Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the prospects for and some foreseeable consequences of more intensive enforcement action against insider trading in the context of the UK, within the EU and international contexts. Design/methodology/approach – The approach adopted is...

Purpose – This paper attempts to identify the areas for further research related to regulating credit-rating agencies (CRAs), in order to assess whether the prerequisite for a “complete change” is present so to achieve a genuine paradigm shift on the matter. Design/methodology/approach –...

Gender mainstreaming has been established as an element in European legal and political documents in the course of the last decade. As a general principle, it has not yet clear judicial contours. It seems appropriate to take a closer look at the legal sources because it proves that the...

For over half a century, the highly protective status of commercial leases in France has primarily benefited tenant shopkeepers. This approach is at odds with foreign laws. The current economic European integration raises legal and economic issues with respect to the future of this status, which...

This article illustrates an integrated approach to achieve a competitive and sustainable European tourism policy that recognise the two directions in which it can exert an influence: minimising the negative impacts of tourism on society/environment and maximising tourism's positive and creative...