Welcome to Edition 41 of P2N0 covering the drive to avoid, reduce and remove greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to progress to net-zero GHG emissions (NZE)…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, International Law & Trade
On January 16, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Anderson v. Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee, No. 25-498 (U.S.), a case regarding what ERISA plaintiffs must allege at the pleading stage when they claim…
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/ Civil Procedure, Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law
On January 29, President Trump signed an Executive Order declaring a national emergency with regard to Cuba and establishing a process to impose ad valorem tariffs on imports into the U.S. from countries that have been…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
“Project Vault” is a first of its kind $12 billion strategic stockpile for critical minerals. By pairing Export-Import Bank financing with private capital, the Trump Administration is effectively underwriting demand and…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
On 20 January 2026, the UK’s Department for Business & Trade (“DBT”) launched a consultation on a significant overhaul of the Competition Market Authority’s (“CMA”) regime, aiming to “promote effective competition, support…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
Over 100,000 people just gave an AI assistant root access to their computers. That assistant can now talk to other AI assistants on a social network humans cannot post to…
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/ Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On 9 January 2026, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its first set of Guidelines on the application of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”), which requires some M&A deals involving companies that have received…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
Section 101 eligibility remains one of the most unpredictable and frequently contested areas of U.S. patent practice, particularly for software, artificial intelligence, and machine learning…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On January 9, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari in SEC v. Sripetch, 154 F.4th 980 (9th Cir. 2025) to resolve a Circuit split concerning what the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) must prove…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Securities Law
Section 101 eligibility remains one of the most unpredictable and frequently contested areas of U.S. patent practice, particularly for software, artificial intelligence, and machine learning…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Since the launch of the first Large Language Models (LLMs), a wave of copyright litigation has been initiated by authors, musicians, and news organizations alleging that their works were misappropriated to build today’s most…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Trump administration authorizes transactions involving Venezuelan oil sector, but subject to detailed conditions to align with U.S. policy objectives. Companies seeking to do business with Venezuela should confirm that their…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
The U.S. artificial intelligence regulatory landscape in 2026 is defined by a complex and evolving patchwork of state laws in the absence of comprehensive federal AI legislation…
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/ Administrative Law, Conflict of Laws, Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics, Science, Computers, & Technology
Looking ahead to 2026, the energy sector is at a pivotal point, shaped by ongoing challenges and emerging new opportunities. After a year in which geopolitical tensions and economic pressures tested the industry’s resilience,…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking
AI agents are no longer a research concept. They book travel, execute trades, draft documents, approve purchases, and interact with customers—often with minimal human oversight…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
