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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.

Richard Hawkins Prakash Segaran In Australia HWL Ebsworth Lawyers and TressCox Lawyers announced their merger in January. The bulk of TressCox's lawyers will be joining HWL under the plan. Elsewhere Jones Day opened its fourth office in Australia in Melbourne. Three partners will relocate to head up the operation.

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.

The increase in the regulation of securities and financial markets since 2008 will reach its peak in 2018 (with the revised set of Basel IV regulations arriving only, hopefully, in 2027).

Overcoming misguided criticism regarding their level of transparency and punitive character, these tools have proven essential to resolution

Plans for a European banking union have been a long time in the making. Since 2012, the EU has been in conversation with member states to strengthen the bloc against economic shocks. These conversations have intensified over the last few weeks but Germany's acting finance minister Peter Altmaier said that clarifications on risk sharing and reduction need to be made in order to proceed to the next stage.

Alex Baker, director of competition advisory boutique Fingleton Associates, finds issues with the UK’s targeted merger strategy and its wide margins of discretion

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

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), covering the Rayong, Chonburi, and Chachoengsao provinces, is part of the Thai government's Area-Based Development Policy and is intended to implement the Thailand 4.0 policy. The goal is to make the EEC ASEAN's leading centre for trade, investment, and logistics. To achieve this, the Board of Investment (BOI), established under the Investment Promotion Act (1977), encourages both foreign and domestic investment through tax and non-tax incentives. The EEC Bill was approved by the NLA on February 14 2018 and will soon be enacted as an Act.