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Cross-border trusts in flux: understanding the implications of the EU's proposed insolvency directive for trustees. [Blog post] (2023)
Digital Artefact
MAK, C.H.W. 2023. Cross-border trusts in flux: understanding the implications of the EU's proposed insolvency directive for trustees. [Blog post]. Posted on Singapore global restructuring initiative (SGRI) [online], 25 September 2023. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/fn3prbuv

Insolvency law has emerged as a complex yet vital domain in a world increasingly entangled by complex financial transactions and obligations. It acquires a new layer of complexity when we turn our gaze towards cross-border insolvencies, and in the mi... Read More about Cross-border trusts in flux: understanding the implications of the EU's proposed insolvency directive for trustees. [Blog post].

Understanding the causes of local disputes in paediatrics to develop pathways to dispute resolution in North East Scotland. [NHS Grampian R&D Poster] (2023)
Presentation / Conference
SIVERS, S., DOWNIE, M., TAI, J., MORGAN, H., TURNER, S., HERD, F., WORDIE, A. and DONALD, A. 2023. Understanding the causes of local disputes in paediatrics to develop pathways to dispute resolution in North East Scotland. Presented at the 2023 NHS Grampian research and development conference (NHS Grampian R&D 2023), 20 September 2023, Aberdeen, UK.

Conflicts between parents and clinicians over the care of children with life-limiting conditions can reach the point where courts must intervene, causing distress, unwanted media attention and costs. This NHS Grampian case study sought to understand... Read More about Understanding the causes of local disputes in paediatrics to develop pathways to dispute resolution in North East Scotland. [NHS Grampian R&D Poster].

Extradition/surrender under the TCA. (2023)
Book Chapter
ARNELL, P. [2023]. Extradition/surrender under the TCA. In Davies, G. and Farrand-Carrapico, H. (eds.) UK-EU police and judicial cooperation post-Brexit. Oxford: Hart Publishing, (accepted).

The impact of blockchain and smart contracts on dispute settlement: a case for mediation. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
MAK, C.H.W. and MANTE, J. 2023. The impact of blockchain and smart contracts on dispute settlement: a case for mediation. Presented at the 2023 TIAC (Tashkent International Arbitration Centre) Journal of international dispute settlement inaugural annual conference (TJIDS 2023): dispute settlement: the past, present and future dimensions, 14 September 2023, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The research is premised on two important developments, accelerating technological innovation and shifts in dispute resolution paradigms. These advancements offer an innovative framework for dispute avoidance and a more efficient, transparent process... Read More about The impact of blockchain and smart contracts on dispute settlement: a case for mediation..

The virtual happy hour for contract law students: reflecting on an unplanned transition. (2023)
Book Chapter
LAUTERBACH, T., FULFORD, H. and AGNEW, M. 2023. The virtual happy hour for contract law students: reflecting on an unplanned transition. In Jones, E. and Strevens, C. (eds.) Wellbeing and transitions in law: legal education and the legal profession. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan [online], chapter 5, pages 87-106. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27654-5_5

The restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic forced university teachers to switch to an online delivery mode. Students signed up for in-person delivery became distance learners overnight. Whilst both teachers and students quickly became familiar... Read More about The virtual happy hour for contract law students: reflecting on an unplanned transition..

The UK's Illegal Migration Bill: human rights violated. (2023)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P., LEWIS, O., KALOCSÁNYIOVÁ, E. and FORRESTER, A. 2023. The UK's Illegal Migration Bill: human rights violated. Medicine, science and law [online], 63(4), pages 267-269. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/00258024231186736

Stopping asylum seekers from arriving in the UK on small boats was one of the five key pledges made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in January 2023.1 An important facet of the attempt to meet that promise is the Illegal Migration Bill. Introduced in Ma... Read More about The UK's Illegal Migration Bill: human rights violated..

Australia: financial sector - new reforms to strengthen accountability and transparency within the industry. (2023)
Journal Article
MAK, C.H.W. 2023. Australia: financial sector - new reforms to strengthen accountability and transparency within the industry. Journal of international banking law and regulation [online], 38(8), pages N55-N56. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com

Reviews the aims of Australia's Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2023, the background to its creation, its failure to include individual civil penalties for infringing accountability duties, its approach to transparency, its likely implications,... Read More about Australia: financial sector - new reforms to strengthen accountability and transparency within the industry..

Ethical and legal implications of FDI in or near cultural heritage sites. (2023)
Working Paper
MAK, C.H.W. 2023. Ethical and legal implications of FDI in or near cultural heritage sites. Columbia FDI perspectives [online], 361. Available from: http://tinyurl.com/2fbvbbnx

Cultural heritage is increasingly recognized as a productive asset. With FDI in or near cultural heritage sites (hotels, restaurants, tour operators) on the rise, many investors are capitalizing on the potential of these sites to generate income. Thi... Read More about Ethical and legal implications of FDI in or near cultural heritage sites..

Rising from the ashes: strategies and policies for developments in Nigeria. (2023)
Working Paper
ODUSANYA, T.O. 2023. Rising from the ashes: strategies and policies for developments in Nigeria. Hosted on SSRN [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4497896

This is a compendium of concepts in alignment with strategies and policies for developments in Nigeria. This collection is divided into two parts, the first explored political challenges and solutions around governance structure; true federalism; ret... Read More about Rising from the ashes: strategies and policies for developments in Nigeria..

Foreign parties and the tort jurisdiction gateway under the English CPR. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
MANTE, J. 2023. Foreign parties and the tort jurisdiction gateway under the English CPR. Presented at the 114th Society of Legal Scholars' annual conference 2023 (SLS 2023), Oxford, UK. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2086161

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom took an expansive view of the word ‘damage’ under paragraph 3.1(9)(a) of the CPR Part 6, PD 6B on the tort jurisdictional gateway in the recent case of FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLC v Lady Brownlie. To the court, t... Read More about Foreign parties and the tort jurisdiction gateway under the English CPR..

The English CPR's gate-keeping rules, foreign claimants and access to justice. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
MANTE, J. 2023. The English CPR's gate-keeping rules, foreign claimants and access to justice. Presented at the 114th Society of Legal Scholars' annual conference 2023 (SLS 2023), Oxford, UK. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2086179

Foreign victims of wrongful acts ostensibly committed by companies domiciled in the United Kingdom and or their subsidiaries are increasingly turning to UK courts for redress. Many of these actions encounter jurisdictional challenges right at the sta... Read More about The English CPR's gate-keeping rules, foreign claimants and access to justice..

The legal status of church pews in certain civil law jurisdictions. (2023)
Journal Article
LYTVYNENKO, A.A. and MACHOVENKO, J.G. 2023. The legal status of church pews in certain civil law jurisdictions. International comparative jurisprudence [online], 9(1), pages 1-23. Available from: https://doi.org/10.13165/j.icj.2023.06.001

Objects of common use in various houses of worship, one of which is a place in a church (church pew), suggest that parishioners have the right to use them, often for quite a long period of time. However, do parishioners have property rights to a plac... Read More about The legal status of church pews in certain civil law jurisdictions..

Group proceedings in Scotland. (2023)
Journal Article
MANTE, J. and ARNELL, P. 2023. Group proceedings in Scotland. Scots law times [online], 2023 (19), pages 93-96. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com

From 31 July 2020 a new form of proceedings, group proceedings, have been available in the Court of Session. A group for this purpose comprises two or more individuals who each have a separate claim in the subject matter. Litigation has begun. Consid... Read More about Group proceedings in Scotland..

From Canada to Scotland: the incorporation of ethical wildlife control principles: a review. (2023)
Journal Article
MONEAGLE, H.L. 2023. From Canada to Scotland: the incorporation of ethical wildlife control principles: a review. Laws [online], 12(3), article number 52. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/laws12030052

In 2015, 20 experts from academia, industry, and non-governmental organisations on 5 continents agreed to a set of seven international principles for ethical decision making ("the principles") in managing human–wildlife conflict. The principles have... Read More about From Canada to Scotland: the incorporation of ethical wildlife control principles: a review..

China: the establishment of the State Administration of Financial Supervision and Administration. (2023)
Journal Article
MAK, C.H.W. 2023. China: the establishment of the State Administration of Financial Supervision and Administration. Butterworths journal of international banking and financial law [online], 38(6), pages 438-440. Available from: https://plus.lexis.com/

China is currently undergoing significant financial reform, intending to establish a centralised national financial regulatory body. This change represents a stark departure from the nation's prior fragmented regulatory strategies. The primary object... Read More about China: the establishment of the State Administration of Financial Supervision and Administration..

Decolonising the Reasonable Person Test: a transformative constitutional imperative. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
EZEANI, E., IYER, D. and BÓDIG, M. 2023. Decolonising the Reasonable Person Test: a transformative constitutional imperative. Presented at the 2nd Cross-cultural conversation of the Interdisciplinary Forum for the Study of Jurisprudence and Value Inquiry in the Non-Western World (JVI), 31 May 2023, Aberdeen, UK.

This seminar was the second meeting or cross-cultural conversation (CCC) organised by the Interdisciplinary Forum for the Study of Jurisprudence and Value Inquiry in the Non-Western World (JVI), convened by Olufemi Ilesanmi. This particular event, mo... Read More about Decolonising the Reasonable Person Test: a transformative constitutional imperative..

Understanding the causes of local disputes in paediatrics to develop pathways to dispute resolution in North East Scotland. [RCPCH Poster] (2023)
Presentation / Conference
SIVERS, S., DOWNIE, M., TAI, J., MORGAN, H., TURNER, S., HERD, F., WORDIE, A. and DONALD, A. 2023. Understanding the causes of local disputes in paediatrics to develop pathways to dispute resolution in North East Scotland. Presented at the 2023 Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health conference (RCPCH 2023), 23-25 May 2023, Glasgow, UK.

Conflicts over the care of children with life-limiting conditions can reach the point where courts have to intervene, but giving evidence causes distress, unwanted media attention and costs. The decision in Charlie Gard’s case in England included a... Read More about Understanding the causes of local disputes in paediatrics to develop pathways to dispute resolution in North East Scotland. [RCPCH Poster].

Debts unravelled: trust law's unbiased approach to resolving sovereign defaults. (2023)
Journal Article
MAK, C.H.W. 2023. Debts unravelled: trust law's unbiased approach to resolving sovereign defaults. Trusts and trustees [online], 29(5), pages 437-443. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/tandt/ttad023

Sovereign debt defaults have long ignited debate in international finance as debtors, creditors and global entities wrestle with clashing interests. Trust law emerges as a fair and objective method, with trusts formed to manage and disburse funds for... Read More about Debts unravelled: trust law's unbiased approach to resolving sovereign defaults..

Namibia: energy policy. (2023)
Book Chapter
MOLLER, L. 2023. Namibia: energy policy. In Tiess, G., Majumder, T. and Cameron, P. (eds.) Encyclopedia of mineral and energy policy. Berlin: Springer [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40871-7_159-2

This contribution provides a general overview of Namibia's context and energy policy.