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
Renewable Energy 2026

Renewable Energy 2026 provides the latest legal information on the energy transition and renewable energy technologies; the laws and regulatory authorities governing the energy sector; the generation, transportation and storage of electricity, gas (including hydrogen and biofuels) and heat; trade and supply; the financing, development and subsidisation of renewable energy projects; and the outlook for the sector.

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.


Recently Updated Practice Areas
Renewable Energy 2026
Last Updated: 24/09/2026

Renewable Energy 2026 provides the latest legal information on the energy transition and renewable energy technologies; the laws and regulatory authorities governing the energy sector; the generation, transportation and storage of electricity, gas (including hydrogen and biofuels) and heat; trade and supply; the financing, development and subsidisation of renewable energy projects; and the outlook for the sector.

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.