Family companies are used to dealing with Benjamin Franklin’s two certainties: death and taxes. Succession is a predictable challenge, though it is astonishing how often families foul it up. Taxation ought to be predictable too, but it can be a
Introduction
The exclusion of evidence in the International Criminal Court (hereinafter “Court” / “ICC”) is governed by Article 69(7) of the Rome Statute (hereinafter “Statute”). Article 69(7) stipulates a two-fold assessment. Herein, the chapeau of Article 69(7) stipulates its
By Kenneth Tiven
A shocked international audience—especially Americans across the political spectrum—is asking an uncomfortable question: Whose interests is Donald Trump serving as president of the United States?
The question has acquired renewed urgency following moves by Trump to ease
Jane LambertIntellectual Property Enterprise Court DLP Limited v Coram UK Holding Limited. [2026] EWHC 2448 (IPEC)This was an action for the infringement
As the established world order to which we have become so accustomed since its creation out of the ashes of the Second World War begins to crumble before our eyes, pulled apart by right-wing nativist populism and the inability of
On 12 October, I wrote a post about student lets and ground 4A.
In that post, I suggested using holding deposits where landlords want to reserve the right to use ground 4A for possession.
This is the special student ground,
On September 9, 2026, the European Commission proposed a new Public Procurement Act that would fundamentally change the way that public procurement is regulated across the EU. In this alert we look at what changes have been proposed, and discuss
The 44-year-old woman who went overboard from Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas on Friday, October 9, was rescued after spending approximately 20 hours in the water, according to the Greek Coast Guard.
The woman was found floating with
Ana Cardoso [PhD candidate & Master’s in European Union Law at the School of Law of University of Minho. FCT research scholarship holder – 2025.06747.BD. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54499/2025.06747.BD.]
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The Critical Raw Materials Act (“CRMA”) aims to give a comprehensive
On 14 October 2026, the European Commission published its Sixth Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union (the “Report”), covering developments in 2025.
Key takeaways:
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