German corporate group law provides various organizational options, with group coordination agreements emerging as a flexible alternative to traditional control and profit transfer agreements. This article examines the legal classification, practical structure, and strategic advantages of these coordination mechanisms, while exploring their boundaries and future role in corporate governance.

On the 13th of December 2022 the appeal court in South Africa ruled that neither Mr NJ Ayuk nor Centurion Law Group must issue a formal apology on aggressive lawyering...

German corporate group law grapples with a fundamental tension: reconciling the economic interests of a corporate group as a unified entity with the legal principle that each group company operates as an independent legal entity with distinct interests.

Turkey's competition watchdog has fined 12 Turkish banks a combined 1.1 billion Turkish liras for restricting competition through collusion on rates.

As the realization of Istanbul Finance Center is becoming true, the interest from various international lenders to secure a place has also been increasing.

The Republic of Panama approved Law No. 526 of May 28, 2026, which introduces rules and requirements of economic substance in Panama, applicable only to entities that are members of Multinational Groups that obtain passive income from foreign sources (the “Law”). This law was regulated by Executive Decree No. 32 of September 2, 2026. All these regulations will enter into force as of the 2027 fiscal period.

Under German corporate law, the principle of separation (the so-called “separation principle”) applies. Each company is an independent legal entity and is generally liable only for its own obligations.

Nordheimer J. recently granted leave to appeal to the Divisional Court in Mancinelli v Barrick Gold, 2014 ONSC 7431, opening the door to some much-needed guidance in the law applicable to carriage motions.

The Republic of Panama enacted Law No. 526 of May 28, 2026, which introduces economic substance rules and requirements in Panama, applicable exclusively to entities that are members of Multinational Groups and that earn foreign-source passive income (the “Law”). This legislation will enter into force in the fiscal year 2027.

This Law is built on the principle of inheriting, promoting, and improving regulations that are still relevant to reality in the Law on Protection of Consumer Rights promulgated in 2010; amending...

The President signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law on July 21, 2010. The Act is not only one of the most sweeping laws affecting the banking and financial services industries ever to be approved by Congress, but it is also one of the most restrictive.

Mark G. McCreary was featured in the Bloomberg BNA article, Latest Qualification for Cyber Security? No Law Degree." Full text can be found in the February 24, 2016, issue, but a synopsis is below.

The plaintiff doctor in this case was injured in a kayaking accident and requested a leave of absence to recover from the injury.

On July 5, an industry-led working group convened by the UK's financial regulator published a draft voluntary code of conduct for ESG data and ratings providers (the Code).

According to Turkey's Minister of Economy, Zafer Caglayan, Texas-based Energy Allied International is considering to invest as much as USD 3 billion in energy and petrochemicals in Turkey.

The class action is based on misrepresentations alleged to have been made by Barrick Gold in relation to a Chilean mining project.

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New York City enacted Local Law 97 (LL97) in 2019 as part of the Climate Mobilization Act, establishing one of the most ambitious building emissions regulations in the country.

The electricity market in Bulgaria has been fully liberalised, by law since 2007. But until recently electricity trading has been limited.

The "PLP" stands for "Preferred Lending Program" and is a designation given to a lender that means it can approve loans instead of the SBA.