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The National People’s Congress’ recent draft decision to impose a national security law on Hong Kong to target secession, subversion of state power, terrorism activities and foreign interference...

At the moment insolvency law is experiencing fundamental transformations to counter the negative economic effects caused by the outbreak of COVID-19, to support businesses and to promote their...

On the 5 June 2020, 45 speakers contributed to an Oxford University Law Faculty Webinar on ‘The COVID-19 Crisis: Legal, Policy and Ethical Challenges’. The webinar was organised by Anne Davies, Luca...

In the modern digital world, where there is cybermoney, there are also cyberattackers. According to IBM, the finance and insurance sector has now been the single most attacked industry for four years...

The Indian Ministry of Finance has recently announced numerous economic relief measures for businesses to mitigate risks to their operations and viability. The measures have arisen out of disruptions...

In 2017, Upstart, a US-based alternative lender using big data and machine learning to predict creditworthiness, received a No Action Letter from the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)...

Resolution of distressed banks represents one of the major cornerstones of the post-crisis financial regulation. It should let shareholders and long-term unsecured (bail-inable) creditors bear the...

The spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the ensuing containment measures have spurred monetary and fiscal responses aimed at alleviating the economic impacts of the health crisis, some of which are...

Corporate insolvency law can serve as a powerful mechanism to promote economic growth. Ex ante, a well-functioning insolvency framework can facilitate entrepreneurship, innovation and access to...

The recent e-book on Pandemic Crisis and Financial Stability, which was published by the European Banking Institute (EBI) and which I co-edited with Georg Ringe (Hamburg University) contains as...

There is a new development in the law on corporate attribution in Singapore with the Court of Appeal’s decision in the recent ‘Red Star’ ruling. Consider the following situation: Person B is more or...

Just over ten years after the last amendment to the German Patent Act, the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection submitted a discussion draft at the beginning of this year that...

On 18 March 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced a EUR750 billion bond purchase programme called Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) to address the economic and financial fallout...

Valuation is a critical and indispensable element of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. It drives many aspects of a Chapter 11 case, from petition to plan confirmation, in all circumstances. But the...

The US JOBS Act and Regulation Crowdfunding were intended to create a new and inclusive type of online capital market where all entrepreneurs, regardless of their physical location, gender, or...

Martin Lipton is a legend in the field of corporate law. So, when Mr. Lipton speaks on the purpose of the corporation, as he did in his recent posts on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate...

On May 20, 2020, the UK government published its highly anticipated Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (the ‘Bill’). The Bill aims to provide businesses with increased flexibility and breathing...