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Paul Hastings LLP

UK Blocks Transfer of Graphene Assets on National Security Grounds

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On 20 August, the UK government issued a Final Order under Section 26 of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) blocking a proposed joint venture between Versarien plc (Versarien) and Anhui Boundary Innovative...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Updates to the UK National Security and Investment Act

Key Points - Following our Alert last month addressing the United Kingdom Government’s intentions to improve the workings of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA), the U.K. Government has now published two new...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Updates to the UK National Security and Investment Act in These Dangerous and Uncertain Times

Key Points - On Thursday, the UK government announced its intention to improve the workings of the NSIA, “ in these dangerous and uncertain times [when] our economy is increasingly the target for our adversaries.” In November...more

Jones Day

UK Government Publishes Third Climate Change Risk Assessment January 17, 2022

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Three months after hosting the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, and as required by the Climate Change Act 2008, the UK government published its third five-year risk assessment of climate change on the United Kingdom. This...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Spreadsheet Risk Triggers £5 Million Fine for UK Bank

The UK’s banking regulator, the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA), recently announced that it had fined a UK bank over £5m (over $7m) because of problems caused by uncontrolled spreadsheets in crucial business processes. ...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Offshore Roundup

Two Birds, One Stone: Addressing COO and DAC6 Risks in Tandem - UK Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA) and the EU Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC6) compliance matters are likely to come under increased scrutiny...more

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