1/30/2026 3:46:29 PM Back on the Agenda: Germany’s Renewed Push to Modernise its Arbitration Law By Kristina Weiler Patrick Schroeder Carsten Wendler Katharina Shingler Sonja Vidal Stefanie Leclerc Bialluch +3 more... Show less On 27 January 2026, the German Federal Ministry of Justice published a draft bill to modernise the German arbitration law (the 2026...
1/7/2026 1:34:45 PM Investigations: common challenges and how to address them By Holly Insley Chantelle Nicholas Katharine Asher HR and employment law teams often experience periods of heightened activity, and this is especially true during times when organisations...
12/16/2025 9:56:21 AM Corporate investigations: same facts, new law – would the 24 November 2025 Cassation ruling be the same under the Belgian Private Investigations Act? By Kevin Xhebexhia Today marks the first anniversary of the entry into force of the new Belgian Private Investigations Act (the 2024 Act), which has been a...
12/3/2025 9:03:47 AM The 40th Freshfields Arbitration Lecture: Meg Kinnear Reflects on the Legacy of NAFTA Chapter 11 By Ashley Jones Oliver Marsden Gustav Brincat On 12 November 2025, Meg Kinnear, who served as ICSID Secretary-General from 2009 until 2024, delivered the 40th Freshfields Arbitration...
11/28/2025 3:23:58 PM Beyond the Employment Rights Bill - Government drops 'day one' unfair dismissal By Holly Insley Amy Rentell Eva Moore In a surprising move, the UK government has officially retreated from its manifesto commitment to make unfair dismissal a ‘day one’...
11/17/2025 11:08:23 AM Diverging paths? English courts restrict assignment of ICSID awards in contrast to other major enforcement venues By Noah Rubins KC Carsten Wendler Joshua Kelly Gregorio Pettazzi Camille Strosser Valerio Letizia Gonzalo Salazar +4 more... Show less On 10 November 2025, the England & Wales High Court delivered an important decision in OperaFund Eco-Invest and Schwab Holding v. Spain,...
11/12/2025 11:12:35 AM Product Risks Today: Germany’s approach for a new Product Safety Act By Laura Knoke Moritz Becker Anita Bell Rixa Kuhmann +1 more... Show less The German government has introduced a draft bill to update its national Product Safety Act (Produktsicherheitsgesetz – ProdSG).[1] This...
10/15/2025 2:04:25 PM Beyond the Employment Rights Bill - Fair Work Agency takes shape: Matthew Taylor appointed as chair ahead of 2026 launch By David Mendel Emily Rigler Gillingham Karishma Paun Zak Mohamed +1 more... Show less The UK government has appointed Matthew Taylor as the chair of the new Fair Work Agency (FWA), a body launching in April 2026 to oversee...
10/1/2025 9:53:14 AM Beyond the Horizon: the EU's New Agreements with Mexico and Mercosur States (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) By Noiana Marigo Carsten Wendler Yuri Mantilla Gregorio Pettazzi Gonzalo Salazar Paulina Araiza Lozano +3 more... Show less On 3 September 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) submitted two proposals for the signing and provisional application of...
9/19/2025 9:49:33 AM What's next for UK product liability? By Andrew Austin Harriet Hanks Rachel Duffy We recently wrote about the prospect of future reform of the UK product liability framework (here), which may see the UK’s product...
9/16/2025 11:14:23 AM Product Risks Today: The draft implementation bill of the EU Product Liability Directive By Moritz Becker Kristina Weiler Anita Bell Hannah Meyer +1 more... Show less I. Introduction With the adoption of the new EU Product Liability Directive 2024/2853 (the Directive) in December 2024, EU Member States...
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...