?? Weekly News Review

Global Legal Group's newsletter cherry-picks the best of GLG’s three news strands – Commercial Dispute Resolution (CDR) , International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG) and Global Legal Insights (GLI) – from the past week, all produced by our team of in-house journalists.

Check out CDR’s Latin American Quarterly Focus, where we look at the changing face’ of Brazilian corruption enforcement, the region’s attitude to arbitration and Mexico’s judicial reforms . Elsewhere the team covers the FCA’s criticism of the UK’s AML supervision and global IPO activity.

CDR | Quarterly Focus: Rule of law challenges for Latin America

This edition of CDR’s Quarterly Focus series considers ongoing challenges in practising law against a backdrop of political upheaval.

Full article by Andrew Mizner available here .

CDR | Quarterly Focus: Where now for Brazil’s anti-corruption regime?

As it continues to face the repercussions of the notorious ‘Car Wash’ scandal, CDR asks what’s next for the white-collar crime regime in Brazil as its politicians appear to have taken their eye off the law enforcement ball.

Full article by Dippy Singh available here .

Quarterly Focus: The dominance of LatAm energy arbitration

Volatile politics and a lack of trust in the independence of the judiciary has seen arbitration preferred for the resolution of energy sector disputes in the region.

Full article by Natasha Doris available here .

ICLG | Unravelling the vaginal mesh scandal

A simple treatment aimed at providing relief to millions of women has given rise to a vast number of lawsuits around the world.

Full article by Rob Harkavy available here .

ICLG UK AML supervision is falling short, says FCA?

A report conducted by OPBAS has revealed professional body supervisors in the UK are failing to effectively address critical AML risks, with the watchdog admitting it is yet to see the consistent and effective improvements it desperately needs.?

Full article by Ella Fincken available here .

ICLG | NYC mayor vows to stay in office and fight charges

Mayor Eric Adams, indicted on multiple charges, has secured the services of a lawyer who has previously represented Jay-Z, Elon Musk and Alec Baldwin.

Full article by Rob Harkavy available here .

GLI | ILR lambasts litigation funding

The US Institute for Legal Reform has exposed the “grim realities” of third-party litigation funding in the US, alleging money-hungry investors, secret control over litigation and threats to national security.

Full article by Ella Fincken available here .

GLI | Watch: AI webinar hosted by GLI

With artificial intelligence high on the legal world’s agenda, industry leaders gathered for a far-reaching discussion on this most disruptive and exciting of tech innovations.

Full article by Rob Harkavy available here .

GLI | Report shows uptick in global IPO activity

Despite a tough start to the year, data released by EY indicate that the market has turned the corner despite global economic challenges.

Full article by Rob Harkavy available here .