This paper builds on Larry Ribstein's path‐breaking work concerning the role of lawyers and bar associations in jurisdictional competition and law production. According to Ribstein, unauthorized practice of law (UPL) rules, which create barriers to entry preventing out‐of‐state attorney...

How did a treaty that emerged in the aftermath of the Second World War, and barely survived its early years, evolve into one of the most influential organisations in international law? This unique book brings together original contributions from an unprecedented number of eminent current and...

In this essay we make two major claims. The first is that public legislatures should think seriously about giving maximum effect to the principle of freedom of contract in company law. This would not only give corporate lawyers the tool they need to provide legal services that match the needs of...

How did a treaty that emerged in the aftermath of the Second World War, and barely survived its early years, evolve into one of the most influential organisations in international law? This unique book brings together original contributions from an unprecedented number of eminent current and...

The powers of international arbitrators in proprietary matters and in practice therefore especially in asset backed international financing schemes affects third parties and can therefore hardly be explained any longer as deriving from the arbitration clause and party autonomy. This article,...

Commentary about the Supreme Court’s 2021 decision in United States v. Arthrex, Inc., has focused on the nexus of patent and administrative law. But this overlooks a seismic and as-yet unappreciated copyright implication of the decision: it renders the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB)...