French parliamentarians are considering landmark anti-corruption laws that would be a considerable breakthrough for those in the fight against corruption.

Following a recent data breach, Optical Center has been fined 250,000 euros by The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés.

Companies have been challenged with respect to their cookie policies and their implementation due to the entry into force of the GDPR earlier than the proposed ePrivacy Regulation

Beginning on September 1, 2019, all Singapore private sector organizations will be banned from collecting, using or releasing all national identity cards, copies or their numbers unless required under law or deemed necessary to verify an individual's identity.

The Singapore government introduced a bill into parliament to amend the Electronic Transactions Act (ETA) (Cap. 88) (ETA) on January 4, 2021.

ICSID Secretariat Team Leader and Legal Counsel Paul Jean Le Cannu joins Paris-based international arbitration partner Clément Fouchard to discuss investment arbitration in Africa.

Under what conditions can competition law be a force that is enabling, rather than obstructive?

In our latest client alert, we take a detailed look at the key differences between the Japanese foreign investment regime and the newly proposed UK regime, and discuss whether the UK should consider adopting any of the Japanese exemptions.

Jacqui Hatfield and Melanie Shone have recently published an article in Finance Monthly, examining the performance of the FCA's Project Innovate.

Germany is one of the most important patent litigation jurisdictions in Europe, making developments in its patent law very important

Germany is one of the most important patent litigation jurisdictions in Europe, making developments in its patent law very important to life sciences companies

Suzie Savage and Patrick Beale share their views on this year's key investment treaty developments, building on a December 2021 episode in which they anticipated what to expect...

Following on from our posting about the removal of the exemption of small scale developments from affordable housing contributions, please note that the Court of Appeal reversed the High Court's decision.

Last month, the House of Commons Treasury Committee issued a report on its inquiry into the regulation of crypto-assets

Join partners Philip Rymer and Susan Riitala as they discuss the new BIMCO ship sale and purchase agreement, SHIPSALE22 and how it compares to the Norwegian Shipbrokers' Association's standard form...

The Privy Council has confirmed that it is possible to contract out the right to limit liability, and so operators must be vigilant in ensuring this does not inadvertently happen ...

In January of 2017 a private equity firm, Bencis, was found liable for a portfolio company's involvement as one of 14 cartelists producing flour in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.

When COVID-19 swept the globe and disrupted the production and distribution of goods, it gave way to some companies taking advantage of consumers by significantly increasing prices.

In our increasingly global world, cross-border insolvencies have become relatively commonplace.

The initial coin offerings regulatory map has begun to take shape with the SEC, the CSA, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Australia offering their opinions on ICOs.