Into Africa – With Africa's fast-growing economy attracting record investment, international law firms are at last taking the continent seriously. Richard Lloyd reports

After the fall – Since the overthrow of Gaddafi last spring, Libya has been in a transition period. Hogan Lovells' Chris Cross and Tarek Eltumi describe the political and economic factors that go into rebuilding a legal framework

Gateway to a resolution – Thanks to a new law, Dubai businesses now have a choice whether to resolve disputes in the DIFC or the civil courts. Afridi & Angell's Khadija Ali reports