A message from the outgoing Senior Co-Chair, Adriana Dantas, reflecting on the events of 2025 and the successes of the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee.
Released on Feb 5, 2026
The main purpose of this article is to provide a brief overview of how incentive plans and compensation schemes targeted at employees, key service providers and management teams have been shaped recently in Portugal, considering the lack of strong legal regulation (at least for unlisted companies), which has led to the increased use of hybrid products, often imported from other jurisdictions. We aim at providing insights on some of the most commonly adopted structures, the pros and cons and the rationale underlying the selection of different types of remuneration tools.
Released on Jan 29, 2026
This article explores the growth of sustainable investment and green finance in Luxembourg and Europe, as well as looking at how bodies such as the EU can approach greenwashing as a consumer law offence.
Released on Jan 28, 2026
This article reflects on the highlights of the IBA Annual Conference in Toronto for the Criminal Law Section. This included panels on the impact of INTERPOL red notices, misconduct against corporates, investigative journalism, and more!
Released on Jan 28, 2026
Access to remedy constitutes a cornerstone of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs).
Released on Jan 28, 2026
Recent European threat assessments confirm that personal data has become a strategic asset within organised cybercrime. This article examines the criminal law implications of the theft, trade and exploitation of data, focusing on service-based criminal models, the enabling role of artificial intelligence and the growing mismatch between digital criminal ecosystems and traditional liability frameworks.
Released on Jan 28, 2026
This article analyses how India’s Supreme Court’s ruling on the privilege of confidential communications between a lawyer and their client effects corporate India and their in-house counsel.
Released on Jan 28, 2026
This article examines the dual nature of diffusions within international policing, emphasising their role in facilitating swift cross-border action, while raising concerns related to oversight, political misuse and human rights violations, and outlining necessary measures for the creation of a balanced framework.
Released on Jan 28, 2026
In November 2025, the Supreme Court of India closed one of India’s most complex and long-running bank fraud matters involving the Sterling Biotech group. This article focuses on what the judgment means practically for boards and senior management when dealing with large, multi-agency financial disputes.
Released on Jan 28, 2026
This article explores the tension between Pakistan’s framework of human rights being based on international standards, while the protection of these rights within the criminal justice system are often challenged. It closes with recommendations made by the International Bar Association Criminal Law Committee and its Human Rights Institute on how to move forward with sustainable reforms that focus on integrity and accountability.
Released on Jan 28, 2026
Chair of the Alternative and New Law Business Structures Committee, Paul D Paton, shares a message reflecting on the committee’s successful events in the past few months and looks forward to the year ahead.
Released on Jan 20, 2026
A report on the Law Firm Management Committee webinar ‘Law firm ESG decisions in the current geopolitical and economic environment’, held on 21 November 2025.
Released on Jan 15, 2026
A report of the Law Firm Management Committee webinar ‘Building rainmaker practices through authenticity, preparation and human connection’, held on 8 January 2026.
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This article explores the impact of cryptocurrency on the payments industry and the traditional financial system from a national currency perspective, while shedding light on China’s policies and position on the matter.
Released on Jan 14, 2026
This is a report on a session that took place at the 24th Annual US and Europe Tax Practice Trends in Munich on 12 April 2024. The panel explored some of the most relevant tax issues stemming from cross-border work arrangements.
Released on Jan 14, 2026
This article analyses the institutional blind spot challenging Brazil’s anti-corruption authorities: white-collar professionals operating within the formal economy. Looking at the evolution of organised crime over the past 20 years, this article highlights how Brazil’s authorities can reimagine their approaches to tackle this vast issue.
Released on Jan 12, 2026
This article explores the recent EU Directive focused on combatting corruption by replacing former legislative frameworks and applying a more interdisciplinary approach. It closes with a reflection on the reform’s urgency and how this shift can help resolve critiques against the EU.
Released on Jan 12, 2026
With global enforcement priorities evolving, traditional drivers such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act are no longer the sole compass guiding corporate compliance. In jurisdictions including the Czech Republic, recent legislative developments – such as the introduction of conditional non-prosecution for legal entities – signal a shift toward more nuanced, locally tailored approaches to corporate accountability. This article explores how companies and counsel are navigating this changing terrain, maintaining robust cultures of integrity while adapting to new legal mechanisms that emphasise remediation, monitored compliance and proactive cooperation. In the absence of familiar enforcement tools, what does strategic current compliance look like – and how are legal professionals shaping its future?
Released on Jan 12, 2026
On 8 July 2025, SAS Surys, a French company, entered into a Judicial Public Interest Agreement (CJIP) with the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) for acts of bribery of a foreign public official, misappropriation of public funds, and money laundering of these offences. The Agreement provides for a €18,363,007 public interest fine and €3,770,000 in compensation to the Ukrainian State for the damages suffered. This article provides an overview of the background to the Agreement and the impact of its implementation.
Released on Jan 12, 2026
A report on the Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee webinar ‘From climate change to the deep sea: reflecting on a milestone year in international environmental law, and implications for private practice’, held on 1 December 2025.
Released on Jan 9, 2026
A conference report on the panel ‘Biodiversity and director duties, financial disclosures and credit markets’, held on Tuesday 4 November at the IBA Annual Conference 2025 in Toronto.
Released on Jan 5, 2026
As carbon markets evolve into being a cornerstone of climate policy, lawyers are being expected to transform technical mechanisms into enforceable legal realities.
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