Country Comparative Guides
The Legal 500’s Country Comparative Guides are produced in association with the World’s leading lawyers and give the in-house community a practical overview of the laws and regulations in key jurisdictions, for specific practice areas.
Each country chapter is written by a renowned firm in an easy to use Q&A format. The Hot Topic articles provide analysis of current trends and developments within particular practice areas, giving our readership a deeper understanding of pressing issues within the specified sector.
Legal Landscapes
Introducing the Legal 500’s Legal Landscape series.
Legal Landscapes, developed by the Comparative Guides from legal500.com, provides law firm partners with the opportunity to give their personal insight into the latest trends, developments, opportunities and risk in their respective country and practice area, along with best practice advice for GCs and corporate counsel.
Each video is formatted as a 5-minute interview, and will be published with a transcript, designed to give an overview of the most pertinent issues for a GC whilst allowing partners to showcase their individual expertise, approach and personality.
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Perceptions of Impartiality: Apparent Bias in Arbitration and Challenges to Awards
WongPartnership LLP
A century ago, Lord Hewart emphatically stated in R v Sussex Justices ex parte McCarty [1924] KB 256 that “… it is not merely of some importance but is of fundamental importance that justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly...
Covered Bonds – A cost-efficient and crisis-resistant financing tool for Swiss banks
Walder Wyss Ltd
1. Introduction Swiss contractual covered bonds emerged in the wake of the global financial crisis of 2008-2010 and have since established themselves as a cost-effective and crisis-resistant funding instrument for Swiss banks, complementing the traditionally...
Derivative financial contracts in the Italian legal system
FIVERS Studio Legale e Tributario
Abstract: This document provides an overview of the legal framework governing financial derivatives in Italy, focusing on regulatory classification, contractual elements, and judicial interpretations of key risk disclosure requirements. 1. – General...
2023 Regulation Developments in Chinese Insurance Industry
Dacheng Law Offices
The past two decades have witnessed rapid growth in the Chinese insurance industry, which is presented as an average annualized growth rate of more than 15% in original premium income. Accompanying the high-speed development, various issues have also...
Shortages of medical products – what about France?
Product Law Firm
Since the global Covid-19 pandemic, national and European legislation has been constantly evolving in order to anticipate issues relating to shortages and is, in fact, merely a manifestation of a “never again” policy. Five years later, the situation is no...
The Legal 500’s Country Comparative Guides are produced in association with the World’s leading lawyers and give the in-house community a practical overview of the laws and regulations in key jurisdictions, for specific practice areas.
Each country chapter is written by a renowned firm in an easy to use Q&A format. The Hot Topic articles provide analysis of current trends and developments within particular practice areas, giving our readership a deeper understanding of pressing issues within the specified sector.
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Legal Landscapes
Introducing the Legal 500’s Legal Landscape series.
Legal Landscapes, developed by the Comparative Guides from legal500.com, provides law firm partners with the opportunity to give their personal insight into the latest trends, developments, opportunities and risk in their respective country and practice area, along with best practice advice for GCs and corporate counsel.
Each video is formatted as a 5-minute interview, and will be published with a transcript, designed to give an overview of the most pertinent issues for a GC whilst allowing partners to showcase their individual expertise, approach and personality.