On 10 January 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) became the anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing supervisor for businesses that undertake the following cryptoasset activities

On 28 June 2019, Order no. 75/2019 on "Performance criteria regarding the set-up, employment and equipment of voluntary and private emergency services", repealing Order no. 96/2016, was published in the Official Gazette.

The Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (Supreme Court) passed Resolution No. 49 of 26 November 2019 entitled On Certain Issues Arising in the Judicial Practice in connection...

Belgium fittingly celebrated its national holiday with the entering into force of its new prospectus act.

Given that construction accounts for a large share of society's energy and resource consumption, digitization can ultimately lead to more sustainable building by promoting productivity, quality and resource saving.

With the growing need to improve efficiency in international arbitration, concurrent presentation of witness evidence is an attractive proposition for tribunals and parties endeavouring to achieve time and cost savings.

The Government of Alberta, like other provinces, chose to statutorily regulate the employers' obligations and responses to workplace bullying, as a part of its overall response to harassment.

In response to the EU blacklisting of the UAE, the UAE has recently published its Economic Substance legislation (Cabinet Resolution 31 of 2019).

In January 2020, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) issued a circular, "Circular to private equity firms seeking to be licensed" (Licensing Guidance for PE Firms)

The United States has imposed a further round of sanctions on Russia in connection with the determination in August 2018 that Russia has utilized chemical weapons in the "Skripal attack" in violation of the US CBW Act.

In March 2019, the SEC adopted a collection of amendments to its rules and forms intended to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements applicable to US public companies

Beginning on January 1, 2020, directors of a distributing corporation governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (the "CBCA") will be required to inform shareholders at every annual meeting

The Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has published on its web-site for public consultations a draft Order for the approval of the actions and rules that will be applied on the electricity

The long awaited thematic review of custody arrangements (Review) has now been completed and FMA have released their summary findings...

The House Financial Services Committee created its Task Force on Artificial Intelligence to determine how to use AI...

In the current economic climate, parties to commercial disputes are increasingly concerned about the recovery risk involved in pursuing arbitration proceedings, in particular the risk that an opponent may not be able to comply with an arbitral award made against it or that an opponent's future financial security becomes uncertain (such as a risk of insolvency arising after proceedings have been commenced).

In the current economic climate, parties to commercial disputes are increasingly concerned about the recovery risk involved in pursuing arbitration proceedings, in particular the risk that an opponent may not be able to comply with an arbitral award made against it or that an opponent's future financial security becomes uncertain (such as a risk of insolvency arising after proceedings have been commenced).

Traditionally, there have been many benefits to organizing reinsurance companies outside of the US, Bermuda, Ireland and Puerto Rico being preferred locations.

On July 18, 2019, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 19-24, encouraging its member firms to keep their Regulatory Coordinators abreast of activities related to digital assets.

The UK defence sector continues to be subject to price regulation and scrutiny in respect of single source defence contracts. As outlined