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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…

On 20 March 2019, in an almost unanimous vote, the European People's Party (EPP) suspended Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz, the ruling party of Hungary, for violating the EPP’s rules and values, including democracy and the rule of law. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit that compiles a democracy index every year…

This blog post is a condensed version of an article that is available online at the website of the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, where it is noted that it is hard to discern when a UK court is likely to allow piercing of the so-called “corporate veil”,…

This blog post builds on Prof Tina Soliman Hunter's post titled “Shell decommissioning of the Brent Platform - haven’t we been here before?” (18 April 2017). I suggest that it might be helpful to read that post prior to reading this one.

If we thought the Brent Spar incident in…

In this post, David Lorimer (PhD candidate) analyses a new Northern Irish report into reforming the law on serious sexual offences. Lorimer argues what is law for the accused should be law for the complainer.

The latest Gillen Report to the Criminal Justice Board on reform of the law on serious…

Should Gavin Williamson, former defence secretary, be prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act for leaking confidential information from the National Security Council? Or was he wrongly found guilty of leaking by a ‘kangaroo court’, as he has claimed?

This story – reported by the BBC here – brings together a range of important legal…

In celebration of World IP Day 2019 the Aberdeen Centre for Commercial Law arranged for a short series of informal presentations to discuss the interconnection of Intellectual Property with this year’s theme: sport.

Professor Abbe Brown blew the starting whistle, by serving up a discussion of…

The potential of the oceans’ raw materials, which scientific expertise can transform into invaluable products to benefit society, offers rich opportunities. As 64% of the surface of the oceans is beyond the control of states, questions result as to who benefits from product development and where responsibilities lie regarding Marine…

Copyright is an intellectual property right that protects the interests of those who originate creative works. In this post, our Dr Titi Adebola considers a controversial European Union reform of the law in this area.

On 26 March 2019, after over two years of debates, the European Parliament adopted the…

Chike Jude Emedosi is a current research student whose work seeks to examine the different legal solutions available for creating security interests for securitisations in England, Scotland, and France. Here he talks about the history of financial crises.

Introduction

Financial crisis has been an unfortunate part of financial history. It…