October 16th, 2025

After the Green Deal: EU ESG Rules Face Major Rollback

In the context of the Green Deal, the EU introduced rigid ESG reporting obligations for companies, which are now being rolled back as the EU legislator recognises the disproportionate regulatory burden faced by mid-sized businesses. By introducing the new classification of Small Mid-Caps (SMCs) in the Simplification Omnibus Packages, proposed in the first half of […]

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October 15th, 2025

FATF October 2025 Plenary: What the Paris Meetings Could Mean for Lawyers and AML Compliance

From 20 to 24 October 2025, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will gather in Paris for its latest plenary and working group meetings that will set the direction of global anti-money-laundering policy. For the legal sector, these sessions matter more than many realise. The way FATF defines and interprets risk filters down into national […]

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March 24th, 2021

Trends in International Legal Regulation

This short report summarises the findings from a directory of legal regulators which we prepared for the International Bar Association. The report picks out a number of interesting trends in the world of legal regulation including shifts towards national regulation and greater harmonisation in federal systems, as well as movement towards greater openness to foreign […]

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