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.
The Child Relocation 2026 guide features 12 jurisdictions, spanning Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. The guide provides the latest legal information on whose consent is required for child relocation, the possibility of relocation without full consent, applications to state authorities for permission to relocate, relocation within a jurisdiction, the steps taken to return abducted children, and the role of the Hague Convention. The guide also covers parental responsibility, particularly as it applies to birth parents and non-genetic parents, the relevance of marriage, and the treatment of same-sex relationships in this area.
The Employment 2026 guide covers more than 50 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest legal information on terms of employment, non-compete and non-solicitation clauses, data privacy law, foreign workers, the role of unions and employee representative bodies, termination of employment, employment disputes and dispute resolution.
The Child Relocation 2026 guide features 12 jurisdictions, spanning Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. The guide provides the latest legal information on whose consent is required for child relocation, the possibility of relocation without full consent, applications to state authorities for permission to relocate, relocation within a jurisdiction, the steps taken to return abducted children, and the role of the Hague Convention. The guide also covers parental responsibility, particularly as it applies to birth parents and non-genetic parents, the relevance of marriage, and the treatment of same-sex relationships in this area.
The Employment 2026 guide covers more than 50 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest legal information on terms of employment, non-compete and non-solicitation clauses, data privacy law, foreign workers, the role of unions and employee representative bodies, termination of employment, employment disputes and dispute resolution.
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.
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.