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As businesses navigate ongoing regional uncertainty, workforce stability has become a central priority for employers across the UAE and the wider Middle East. Organisations are...
Regional instability is adding new layers of complexity to M&A transactions across the Middle East. While deal activity continues, buyers and sellers are reassessing how...
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Price fluctuations in oil markets resulting from geopolitical tensions adversely affect companies operating in numerous sectors, particularly energy-intensive industries. Such price volatility and shifts in...
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On January 29, 2026, President Donald J. Trump, signed a new Executive Order entitled “Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba”...
1.0 Introduction Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) offer international investors access to new markets, technologies and customers, but they also create complex legal and regulatory...
This study, an overview of market trends in private equity transactions in Spain and Portugal, analyses the most significant deals on which Cuatrecasas advised. It analyses 45 private equity deals signed...
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The Singapore courts have been regularly recognised for their pro-arbitration stance, rooted in the policy of minimal curial intervention and an attitude of refraining from...
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His Highness the Emir issued Law No. 17 of 2024 (“Amending Law”), amending certain provisions of the law regulating tenders and auctions issued under Law...
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Economy Minister Luis Caputo recently announced a series of measures aimed at easing the exchange control regime, commonly known as “cepo,” which has been in...
When Donald Trump’s administration arrived in the White House in January, it quickly became clear that the returning president was going to make opposition to...
Asia is at the forefront of the global energy revolution as it combines rapid industrial growth with bold renewable energy ambitions. From Thailand’s ground-breaking carbon...
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Over the last several weeks, two bills targeting Chinese supply chains were reintroduced in Congress. Although different in their approach, the COBALT Supply Chain Act...
The Act to Strengthen Germany as a Forum for Litigation (Justizstandort-Stärkungsgesetz) came into force on 1 April 2025. The Act aims to offer parties to...
On January 28th, the updated National Artificial Intelligence Policy (“AI Policy”) was published in the Official Gazette. This modification was made to align the country’s...
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In a bulletin published by the Deputy Judge President (“the DJP”) of the Johannesburg High Court, South Africa regarding lead times for set down dates in...
On 4 April 2025, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) issued the first edition of the Kenya Green Finance Taxonomy (the KGFT) and Climate Risk Disclosure Framework for...
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Since the Central Financial Work Conference in October 2023 proposed to “improve the supervision system and capital supervision of real estate enterprises”, financial institutions have...
Greenwashing, also known as green sheen, refers to the practice where companies overstate, exaggerate, or fabricate their environmental initiatives or sustainability performance in an effort...
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