4/30/2025 1:06:25 PM The threat of EU counter-tariffs – how businesses importing goods from the US can mitigate their exposure under EU customs law By Dr. Tanja Walter-Yadegardjam Dr. Sebastian Röger Hendrik Menzel Until recently, most EU businesses importing products from the US have not had to worry about the intricacies of EU customs law, as EU...
4/30/2025 12:26:24 PM Competition law and labour markets – looking beyond no-poach and wage-fixing agreements By Maria Dreher-Lorje Florian Reiter-Werzin Martin McElwee Thomas Janssens Angela Landry +2 more... Show less In recent years, competition authorities around the world have begun to focus on labour markets. They now treat agreements between...
3/28/2025 3:54:11 PM The future of open banking: UK, EU, and US perspectives By Claire Harrop David Sewell Daniel Klingenbrunn Christopher Bernard Katrina Paliukenas +2 more... Show less Open banking promises to unlock innovation and empower customers by enabling financial information to be shared between traditional banks...
3/26/2025 9:27:56 AM A Growing Branch of Supply Chain Risk: the Timber Regulations By Matthew Bruce Tahleel Lateef Charlotte Dunn Introduction In recent years, multinational corporations have been under growing regulatory pressure to manage the risks which arise from...
2/13/2025 11:06:10 AM Freshfields' geopolitical monitor By Beth George Christoph H. Seibt Maximilian Lasson Ilka Oberländer Malte Symann Christian Altenhofen +3 more... Show less Geopolitical risks are a significant concern for businesses and investors in the current global landscape. Understanding these risks is...
6/21/2024 11:46:21 AM Workforce-related tax investigations: watch out for your workers By Helen Buchanan Philipp Redeker Cyril Valentin Laura Western Louis-Antoine Jacquet +2 more... Show less There are, of course, an infinite number of things that can prompt a tax investigation or audit – but within that plethora of...
5/24/2024 7:59:30 PM Across the finish line in the wash-up: the DMCC Act receives Royal Assent – what happens next? By Andrew Austin Cat Greenwood-Smith Rikki Haria Sarah Jensen Patrick Teague Kate Collister Martin Dickson Aaron Green Daniel Wylde Karen Slaney Francesca Triggs Philipp Baschenhof +9 more... Show less In the final days of Parliament, the landmark UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the ‘Act’) has received Royal...
2/20/2024 12:46:27 PM International Arbitration: top trends in 2024 By Ashley Jones Freshfields has launched International arbitration: top trends in 2024. Our annual report, compiled by international arbitration...
2/6/2024 2:37:00 PM Transatlantic Troubles: How Congressional Investigations in the United States Can Lead to Problems for German Companies By Simone Kämpfer Andrew Dockham Lea Babucke Loren Terry +1 more... Show less In the evolving landscape of international business, German companies operating in the United States face unique legal challenges,...
12/21/2023 12:07:07 PM Regulation of culture in financial institutions: global trends and challenges By Elisabeth Overland Holly Insley Falko Glasow Jennifer Loeb Christopher Bernard +2 more... Show less Around the world, regulators have become increasingly concerned about culture in financial services firms, as part of a wider focus on...
12/13/2023 9:48:41 AM Trends in tax disputes: what should businesses be aware of? By Laura Western Back in October, the global Freshfields Tax team published the Tax investigations and disputes across borders guide which, among other...
12/11/2023 1:55:19 PM The OECD’s Pillar One proposal: where are we now? By May Smith Alison Dickie Laura Western The OECD’s Pillar Two proposal to introduce a global minimum tax is undoubtedly a hot topic in the corporate tax world at the moment....