The Situation: On September 10, 2024, the UK government published the third National Security and Investment Act 2021 Annual Report ("2023/2024 Annual Report"), revealing longer processing times for foreign direct investment...more
The UK Government recently published its Annual Report on the application of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA). This first annual report covers the period from the commencing of the NSIA (4 January 2022) to...more
Foreign direct investment ("FDI") is an important part of the global economy: OECD data indicates that there was USD$1,426 billion of global FDI in 2019. In recent years, governments around the world have shown an increasing...more
New measures, announced on 21 June 2020, will allow the UK Government to intervene in relation to transactions involving businesses with "critical capabilities" to help combat public health emergencies, such as coronavirus. ...more