UK… Reforming the Law relating to Contracts for the Sale of Goods and the Sale and Supply of Digital Content and Services: A Brexit Divide?, by Paula Giliker 11 Oct 202429 Oct 2026 This blog piece takes the theme of ‘Reforming the Law of Obligations and Judicial Activism’ and places it in the context of EU consumer contract law reforms. These have brought…
Germany… A Bidirectional Anglo-German Comparison of Consideration in Contract Law, by Johannes Ungerer 14 Apr 202329 Oct 2026 The concept of consideration is often perceived as one of the most distinctive elements of English contract law in comparison to contract law in Civilian legal systems, such as Germany.…
Books and publications… The surprising Indian influence on English contractual remoteness rules, by Katy Barnett 27 Jan 202329 Oct 2026 The English case Hadley v Baxendale, which established the fundamental rules governing contractual remoteness in common law countries, seems quintessentially British, an offshoot of the English Industrial Revolution. Hadley’s mill…
Canada… Structure and Rulemaking in English, Japanese and Quebec Trusts, by Joyman Lee 8 Jul 202230 Oct 2026 I have recently defended my PhD thesis at UCL, which focuses on trusts law in Japan as well as Quebec from an English legal perspective. The thesis has two parts:…
Health… Assisted dying: A subject at the heart of legal and societal issues, by L MILLESCAMPS 28 Jun 202229 Oct 2026 On October 16, 2021, David Peace, a terminally ill patient, claimed that the English legislation had ‘failed' him. Diagnosed in 2019 with a disease affecting his motor skills, this Londoner…
Italy… Academic Global Trotters: Comparison of the Italian and French Public Law Academics in the UK, by Marie-Claire Ponthoreau 6 May 20222 Nov 2026 The United Kingdom is a land of welcome for European academics and this is also true for public law specialists. But for how much longer? Among those who have settled…
