The reform of the Transparency Directive is presently on the political agenda, with one of the key questions focussing on the level of harmonisation: Should the current minimum harmonisation be retained or is a move towards full harmonisation advisable? After confirming legal competence for the...

The alleged manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) by large number of banks is currently under investigation by regulators in Europe and the US. Various lawsuits are adding to the evidence of LIBOR rigging that first emerged from a settlement between Barclays Bank and the...

The European Commission has recently released a Proposal for a Regulation on market abuse, to increase investor confidence and market integrity in European capital markets law. One of its most innovative elements involves allowing Member States to provide financial incentives to whistleblowers...

The appraisal remedy provides an elegant and effective instrument for minority protection in situations of fundamental changes. Its effectiveness depends however on the “right to exit at a fair price”. Determining a fair price has given rise to legal questions of business valuation. This...

This paper explores the “optional instrument” as a regulatory tool in European private law. The term “optional instrument” or “28th Regime” refers to supranational corporate forms, legal titles or legal instruments which provide an alternative model for doing business throughout the...

This article provides a panorama of EU Legal Methodology as it currently stands, and how it may develop into the future. Conceptually, the article recommends a double approach using the dual theoretical systems of EU private law and European ius commune, employed with such success in substantive...