Market Report: Tax Litigation – Out of the shadows Dominic Carman Political pressure to crack down on evasion and Bribery Act-style powers are pushing tax disputes onto boardroom agendas, writes Dominic…
Global disputes hubs jostle for position – Where in the world? Dominic Carman For large companies and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, disputes are an inevitable feature of doing business. According to the Litigation Trends Annual…
Switzerland – Between a rock and a hard place Dominic Carman As the eurozone economy slows down after six years of uninterrupted growth, Switzerland is an anxious spectator. Amid increased concerns…
Offshore leaders’ year in review: Under pressure Dominic Carman Donald Trump is still in office, Brexit is still about to happen, but the global economy in 2018 provided few…
Offshore disputes: Big fish, small pond Dominic Carman Carlyle, Tchenguiz and Crociani are cases repeatedly cited by the leading players in Jersey and Guernsey as shorthand for big…
Offshore disputes: Centre of the cyclone Dominic Carman The inferno of disputes arising from the financial crisis is finally being reduced to embers. Although this may have caused…
The Euro Elite Overview: Ode to Joy Dominic Carman The good times are back in Europe – at least for now – making growth the word on every managing…
The Bar Elite: Silk and steel Dominic Carman Despite Brexit, costs pressures and the loss of financial crisis work, reports of the commercial Bar’s decline are overblown. We…
Middle East: Mission unaccomplished Dominic Carman ‘The Middle East. We will try to make it better, but it is a troubled place’: the words of Donald…
The Brexit countdown – The Irish question Dominic Carman ‘A dense population in extreme distress inhabits an island’ – that is how Disraeli began to define the Irish Question…
Switzerland – The rough and the smooth Dominic Carman Switzerland has not been in a foreign conflict since 1815 when its neutrality was first established by the Treaty of…
The offshore elite in review – rolling with the punches Dominic Carman Global stock markets rose by 22% in 2017, according to the Morgan Stanley Capital International index of bourses. Meanwhile, the…
Laying the foundations – lawyers scramble as demand for African infra booms Dominic Carman As the world’s largest continent, Africa covers 20% of global land area and 16% of the global population – currently…
Offshore: Riding the storm Dominic Carman Think offshore centre and certain calm images spring to mind: elegant yachts, crystal blue water, sparsely-populated beaches and gently sloping…
A new hope for Cyprus’s recession-battered lawyers Dominic Carman Crisis is an overused term, worn out by endless repetition. For most European economies, it has meant a period of…
Market report: Switzerland – Feeling lucky Dominic Carman 2017 is shaping up to be another strong year for the leading Swiss firms, particularly on the back of a…
Stronger together – amid turbulent times, Europe’s top indies remain in bullish mood Dominic Carman As Brexit, China and Trump take their toll, our second Euro Elite report finds the continent’s leading independents in bullish…
Market report: Germany – Wennschon, dennschon Dominic Carman With Brexit dominating the EU agenda and causing widespread paralysis in the continent, Germany’s law firms are simply going about…
Market report: Italy – Bravissimo Dominic Carman Despite a testing political backdrop to business, the Italian elite is still outperforming the domestic economy ‘Reforms are the major…
En Marche! Dominic Carman With France’s political landscape settled and its EU status reconfirmed, the country’s law firms are feeling confident The French presidential…
