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
Defence Contracts 2026

The Defence Contracts 2026 guide features multiple jurisdictions and provides the latest legal information on defence regulation, defence procurement legislation, types of contracts and value thresholds, restrictions, transparency and confidentiality, export control legislation, criteria for granting or refusing licences, enforcement and penalties, sanctions and embargoes, national security legislation, counter-espionage and insider threat obligations, M&A, joint ventures and foreign direct investment, investigations and litigation, and more.

Shareholders’ Rights & Shareholder Activism 2026

The 2026 Shareholders’ Rights and Shareholder Activism guide features close to 20 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest legal information on voting requirements and the proposal of resolutions, shareholders’ rights to appoint/remove/challenge directors and in the event of liquidation/insolvency, shareholder activist strategies, and remedies available to shareholders against the company and directors.


Recently Updated Practice Areas
Defence Contracts 2026
Last Updated: 23/09/2026

The Defence Contracts 2026 guide features multiple jurisdictions and provides the latest legal information on defence regulation, defence procurement legislation, types of contracts and value thresholds, restrictions, transparency and confidentiality, export control legislation, criteria for granting or refusing licences, enforcement and penalties, sanctions and embargoes, national security legislation, counter-espionage and insider threat obligations, M&A, joint ventures and foreign direct investment, investigations and litigation, and more.

Shareholders’ Rights & Shareholder Activism 2026
Last Updated: 22/09/2026

The 2026 Shareholders’ Rights and Shareholder Activism guide features close to 20 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest legal information on voting requirements and the proposal of resolutions, shareholders’ rights to appoint/remove/challenge directors and in the event of liquidation/insolvency, shareholder activist strategies, and remedies available to shareholders against the company and directors.

Antitrust Litigation 2026
Last Updated: 17/09/2026

The Antitrust Litigation 2026 guide covers over 15 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest updates on the legal framework for private antitrust litigation, the basis and procedure for a claim, limitation periods and defences, class and collective actions, disclosure procedures and the role of expert witnesses, joint and several liability, litigation funding and costs, and appeals.

Agricultural Law 2026
Last Updated: 16/09/2026

The new Agricultural Law 2026 guide provides the latest legal information on the global agribusiness market, including the legal and institutional framework, land ownership and environmental compliance, regulatory definitions, financial instruments, legal advisory and market practice, taxation and incentives, dispute resolution and enforcement, and recent legal and regulatory developments.