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The end of 2011 turned out to be relatively quiet in the Asian lateral hire markets. Instead of individual moves, firms have instead been focusing on expanding their networks through mergers, alliances and associations.

The UK, US and Australia are now aggressively targeting bribery and corruption. Here’s why it matters, and how to mitigate the business risks

Companies operating in Mexico face significant corruption risks. Recognising them can help minimise any damage

Babette Vos Dutch partnerships, in particular limited partnerships (commanditaire vennootschappen), have traditionally been a preferred option for investors for a variety of reasons, including the possibility to limit their liability and thereby their own exposure and the possibility to achieve tax transparency. The Dutch law legislation applicable to a limited partnership, as well as to a partnership (maatschap) and a general partnership (vennootschap onder firma) originates from 1838 and is highly in need of modernisation.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), India's capital market regulator, has recently barred seven listed companies and their promoters from accessing the capital market. This was done on grounds of misappropriation of initial public offering (IPO) monies, inadequate disclosures and other irregularities. All the companies made IPOs in 2011, and on listing their shares prices became volatile.

Carlos Fradique-Méndez Daniel Rodríguez-Bravo The US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) was signed on November 22 2006, by Deputy US Trade Representative John Veroneau and Colombian Minister of Trade, Industry, and Tourism Jorge Humberto Botero. Colombia's Congress approved the CTPA and a protocol of amendment in 2007.

The structure and detail of US and English law intercreditor agreements can vary greatly. It is vital to understand the differences

Over the next five years changes in financial law will be constant and rapid. Here are the six biggest factors shaping these changes

The US lateral hire market in December and January remained as buoyant as ever and the dominant trends of the last year remain clear. In the wider legal market there remains a steady flow of lawyers away from state institutions, including the US Attorney's Office, the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and various government departments, into private practice.

Bankers' counsel may be forgiven for missing the European Securities and Markets Authority's (Esma) Prospectus Directive (PD) consultation document seeking comments on the technical advice to the EC on possible delegated acts.