Oxford Business Law Blog

The LSE Systemic Risk Centre will be hosting an online public event via Zoom. The conference is organised by Eva Micheler (LSE Law, SRC), Jon Danielsson (LSE Finance, SRC) and JP Zigrand (LSE Finance...

Personal property security law is a crucial element in the complex mosaic of access to credit and financial inclusion. The prevailing view among scholars, policymakers and legislators is that a legal...

In October 2019, the European Union approved the Directive 2019/1937 on the protection of whistle-blowers (the Directive). As analysed in my previous blogpost and, in more detail, in my article ‘A...

There is little empirical work examining contractual innovation in the context of China, which is the second largest venture capital market in the world after the United States. Drawing upon...

At a time when increasingly populist leaders rule over a substantial part of the planet, in the rare places where they do not, some citizens are under the illusion that they may regain control over...

In overruling parts of the CJEU’s judgment on the ECB’s Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP) the German Constitutional Court presses for a stricter application of the principle of proportionality...

The recent judgement by the German Federal Constitutional Court (‘FCC’) has been widely criticised both for its legal reasoning and for its impact on the EU legal order. Nevertheless, it yields...

Blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies are stimulating investment, business activity, and media attention, as well as passionate visions of industry disruption and societal transformation. As...

The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to significant limitations on trade and travel, severe economic stress and massive state interventions. This has been reflected in the financial markets and led to...

A recent CJEU decision sheds new light on practical implications of the ‘true and fair view’ principle in accounting law. Wagram Invest (C-640/18) deals with a rather complex accounting issue arising...

What makes a central bank ‘independent?’. As most central bank scholars and policy-makers would likely answer that question, ‘it depends’—it depends on the bank, the function it is performing, and...

Commerce cannot thrive if contractual bargains are not enforced by law. Such enforcement has to be predictable, consistent and accessible. The parties need to be reassured that the law will protect...

The current restrictions in public life have affected large parts of the economy. In this blog, numerous authors have discussed adjustments to insolvency law during the Covid-19 pandemic in different...

As the world adapts to life in the shadow of Covid-19, the medium through which human beings communicate is undergoing a drastic change. Due to the social distancing measures adopted by governments,...

The global financial crisis highlighted the interconnectedness of international financial markets and the risk of contagion it posed. The crisis also emphasised the importance of supranational...

New Zealand is soon set to join the list of countries that have introduced temporary insolvency measures for ailing companies. New Zealand’s proposed reforms apply to companies and other entities (...

Writing about the past trajectories and future prospects of corporate law production amidst the COVID-19 crisis presents several challenges, above all with regard to motivation and justification. In...

On May 17, 2020, the Indian Finance Minister announced a one-year suspension on the initiation of new proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (‘IBC’), stating that an ordinance...

This year, spring has arrived in the midst of a generalized lock-down. People have been—and in many places remain—confined to their homes. Most firms and industries are barely operative. In economic...

On April 28, the Spanish Government approved Royal Decree-Law 16/2020 (‘RDL 16/2020’), passing a series of insolvency, refinancing, corporate and procedural measures. The purpose of the legislation,...