Clifford Chance

On 2 April 2025, President Trump announced a sweeping tariff regime, imposing a 10% global tariff which came into effect on 5 April 2025, and higher “reciprocal tariffs” on specific countries, aimed at rebalancing trade deficits between those countries and the US. These “reciprocal tariffs” were set to come into effect on 9 April 2025. This briefing provides a high-level overview of the response by the G20 countries to these tariffs as at 13 April 2025.

This briefing looks at key legal considerations for organisations leveraging AI in healthcare and life sciences and for investors in the sector.

In this extract from a recent webinar, we discuss CCS in the Asia Pacific region and the Middle East, including the financial incentives available, regulatory frameworks and key issues to consider when investing in the sector.

The re-election of President Trump is having an enormous impact on US policy and regulation. It is complex and the direction of travel is unpredictable. This presents a range of challenges for our clients and we are helping them to adapt to the changing legal landscape.

As geopolitical focus intensifies around technology leadership, data sovereignty and environmental considerations, data centres and their role in the global digital economy are in the spotlight. Governments around the world are introducing or upgrading policies intended to boost digital infrastructure, including incentivising the development of data centres. We look at five factors that we expect to impact the data centre industry in 2025.

2025 will see a revitalised M&A market, as deal-makers look beyond recent challenges and uncertainties. A new pro-growth agenda and a stabilising macroeconomic environment are boosting global investor confidence. The market will be led by boardrooms taking strategic action in more favourable market conditions and by private capital.