The Market Abuse Directive ("MAD") was adopted as law on 28th January 2003 and was accompanied, in due course, by a number of European implementing measures as well.

The use of creditors' schemes of arrangement is on the rise in Australia. Along the way the Australian courts have made valuable contributions to international scheme jurisprudence.

In the shadow of Brexit negotiations, the European Parliament agreed on 14 February 2019 to set up an EU level tool to screen FDIs on grounds of security or public order to protect sectors

The Criminal Code of Finland 39/1889, as amended, (the CCF) provides the legal framework governing bribery.

German criminal law differentiates between bribery in commercial practice (section 299 GCC) and bribery in connection with public officials (sections 331 ff. GCC).

On 2 December 2019 Ireland introduced the Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Act which sets a minimum five-year expiry period for gift vouchers and prohibits any charge for changing the name on...

The Crimes Act 1961 (CA) is the key piece of legislation governing bribery in New Zealand. Part 6 of the CA (ss 99 – 106)

Agreements known as prior agreements, relating to newly built tenant-owned apartments, have been the focus of some interest in Sweden recently.

The UAE is one of the most expensive regions in the World when it comes to the trade mark registration process.

In the recent case of Shell Egypt West Manzala GmbH, Shell Egypt West Qantara GmbH v Dana Gas Egypt Limited (formerly Centurion Petroleum Corporation), the Commercial Court considered whether the wording "final, conclusive and binding" in an arbitration clause operated to exclude the right to appeal an arbitral award on a point of law under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996.

The corporation law of most states allows a shareholder who contends that the actions, decisions, or lack of oversight of a board of directors injured the corporation two mutually exclusive options...

Chicago is entering the growing collection of jurisdictions enacting predictive scheduling requirements with the recent passage of the Fair Workweek Ordinance

In late July 2019, Facebook Inc. entered into a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) for making misleading disclosures

Tokenization in the real estate sector is the process of creating partial, or "fractionalized," unique digital ownership interests in real estate assets using blockchain-based technology

This year-end tax report for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) provides an overview of the most significant tax developments in the region under the following three categories:

This is the third of a series of fortnightly issues in which we will give practical tips on how to avoid contractual issues arising out of digital transformation and outsourcing contracts

On July 8, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued a long-awaited Joint Statement addressing the ways in which the federal securities laws

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued guidance clarifying the proxy voting responsibilities of investment advisers (IA Proxy Release).

This guide has been prepared by DLA Piper's insurance regulation team to provide a high level overview of post-Brexit regimes that are being implemented in key EU markets, and in the UK

With the 2020 Budget Law, the Italian government has reshaped Italy's digital services tax (DST), mirroring the EU Commission proposal of March 2018.