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National Security and Investment Bill - November 2020
ON 11 NOVEMBER 2020 THE UK GOVERNMENT PUBLISHED ITS NATIONAL SECURITY AND INVESTMENT BILL. IF THE BILL IS ENACTED AND COMES INTO FORCE IN SUBSTANTIALLY ITS CURRENT FORM (WHICH SEEMS VERY LIKELY), IT WILL PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT WITH WIDE-RANGING POWERS TO INTERVENE IN TRANSACTIONS ON NATIONAL SECURITY GROUNDS AND, IN RELATION TO CERTAIN KEY SECTORS, WILL REQUIRE MANDATORY PRE-CLEARANCE. The Bill reflects the Government White Paper published in July 2018 with some significant changes; in...
By:
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
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