Litigation or third party funding has transformed the UK disputes market over the past 20 years. Its growth has been enabled by procedural and regulatory changes.

The issue in this appeal case was whether digital newspapers would benefit from the same zero-rating treatment as physical newspapers.

Businesses across the globe are struggling to keep up with the pace of technology and the laws governing that technology.

On 22 November 2019, the Japanese Diet passed an amendment to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA), introducing new controls on foreign investment.

The team at PKF hotelexperts have published a paper "The Impact of Sustainable Practices on the Financial Statement of a Hotel",

The expanded Section 232 tariffs will take effect for all affected articles entered or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 am EST, on February 8, 2020.

Australia's federal, state and territory governments are variously in the process of adjusting their procurement frameworks to give effect to Australia's obligations under international free trade agreements

A number of major transport projects are presently being delivered under Public Private Partnership (PPP) contracts. In each case,...

Further to the 2017-2018 inter-trade agreements and to the works undertaken within the Group of 10, the National Labour Council drafted an advice on the legislation

On 26 January 2020, the Chinese State Council issued a circular extending the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) holidays for workers to 2 February.

The European renewable energy landscape is undergoing a fascinating change. With almost all countries now having transitioned to competitive...

The story of offshore wind in Europe is remarkable by any standards.

On 9 December 2019, High Representative/Vice-President of the European Union Josep Borrell announced that the Foreign Affairs Council has agreed with strong consensus to start the...

The determination of the taxable base of the Gambling Tax has been unclear since the entry into force of the Spanish Gambling Act.

In this edition of Pensions Ombudsman Round-Up we look at some determinations from October and November 2019, which cover the following issues:

In this summary judgment Cargill succeeded in arguing that an interest rate applicable to late payment did not operate as an unenforceable penalty.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has found that an automated text messaging system that dials from a stored list of numbers ...

In early 2019, the Wyoming legislature enacted a flurry of laws aimed at establishing the state as a haven for businesses and investors that focus on blockchain and digital assets.

In the ongoing CRISPR patent battle, after four days of oral arguments, it was announced today that the European Patent Office's (EPO) Technical Board of Appeal (Board)

The media controversy surrounding China's coronavirus COVID-19 detection app, the "close contact detector," has highlighted a common misapprehension