Overview The Global Talent route is designed to attract leaders in their field in certain disciplines, or those who have the potential to become leaders. These disciplines cover: • arts and culture (including architecture, fashion design, film and television and design) • digital technology, and • science, engineering, humanities and medicine The standalone design pathway was added from 1 July 2026. The route is found in the Immigration Rules, Appendix Global Talent, which came into force on 1 December 2020 and was introduced by Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 813. It was previously contained in Appendix W of the Immigration Rules, and had largely replaced the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route, which was closed to new applicants and those extending their stay from 20 February 2020. For those who are eligible to apply, it is a highly attractive and flexible route, because: • it is a non-sponsored route, so a person with permission in the route is able to work in any employed or self-employed role (and switch between roles)

Law360: Efforts to combat corruption in the public sector have stalled in the US and globally while some developed countries, including the UK and Iceland, appear to be drifting backward, according to an annual study released 30 January 2024.

A global claim is one where a contractor has suffered loss caused by two or more different events which are employer risk events, but a contractor is unable or unwilling to identify the loss or delay caused by each individual event. Therefore there is one claim for all of the losses arising out of the various events.

What is a global claim? As projects expand in size, technical complexity and cost, so do claims. These elements, among others, contribute to difficulties in making straightforward claims—where there are multiple breaches of contract and other issues, the consequences of those issues can be complex, interwoven and compounded. In simple terms, a global claim is one where a contractor has suffered loss caused by two or more different events which are employer-risk events, but is unable or unwilling to identify the loss or delay caused by each individual event. Therefore there is one claim for all of the losses arising out of the various events. It is worth noting that global claims are also sometimes referred to in commentary as 'total cost', 'cumulative effect' or ‘cumulative impact’, 'composite' and/or 'rolled-up' claims. In fact, these are variants of global claims which refer to the way in which the claim is formulated: • total cost claims usually refer to the entirety of the work under the contract in question. A comparison is undertaken between the planned cost of the work (usually set out

This Practice Note on global collaboration outlines five key areas an in-house lawyer needs to consider when planning cross-border projects or deals: logistics, language, trust, negotiation and teamwork. For further information about doing business in other jurisdictions, see our Doing business in key global jurisdictions—overview and Lexology Panoramic—overview series and the International comparator tool. Building productive relationships Working across borders is a required skill for today’s in-house counsel. Whether you have operations overseas, foreign suppliers with which to negotiate or legal service providers based offshore, you need to be aware of cultural differences and flex your style accordingly in order to get results from people who may be used to working in very different ways to your own. In order to build productive working relationships around the world, you need to give attention to five key areas: • logistics • language • negotiation • trust • teamwork and identity Failing to give extra consideration to these areas may lead to delays, project failures and poor team morale. This Practice Note sets out to provide some simple yet effective

Law360, London: The average price of commercial insurance in global markets fell by 2% in the last three months of 2024, Marsh has said, marking the second consecutive quarterly decrease after seven years of rising rates.

Securities relating to ownership of a foreign company's shares. The securities are issued in markets (other than the company's home market) by a bank that holds shares in the company, and traded as though they were securities local to those markets.

Law360, London: A global banking group for combating financial crime warned 1 July 2024 that banks should improve the quality of suspicious activity reports to make them more useful to law enforcement and cutting current over-reporting.

Law360: Insurance prices for businesses globally fell by 0.9% l during 2024, the first decrease after seven years of rate hikes and a possible sign of a market turn, Howden said on 2 January 2025.

Law360,: Insured losses from natural disasters reached around US$80bn in the first six months of 2025, reinsurance company Swiss Re Group has said, marking the second-costliest start to a year ever.

Non-geostationary satellite systems that are intended to provide global communication coverage to small handheld devices.

The Global Online Safety Regulators Network, made up of 18 regulators and observers from five continents, has published its second position statement on how regulators will work together to address the global nature of online safety regulation. The Network has identified opportunities in multiple areas to pursue coherence between the regulators respective regimes including regulatory tools, user complaints, information requests and safety measures.