GLOBAL PRACTICE GUIDES
Expert Commentary on Legal Issues
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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.
The Islamic Finance 2026 guide provides the latest legal information and up-to-date commentary, from across the Middle East and beyond, on Sharia compliance and standards; murabaha, mudarabah and musharakah; securitisation; and the effect of emerging technologies such as fintech on Islamic finance solutions for working capital needs.
The Information Technology 2026 guide provides the latest legal information on online services and products, software licensing and "as a service" provision, artificial intelligence, IT services, telecommunications and networks, intellectual property considerations, data protection, and legislative and regulatory adaptation and advancement.
Last Updated: 09/07/2026
The Islamic Finance 2026 guide provides the latest legal information and up-to-date commentary, from across the Middle East and beyond, on Sharia compliance and standards; murabaha, mudarabah and musharakah; securitisation; and the effect of emerging technologies such as fintech on Islamic finance solutions for working capital needs.
Last Updated: 08/07/2026
The Information Technology 2026 guide provides the latest legal information on online services and products, software licensing and "as a service" provision, artificial intelligence, IT services, telecommunications and networks, intellectual property considerations, data protection, and legislative and regulatory adaptation and advancement.
Last Updated: 07/07/2026
The Merger Control 2026 guide features 40 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest legal information on enforcement authorities; notification requirements; foreign-to-foreign transactions; joint ventures; third-party rights, confidentiality and cross-border co-operation; appeals and judicial review; FDI and subsidy review; and the authorities’ current competition concerns.
Last Updated: 30/06/2026
The new Intellectual Property 2026 guide features over 20 jurisdictions, and provides a comprehensive overview of intellectual property law and practice, covering patents, trade marks, copyright, industrial designs, trade secrets, and know-how. It also addresses emerging issues in data, AI, and overlapping IP rights.