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
Trade Marks & Copyright 2025

The Trade Marks and Copyright 2025 guide features over 30 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest legal information on domestic law and international conventions/treaties as they apply to trade marks and copyright; ownership, terms of protection and registration of rights; authorship, collective works and copyright management systems; opposition, revocation and cancellation procedures; assignment and licensing of rights; initiating a lawsuit; remedies; and appeals.

Patent Litigation 2025

The Patent Litigation 2025 guide features more than two dozen jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest information on intellectual property (IP) rights and granting procedures, initiating a patent infringement lawsuit, patent revocation/cancellation, patent remedies, litigation costs, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and assignment and licensing of IP rights.


Recently Updated Practice Areas
Trade Marks & Copyright 2025
Last Updated: 18/02/2025

The Trade Marks and Copyright 2025 guide features over 30 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest legal information on domestic law and international conventions/treaties as they apply to trade marks and copyright; ownership, terms of protection and registration of rights; authorship, collective works and copyright management systems; opposition, revocation and cancellation procedures; assignment and licensing of rights; initiating a lawsuit; remedies; and appeals.

Patent Litigation 2025
Last Updated: 13/02/2025

The Patent Litigation 2025 guide features more than two dozen jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest information on intellectual property (IP) rights and granting procedures, initiating a patent infringement lawsuit, patent revocation/cancellation, patent remedies, litigation costs, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and assignment and licensing of IP rights.

Defamation & Reputation Management 2025
Last Updated: 11/02/2025

The new Defamation & Reputation Management 2025 guide provides the latest legal information and up-to-date commentary on claims of defamation and harassment (including their reputational impact), as well as violations of privacy and data protection laws. Areas covered include grounds, remedies, deadlines and defences, forum choice, and costs. The guide also explores the regulatory and media environment in each of the jurisdictions featured.

Investment Funds 2025
Last Updated: 06/02/2025

The Investment Funds 2025 guide covers over 20 key jurisdictions in this sector. The guide provides the latest information on alternative investment funds and retail funds, including fund formation, restrictions on investors, the regulatory environment, operational requirements, the fund finance market, and the applicable tax regime.