The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 forms the centrepiece of the UK's domestic legal preparations for its departure from the European Union. The Act aims to capture and domesticate large swathes of EU law so as to safeguard legal continuity upon Brexit. This paper examines the process by...

This paper analyzes the EU’s efforts in designing a social taxonomy for sustainable investments. Examining the draft Social Taxonomy proposed by the Platform for Sustainable Finance in early 2022, we challenge the decision to follow the methodology provided by the EU’s environmental taxonomy...

The digitalisation of the economy and the emergence of players like online platforms and other digital service providers have brought new challenges for the effective enforcement of EU laws. This contribution looks at how public enforcement could be optimised in the EU by enhancing co-operation...

The digitalisation of the economy and the emergence of players like online platforms and other digital service providers have brought new challenges for the effective enforcement of EU laws. This contribution looks at how public enforcement could be optimised in the EU by enhancing co-operation...

This contribution investigates the form and content of a new and updated European Union (EU) legal framework intended to regulate third-country import pipelines for gas, including the ‘upstream' component of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The article will first set the scene and examine the...

The U.S. residential housing market collapse illustrates the consequences of ignoring risk while funding mortgage borrowing. Collateral over-valuation was a foundational piece of the crisis. Over the past few decades, secondary markets, securitization, policy and psychology increased the flow of...

Currently trademark bullying has become a serious concern for many small businesses that feel as though powerful corporations are abusing aggressive trademark enforcement and litigation techniques to crush genuine competition. No doubt these concerns merit the serious consideration of all...

As new countries queue to join the European Union, the screening and transposition obligations remain on-going phenomena which deserve more academic attention. This paper examines the position of the current candidate countries and traces the progress achieved in the implementation of the...

The paper analyses the proposed Common European Sales Law (hereinafter ‘CESL’) and in particular the provisions on seller’s obligation and consumer’s remedies in case of non-performance. The Author explores the provisions of the CELS taking into account the rules of Consumer Sales and...