Discusses the nature of ransomware and the easily overlooked sanctions risks associated with ransomware payments.

Major changes are taking place at Ashurst at a global level as the firm reviews its management and equity structures – meanwhile, the firm's Spanish office is also taking steps to alter its working practices to maximise cross-selling opportunities.

With research suggesting that even in 2019, many companies have unprotected data and operate poor cybersecurity practices, Executive Director Charlotte Cruickshank examines the trends emphasising the importance ...

The Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) has expanded its portfolio to include the administration of investment disputes.

After the shock of invasion, the country's lawyers are looking to the future...

The first round of gender pay gap reporting, published in April, revealed that 78% of companies have a gender pay gap that favours men.

The market is booming for artificial intelligence (AI). Inflationary pressure and interest rates driving the cost of capital are among the current economic realities growing the appetite to mine our businesses for efficiencies.

The SEC has proposed amendments allowing public companies to file semiannual reports instead of quarterly ones, marking a significant shift in periodic reporting requirements.

UK Budget 2012 – key points of interest for private clients from Russia and CIS

Competition enforcement in Spain has weakened due to uncertainty surrounding the country's competition authority, though it has increased significantly in Portugal – meanwhile, the EU directive on antitrust damages will make clients less likely to apply for leniency

Germany started 2025 with rising enforcement risk as authorities intensified their efforts to combat financial crime.

In contrast to the frequent criticism made of US financial reform that it is rushed and uncoordinated, the comparable European Union (EU) reforms have generally been seen as deliberate and consultative.

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre ("SIAC") released the sixth edition of its arbitration rules (the "2016 Arbitration Rules") on 1 July 2016, with the stated aim of providing an updated set of procedures that are "timely, efficient, cost-effective, and user-friendly".

Specializing early can be a career risk—or a launchpad. For alumnus Jean Morice, who chose securitization, it's been the latter, as his latest promotion attests.

Major law firms in Madrid grew in the last year with transactional activity driving healthy increases in revenue – however fee pressure persists, while the ‘war for talent' escalates.

Third party funding has become increasingly common in numerous common law jurisdictions over the last decade.

A carve-out transaction is when a company sells a division or business unit, typically one that is no longer a core part of its operations.

Banking and finance lawyers claim that, in general, the market is improving and that there are currently good opportunities for law firms.

On 10 November 2014 the Privy Council handed down judgment in Singularis Holdings Limited v PricewaterhouseCoopers , which was heard alongside PricewaterhouseCoopers v Saad Investments Company Limited.

In 2026, the definition of a top law firm in Nigeria and Africa has undergone a change. The era when prestige rested solely on leather-bound libraries, intimidating boardrooms, and senior partners who never answered emails...