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Case law relating to service provision changes under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)(TUPE) Regulations 2006
No full textDr John McMullen, partner in Short Richardson & Forth LLP and a Visiting Professor of Law at Durham University, considers the service provision change regime under TUPE 2006 and likely impact on litigation, taking account of the emerging case law. The article is published in Amicus Curiae – Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by SALS at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London. The article is based on a lecture given at the IALS in May 2010 and draws on the text of the author's looseleaf work on Business Transfers and Employee Rights
Religious "irrationality" and civil liberties
No full textA short commentary on conflicts arising between religious belief and civil liberties with reference to recent English case law and issues of discrimination based on sexual orientation. The paper is by Professor John Warwick Montgomery, Professor Emeritus of Law and Humanities, University of Bedforshire; Distinguished Professor, Patrick Henry College, Virginia, USA and was published in Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London
How far can we understand the Bush Doctrine through the prism of the Truman Doctrine?
No full textA dissertation submitted in part-fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of MA in US Politics and Contemporary History, Institute for the Study of the Americas, 2007-8
Transatlantic Tensions: a comparative case study of the Bosnia and Iraq crises
No full textA dissertation submitted in part-fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of MA, Institute for the Study of the Americas, 2007-8
Regulating credit rating agencies in the European Union: where might it lead?
No full textShort article by Dr Harry McVea (Reader in Law, University of Bristol and an IALS Visiting Fellow in 2010) providing a critical appraisal of Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) in the light of their role in the subprime mortgage debacle and describing and assessing the EU's attempts to regulate them more strictly. Published in Amicus Curiae – Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by SALS at the IALS (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London)
The German limited and silent partnership
No full textA consideration by Dr Frank Wooldridge of the German limited partnership and the German silent partnership which have considerable economic importance as entities in German business law. Published in Amicus Curiae – Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by SALS at the IALS (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London)
Civil interventions for tackling MTIC fraud: a UK perspective
No full textArticle by Steven Pope and Roderick Stone (HM Revenue and Customs) considering civil law intervention options in UK and EU law for tackling Missing trader intra community (MTIC) fraud. This article is taken from a presentation given at a seminar held at the IALS in 2009 on "Civil recoveries and criminal confiscation: UK and EU interventions against fraud". Published in Amicus Curiae – Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by SALS at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
German law governing private companies in a group
No full textA consideration of the German legislation governing the situation of public companies (Aktiengesellschaften) in a group of companies, taking account of a number of important decisions (involving considerable change in approach) from the Second Senate of the German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) governing the position of private companies in such a group. The article is published in Amicus Curiae – Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by SALS at the IALS (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London)
Reforming European financial supervision and the role of EU institutions
No full textArticle by Professor Kern Alexander considering the current and potential role of European Union institutions in the supervision of European financial markets, in the light of the financial crisis 2007-2009 and increasingly integrated financial markets. Published in Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London