GLOBAL PRACTICE GUIDES

Expert Commentary on Legal Issues

Chambers Global Practice Guides provide in-house counsel with expert legal commentary on the main practice areas in key jurisdictions around the world.
The guides focus on the practical legal issues affecting business and enable the reader to compare legislation and procedure across a range of key jurisdictions.

For every guide we select Contributing Editors who are ranked in the relevant Chambers Guides as the best in their field. The individual contributors who write the ‘Law and Practice’ and ‘Trends & Developments’ sections are selected on the same basis.


Latest Publications
Investor–State Arbitration 2025

The new Investor–State Arbitration 2025 guide covers over a host of key jurisdictions and provides up-to-date legal insight into treaty-based and contract-based arbitration frameworks. It examines national positions on investor–state arbitration, key treaties and conventions, dispute resolution trends, third-party funding, damages and valuation, and the role of domestic courts in enforcement and interim relief.

Equity Finance 2025

The new Equity Finance 2025 guide features close to 20 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest legal information on equity finance techniques and structures, including private and public equity as well as equity restructuring; an overview of the equity finance market, including equity seekers and providers, deal flows and sourcing, and exit considerations; regulation of foreign and domestic investments; AML and sanctions issues; tax considerations; and the impact of bankruptcy/insolvency on shareholders.


Recently Updated Practice Areas
Investor–State Arbitration 2025
Last Updated: 22/10/2025

The new Investor–State Arbitration 2025 guide covers over a host of key jurisdictions and provides up-to-date legal insight into treaty-based and contract-based arbitration frameworks. It examines national positions on investor–state arbitration, key treaties and conventions, dispute resolution trends, third-party funding, damages and valuation, and the role of domestic courts in enforcement and interim relief.

Equity Finance 2025
Last Updated: 21/10/2025

The new Equity Finance 2025 guide features close to 20 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest legal information on equity finance techniques and structures, including private and public equity as well as equity restructuring; an overview of the equity finance market, including equity seekers and providers, deal flows and sourcing, and exit considerations; regulation of foreign and domestic investments; AML and sanctions issues; tax considerations; and the impact of bankruptcy/insolvency on shareholders.

Alternative Funds 2025
Last Updated: 16/10/2025

The Alternative Funds 2025 guide covers close to 20 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest legal information on fund structures, regulatory and tax regimes, disclosure/reporting requirements, the roles of fund managers and investors, the rules concerning permanent establishments, the marketing of alternative funds, FATCA/CRS compliance, AML/KYC regimes and security and privacy concerns.

Advertising & Marketing 2025
Last Updated: 14/10/2025

The Advertising & Marketing 2025 guide features close to 20 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest legal information on advertising law and regulatory bodies; advertising claims, including deceptive claims, substantiation, endorsements, environmental claims and “dark patterns”; comparative advertising and ambush marketing; digital/social media; privacy issues; AI; and product compliance.