Monthly Archives: May, 2025
María Lubomira Kubica, ‘Freedom of expression, Tort Law and liability of internet content providers: a transversal study’
ABSTRACT This paper seeks to shed light on enterprise liability, an institution that was largely unknown in Tort Law until recently. The European Group on Tort Law introduced and regulated it innovatively in the Principles of European Tort Law (PETL, Art 4:202).In this context, the European Union appears to be the only actor capable of […]
Call for Papers: ‘Modern Studies in Property Law’: Southampton Law School, 30 March – 1 April 2026
The 16th Biennial MSPL Conference will take place at Southampton Law School Highfield Campus from 30th March 2026 to 1st April 2026, hosted by the Law School’s Research Centre for People Property and Community. The call for papers is now open. The closing date for submissions is 15th September 2025. MSPL is a world-leading forum […]
Stewart Motha, ‘What is (the) matter with climate litigation? Law, nature, and the limits of legal technique’
ABSTRACT This article examines how nature is mediated by law in climate cases. In the Federal Court of Australia decision in Minister for the Environment v Sharma (2022), the court applied a narrow definition of ‘matter of law’ (justiciability), and thereby negated ‘matter in law’ (such as carbon dioxide and ecological destruction). Climate destruction demands […]
Mateusz Grochowski, ‘Towards a Renaissance of Price Control in Contract Law? Preliminary Observations on COVID-19 and Price Regulation on the Consumer Market’
ABSTRACT This paper addresses the dilemma of retail price regulation on the consumer market in the economic realities triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. It discusses the reinvigoration of discussion over price control that ensued in numerous countries as a result of the rapid increase of prices of certain goods (such as medical products and everyday-use […]
Report: ‘Modernising Wills Law’ (Law Commission for England and Wales)
The Law Commission has published its recommendations to reform the law of wills in its Report: Modernising Wills Law. The reforms will modernise the law governing wills to ensure it is fit for purpose in the modern age. Our recommendations are aimed at supporting testamentary freedom, protecting testators, and increasing clarity and certainty in the […]
Maarten Herbosch, ‘Liability for AI Agents’
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (‘AI’) is becoming integral to modern life, fueling innovation while presenting complex legal challenges. Unlike traditional software, AI operates with a degree of autonomy, producing outcomes that its developers or deployers cannot fully anticipate. Advances in underlying technology have further enhanced this autonomy, giving rise to AI agents: systems capable of interacting […]
Mojtaba Ghorbani Asiabar and others, ‘Civil Liability of Online Legal Service Platforms: An Empirical and Analytical Study’
ABSTRACT This study examines the civil liability of online legal service platforms, which are increasingly used for legal advice, document drafting, and dispute resolution. By analyzing 300 real cases from Iran, the US, and the EU, the research identifies the main factors that lead to legal claims against these platforms. The results show that platforms […]
Imre Szalai, ‘Trouble, Trouble, Trouble: Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster, and Arbitration’
ABSTRACT Through Ticketmaster’s use of arbitration and the controversy surrounding Ticketmaster’s botched sale of tickets for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, this Article explores problems with the broad use of arbitration in the United States. Arbitration, a private contractual method of resolving disputes in a binding manner, is a neutral process that can provide many […]
Ann Cheryl Luk, ‘Analysing the legal meaning of ‘copying’ through an empirical study of UK substantial similarity copyright cases and psychological explanations of litigant trends’
ABSTRACT The substantial similarity test has been criticized as difficult to apply. Nevertheless, it plays a central role in deciding the extent to which works similar to existing copyright works are improper copies or new works that should be allowed. This article provides an empirical analysis of UK substantial similarity copyright cases, contributing to this […]
Lewinsohn-Zamir and Ritov, ‘The Distance Factor in Remedies’
ABSTRACT This article proposes a new classification of legal remedies that cuts across existing classifications. It argues that all remedies involving the transfer of resources are positioned along a continuum from close to remote, which determines their ‘distance factor’. The basic distinction is between remedies provided directly by the injurer to the injured and remedies […]