Owners

United Kingdom Real Estate

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

What Trump's Executive Order Designating Cartels As Terrorist Organizations Means For Insurance

United Kingdom Government

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WTW

Moneyval Report - Guernsey Highly Successful

Worldwide International

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Walkers

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Government/ Statutory Law

Certification, Belgians And Other Developing Planning Act Practice

Today's entry reports on some developing practice under the Planning Act regime that will be of interest to those involved in live and forthcoming projects (I hope).

United Kingdom Government

BD

Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

Rookery South To Continue In Parliament As Procedure Criticised

Today's entry reports on the latest stage of special parliamentary procedure being undergone by the Development Consent Order (DCO) for the proposed Rookery South energy from waste project in Bedfordshire being promoted by Covanta Energy.

United Kingdom Government

BD

Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

Could Road Privatisation Be A Step Towards More Widespread Road Pricing In The Future?

Tom Henderson, Senior Associate in the Government & Infrastructure department of Bircham Dyson Bell LLP believes that recent Government moves to explore road privatisation might be a first step towards the introduction of more widespread road charging.

United Kingdom Government

BD

Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

Government Launches Light Touch Review Of Planning Act Regime

United Kingdom Government

BD

Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

Government Embraces Portas Recommendations

United Kingdom Government

CC

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

The NPPF And Major Infrastructure

United Kingdom Government

BD

Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

NPPF Published Today

United Kingdom Government

CC

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

Budget 2012 – Osborne Signals Death Knell for CRC?

United Kingdom Environment

MB

Mayer Brown

Thames Tunnel - What's In The Pipeline

United Kingdom Government

BD

Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

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Latest Videos

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Energy & Infrastructure Video Series (Video)

TS

Travers Smith LLP

How Do I Know If I'm Subject To A RED NOTICE? (Video)

G

Gherson

Commercial Law And The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Umar Azmeh Speaks On Sentencing In House Of Lords Webinar (Video)

BS

BCL Solicitors LLP

Selling Into The USA , EU & The Post-Brexit UK (Video)

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Travlaw

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