Oxford Business Law Blog

On 28 July 2020, ECB Banking Supervision published its first assessment of the potential vulnerabilities of the euro area banking sector in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Also on...

The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change risks share many of the same characteristics, both in terms of their impact and why they have caught so many off-guard. Addressing climate risk is not a...

Three catalysts are currently causing a fundamental reorientation of domestic and international monetary and payment systems: Facebook’s Libra, China’s central bank digital currency (the Digital...

On Friday 12 June, the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow (the Corporate and Financial Law Research group) jointly hosted a full-day webinar entitled ‘Does the global pandemic signal a paradigm...

The novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to a trend of companies patching-up reporting by adding estimates of pre-COVID-19 profits to its EBITDA. Recently, COVID-19 prompted Schenck...

We recently estimated the US bankruptcy system’s ability to absorb an anticipated surge of financial distress among American consumers, businesses, and municipalities as a result of COVID-19. An...

The lockdown measures introduced in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic have exacted an unprecedented toll on global supply chains. In some instances, these disruptions may give rise to claims—for...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In April 2020, Monash University hosted the first session of the ECGI/GCGC 24 hour global webinar on The COVID-19 Crisis and Its Aftermath: Corporate Governance Implications and Policy Challenges...

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...

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,...

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...