European competition law is complicated. The line between permitted and prohibited is often not clear when navigating the grey zones of the ban on cartels. To better cope with the legal risk, companies often seek internal or external legal advice. Incorrect advice however raises the question of...

Cornering cases are well documented in commodities and securities markets. The German and European Legislator is seeking to combat them through strict rules on market manipulation. However, cornering can also violate competition law, in particular the ban on abuse of dominant position. This...

On 26 January 2015, the European Commission requested the Informal Company Law Expert Group (ICLEG) to consider the issue of digitalisation of company law and two members, Vanessa Knapp and Jesper Lau Hansen, were charged with producing a response on behalf of the Group. The report begins with...

The UK's recent vote for Brexit has sparked a fierce debate over the implications for the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the rest of the EU. So far, however, there has been relatively little discussion of the implications of Brexit for legal persons — that is,...

The UK's recent vote for Brexit has sparked a fierce debate over the implications for the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the rest of the EU. So far, however, there has been relatively little discussion of the implications of Brexit for legal persons – that is,...

Legal comparativists know only too well how hard it is to break into a foreign jurisdiction. Much of what seems completely obvious to local jurists, remains shrouded in mystery for the external observer. This is particularly the case when dealing with circumstances not covered in a standard...

‘Family firms are fashionable' – this is the Economist's snappy analysis of a new international trend. The article goes on to tell that more and more family companies are drawing up formal family constitutions. This movement is also gradually beginning to spread in Germany. To date, academic...

The alleged manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) by large number of banks is currently under investigation by regulators in Europe and the US. Various lawsuits are adding to the evidence of LIBOR rigging that first emerged from a settlement between Barclays Bank and the...

The European Commission has recently released a Proposal for a Regulation on market abuse, to increase investor confidence and market integrity in European capital markets law. One of its most innovative elements involves allowing Member States to provide financial incentives to whistleblowers...