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UK Government Publishes Consultation On Changes To National Security And Investment Act Notifiable Acquisitions
The UK Government has today announced a consultation on proposed amendments to the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisitions) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021 (the NARs). The NARs contain details of the 17 sensitive sectors where mandatory NSIA filings are required for certain changes of control.
The UK Government opens a consultation on the proposed amendments to the National Security and Investment Act – Concurrences
The UK Government has today announced a consultation on proposed amendments to the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisitions) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021 (the NARs). The NARs contain details of the 17 sensitive sectors where mandatory NSIA filings are required for certain changes of control. Any changes to the scope of these sectors will therefore have an impact on when a mandatory filing needs to be made, with immediate consequences for de...
UK's Controversial Foreign Influence Registration Scheme Looms – Banks And Other Businesses Prepare
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UK’s controversial foreign influence registration scheme looms - Banks and other businesses prepare The new regime aimed at protecting UK politics from foreign influence is set to go live 1 July, but its onerous requirements could make for unintended cons
Almost two years since the National Security Act 2023 became law, on 1 July 2025 both tiers of the UK Government’s new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), will finally ‘go live’.
Introduction: Global Overview of Key FDI Trends
Introduction Foreign direct investment (FDI) regulation has become a critical piece of the regulatory jigsaw in recent years.
Foreign Direct Investment Regulation Guide
Foreign Direct Investment Regulation Guide - Second Edition While the appetite, and necessity, for outside capital remains unabated, increasingly this is running into increasing national security concerns – particularly since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – as well as stricter regulations on mergers.
UK GOVERNMENT GIVES GROUND ON CONTROVERSIAL FOREIGN INFLUENCE REGISTRATION SCHEME
The UK's new National Security Bill was relatively advanced in its legislative process by the time of the emergence last year of a key new proposal: the establishment of a Foreign Influence Registration Scheme. The stated aim of the scheme, which we and most others supported, was to crack down on malign covert foreign influence on the UK's political processes.
Introduction: Key Current Trends – Global Overview
Introduction Foreign direct investment (FDI) regulation has become an increasingly critical piece of the regulatory jigsaw in recent years. FDI flows have started to surge back to above pre-pandemic levels,[2] but we are also seeing a continuing trend towards greater protectionism and stricter enforcement, initially resulting from the unprecedented economic fallout of the covid-19 pandemic, followed swiftly by heightened geopolitical tensions.
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