In the last few years, Egypt witnessed the entry into force of new laws and the issuance of some long-awaited amendments to other legislations. The Egyptian courts also continue to demonstrate their ...

Clifford Chance’s Ian Moulding, Chris Yates, Jason Epstein and Ryan Byrne consider the rising tide of US-style ‘stock drop’ shareholder class actions in the UK, and offer practical tips for in-house ...

Budgeting is a critical concern for in-house lawyers, in terms of litigation and day-to-day legal work. While the Jackson reforms have forced parties to litigation to consider the costs element of ...

Matthew Scully, Clifford Chance: There are two things that I wanted to touch on: first, whether there is such a thing as a good culture – I would say there is no one good corporate culture for all ...

The risk of white-collar crime in the UAE is high, but authorities are increasingly proactive in taking steps to prevent, detect and prosecute crime and thereby to enhance the country’s profile as a ...

In 2019, right before the coronavirus pandemic, the Japanese government introduced the so-called ‘Work Style Reform’ which aimed to (i) reduce the infamous long working hours of Japanese workers, (ii) ...

In the United States, the Department of Justice (DoJ), including the regional US Attorney Offices, have federal criminal enforcement authority. Certain state regulators including District Attorneys ...

Corporate governance is slowly but surely being implemented in Indonesia. The typical form of corporate/business organisation in Indonesia is a limited liability company, but other forms are available ...

Section 1782 can be invoked by letters rogatory or a request issued by a foreign or international tribunal, or by application of any ‘interested person.’ A litigant in the foreign proceeding for which ...

Today’s dynamic and digitalised business environment obliges companies to protect its workforce, confidential information and trade connections; and a common way is to rely on non-compete clauses in ...

No director relishes learning that their company may have engaged in misconduct such that they have to decide whether to voluntarily self-report any suspicions to an enforcement agency. Directors are ...

Contentious competition proceedings are on the rise. At Linklaters, our dedicated competition litigation team has been busy dealing with a marked increase in the number of judicial review actions ...