3/3/2025 6:37:33 PM Freshfields Authors Chapter on Strategic Considerations for Companies Navigating Sanctions Processes at the Leading Multilateral Development Banks By Adam Siegel Daniel Cendan Justin Simeone The sanctions processes within the leading multilateral development banks (MDBs) can result in serious consequences for the people and...
3/3/2025 11:32:56 AM Shaping Germany’s future: Key takeaways from the 2025 federal election By Alex Schmidtke The 2025 German federal election, held on 23 February 2025, has changed the political landscape of Europe’s largest economy. The...
3/3/2025 9:15:36 AM Understanding the UAE’s new National Register of Carbon Credits By Kim Rosenberg Noor Al Baya In June 2024, the UAE introduced Cabinet Resolution No. 67 of 2024 (the Resolution), establishing the National Register of Carbon Credits...
2/27/2025 11:45:58 AM EU Ramps Up Sanctions: Key Updates on Russia and Belarus Measures By Dr. Stephan Denk Lukas Pomaroli Tensin Studer As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, the EU remains committed to its sanctions strategy, further tightening restrictions to curb...
2/26/2025 9:03:38 AM UK Publishes Financial Services Sector Threat Assessment for Financial Sanctions By Simon Orton Oliver Hamill Lucy Clark Eleanor Turner +1 more... Show less The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published a financial services sector threat assessment, to help UK...
2/25/2025 5:23:29 PM The Arbitration Act 2025 Receives Royal Assent By Ashley Jones Oliver Marsden The long-anticipated reforms to the Arbitration Act 1996 have officially made it into law, with the Arbitration Act 2025 (the 2025 Act)...
2/25/2025 4:06:24 PM What to expect in 2025? The EU regulatory landscape – 6 key developments By Alexander Glos Florian Klimscha Stephan Pachinger Alicia Hildner Eva Schneider Carolin Kuehne +3 more... Show less The banking and financial regulatory framework will continue to evolve rapidly in 2025 and shape the financial landscape. Banks and...
2/25/2025 12:21:56 PM The FCA reports on climate change adaptation challenges for UK financial services firms By James Smethurst Elisabeth Overland Sharon Tong The FCA identifies climate adaptation challenges for financial services firms Every five years, the UK government produces an assessment...
2/24/2025 10:38:09 AM SUPPLY CHAINS AND LABOUR EXPLOITATION: THE NEW INVESTIGATIVE AND LITIGATION TREND? By Luca Capone Federico Mercuri Matteo Tola Giovanni Fabris Giacomo Vergallo Alberto Criscuolo +3 more... Show less Introduction Supply chains are under the radar of public prosecutor offices, other governmental authorities, including the competition...
2/21/2025 11:00:30 AM Navigating Board Duties & Investigation Risks: Sanctions - Part I By Dr. Stephan Denk Lukas Pomaroli Tensin Studer Economic sanctions and export controls are complex and cross-jurisdictional, creating significant liability risks for companies and their...
2/20/2025 7:59:44 PM State Attorneys General Enter the DEI Fray By Jennifer Loeb Austin Evers Grace Brody Young Park Alice Jeon +2 more... Show less In the wake of President Trump’s sweeping executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and the...
2/20/2025 7:17:45 PM Criminal Product Liability in Germany: Impact of the New EU Product Liability Directive and Product Safety Regulation By Simone Kämpfer Annika Kreis Philip Kroner Torsten Lauth +1 more... Show less The new Product Liability Directive (PLD, Directive (EU) 2024/2853), which entered into force on 8 December 2024, provides for a major...