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
Alternative Funds 2026

The Alternative Funds 2026 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 and Marketing 2026

The Advertising & Marketing 2026 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.


Recently Updated Practice Areas
Alternative Funds 2026
Last Updated: 15/10/2026

The Alternative Funds 2026 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 and Marketing 2026
Last Updated: 13/10/2026

The Advertising & Marketing 2026 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.

Banking & Finance 2026
Last Updated: 08/10/2026

The new Banking & Finance 2026 guide covers nearly 40 jurisdictions and provides the latest legal insights into lending markets and financing transactions worldwide. It examines the impact of global conflicts and ESG considerations on lending, alongside loan structuring and documentation, foreign lending restrictions, tax issues, guarantees and security, enforcement, and insolvency. The guide also explores project finance developments and the legal outlook across major markets.

Franchising 2026
Last Updated: 07/10/2026

The 2026 Franchising guide provides the latest legal information on franchising agreements; disclosure requirements and exemptions; registration of franchises and the consequences of failing to register; past-profitability requirements; duration, renewal and termination; competition restrictions, including territorial exclusivity and channel reservation; choice of governing law of the franchise agreement; and tax and franchise fee/royalty issues.