Chambers Expert Focus | Regulatory and Competition/antitrust
Expert analysis and news-driven thought leadership on key issues across the competition/antitrust and regulatory legal space. Articles analyse and discuss the key themes and trends across Merger Control, Cartels, Antitrust Litigation, Life Sciences, Advertising and more.
Why the economic security implications of foreign investments remain a key concern in France.
The application of the Investment Canada Act (ICA) to foreign investment.
As a much-vaunted EU Directive promising to overhaul corporate sustainability due diligence requirements awaits its final approval.
A discussion of the anticipated regulatory framework for online behavioural information processing.
A discussion of regulatory requirements for the visa transfer procedure in Colombia.
With AI on the rise, the EU has intensified its regulatory efforts to ensure better conditions for the development and use of this potentially world-changing technology.
The overly cautious and arguably wrong-headed implementation of AML regulation in Ukraine.
While the prohibition of suppliers from banning their distributors' online sales is not new, it is still a hot topic.
The requirements that businesses need to meet to comply with NIS2 before the deadline as well as the potential synergies in the implementation process.
How regulations address these and how risks associated with AI can be mitigated.
Considering the steps that can be taken to regain a degree of party autonomy by contractual drafting.
An introduction to the remedies available to address unconscionable conduct in trade or commerce.
An introduction to the statutory claim for unconscionable conduct in trade or commerce.
The dangers of assuming that transacting in Australia carries little hidden risk.
In the field of insurance, in order to deal with the risk of sanctions, the Institute of London Underwriters and the Lloyd’s Underwriter Association jointly introduced the Sanction Limitation and Exclusion Clause (hereinafter referred to as the “Sanction Clause”). In this article, Harrison Jia and Ju Guang of DeHeng Law Offices analyse the application of the Sanction Clause in reinsurance contracts and related legal issues, and put forward some suggestions for insurance institutions on preventing risks related to insurance claims.
ACG International explores the legal landscape regarding non-compete clauses and their interpretation in the Netherlands.
The challenges faced in the anti-corruption landscape of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry and wider society.
How 2023 marked five years of application of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
An informative overview of aircraft leasing in IFSC GIFT City, India, looking at the various benefits (including tax-related) and procedures for entities operating under this framework.
The effect of recent developments in the assessment of anti-competitive practices and agreements.
Sebastian Weinberg of Arochi & Lindner talks to associates José Antonio Arochi and Adrián Martínez about advertising practices in Mexico.
The options available to foreign investors in the Indian defence sector and the relationship between a government push to drive the growth of indigenous defence manufacturing.
The overlap of offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Penal Code) and offences under special statutes.
Soren Lindstrom, M&A partner at FisherBroyles LLP, reviews important, new regulatory updates that will have an impact on deal-making in the United States in the coming years.
In the eighth instalment of Longan Law Firm’s “China In and Out” podcast series, Frank Hong explores both the current state of global supply chains and likely future trends, in particular the effect of “de-risking” on China.
Discussing new rules concerning price-reduction advertisement in Italy.
The Companies Act was recently amended with the intention of improving regulation around money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism: do gaps remain?
Some timely advice in light of the ongoing conflict around the regulation of personal data flows between the EU and the USA.
A recent amendment of Egypt’s Competition Law has introduced a new merger control system but a few loose ends remain.
A guide to navigating the repossession and deregistration process in Egypt’s aviation sector.
Examining the role of managed legal services in reducing the burden on in-house legal teams, especially in the context of growing regulatory pressures.
New guidelines on responsible handling of personal data in research projects.
Qualitative and quantitative objectives and sustainability in the context of global ESG aims and antitrust regulations.
The presumptions that have been established to help victims who have suffered harm because of competition law infringements.
The application of turnover penalties and other key issues in the Indian antitrust legal landscape.
The rise of dominant digital platforms globally, which presents novel challenges from an enforcement perspective for competition regulators.
Panagiotis Drakopoulos and Alexandros Katsantonis, managing partner and partner at Drakopoulos, discuss the ESG compliance burden on Greek firms and the possibility of generating value through the process.
A review of the new medical device regulatory landscape in Brazil, with accompanying podcast, by Benny Spiewak of SPLaw – Spiewak e Carneiro Advogados.
The evolving legal landscape of gaming in India from ancient epics to modern regulatory frameworks.
How improved collaboration between COFEPRIS and IMPI is helping to combat pharmaceutical patent infringement.
Become an expert thought leader on Regulatory and Competition/antitrust law
Food law
The EU’s increasingly holistic, harmonised and risk-based regulatory approach to ensuring food safety.
The applicable legislative framework and case law in Italy on the definition of "artisinal."
Issues surrounding national and local variations in front-of-pack nutrition labelling.
The extent to which incentivising healthier dietary choices might collide with IP rights and other freedoms.