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
AI & Intellectual Property 2026

The new AI & Intellectual Property guide covers close to 20 major jurisdictions and provides up-to-date legal analysis of this rapidly changing practice area. The guide explores the underlying legal framework for AI and IP; IP protection of AI systems, models and data; the use of training data for model development, including infringement and liability issues; questions of creation, authorship and invention; and enforcement and remedies.

Derivatives 2026

The Derivatives 2026 guide covers key jurisdictions in the sector and provides the latest information on trends and upcoming issues in derivatives markets; types of derivatives, including futures and options, swaps, forwards, listed versus over-the-counter, and spot transactions; regulation, including of clearing, mandatory trading, position limits and reporting, as well as national and local regulators and self-regulatory organisations; documentation issues; and enforcement trends.


Recently Updated Practice Areas
AI & Intellectual Property 2026
Last Updated: 02/09/2026

The new AI & Intellectual Property guide covers close to 20 major jurisdictions and provides up-to-date legal analysis of this rapidly changing practice area. The guide explores the underlying legal framework for AI and IP; IP protection of AI systems, models and data; the use of training data for model development, including infringement and liability issues; questions of creation, authorship and invention; and enforcement and remedies.

Derivatives 2026
Last Updated: 01/09/2026

The Derivatives 2026 guide covers key jurisdictions in the sector and provides the latest information on trends and upcoming issues in derivatives markets; types of derivatives, including futures and options, swaps, forwards, listed versus over-the-counter, and spot transactions; regulation, including of clearing, mandatory trading, position limits and reporting, as well as national and local regulators and self-regulatory organisations; documentation issues; and enforcement trends.

Healthcare: Medical Devices 2026
Last Updated: 27/08/2026

The Healthcare: Medical Devices 2026 guide features several key jurisdictions and provides the latest legal information on product safety regulatory regimes; the product life cycle; corporate social responsibility, the environment and sustainability; advertising and product claims; regulatory engagement and enforcement; liability; impact of artificial intelligence; and more.

Pensions 2026
Last Updated: 25/08/2026

The new Pensions 2026 Guide provides a comprehensive overview of the legal and regulatory framework governing pension systems across key jurisdictions. It provides the latest legal and regulatory insights on pension systems, pension providers, benefit structures, funding and investment requirements, member rights, taxation, and dispute resolution. It also examines governance, cross-border arrangements, insolvency protections, and recent pension reforms.