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It has been nearly five years since the skin in the game requirement was implemented. Has it made a difference?

Steve Mickelsen, General Counsel, 3Degrees Group and Martin Dunn, Senior Counsel, Morrison & Foerster offer their views on this hot topic

Numerous changes to the Slovak Income Tax Act were adopted in late 2017. We believe the most important of these changes were the tax exemption on the sale of shares and ownership interests, and the introduction of a new exit tax.

The Central Bank of the Philippines (BSP) has previously approved the rules and regulations governing virtual currency exchanges in the Philippines.

Andrew Foster and Jacqueline Arena, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

In the event it leaves the EU without a comprehensive trade agreement, what are the options left to the UK to continue accessing the single market?

China is implementing a flurry of regulations to manage its non-performing loan (NPL) crisis. The IMF estimates the country's non-financial sector debt will exceed 290% of GDP by 2022, up from 235% in 2016. According to one of the country's four national state-owned asset management companies China Orient Asset Management, NPLs reached RMB1.7 trillion ($270 billion) at the end of 2017 and are expected not to stop growing until 2019 at the earliest. The emergence of zombie banks lending to zombie companies has exacerbated the problem.

Colin Raftery, director of mergers at the CMA, discusses policy developments, priorities and Brexit

Switzerland has long established itself as an attractive base for cutting-edge technological innovators, notably in the financial sector and related areas. Among other factors, this development has been supported by the Swiss legal and regulatory landscape. Swiss financial regulation in particular is characteristically principle-based rather than rule-based, allowing it to cope well with new, original business models. Furthermore, the Swiss authorities are welcoming of innovation reinforcing Switzerland's position as a successful financial marketplace.

Katten Muchin Rosenman has opened a new office in Dallas. Leading the new operation will be six new corporate partners, all formerly with law firm Andrews Kurth Kenyon.