The UK's withdrawal from the European Union will have – and already has – a dramatic impact on the political, legal and economic landscape, both in Britain and on the continent. This contribution takes a closer look at the effects on individual relationships and businesses. Against the...

German Abstract: Der EuGH hat in der Rechtssache VEB/BP erstmals entschieden, welches Gericht für Schadenersatzklagen wegen unrichtiger, unvollständiger oder unterlassener Informationen auf dem sekundären Finanzmarkt zuständig ist. Daneben ist das Urteil auch für den kollektiven...

The use of crypto-assets as an investment asset to generate passive income has become steadily more popular since the implementation of smart contracts on blockchains becoming popular with Ethereum in 2017. It reached an interim all-time high with the massive price fluctuations of crypto-assets...

One of the key issues in the on-going overhaul of the global financial system is the structural reform of banking systems. Legislatures in different states, e.g. the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, have all taken measures to protect individual depositors’ assets against...

Recently, a private cause of action against rating agencies has been introduced into EU law. This paper analyses the need and justification for such liability. Features of the new cause of action are compared to those existing in other major economies; in particular, those of the U.S. and...

This article discusses the appropriateness of controlling standard terms in business-to-business (B2B) contracts. Using the example of Germany, where the Civil Code explicitly allows the control of B2B standard terms, it finds evidence that courts tend to use this control to favour small and...