Market Intelligence

Recruitment is evolving from an HR function into a critical governance and risk management issue for organisations in high-trust environments. This joint insight paper examines how changing legal requirements, including the Employment Rights Act 2025, are raising the stakes for employers who must now demonstrate structured, evidence-based recruitment processes that can withstand scrutiny. The analysis explores common gaps in pre-employment checks and why informal screening practices may create more risk tha

Namibia has launched three foundational digital infrastructure components: WayaMe for instant payments, DigiNam for digital identity verification, and activated electronic signature provisions under the Electronic Transactions Act. These developments create the technical and legal framework necessary for businesses to offer remote onboarding, electronic contracting, and digital public services across the country's emerging digital economy.

Chile's Financial Market Commission has launched the ATENA Technology Sandbox, a secure testing infrastructure enabling financial institutions to prepare for participation in the country's Open Finance System. The sandbox allows institutions to test technical developments, verify compliance with OFS standards, and conduct interoperability testing ahead of the system's scheduled July 2027 operational launch.

Switzerland's new Transparency Act requires companies to identify and report beneficial owners based on control thresholds and governance rights. This analysis examines how M&A transactions, investor agreements, and contractual veto rights trigger reporting obligations, exploring five critical considerations for structuring deals while maintaining compliance with the federal Transparency Register requirements.

The Supreme Court of India examined whether an Adjudicating Authority under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code possesses the power to recall admission of insolvency proceedings initiated through fraud and collusion, and whether such findings necessitate termination of the entire Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process. The case involved a real estate project where homebuyers alleged that insolvency proceedings were collusively initiated to frustrate their remedies and shield the project from regulatory acti

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming cybersecurity threats, enabling attackers to discover vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed and scale while autonomous AI systems demonstrate the ability to coordinate sophisticated attacks with minimal human oversight. Organizations now face compressed response timelines, complicated attribution challenges, and novel legal questions when AI-discovered vulnerabilities, AI-enabled attacks, or rogue AI incidents occur. Legal counsel, CISOs, and compliance