Oxford Business Law Blog

There has been an explosion of articles in the popular press about the dangers of artificial intelligence (‘AI’). Some fear that machines with human-like intelligence could someday develop goals at...

The leniency regime under Indian Competition law comprises section 46 of the Competition Act 2002 (‘Act’), and the Competition Commission of India (Lesser Penalty) Regulations 2009 (‘Regulations’) as...

The arrival of robots, autonomous software agents and so-called 'Internet of Things'-devices challenges existing liability systems. While the operation of legacy products was mostly in the hands of...

In the last few years there had sprung up in New Zealand a series of first instance cases where judges had acceded to pleas by liquidators that the damages for which company directors could be found...

From time to time I am asked to explain how I can support the disproportionate voting found in dual class shares while at the same time strongly criticizing the 'empty voting' of mutual fund advisors...

The term ‘smart contract’ refers to computer code that is designed automatically to execute contractual duties upon the occurrence of a trigger event. Referring to a 1997 paper by Szabo, the simple...

Benjamin Franklin famously said, ‘in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes’. However, when it comes to our digital deaths the old adage is far from true. On 18 June...

Recent developments in 'smart' digital technologies, in particular blockchain technology, are changing and challenging the framework in which business is conducted. A prominent feature of the...

Addressing entrenched inequality is a pressing matter in India. It appears to acquire special urgency every five years, when a general election beckons. If 2013 saw the enactment of a mandatory...

‘Africa Rising’ has been accompanied by significant legal challenges for many African governments. These have included costly, protracted creditor litigation against sovereign debtor states, poorly...

The world of EU corporate governance is in turmoil. Not so long ago, the protection of a company by appealing to national legislators was considered anathema for businesses. Apprehensiveness towards...

In our paper, we argue that the adoption of an economic ideology as a solution to a crisis in the form of legally binding obligations restricts the ability to pursue alternative courses of action and...

As seems to become clearer as time passes, there might not be too many alternatives for the UK’s financial sector if the UK wishes to gain access to the single market post-Brexit. In fact, the EU...

The use of dual class shares (shares with unequal voting rights) in initial public offerings (IPOs) allows for founders and insiders to maintain voting control of the company without having to own a...

Prima facie, the question raised appears provocative - even incongruous - for it is hard to imagine that a change of such magnitude could be made in a subtle manner and escape the attention of...

Claims that the Trump Administration has radically reduced regulation are simply not true. Ask nearly anyone to name President Donald J. Trump's most significant domestic policy accomplishments. They...