Explore the latest insights from our leading lawyers from across the world on the pressing legal issues that matter
Emerging themes
Providing you with updates and insights from our financial services lawyers considering the latest trends, risks, and areas of opportunity in financial services.
For 2024, our overarching theme is ‘People in Focus‘, because although financial services is seeing exponential growth and adoption of technological innovation, we still work in a people business where success depends on the quality of our human capital, the strength of the connections between individuals and their capacity to navigate change. Within this theme we examine three main pillars: Consumers, Change and Conduct.
The sustainability imperative
Real estate is undergoing a global paradigm shift
To reduce emissions and limit temperature rises, business models and economies will need to adapt. Although real estate is just one facet of the complex sustainability challenge that the world faces, it is a critical one: nearly 40% of global carbon dioxide emissions come from the real estate sector. The footprint of commercial buildings has never been under more scrutiny. As businesses feel the pressure to reduce their environmental impact, ‘greening’ their real estate is one of the first levers that they reach for. And as many organizations reduce their office space, sustainability becomes a critical factor in the buildings they choose – and those they lose.
Confronting corruption
Our Confronting Corruption series will unlock actionable insights and perspectives on preventing and investigating corruption – culminating with International Anti-Corruption Day, December 9 2024.
Corruption poses significant risks to societies, economies, businesses and individuals, it also requires concerted global efforts to address it. Our analysis of legal frameworks and best practice is intended to foster a comprehensive understanding of the effects of corruption. Through our collective efforts and insights, we aim to help you and your business build resilient systems that safeguard against corruption and uphold the rule of law.
Class Actions
The last decade has seen a rapid rise in the popularity of class actions, and they now form a significant part of the legal landscape.
In our regular series of updates on the world of class actions and mass claims, we take a look at some of the key areas of focus, including environmental claims, securities, and competition litigation in the UK and other jurisdictions.
Our latest edition examines the Courts’ developing approach to representative actions in light of their own case management powers; the strategic decisions faced when choosing between the Competition Appeals Tribunal and High Court; and class representative actions in the United States. Read our latest insights below.
