Enforcing arbitral awards against sovereign States presents complex strategic and practical challenges, particularly when navigating sovereign immunity arguments, cross-border asset identification, and multi-jurisdictional enforcement proceedings. A recent London International Disputes Week discussion examined these issues through the lens of the landmark Zhongshan v. Nigeria case, where a Chinese investor successfully secured and enforced a USD 70 million investment arbitration award against an African Sta

The presidency of Brazil published Provisional Measure 1.171/2023 on Sunday, April 30, which imposes income tax on controlled foreign (non-Brazilian) corporations owned by Brazilian tax residents.

L'EIOPA ha posto in pubblica consultazione gli standard di implementazione di Solvency II, relativi a moduli, protocolli e procedure da utilizzarsi in determinate aree di operatività di Solvency II.

The Charity Commission has released the full details of the 2013 Annual Return which contains a small number of changes in response to the consultation.

The Charity Commission has revised its guidance on amending charity governing documents, introducing separate frameworks for different charity structures and expanding requirements around conflicts of interest, member consultation, and trustee benefits. These changes aim to clarify legal obligations and improve practical usability for charity administrators navigating constitutional amendments.

No one knows the legal implications of global expansion better than a global law film like Withersworldwide.

Encouraged by estimates of shale oil and gas reserves in the UK, the British government is embarking on an overhaul of the law in this area.

The window of opportunity for increasing the pot of funds that can be remitted to the UK without UK tax by separating 'mixed funds' ...

US Supreme Court Narrows Whistleblower Definition Under Dodd-Frank Act

On August 21, 2018, the IRS issued Notice 2018-68 to provide guidance on the application of section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The new Policy maintains some parts of the 2016 Pilot Program while adding two presumptions and one item of guidance.

The defendants did not deny they sought to make the payments.

On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") considered whether to adopt an exchange traded fund ("ETF") ...

After the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow states to legalize a wide range of sports-betting operations, professional athletes have considered whether they may be successful ...

On April 12, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) requested comments on soliciting dealer arrangements in corporate transactions and proxy contests.

In this podcast, we discuss how art collectors can use their art as collateral for loans to access capital for other investments.

The Coronavirus Act 2020 came into force on 25 March 2020 and contains a package of measures to deal with the Coronavirus crisis. As promised by the government, there are provisions to protect tenants from the impact of the crisis.

Temporary relief has been extended to non-performing parties under certain contracts for the sale, purchase and lease of residential properties in Singapore.

The EU legislative process has already now moved to the next phase - ‘Level 2' - during which the implementing and subordinate measures under the Directive will be produced.

The Charity Commission’s new policy on restitution and the recovery of charitable funds misappropriated or lost to charity in breach of trust sets out clear principles reminding trustees of their responsibilities to manage and protect their charity’s property and to ensure that it is only used to further the charity’s purposes.