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In recent years, large tech firms have increasingly been on the European Commission’s radar for infringements of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. A report released earlier in 2019 sets out the commission’s position on digital markets and includes several interesting findings. 

Earlier this year, Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro State Court approved the formation of special ‘faceless’ courts in an attempt to offer greater protection to judges involved in corruption and organised crime cases. Threats to the judiciary’s security are a serious challenge for the justice system, but does it warrant compromising the principle of a fair trial?Brazil’s new framework will have a number of unique features. Each case will be presided over by three judges on a rotational basis to reduce the risk of a single judge being associated with a particular case. The identity of the judges will be concealed in an attempt to protect them from potential threats.

In September 2019 the California legislature passed a law aimed at affording greater rights to people working in the gig economy.

If you are starting your law degree this autumn, you may want to prepare ahead. However, it can be difficult to ascertain what books will be useful before you start university and learn what the expectations are. This blog looks at a number of resources which may be useful for prospective law students.

It is estimated that approximately 4,000 EU nationals have become ISIS fighters and many of them are now returning home. The question for the international community is: who should legitimately decide the fate of these people?

In my view, land law has unfairly gained a reputation for being ‘dry’. Although technical, land law can be exciting for the simple reason that at some point in their lives, most people will sign a lease or buy a house (or argue that they have a legal right to park their car on their neighbour’s land because it has been happening for 20 years anyway!). On a more serious note, increasing awareness about the peculiar nature of property rights can hopefully help people to avoid situations like the ‘long leasehold trap’.

The Finance (No 2) Act 2017 has recently gained public attention for a controversial provision within it called the loan charge. While the charge was introduced with the legitimate goal of tackling tax avoidance schemes, it imposes a huge burden on some ordinary taxpayers and their families.

On 26 March 2019 the new EU Copyright Directive aimed at regulating the IP rights regime in the digital era received its final vote in the European Parliament. Interestingly, a last-minute amendment to remove the widely criticised Article 13 was rejected by only five votes. The content of this article (now renamed Article 17) is worth taking a closer look at to understand its controversial nature.