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Radka Sláviková Geržová Martin Ilavský A new law governing real estate expropriation came into force in Slovakia on July 1 2016. The new rules repealed the applicable part of the Building Act of 1976.

Samsung Asset Management's successful launch of Hong Kong's first inverse and leveraged products this summer overcame a series of challenging risk assessment and disclosure tests.

On July 21 China's army of cash-loaded corporates met with yet more resistance within the US.

Joyce Chan The region has been active on the lateral hires front in Hong Kong as offshore firm WALKERS added corporate partner James Webb from Mourant Ozannes. In other moves, WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES brought in William Hay from Baring Private Equity Asia to strengthen its private equity practice, while capital markets partner Liang Tao left Davis Polk & Wardwell for ALLEN & OVERY and Simon McKnight exited Linklaters for SIMMONS & SIMMONS. Christopher Knight from DLA Piper joined AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD's investment funds practice and CLYDE & CO hired corporate partner Joyce Chan from DLA Piper.

As defaults soar, foreign creditors need a proactive strategy to survive court supervised restructurings in the country

Buyers looking to finance acquisitions in government-run auctions are finding their commitment letters under increasing scrutiny

Urs Kägi Daniel Küpfer In public M&A deals, bidding and target companies often agree on payments in the event that the deal cannot close. Payments from the target to the bidder are known as (direct) break fees. Reverse break fees are payments from the bidder to the target. Both types of fee serve to protect the deal and to control parties' behaviour.

The wait for the rulemakers' assessment of 12 major fund jurisdictions finally ended in July. Linklaters lawyers consider next steps

Plans to improve the standing of limited partnerships will be a boost for private equity funds operating in the UK. Here are the key changes

Diversity in the environmental asset class is suffering from high minimum issuance sizes and monitoring costs. Green striping could be the solution