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Secondary loan market participants continue to grapple with who the customer is for anti-money laundering purposes

New rules are expected to alleviate the regulatory burden surrounding the offering of foreign funds in Switzerland

On June 8 2018, the Act to Partially Amend the Consumer Contract Act (Amendment) was published by the Japanese Diet and is scheduled to come into force on June 15 2019. The Consumer Contract Act is intended to protect the interests of consumers, and address circumstances of disparity in the quantity and quality of information and bargaining power between consumers and business operators. The Amendment, among other things, sets forth the circumstances where a contract may be unilaterally cancelled or where unreasonable clauses may be considered invalid.

Receivership is an important weapon in the arsenal of any commercial litigator

The recent scandal involving Danske Bank's Estonian branch has reopened old wounds - and put the spotlight back on regulators

The Colombian private equity industry is expanding its boundaries to attract new investors. Local pension funds are increasingly cautious about committing additional capital to new funds given that they are reaching the limits stated in the local investment regime, and they are waiting to review the performance of funds that are reaching their full term.

In just a matter of minutes, anyone can use the internet to download or stream copyrighted content for free. Unfortunately, most of that content is posted and distributed without the consent of the author – the exclusive holder of the rights to the work. In other words, it is illegal. The practice of accessing copyright-protected work in just a few minutes, without paying for it, is very widespread.

Garrigues partner Oscar Arrús and Diego Harman speak with IFLR 1000 Latin America editor Rani Mehta about a $250 million bond issue to finance two Peruvian wind farms

Chairman Jay Clayton tells Practice Insight that US firms are not doing enough to prepare their Brexit risk disclosures – some are only now conducting initial assessments. Banks say things are changing too quickly to keep up

IFLR's latest primer looks in depth at the most likely long-term replacement for the Libor benchmark interest rate