5/6/2025 6:16:01 PM German Election #9: Corporate tax plans in the coalition agreement of the new German federal government By Alex Schmidtke David Beutel Robin Rehorst At the beginning of April 2025, the conservatives (CDU/CSU) and the social democrats (SPD) presented their coalition agreement, titled...
4/25/2025 11:09:25 AM Tariff Crisis: Navigating Contractual Challenges and Remedies for Businesses operating in Germany By Roman Mallmann Moritz Becker Sarah Hillebrand Hendric Labonté Jakob Zumbé +2 more... Show less The recent escalation of US tariffs on imports from around the world, and tariff retaliation from (so far) China and Canada, and...
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...
2/14/2025 1:23:31 PM Freshfields’ geopolitical conversations at Munich Security Conference 2025 By Beth George Maximilian Lasson Ilka Oberländer Malte Symann Alex Schmidtke Christian Altenhofen +3 more... Show less What specific impacts of geopolitical tensions are companies facing today? How should governments balance free trade with the protection...
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...
7/26/2024 7:39:40 PM Foreign Subsidies Regulation: The European Commission's guidance on assessing market distortions By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Paul van den Berg Fabian Bickel Justyna Smela Wolski Maxim Betivu +3 more... Show less More than one year after the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) started to apply, many elements of the EC’s substantive assessment...
7/1/2024 8:47:22 AM EU initiates second dispute settlement procedure with Algeria over trade restrictions – with implications for potential investment arbitrations By Alexandra van der Meulen Alexander Grimm Rahman Apalara The European Commission announced in June 2024 that it has started a dispute settlement procedure with Algeria under the 2002 EU-Algeria...
6/14/2024 6:37:33 PM EU to impose special tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles By Arne Constantin-Krawinkel Lorand Bartels In a press release of 12 June 2024, the European Commission (‘Commission’) announced its provisional conclusion that the battery electric...
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...
9/8/2023 8:20:42 AM The European Critical Raw Materials Act: A quick summary on what it does and when it’s coming By Eric Leikin Samantha Tirthdas Kieran Watkins The European Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) – which is at the heart of the EU’s effort to address critical raw materials strategic...
8/17/2023 5:57:30 PM CE marking recognition extended “indefinitely” for certain products – what does the future hold for UKCA marking? By Andrew Austin Emily Bloxsome Tom Byham On 1 August 2023, the UK Government announced an “indefinite” extension to the recognition of CE marking for certain products placed on...
6/19/2023 12:49:04 PM Fourth EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council summit: the transatlantic partnership shows first achievements By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Pablo Artero Lines Renea Kamenjasevic Following the launch of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council (TTC) on 15 June 2021, both jurisdictions have maintained intensive...