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Ireland Recommended firms Tier 1 A&L Goodbody Arthur Cox Matheson Ormsby Prentice McCann FitzGerald Tier 2 Dillon Eustace LK Shields Mason Hayes + Curran William Fry It was a year of looking outwards for the Irish capital markets. International transactions were on the rise, with Irish special-purpose vehicles (SPVs) involved in a wide range of cross-border deals. The domestic market was dominated by securitizations and covered bond transactions, which are growing in stature in Ireland but not quite as popular as international collateralized debt obligations (CDOs).

Denmark Recommended firms Tier 1 Gorrissen Federspiel Kierkegaard Kromann Reumert Tier 2 Bech-Bruun Plesner Svane Grønborg Tier 3 Accura Jonas Bruun Tier 4 DLA Nordic Lett Rønne & Lundgren Denmark's banking and finance market remains healthy, with significant activity reported in asset finance, equity capital markets and acquisition finance – particularly in the biotech sector.

China has propelled high-yield debt this year. But the battle for the legal work is becoming complicated as more UK firms hire US lawyers

Private equity finally gets a little easier

Corporate insolvencies increase More companies are feeling the effects of the credit crunch and running into financial problems. Between July and September, corporate insolvencies rose by 1.8% on the previous quarter, according to figures released by R3, the association of business recovery professionals, last month.

Islamic bonds won't be a global force until they can break the US market

It's easy to structure a covered bond, even without specific legislation. Here's how

A tour around the Loan Market Association's first guide to Islamic finance and its terms

Dubai's first securitisation had a conventional structure. Insolvency, however, was an issue

Franchising Tunisia does not have legislation or a legal framework to deal with franchising. This does not mean that franchising is prohibited. Franchising agreements entail that the rights are exclusive; such exclusivity was indeed prohibited under the umbrella of number 91.64 relating to competition and prices, dated July 29 1991. But since the introduction of a law dated July 18 2005, which amends the competition law, all the prohibitions affecting previously exclusive concession agreements have been withdrawn; this includes prohibitions that affect franchising agreements. From now on, the authorisation of the Ministry of Commerce and the compulsory opinion of the Competition Committee are not required. The granting of a master franchise covering Tunisian territory is therefore in accord with applicable Tunisian regulations. It does not require any administrative authorisation.