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Cities as key actors in the fight against climate change
As climate change is a global issue, the expected approach is to treat states as entities that are responsible for the ratification and...

Sara Snakenbroek
Jun 2, 20217 min read


Taxing consumption: a multitude of approaches
It is widely argued by contemporary legal scholars and economists that taxing consumption is the preferred alternative to income tax.[1]...

Panayiotis Vassilas
May 29, 20216 min read


A glimpse of IP Law: 3 key cases
'Intellectual Property refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs and symbols, names and...

Niovi Plemmenou
May 22, 20215 min read


Income Tax: definitions, types and thoughts
Whilst widespread globally, there is an inherent difficulty in tracing a universally accepted definition of income tax and what it...

Panayiotis Vassilas
May 15, 20215 min read


Preventing abuses of the corporate form; any tools available?
Corporations are legal fictions that facilitate entrepreneurship. The financing of risky projects has not been a problem as ‘limited...
Anna Modestou
May 7, 20215 min read


Is ICSID the best place to arbitrate energy issues?
World practice shows that international investment expands rapidly with the energy industry emerging as a key-player. Indeed, many...
mahikila
Apr 29, 20216 min read


Please mind the gender pay gap ⚠️
Ruth Harris made history when she joined the City law firm, Ashurst, in 1995. Not for winning a case or signing a deal, but for being...

Saiesha Suri
Apr 23, 20215 min read


Non-Fungible Tokens: how blockchain technology is breaking the norms of the art industry
Since last month, ‘Non-Fungible Tokens’ (NFTs) have become a trend of an inherently controversial nature, the prolongations of which are...

Panayiotis Vassilas
Apr 16, 20216 min read


In the race for the cure: Patent Law and COVID-19 vaccines
Last year, the world came to a ‘screeching halt’ due to a pandemic that is to this day sweeping the globe. The immediate end of COVID-19...

Niovi Plemmenou
Apr 8, 20215 min read


Brexit, Data Protection and the GDPR
Since the 1st of January 2021, the United Kingdom (UK) is no longer subject to European Union (EU) laws, as the Brexit transitioning...

Romy Peschl
Mar 31, 20216 min read


Virtual arbitration: an overdue addition or a ticking time bomb?
The international arbitration community was no stranger to virtual proceedings, even before the Covid-19 crisis. Efforts to transfer to the

Konstantina Kalaitsoglou, Stephanie Stephenson
Mar 26, 20216 min read


Due process in virtual arbitrations: when two worlds collide
Due process complaints are the primary grounds to challenge an arbitral award. In many cases, these complaints are not based on real factual

Kamyar Oladi
Mar 24, 20216 min read


Freedom of expression: zooming in on the social media ban of Donald Trump
Donald Trump was baned from giant social media platforms, such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. Although, many have claimed

Sara Snakenbroek
Mar 18, 20216 min read


What should cryptocurrency regulation look like?
Cryptocurrencies are lauded for their decentralised nature.[1] Part of the very reason that they exist is to act as a store of value that...

Winnie Mosioma
Mar 11, 20214 min read


E-books: a hybrid between goods and services?
Over the past decades, the commercial world has seen radical changes due to the rapid advancements of technology, and this has resulted...

Panayiotis Vassilas
Mar 5, 20217 min read


Climate change: the impact of trade on the environment
It is undeniable that trade has the ability to meet the vast needs of the world in terms of goods and services and that it leads to the...

Suzane William Mollel
Feb 26, 20217 min read


Opening Pandora's box; should deep fake technology be regulated?
Surfing the internet means coming across a variety of information, images and videos. One could easily argue that it is crucial for us to...

Niovi Plemmenou, Sepehr Nematollahi
Feb 18, 20217 min read


Energy investment protection: precision scaling between states and fair & equitable claims
Energy investments usually involve hyper-complex contracts and an ingredient that is unique to them; an almost direct involvement of the...
Konstantina Kalaitsoglou
Feb 12, 20218 min read


Did the GameStop frenzy stick it to Hedge Funds?
GameStop: you’re probably aware of the recent media frenzy. The story goes; an obscure subreddit (online community forum), called WallStreet

Raphael Shalaby
Feb 7, 20216 min read


COVID-19 – help or hindrance to the case for digital currencies?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a marked effect on a variety of well-established norms. Working from home has become the default status for...

Winnie Mosioma
Jan 20, 20218 min read


Welcome to the Future – AI Created Artworks – Now What About Copyright Ownership?
Welcome to the future, where the lines between the real and the virtual world are starting to blur. But that cannot impact the art world...

Niovi Plemmenou
Jan 15, 20215 min read


Greece: how far can lockdown restrictions go before breaching the right to freedom?
The introduction of lockdown restrictions that led to imposing limits on the right to move freely is certainly a once-in-a-lifetime...
chorozop1997
Dec 19, 20206 min read


The Divisive Phenomenon of Online Music Copyright Infringement (Digital Music Piracy)
Music is one of the most beloved art forms in the world and the legal frameworks surrounding it can be described as complex yet...

Niovi Plemmenou
Dec 13, 20206 min read


Phasing out fossil fuels calls for the regulation of the supply side of energy
Fossil fuels have always been perceived as a global necessity, but in reality, they have only been a global indulgence, the costs of...
Konstantina Kalaitsoglou
Dec 6, 20206 min read
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