On 26 October 2022, the German government approved a detailed key proposals paper setting out its plan to legalise the consumption of cannabis for recreational purposes.

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has advised the German State on a new reduced shareholders pact with respect to EADS N.V

The German State and the French State, together with the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) N.V. and its other large shareholders Daimler, Lagardère and SEPI have agreed to comprehensively restructure the existing shareholder pact relating to EADS N.V., and to allow numerous share transactions to occur with respect to Dutch company EADS N.V. De Brauw has advised the German State on this restructuring.

Now that both houses of the German parliament have passed the new Digital Act (Digital-Gesetz, "DigiG"), the German healthcare system has certainty regarding the substance of the Act.

In just a few years, Germany has developed into an important sales market for medical cannabis.

For our final post on this topic of the top 100 European independent firms, our first stop is the Iberian peninsula.

Growth of 7.7% at the French outfit Fidal means it replaces Spain´s largest firm as Europe´s number one

A 'New Wave' of infrastructure growth is rolling across Australia – what does this mean for construction professionals?

Announcement of Cuatrecasas' results confirms Spain's major firms are growing again due to foreign investor interest in the country's energy, real estate and telecoms sectors.

On 15-19 June 2016 the first IBA Europe-Caucasus-Asia Forum (IBA ECA Forum 2016) was successfully held in Kyiv (15-17 June) and Lviv (18-19 June), bringing together over 100 legal profession leaders from 27 countries!