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The purchase of immovable property in the Republic of Panama requires adhesion to specific formalities and solemnities. Among the most relevant are: (i) the contract must be in writing; (ii) the contract must be formalised by a public deed authorised by a public notary of the Republic of Panama; and, (iii) the public deed must be registered at the Public Registry of Panama (PRP).

New EU legislation for structured products will impact non-EU distributors. They need to prepare now

C-suite pay is getting a rise out of shareholders Like much of 2017, Europe in May can be characterised by at times nail-biting general elections. This time it was France's turn in the polling booth and for international investors, a brief sigh of relief as the country opted for centre-left candidate Emmanuel Macron, seeing off a challenge from the far right. And with never a dull moment on the continent, next up will be the UK (yes, again) in early June.

The finances of some of China’s main banks are triggering red flags China has in recent years been battling excessive leveraging and the high levels of non-performing loans (NPLs), with the People's Bank of China having taken firm action to tackle the issues. The central bank has, among other things, diversified the maturity structure of open market operations and imposed tighter prudential rules on off-balance sheet wealth management products (WMPs) – high-yield savings products issued by banks or financial institutions.

Following months of a political vacuum at the top of South Korea's political chain, the world's 11th economy has elected a human rights lawyer-turned-politician candidate to head a country increasingly resentful towards the chaebol, or family-owned conglomerates. Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party of Korea, who served as chief of staff to the late president Roh Moo-hyun, has been widely touted as the first liberal president in South Korea after nine years of conservative rule.

Urs Feller and Marcel Frey from Prager Dreifuss examine the scope and limits to sovereign immunity in Switzerland and the recognition and enforcement of decisions against a foreign state

Mobeen Rana, partner at MR Legal Inn, examines the structure of the international arbitration laws in Pakistan and the attitude of the local courts in interpreting them

The lighter side of the past month in the world of financial law

Following a series of changes to the makeup of the group, pan-Baltic firm Tark Grunte Sutkiene announced it will be rebranding all its offices as TGS BALTIC.

Funds which diversify across multiple entities and jurisdictions could be well placed to respond to the uncertainty surrounding the future of London’s financial hub status