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Legal Clinics and Transactional Lawyering in Spain
7 min
The emergence of Spanish legal clinics with a focus on transactional lawyering is having a positive effect on the development of law students.
Global and Business Law
Reinventing recruitment processes and work experience programs for legal professionals
3 min
Legal professionals find themselves having to adapt to a new virtual work environment
The EU and the Principle of Judicial Independence
9 min
The European Union has created a host of EU laws, but appears to be have been late in realizing the fundamental importance of an independent judiciary.
Coordination in blockchain: Are smart contracts to outsmart competition rules?
8 min
If the old competition rulebook has weathered the storm of digital economy so far, blockchain may pose too much of a challenge: it may bring a change of incentives that at least calls for more flexible and cooperative enforcement, albeit perhaps not a complete paradigm shift.
Investment Regulation in Spain during the COVID-19 Pandemic
6 min
Screening requirements introduced by the Government as a reaction to the financial crisis prompted by the COVID19 pandemic are framed on too broad terms capturing too many transactions in too many sectors and this will deter foreign investments in Spain
What a successful winemaker can teach us about the spirit of innovation and the future of work
4 min
Learning from the story of a wine family that decided to hire sharecroppers as employees, a new article depicts the employment relationship as a flexible instrument, capable of adapting to the changing nature of hyper-digitized labor markets.
Comparative Law: A Must-Have Tool for Global Lawyers
5 min
Though globalization is a commercial reality, much law remains national. In order to give good guidance, all global lawyers must be trained in comparative law.
Patents in times of pandemics
4 min
Patents are playing, and will continue to play, a key role in the COVID-19 plight.
Managing legal and tech risks of remote work
8 min
More and more employees are working remotely by the day. Against this backdrop, companies need to take the utmost care to protect employees and confidential company information. What are the IT and legal risks companies face as workers go remote?
Global Covid-19 Analysis: Quantum Leaps of International Law
6 min
The current global health crisis is a unique opportunity to ‘recondition’ the system to better reflect the increased global interconnectedness of people, organisations and states across the world.
Covid-19 and the threat to democracy
5 min
Around the world governments are adopting broad-ranging powers to battle COVID-19. But what will these powers mean for our democratic societies once the pandemic is over?
A word on resilience in times of emergency
3 min
In times of emergency, constitutions, like materials, need to tolerate stress in order to avoid fracture. Brace and show resilience—the sun will set on such emergency measures sooner or later.
May you live (and work) in interesting times
5 min
As the coronavirus spreads across the world, institutions and companies are promoting smart working and remote activities as measures to mitigate the risks connected with the rapidly spreading disease. Will this flexible arrangement be adopted in modern workplaces beyond the emergency?
The not-so-alternative Alternative
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 who forego business legal advice
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?
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
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?
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
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
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
4 min
Tax arbitration is an intricate area of law. It is therefore vital for us to understand what tax arbitration entails, its consequences for taxpayer rights, and the effects it has on the legal sector.
Investor State Arbitration for Central Bank Digital Currencies: The Future of Investment Disputes
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?
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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?
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?