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Within the universe of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), arbitration enjoys a prominent status. If the disputing parties need a binding decision, but do not want to go to court, arbitration is...

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing financial distress to economically viable firms on an unprecedented scale. In this post, we introduce the novel idea of creditor cooperation duties to stabilize...

Jurisdictions worldwide struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. The two key policy goals are, first, to contain the spread of the virus to protect lives and, second, to minimize the damage to the...

The alarming prospect of widespread defaults by economically viable firms has prompted various proposals for assistance from states. Access to new finance can be facilitated by the state guaranteeing...

Assume you are the British Prime Minister and your preference ranking on Brexit is as follows. Your primary goal is for the UK to leave the European Union (EU) on 31 October 2019 on the terms you...

Machines powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are on the rise. In many use cases, their performance today already exceeds human capabilities. Building on a prior OBLB post, I explore fundamental...

In a recent paper, I discuss the rise and fall of regulatory competition in corporate insolvency law in the European Union. The rise is closely associated with the European Insolvency Regulation (EIR...

This post introduces the ‘Centros@20 Series’, a special series of posts based on contributions to the ‘Centros and European Company Law: Twenty Years of Living Dangerously’ conference that took place...

Video of Setting Up Dates with Death? The Law and Economics of Extreme Sports Sponsoring Extreme sports and extreme sports sponsoring have become key features of the modern entertainment and sports...

Autonomous machines are on the rise. In many use cases, their performance today already exceeds human capabilities. However, machines do not operate flawlessly—defects and accidents occur. This...

In a recent article I attempt to assess the consequences of Brexit for English and European private law. More specifically, I am interested in how the level of legal innovation in private law will be...

The rise of big data and artificial intelligence creates novel and unique opportunities for B2C transactions. Businesses assemble or otherwise gain access to comprehensive sets of data on consumer...

This post introduces the ‘Law and Autonomous Systems' Series, a special series of posts based on contributions to the ‘Law of Autonomous Systems and the Automation of Law’ conference that took place...

Prime Minister Theresa May has promised to make Brexit a success. This will be difficult: the European Union (‘EU’) has brought the United Kingdom (‘UK’) significant economic benefits and prosperity...

On 14 March 2017, the Oxford Business Law Blog ('OBLB') marked its first anniversary. One year ago, we set out to create a leading and truly international forum for the exchange of ideas and...

Artificial Intelligence (‘AI’) is now rapidly changing how we live and work. As routine tasks (both manual and cognitive) become increasingly automated, it is anticipated that robots (‘embodied AI’)...

This post introduces the ‘Brexit Negotiations Series’, a series of posts based on contributions to the ‘Negotiating Brexit’ conference that took place in Oxford on 17 March 2017. Brexit is on its way...

We propose a new conceptual tool to better understand, prepare for and conduct negotiations: the PPP model. Any negotiation is a process in which people try to resolve a problem. Problem, people, and...

The European Commission has made a significant move to harmonise parts of Member States’ insolvency laws. It has proposed a directive on pre-insolvency ‘preventive restructuring frameworks’ – the...

Across the globe, procedures to restructure financially distressed businesses are increasing in importance. Prima facie, many of these procedures are very different from ‘classical’ insolvency...