This article covers the scope of revised Article 9, attachment, choice of law for perfection, effect of perfection, priority, perfection by filing, perfection outside Article 9 for goods covered by certificates of title, perfection by possession, perfection by control and automatic perfection

This article seeks to demonstrate that when granting relief under the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006, the English court may apply foreign law consistent with the US Chapter 15 jurisprudence. Three practical areas where the application of foreign law is often important are bankruptcy...

The court in Mayhew v. King 2010] EWHC 1121 (Ch) failed to recognise that the principle against divestiture has nothing to do with the principle of pari passu distribution. However, the court's actual application of the principle is in many respects a healthy repudiation of the Court of Appeal's...

Case law discussions in sport management scholarship and pedagogy frequently focus exclusively on one primary topic area. Thus, a case serves as a textbook example of a specific legal theory and management practice points. Occasionally, a multi-faceted case allows for an elaborate, comprehensive...

This paper will describe the drafting history of the Principles of the Law of Software Contracts, with particular attention to the extent of consumer and public-interest group representation in the process. The drafting process, I will argue, did not take adequate stock of problems identified in...

Bank debit cards may look like credit cards, but they certainly do not act like them when it comes to account overdrafts. This does not suggest that credit cards are better than debit cards, as complaints abound concerning the transparency of fees charged to consumers for credit card...

The focus of this chapter is on the process of “harmonising” Commercial (Contract) Law as a key means of promoting cross-border transactions between businesses. One key question appears to have not been considered adequately with many harmonisation initiatives: what is in the best interests...

The term ‘usage' generally refers to any practice that is habitual or customary within a given industry, trade or region. Under domestic U.S. sales law, the term ‘usage of trade' is used, and usage of trade can be used under domestic U.S. sales law to interpret, explain, or supplement a...

This case study analyzes the reasons for failures by Credit Suisse banking advisors prior to the recent financial crisis and attempts to develop a strategy for international law that will dis-incentivize advisors from failing, thereby averting consumer losses in the future.The paper does not...