On 18 February, 2022, India signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with the United Arab Emirates (CEPA). The deal – which came into force On 1 May – is India’s first free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and took less than three months to negotiate, making it the fastest agreement of its […]Read More
Western businesses are wondering how to cope with the new measures imposed by their governments regarding trade with Russia. Can legal systems bridge the world's divides?Read More
Which sources of law grant the EU the right to play a primary role in taking on financial debt?Read More
Never Underestimate Empathy in Negotiations: Finding a transnational ethical standard
Attorneys play a key role to obtain the best possible result from cross-border negotiations by balancing the different perspectives involved, while protecting the interests and assets of their clients. A key virtue that they must bring to all negotiations, which is often overlooked, is empathy. Far too often negotiations are approached as a hard-nosed, winner-take-all […]Read More
What is needed for patent waivers or “compulsory licensing” to be implemented practically in a comprehensive and effective fashion? Will they remain a pure abstraction? Maurizio Gardenal looks at the nitty-gritty.Read More
Bitcoin Bid: Are China and NATO countries diverging on cryptocurrencies?
The US, Turkey and China have stepped in to address cryptocurrencies in very different ways in the past few years.Read More
On 30 September, 2020 the European Commission issued the 2020 Rule of Law Report which can be summarized in the words of the President von der Leyen “The rule of law helps protect people from the rule of the powerful. It is the guarantor of our most basic of every day rights and freedoms. It […]Read More
On 30 December 2020, the EU announced that a new deal is being cut with China after many years of tough negotiations. It was defined as “the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment”. However, if you look hard enough you will discover that no such deal has actually been made yet. In fact, what has been […]Read More
Preconceptions can be found in government legislation. They are the most difficult for lawyers to challenge and get changed, because they are often backed by political decisions and priorities that conflict with what might seem right from the perspective of an objective third party. Let me discuss just one example of preconceptions affecting the free […]Read More
The Italian pharmaceutical industry has been able to cement its role in the state's public health strategy. Read More