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...
8/22/2025 8:48:15 AM Road to CRD 6 – Good things come to those who wait – or do they? The German implementation of Article 21c By Jan Struckmann Alexander Glos Falko Glasow The long awaited and highly anticipated German draft act for the implementation of Directive (EU) 2024/1619 (CRD 6) has finally been...
4/11/2025 7:47:23 AM German Election #6: The coalition agreement of the new German government - what’s in it for financial services? By Jan Struckmann Theresa Kreft Daniel Klingenbrunn Alicia Hildner Hans-Ulrich Klöppel Alexander Glos +3 more... Show less On April 9, 2025, the CDU, CSU, and SPD parties unveiled their coalition agreement, setting out the plans of the new government for the...
5/13/2024 10:00:00 AM Update: The EU keeps the ball rolling in its battle against money laundering – next on the agenda: professional football By Jan Struckmann Marcel Michaelis Mathis Schwarze Professional football is not just an entertaining happening for millions of fans around the world; it is also a big money game. During...
2/23/2024 8:45:37 AM Increased investment protection: The ratification of the Iraq-UAE BIT By Sami Tannous Ann Matthias Ahmed Mazlom Background Iraq has historically proven to be a challenging market for investors. Investment protection treaties such as bilateral...
12/11/2023 9:35:56 AM New regulatory regime for sophisticated professional investors in Hong Kong By Matthew O'Callaghan Kenneth Hui On 28 July 2023, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission issued a joint circular detailing a...
7/12/2023 9:02:38 AM EU’s foreign subsidies regime officially kicks off – a new chapter for M&A and public procurement in the EU By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Martin McElwee Paul van den Berg Vanessa van Weelden Aytaç Çelebi Joanna Goyder +4 more... Show less On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (Commission) published the much-awaited final version of the Implementing Regulation on...
5/17/2023 7:14:42 AM UNCITRAL Working Group III finalises Draft Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Disputes By Alexandra van der Meulen Matei Purice Clara Bianchi Ferran Following its 45th session held on 27-31 March 2023, the UNCITRAL Working Group III (WG III) agreed final versions of the Draft Code of...
5/11/2023 9:34:37 AM Developments in Spanish taxation of dividends received by non-resident investment funds By Maria Mera The Spanish Supreme Court has recently confirmed that dividends paid by Spanish companies to non-resident open-ended alternative...
11/3/2022 2:19:20 PM German approval of Chinese stake in Hamburg container terminal – a veto in disguise? By Frank Röhling Lara Steinbach Uwe Salaschek On 26 October, the German government partially prohibited the acquisition of a 35% interest in one of Hamburg port’s container terminals...
10/27/2022 4:03:38 PM Taxation of carried interest and management incentive plans part of proposed Belgian tax reform By Nikolaas Van Robbroeck As part of the governmental discussions on the 2023-2024 federal budget, the Minister of Finance has been instructed to prepare “the...
9/28/2022 3:38:02 PM UK revocation of retained EU financial services law By Andrew Marsh A quick summary “Retained EU law” governing financial services will be revoked. But, with some exceptions, its substance will largely be...