Purpose: The purpose of this work is to confront the social expectations of the TTIP, and how it effects the so-called 'expert knowledge'. Defining a mismatch between the social expectations and expert knowledge may contribute to better understanding of the controversies related to the TTIP....

The Nisga’a Nation, federal government and provincial government of British Columbia completed negotiation of the Nisga’a Final Agreement on 4 August 1998. Although the parties incorporated the language of nationhood, new relationships, and intergovernmental agreement, to many it remains...

This report has been submitted to the White House, which is currently exploring possible executive actions to advance Privacy Enhancing Technologies and unlock the value of data. At Prifina, we believe that while the federal privacy act is miles away, there are quite a few impactful steps that...

This article addresses the issue of insurance coverage for commercial enterprises as a consequence of the recent spate of droughts in the southwestern United States. This almost two-decade long drought results from increasing temperatures and climate change. The article posits that damage or...

This paper consists in the “Lens of London” documentary which is created by Queen Mary students of Intellectual Property Law under the US jurisdiction. The focus of this paper are the issues such as: what is a performer, who owns the copyright of the work, credit and pre-existing work...

This article examines the benefits of the class action for New Zealand consumers. It analyses the current operation of the New Zealand class action and recommends significant reform to expand the use of the class action and to give clear specific guidelines on its operation. The author defines a...

In a report from the United Nations Environmental Program that addressed climate change, the authors point out that the built environment in both emerging and developed countries accounts for more than forty percent of the global energy usage while also emitting at least one third of the world's...

Discussion of the territorial scope of the New Zealand Wages Protection Act in Mehta v Elliot (Labour Inspector). The authors argue that the territorial scope of all New Zealand statutes should be addressed by Parliament as a matter of course. As Judge Colgan pointed out in Mehta, this issue...

An analysis of the New Zealand High Court and Court of Appeal decisions in Emery Air Freight v Nerine Nurseries Ltd on the issue of the exclusivity of the Warsaw Convention system and its relationship to common law rights of action against the air carrier

This article addresses the approach of the law of equity to the problem of third party undue influence in the context of bank guarantees. It considers the decision of the Irish High Court in Ulster Bank v Fitzgerald and its relationship to the approach of English law, as represented by Barclays...