X
12Nov

UK outlines its plans for wide-ranging new foreign investment review powers

The UK has outlined the details of its new National Security and Investment Bill, heralding the introduction of a new regime for foreign direct investments in the UK. The new regime would introduce, for the first time, a mandatory pre-screening mechanism for deals involving foreign investments in sensitive sectors. This new regime represents a substantial expansion of the foreign investment review mechanism in the UK in terms of both its scope and its powers, and is likely to result in more...
By: White & Case LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/uk-outlines-its-plans-for-wide-ranging-32759/

Related

October Brings Employment Law Changes to Maryland

October in Maryland is a time of ripening pumpkins and falling leaves. October 1 is also the date wh...

Read More >

Recent Criminal Misappropriation of Trade Secrets to China

Trade secrets can be stolen at any point, and such theft can be prosecuted by the Department of Just...

Read More >

The New Normal: Sustained Rise In Worksite Immigration Raids

Six hundred and eighty workers from seven poultry processing plants across Mississippi were arrested...

Read More >

California’s CROWN Act Expands Discrimination Protections for Natural Hair

California Governor Gavin Newsom passed Senate Bill 188, known as the Creating a Respectful and Open...

Read More >

Updates to the CMA’s Merger Guidance Documents (CMA2 and CMA56) Following Brexit

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on 6 November published draft updates to two of it...

Read More >

Sports Investment Amid COVID-19: Playing Smart in Turbulent Times

Investors pursing global investment opportunities across the sports industry should be aware of the ...

Read More >