Global and Business Law

The not-so-alternative Alternative

@LawAhead 7 min

The idea of going alternative is replacing everything that is traditional. In the next future, will Alternative Legal Service Providers be the norm?

Seven common legal mistakes made by entrepreneurs

@LawAhead 4 min

What are the most common legal mistakes made by entrepreneurs when launching and managing start-ups?

The Women on Boards Directive: Is Europe closer to breaking the glass ceiling?

@LawAhead 9 min

Instituting gender quotas is a controversial approach to achieving gender equality. The question is: does it take us a step closer to breaking the glass ceiling?

At the table, not on the menu: Non-standard workers and collective bargaining in the platform economy

@LawAhead 6 min

Is collective bargaining a viable tool to “negotiate” the direction of the phenomenon of the digital transformation of work?

Coordination and information exchanges in financial markets. What comes first: The chicken or the egg?

@LawAhead 8 min

The increased intervention by competition authorities in financial markets comes with the risk of stifling efficiencies. Different approaches have been proposed to tackle illegal coordination without hindering necessary information flows.

Sovereign Wealth Funds: grown-up investors facing regulatory pressure

@LawAhead 7 min

Sovereign wealth funds have begun to play a critical role in the global economy. Maturing investment strategies and increasingly complex relationships between governments have led to challenges in regulation and international investment policy and strategy.

A more favorable legal regime for antitrust damages claims in the future

@LawAhead 8 min

The transposition of the EU Antitrust Damages Directive moves ahead in the process of minimal harmonisation of aspects of the procedural and substantive rules surrounding private antitrust enforcement, however many of the rules introduced are both fragmented and incomplete leaving wide room for divergences in Member States.

Tax Arbitration: The preferred solution

@LawAhead 4 min

Tax arbitration is an intricate area of law. It is therefore vital for us to understand what tax arbitration entails, its consequences, and the effects it has on the legal sector.

Investor State Arbitration for Central Bank Digital Currencies: The Future of Investment Disputes

@LawAhead 5 min

Can you imagine paying taxes, or even receiving government benefits, in Bitcoin? Once the domain of hackers and tech nerds, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies are now entering the mainstream, and are well positioned to disrupt the world economic order as we know it.

The EU’s Proposed Financial Transaction Tax: Is it time to take alternatives seriously?

@LawAhead 6 min

After seven years with no signs of agreement, the financial sector cannot withstand such a level of uncertainty regarding the FTT, a levy that has stymied negotiators for several years. Is it time to consider other alternatives?

The case for sugar taxes

@LawAhead 8 min

If sugar is considered the new tobacco, do we have a strong case for increasing the price of added sugar or is it time to rethink food taxes altogether?

EU Member States scramble to stand up to fake news

@LawAhead 7 min

Alongside the European Union’s efforts to research, educate and raise awareness about fake news, its member states are beginning to legislate against it. Though the results to date have been far from outstanding, there are glimmers of hope on the horizon.

Back to Basics: The future of tax regimes

@LawAhead 5 min

In the fast-paced economic environment of the 21st century, many taxation regimes have strayed from the underlying principles of effective taxation policy. Now, more than ever, it is essential for governments across the globe to build policy around taxation foundations established to promote economic growth and stability.

International tax advising for family companies in the evolving digital economy

@LawAhead 7 min

Contrary to business expert predictions, in today´s modern and increasingly digital world, family companies are becoming more and more relevant, forming the backbones of major economies.nomies.

The Android decision: Is the EU blade runner seeking to retire the more-economic replicant?

@LawAhead 6 min

In the aftermath of the Intel judgment, the exemplary punishment on Google has come as a reality check for our daydreams of a resurrected “more-economic approach” in abuse of dominance enforcement

New frontiers: the complex regulations for blockchain in the US and abroad

@LawAhead 3 min

The current state of regulation in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space leave many perplexed. With an uncertain road ahead, a unified regulatory framework for blockchain and cryptocurrency will be crucial to unlocking its full potential.

Legal education in the era of globalization—what should we expect from law schools?

@LawAhead 6 min

Why is it so important for law schools to innovate at a systemic level, and what are the consequences of the current lack of willingness and/or capacity to do so?

Syndicated loans and financial derivatives: ‛Belling the cat’ of market conditions

@LawAhead 6 min

Project finance falls under the spotlight of competition authorities as traditional antitrust concerns over competitors’ joining forces meets with increasing worries about financial customers’ information asymmetries.