On 24 June, Saudi Arabia lifted its long-standing driving ban for women, rekindling hopes that there would be additional steps towards greater freedoms – particularly for women – in a country ...

A symposium presented by the India Working Group of the IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum and supported by the IBA Arbitration Committee and the IBA Litigation Committee Topics include: Will the rule of ...

The Standing Group on Atrocity Crimes, comprised of leading global practitioners on atrocity crimes and a cross-party group of UK parliamentarians, has launched its seminal report, The Atrocity Crimes ...

Airbus has agreed to pay global fines of €3.6bn in reaching a settlement with the United Kingdom, United States and French authorities regarding the use of bribery to secure contracts. The UK element ...

This panel at the IBA’s 26th Annual US and Europe Tax Practice Trends Conference in Rome discussed recent developments in tax treaty policy and practice, focusing on the growing divergence between the ...

This panel at the IBA’s 26th Annual US and Europe Tax Practice Trends Conference in Rome examined the developing intersection between investment treaties and tax disputes, the relationship between tax ...

Switzerland is widely recognised as a global leader in asset management, with assets under management totalling CHF 8.8 trillion at the end of 2021.[1] Key factors such as its long-standing political ...

The US judiciary is facing unprecedented pressure as President Trump asserts executive dominance. Global Insight examines the extent to which America’s courts are continuing to act as a bulwark of ...

In January, President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum pulling the US out of 66 international organisations and instruments, including 31 UN entities. His administration views the ...

This paper examines how attacks on the rule of law (ROL) can heighten the risk of business-related human rights abuses worldwide. For context, the UN Human Rights Council acknowledged in 2023 that ...

Australia is facing criticism for its refusal to accept a ruling by the UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC). The UN body of independent experts found that a legal judgment in an Australian native rights ...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s first Civil Transactions Law (the ‘KSA Civil Code’ or the ‘Code’) [1] came into force on 16 December 2023. The new Code contains 721 articles, covering matters including: ...