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Discover thought leadership and legal insights by our legal experts from across CMS. In our Expert Guides, written by CMS lawyers from across the jurisdictions where we operate, we provide you with in-depth legal research and insights that can be read both online and offline. You can also find Law-Now articles with focused legal analysis, commentary and insights to help you anticipate future challenges and much more.



Expertise
28/07/2020
Lawyers on Whistleblower Protection and Internal Investigations
In October 2019, when the European Union approved the Whistleblower Protection Directive, many EU jurisdictions re-examined their internal investigations systems. At the same time, an open discussion...
28/07/2020
Guide on international data transfers – Drawing on the Schrems II Case
On 16 July 2020, almost five years after the Safe Harbour Agreement between the European Union and United States was ruled invalid, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a judgment on...
16/06/2020
Returning from lockdown to the workplace
With the lockdown easing, what are the rules that apply as employees are returning to the work­place? Down­load our brief guide below on the rules applicable to employers and employees
05/03/2020
CORONA-VIRUS : Practical guide with commercial and legal top­ics/re­com­mend­a­tions
We have drawn up this practical guide to assist the legal teams of companies in the way in which they deal with the challenges they are confronted with, connected to the fast and worldwide spread of the...
18/12/2019
International Disputes Digest - Winter Edition 2019
Back to main page Welcome to the winter edition of our International Disputes Digest, a bi-annual publication featuring analysis and commentary on the key trends currently shaping the global dispute resolution...
07/10/2019
CMS European Real Estate Deal Point Study 2019
A first glance suggests there were no major changes in the European investment market in 2018, with the investment volume being roughly the same as in the previous year at around EUR 264bn. However...
21/11/2018
Connected Future
Tech­no­logy-driv­en transformations are not only disrupting our everyday lives but are also radically transforming the infrastructure sector. On the one hand, innovation is driving an upgrade of existing...
15/08/2018
Summer of sports 2018
After much excitement in June and July, it was France who were left holding the golden trophy aloft, with Les Bleus able to overcome Croatia to win their second FIFA World Cup. As always, the FIFA World...
26/06/2018
CMS Guide to Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws 2018
We are delighted to present the fifth edition of the CMS Guide to Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws. This edition of the Guide covers more countries than ever before, assessing the laws in 42 countries...
28/03/2018
Initial Coin Offerings - New means of fundraising
Thanks to the ICO phenomenon, approximately 4 billion US dollars were raised in 2017. After a difficult start, ICOs are now becoming more and more professional and are also attractive for companies which...
26/02/2018
CMS Guide to Pensions
CMS Employment Practice Area Group is pleased to present the fourth edition of the Guide to Pensions. Our aim has been to provide an overview of the key legal requirements relating to pension provision...
15/01/2018
Network Sharing 3.0
CMS is delighted to be presenting this third edition of its study on the sharing of tele­com­mu­nic­a­tion networks in the EU and selected territories around the world. The first edition was highly influential...