Introduction As regional conflict causes disruption to commercial activity, this article considers the enforceability of contractual force majeure provisions and the availability of relief for events of force majeure and loss resulting from extraneous causes under UAE law.  Enforceability of Contractual Force Majeure Provisions Under UAE law, contracting parties are […]

Los Angeles – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Carlos Jimenez to the firm’s Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety practice as a partner in its Los Angeles office. Jimenez joins the firm from Protection Law Group, LLP. Jimenez concentrates his practice on representing employers in California wage and hour class actions […]

IN A NUTSHELL 🌿 The impact of sustainable transportation on the environment is direct and measurable: shifting to electric fleets, shared micromobility and low-carbon electricity can markedly reduce per‑kilometre CO₂ and particulate emissions, especially outside central urban cores. 🚍 Well-designed public systems—bus rapid transit, rail, electric buses and trams—deliver higher […]

Olkeriai River Under Pressure: Maasai Communities Confront the Impacts of Sand Harvesting in Kenya Country Kenya agnes Mon, 03/16/2026 – 13:54 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image An investigation into how unregulated sand extraction is draining water sources and reshaping pastoral life in Kenya’s drylands.​ By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS […]

Russian Court Extends Detention of Indigenous Climate Activist Daria Egereva for Three More Months Country Russia agnes Thu, 03/12/2026 – 17:17 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Today, March 12, Moscow’s Basmanny Court held another hearing on Daria Egereva’s pretrial detention. The court extended her pretrial detention for three […]

On 10 March 2026, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) adopted a single corporate enforcement and voluntary self-disclosure policy (DOJ CEP) that supersedes “all component-specific or US Attorney’s Office-specific corporate enforcement policies.”1 But, despite the clear push for uniformity, and reiteration of existing baseline voluntary self-disclosure principles, questions remain about the benefits […]

Global law firm K&L Gates advised Flywheel Partners Limited on the sale of a minority stake in Natural Innovations, a specialist in plant-led and bespoke vegetable solutions for food industry and foodservice customers, to Solina, a leading global food ingredients company and Astorg portfolio company. London private equity partner Julian […]