9/12/2025 3:25:43 PM Latest CJEU Ruling in the Quirin Case: A Closer Look at Non-Material Damages Claims and Injunctions under the GDPR By Martin Mekat Dawid Ligocki Maximilian Wellmann Ever since the CJEU delivered its landmark preliminary ruling in the Österreichische Post case, C-300/21 (see our blog post here),...
9/11/2025 8:48:40 AM High Court reinforces need for scrutiny of costs in large-scale group litigation By James Roberts Simon Duncombe Benjamin Ng Alice Goodinge Owen Jack +2 more... Show less The High Court has reaffirmed a number of key principles for managing costs in large-scale group litigation, following a two-day hearing...
9/10/2025 12:41:25 PM Road to CRD 6 – the German implementation of key requirements for ESG risk management By Janina Heinz Falko Glasow Elisabeth Schemmer Jan Struckmann +1 more... Show less After much anticipation, the German Ministry of Finance has finally published its draft act (Draft Act) implementing Directive (EU)...
9/9/2025 9:19:03 PM Road to CRD 6 – the German version of red tape for M&A in the financial services sector By Janina Heinz Falko Glasow Daniel Klingenbrunn Jan Struckmann +1 more... Show less After much anticipation, the German Ministry of Finance has finally published its draft act (Draft Act) implementing Directive (EU)...
9/9/2025 1:06:19 PM Constitutional Court Judgment of 17 July 2025: first nail in the coffin of the Belgian Private Investigation Act? By Kevin Xhebexhia Satya Staes Polet Nathalie Colin Raphaël Narinx +1 more... Show less Less than a year ago, on 16 December 2024, the Belgian Private Investigation Act entered into force. It represented a landmark reform for...
9/9/2025 7:55:49 AM Is Syria Open for Business? | Protecting Investments in Syria – The Importance of Investment Protection Treaties By Sami Tannous Ahmed Mazlom With the gradual lifting of international sanctions and initial rebuilding efforts, Syria is on the cusp of re-opening to the outside...
9/8/2025 9:05:04 AM No immunity, no EU law defences: Federal Court of Australia enforces intra-EU ICSID awards By Noiana Marigo Carsten Wendler Eric Leikin Joshua Kelly Gregorio Pettazzi Gonzalo Salazar Alice Ding Domen Tursic +5 more... Show less On 29 August 2025, the Federal Court of Australia (the Court) confirmed that four ICSID awards rendered under the Energy Charter Treaty...
9/4/2025 9:17:29 AM The EU-US Trade Framework – The Battle Continues By Stephanie Brown Cripps Martin McElwee Lorand Bartels Cara Carr +1 more... Show less Introduction On 21 August 2025, the United States and the European Union unveiled a new Framework on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced...
9/2/2025 10:51:53 AM Is Syria Open for Business? | Due Diligence in M&A Transactions By Saad Mian Zara Merali André van Zyl Gow Andrea Pandazopoulos +1 more... Show less The marked easing of economic sanctions on Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024 is ushering in a new...
8/30/2025 7:14:56 PM EBA Publishes Final Draft RTS: A New Step Towards Harmonising Crypto Asset Exposures By Alexander Glos Holger Hartenfels Daniel Klingenbrunn On 5 August 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its final report on the draft regulatory technical standards (Draft RTS)...
8/28/2025 8:17:43 PM Road to CRD: What’s Changing for Fit and Proper Requirements and Board Governance in Germany? By Janina Heinz Alicia Hildner Jan Struckmann Falko Glasow +1 more... Show less Road to CRD 6 – What’s Changing for Fit and Proper Requirements and Board Governance in Germany? After much anticipation, the German...
8/28/2025 8:59:05 AM AI and international arbitration – watching brief #1: the current landscape By Rohit Bhat Joshua Kelly Natalia Zibibbo Guy Macinnes-Manby Olivier André Robert Stevens +3 more... Show less Generative AI is transforming industries at an unprecedented pace, and international arbitration is no exception. At Freshfields, we...