Die Treuhandidee steht allgemein für ein juristisches Konstrukt des Eigentums, das dem Treuhänder nach außen die volle Rechtsstellung eines Eigentümers verleiht, ihm im Innenverhältnis zum Treugeber jedoch mehr oder weniger starker Beschränkung unterwirft. In (Ost-)Deutschland erlebte...

In the past decade, the legal and economic literature on blockchain technology and its applications has flourished. This new technology holds great promise for enhancing the efficiency of contracting. Building on the classic Coase theorem, blockchain as a decentralised mechanism of...

Die Treuhandidee steht allgemein für ein juristisches Konstrukt des Eigentums,das dem Treuhänder nach außen die volle Rechtsstellung eines Eigentümersverleiht, ihm im Innenverhältnis zum Treugeber jedoch mehr oder wenigerstarker Beschränkung unterwirft. In (Ost-)Deutschland erlebte diese...

This article assesses the operation of the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No.2) Regulations 2003 (FCAR), as amended by the Financial Markets and Insolvency (Settlement Finality and Financial Collateral Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2010. It will be seen that the FCAR has achieved...

In reflecting on the peculiar legal features of American Depositary Shares, this paper considers the hypothesis of insolvency of some of the relevant parties in the contractual scheme in order to extract the legal implications (both contractual and otherwise) arising from the use of ADRs as a...

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

On May 24, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case American Needle v. Nat'l Football League that the National Football League's trademark licensing practices are subject to review under Section 1 of the Sherman Act. This ruling reversed an earlier decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

During 2008 and 2009 Australian listed entities raised large amounts of equity capital as the global financial crisis led to a significant tightening in credit markets. Over these two years listed entity after listed entity recapitalised, seeking additional equity to replace debt as lenders,...

The present period of financial instability is also likely to become known as the end of an era, an era of economic calm and of policy consensus on how to maintain market stability. After World War II, the federal government operated on the Keynesian principles that the right mix of spending,...