Posts in "Commercial Law"

Dr Alisdair MacPherson presents the first contribution to the Centre for Commercial Law (CCL)’s blog series on “Seeing Commercial Law from Different Perspectives” launched to celebrate the University of Aberdeen’s 525 anniversary and to showcase CCL members thought-provoking standpoints on researching, teaching, or practising commercial law. Alisdair joined the School…

The post was firstly published on the Kluwer Arbitration Blog on 22 September 2020 and reposted here with the kind approval of the KAB Editorial Board.

In a recent judgement in the proceedings for setting aside an arbitral award, the Swedish Court of Appeal addressed issues concerning the law applicable to…

The University of Aberdeen, founded by Bishop Elphinstone in 1495, marked its 525th year on Monday, 10 February with a special celebration which highlighted the University’s key milestones from the past and unveiled future plans embodied in its strategic vision ‘Aberdeen 2040.’ Aberdeen 2040 is anchored on the…

This is the fifth in a blog post series being produced under the auspices of the Centre for Commercial Law in response to the coronavirus crisis. This blog post was first published on the NERC/UKRI ‘Constructing a Digital Environment’ Programme Blog and is re-posted here with their kind permission. 

The exact…

In a recent judgement, the Swedish Supreme Court rejected an appeal against the decision of the first instance which set aside an arbitral award in part due to a procedural error of the arbitral tribunal. The particularity of this case stems from the fact that the procedural error derived from…

This is the fourth in a blog post series being produced under the auspices of the Centre for Commercial Law in response to the coronavirus crisis. 

International trade is one of the areas that has been severely disrupted by the global COVID-19 pandemic caused by a new type of coronavirus.…

This is the third in a blog post series being produced under the auspices of the Centre for Commercial Law in response to the coronavirus crisis.

Introduction

The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is becoming more apparent with each passing day. The forecasts and analyses range from gloomy to apocalyptic: research indicates that…

This is the second in a series of posts being produced under the auspices of the Centre for Commercial Law in response to the coronavirus crisis. The first blog post is available here.

In the grip of a world pandemic of COVID-19 when scientists are racing to develop a cure,…

This is the first in a series of posts being produced under the auspices of the Centre for Commercial Law in response to the coronavirus crisis. These posts are being coordinated by Dr Burcu Yüksel Ripley, Co-Director of the Centre for Commercial Law.

This blog post has been written in…

Origins and Project Outline

This blog post provides details of our current project examining floating charges in comparative perspective. In various ways, the project demonstrates the value of attending academic conferences with colleagues from other jurisdictions. At such events (especially Young Property Lawyers’ Forum (YPLF) conferences) we would frequently encounter…