2024-03-29T07:07:17Zhttp://uobrep.openrepository.com/oai/requestoai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2232192020-04-23T07:35:00Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716col_10547_613716
Unlocking the first protocol: protection of property and the European Court of Human Rights
Lang, Richard
University of Bedfordshire
right to property
European Court of Human Rights
property law
human rights
This output makes an important contribution to an area where there is surprisingly little existing literature. Via a thorough analysis of the European Court of Human Rights’ jurisprudence on Article 1 of Protocol No 1 (the relevant provision), the piece offers a highly original take on the Court’s case-law on this subject, ending with an algorithm that, it is hoped, will aid practitioners embarking on a case involving the right to property. However, other academics should also find it of interest. With the Yukos case – reputedly the largest expropriation case in legal history - having had its first hearing only a few months ago, the topic will only grow in importance as time goes on. The author also points out some of the differences between Article 1 of Protocol No 1 and the right to property provision in the new EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, which only became legally binding in December 2009. As case-law based on the Charter starts to emerge from the Luxembourg Court (on terrorist asset-freezing, for example), again this topic is likely to gain prominence, with this output hopefully acting as a point of departure for future works by other scholars.
2012-05-11T10:29:45Z
2012-05-11T10:29:45Z
2008-12-31
Article
Lang, R. (2008) 'Unlocking the First Protocol: Protection of property and the European Court of Human Rights', Human Rights Law Journal 29, 205
0174-4704
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/223219
Human Rights Law Journal
en
N. P. Engel, Kehl am Rhein
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2356182020-03-11T13:42:02Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716col_10547_613716
The legal status of cluster munitions under international humanitarian law: indiscriminate weapons of war
Black-Branch, Jonathan
cluster munitions
cluster bombs
humanitarian law
2012-07-24T15:48:45Z
2012-07-24T15:48:45Z
2012-07-24
Article
Black-Branch, J. (2009) 'The legal status of cluster munitions under international humanitarian law: indiscriminate weapons of war' Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict
09375414
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/235618
Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2294522020-03-11T12:46:21Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Rendition, torture and intelligence cooperation
International intelligence cooperation: Challenges, oversight and the role of law
Borelli, Silvia
rendition
torture
intelligence cooperation
2012-06-18T13:31:15Z
2012-06-18T13:31:15Z
2011
Book chapter
Borelli, S. (2011) 'Rendition, torture and intelligence coooperation' in Born, H., Leigh, I. and Wills, A. (eds.) International intelligence cooperation: Challenges, oversight and the role of law. Abingdon: Routledge pp.153-167
9780415580021
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/229452
en
Routledge
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2356132020-03-11T13:57:09Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Declarative relief, arbitration: the aftermath of the Front Comor
Seriki, Hakeem
arbitration
2012-07-24T15:35:07Z
2012-07-24T15:35:07Z
2010
Article
Seriki, H. (2010) 'Declarative relief, arbitration: The aftermath of the Front Comor' Journal of Business Law 7 pp.541-555
0021-9460
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/235613
Journal of Business Law
en
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2356142020-03-11T13:57:09Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Anti-suit injunctions, arbitration and the non-EU perspective: some recent developments
Seriki, Hakeem
anti-suit injunctions
arbitration
international law
2012-07-24T15:39:22Z
2012-07-24T15:39:22Z
2011
Article
Seriki, H. (2011) 'Anti-suit injunctions, arbitration and the non-EU perspective: Some recent developments' International Arbitration Law Review 14(1) pp.19-28
1367-8272
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/235614
International Arbitration Law Review
en
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2356152020-03-11T13:55:43Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Countermeasures: obligations relating to human rights and humanitarian law
The law of international responsibility
Borelli, Silvia
Olleson, Simon
human rights
humanitarian law
2012-07-24T15:40:09Z
2012-07-24T15:40:09Z
2010
Book chapter
Borelli, S. and Olleson, S. (2010) 'Countermeasures: Obligations relating to human rights and humanitarian law', in Crawford, J., Pellet, A. and Olleson, S. (eds.) The law of international responsibility. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp.1177-1196
9780199296972
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/235615
en
Oxford University Press
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2356162020-03-11T13:48:28Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
The Convention on Cluster Munitions 2008: binding international law during international and non-international armed conflict
Black-Branch, Jonathan
Awaiting publication
2012-07-24T15:41:45Z
2012-07-24T15:41:45Z
2012-07-24
Article
00425117
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/235616
Victoria University of Wellington Law Review (Special International Humanitarian Law Edition)
en
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2355962020-03-11T13:46:12Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Third pillar developments from a practitioner's perspective
Security versus justice? Police and judicial cooperation in the European Union
Lang, Richard
2012-07-24T15:38:22Z
2012-07-24T15:38:22Z
2008
Book chapter
Lang, R. (2008) 'Third pillar developments from a practitioner's perspective', in Guild, E. and Geyer, F. (eds.) Security versus justice? Police and judicial cooperation in the European Union. Aldershot: Ashgate. pp.265-278.
9780754673590
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/235596
en
Ashgate
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2355952020-03-11T13:57:09Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Anti-suit injunctions, arbitration and the ECJ: an approach too far?
Seriki, Hakeem
2012-07-24T15:33:56Z
2012-07-24T15:33:56Z
2010
Article
Seriki, H. (2010) 'Anti-suit injunctions, arbitration and the ECJ: An approach too far?' Journal of Business Law 1 pp.24-35
00219460
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/235595
Journal of Business Law
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2355992020-03-11T13:58:58Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Troubled waters in the Mare Nostrum: The 'push-back' of migrants from Africa and the European Convention on Human Rights
Awaiting publication.
2012-07-24T15:50:16Z
2012-07-24T15:50:16Z
2012-07-24
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/235599
en
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2356012020-03-11T13:55:43Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Cultural heritage, cultural rights, cultural diversity: new developments in international law
Borelli, Silvia
Lenzerini, Federico
cultural heritage
culture
international law
2012-07-24T15:51:29Z
2012-07-24T15:51:29Z
2012-07-24
Book
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/235601
en
http://www.brill.com/cultural-heritage-cultural-rights-cultural-diversity
Martinus Nijhoff
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2355972020-03-11T13:48:28Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
The effectiveness and validity of the Non-Proliferation Treaty 1968 in the modern nuclear age: Yesterday's hope and today's reality
Black-Branch, Jonathan
Grimal, Francis
Publication awaited.
2012-07-24T15:42:29Z
2012-07-24T15:42:29Z
2012-07-24
Article
14643596
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/235597
European Journal of International Law
en
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2356172020-03-11T13:48:28Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Relations in non-party states to the Convention on Cluster Munitions 2008: Marriage of convenience or schizophrenic existence
Black-Branch, Jonathan
Awaiting publication
2012-07-24T15:43:44Z
2012-07-24T15:43:44Z
2012-07-24
Article
00205893
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/235617
International and Comparative Law Quarterly
en
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2355982020-03-11T13:55:43Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Of veils, crosses and turbans: the European Court of Human Rights and religious
practices as manifestations of cultural diversity
Cultural heritage, cultural rights, cultural diversity: new developments in international law
Borelli, Silvia
2012-07-24T15:44:31Z
2012-07-24T15:44:31Z
2012-07-24
Book chapter
9789004228399
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/235598
en
http://www.brill.com/cultural-heritage-cultural-rights-cultural-diversity#TOC_1
Martinus Nijhoff
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2356002020-03-11T13:55:43Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
The impact of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on the prosecution of mass atrocities in Europe
Borelli, Silvia
Awaiting publication
2012-07-24T15:50:48Z
2012-07-24T15:50:48Z
2012-07-24
Book chapter
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/235600
en
Oxford University Press
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2356202020-03-11T13:46:12Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Quite a challenge: Article 263(4) TFEU and the case of the mystery measures
Lang, Richard
Awaiting publication
2012-07-24T15:53:10Z
2012-07-24T15:53:10Z
2012-07-24
Article
1845-5662
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/235620
Croatian Yearbook of European Law and Policy
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3054812020-03-11T13:55:43Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Extraordinary rendition
Borelli, Silvia
2013-11-18T07:46:24Z
2013-11-18T07:46:24Z
2013-11
Book chapter
Borelli, S. (2013) 'Extraordinary Rendition', in Saul, B. (ed.) Research Handbook on International Law and Terrorism, Edward Elgar Publishing
9780857938800
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/305481
en
Edward Elgar Publishing
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5788632020-03-11T13:55:43Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
The (mis)-use of general principles of law: Lex Specialis and the relationship between international human rights law and the laws of armed conflict
Borelli, Silvia
University of Bedfordshire
Chapter in General Principles of Law – The Role of the Judiciary
2015-09-29T11:30:46Z
2015-09-29T11:30:46Z
2015-02
Book chapter
Borelli, S.(2015) "The (Mis)-Use of General Principles of Law: Lex Specialis and the Relationship between International Human Rights Law and the Laws of Armed Conflict", in L. Pineschi (ed.), General Principles of Law – The Role of the Judiciary, Springer, pp265-293.
9783319191799
9783319191805
10.1007/978-3-319-19180-5_13
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/578863
en
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2575076
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-19180-5_13
Springer
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5788662020-04-23T07:35:14Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Extraordinary rendition, counter-terrorism, and international law
Borelli, Silvia
University of Bedfordshire
extraordinary rendition
counter-terrorism
international human rights
European Convention on Human Rights
torture
disappareances
state secrets doctrine
intelligence services
immunity
Chapter 21 in 'Research Handbook on International Law and Terrorism'
The years immediately following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 saw the emergence of a novel variation in the way in which governments and state officials may infringe human rights in the name of – real or purported – security considerations, namely the extraordinary rendition programme carried out by the United States with the assistance of a number of its allies in the ‘War on Terror’. Although instances of irregular transfer, detention and interrogation of terrorist suspects are not new, extraordinary rendition, on the scale and through the modes by which it occurred after 9/11, has posed unprecedented challenges to human rights lawyers, international monitoring bodies, domestic courts and other oversight bodies in their attempts to ensure accountability. The present chapter provides an overview of the extent and the modalities of the US extraordinary rendition programme, and discusses its legal implications from the perspective of international human rights law. It then examines the numerous – and so far generally unsuccessful – attempts of victims of extraordinary rendition to obtain redress before national criminal and civil courts and the – comparatively more successful – litigation before international human rights monitoring bodies.
2015-09-29T11:56:39Z
2015-09-29T11:56:39Z
2014
Book chapter
Borelli, S. (2014) “Extraordinary Rendition, Counter-Terrorism, and International Law”, in Saul, B (ed.), Research Handbook on International Law and Terrorism. Edward Elgar, ch. 21, pp. 361-378.
9780857938800
9781783476305
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/578866
en
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2432083
http://www.e-elgar.com/shop/research-handbook-on-international-law-and-terrorism
Edward Elgar Publishing
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5788682020-04-23T07:35:59Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Principles of company law in Uganda
Nyombi, Chrispas
Kibandama, Alexander
This is the leading text available on company law in Uganda, providing clarity on what is an increasingly complex subject. Its lucid analysis and accessible style being of great assistance to all those involved in this area. Students as well as practitioners can turn to this text secure in the knowledge that it covers all the key areas of company law. The book fully incorporates the latest developments including the fundamental changes brought about by the Companies Act 2012, the Insolvency Act 2011 and the Partnership Act 2010.
2015-09-29T13:30:27Z
2015-09-29T13:30:27Z
2014
Book
Nyombi, C and Kibandama, A.(2014) 'Principles of Company Law in Uganda'. LawAfrica Publishers: Nairobi.
9789966530134
9966530134
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/578868
en
http://www.lawafrica.co.ke/item_view.php?itemid=148
Law Africa
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5788652020-04-23T07:35:12Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Troubled waters in the Mare Nostrum: interception and push-backs of migrants in the Mediterranean and the European Convention on Human Rights
Borelli, Silvia
Stanford, Ben
University of Bedfordshire
European Convention on Human Rights
extraterritorial application of human rights obligations
Frontex
jurisdiction
migration control operations at sea
positive obligations
non-refoulement
law of the sea
human rights
Mediterranean
refugees
The practice of ‘push-backs’ in the Mediterranean Sea, in which vessels carrying migrants are intercepted and forced to return to the State from which they departed (or from which they are presumed to have departed) raises serious issues from the perspective of international human rights law. In the wake of the spate of recent tragedies, in which innocent women, children and men attempting to traverse the Mediterranean in order to reach European shores have lost their lives, States and European institutions are finally responding to these issues. The present piece explores the legality of the practice of push-backs under international human rights standards, particularly the European Convention on Human Rights, and offers an assessment of the ongoing developments within the European Union. The piece offers a preliminary assessment of the Draft Regulation relating to joint migration control operations at sea under the auspices of Frontex which aims belatedly to ensure that migration control operations incorporate an element of protection of human life and other fundamental human rights.
2015-09-29T11:49:13Z
2015-09-29T11:49:13Z
2014
Article
Borelli, S. and Stanford, B. (2014) “Troubled Waters in the Mare Nostrum: Interception and Push-Backs of Migrants in the Mediterranean and the European Convention on Human Rights”, in Uluslararası Hukuk ve Politika – Review of International Law and Politics, vol. 10, pp. 29-69.
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/578865
Uluslararası Hukuk ve Politika – Review of International Law and Politics
en
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2431658.
International Strategic Research Organization
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5788822020-04-23T07:35:44Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Shareholder primacy and stakeholders’ interests in the aftermath of a takeover: a review of empirical evidence
Nyombi, Chrispas
Mortimer, Tom
Lewis, Rhidian
Zouridakis, Georgios
University of Bedfordshire
University of Essex
takeovers
employment
Board Neutrality Rule
Takeover Code 2006
Cadbury
Kraft
Rule 21
Since the takeover of Cadbury Plc in 2010, there has been increased academic attention on investor short-termism during takeovers and whether the continued imposition of the board neutrality rule has made it easy to acquire UK companies. This paper contributes to this growing body of research by examining existing empirical studies to determine whether concerns over short-termism and the continued imposition of the board neutrality rule are justified.
2015-09-29T13:38:05Z
2015-09-29T13:38:05Z
2015-03
Article
Nyombi, C., Mortimer, T. Lewis, R. and Zouridakis, G (2015) 'Shareholder primacy and stakeholders’ interests in the aftermath of a takeover: a review of empirical evidence' International Business Law Journal, 2, pp161-186
1777-5655
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/578882
International Business Law Journal
en
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2645086
https://www.iblj.com/abstract.htm?lg=en&ref=22015161-186
Sweet and Maxwell
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5792262020-04-23T07:35:44Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Italian torpedoes in the shadow of the recast Brussels Regulation 2012
Nyombi, Chrispas
Mortimer, Tom
Lewis, Rhidian
University of Bedfordshire
Italian torpedoes
Recast Brussels Regulation 2012
Lis Pendens
Choice of Court Agreements
On 10 January 2015, a new Recast Brussels Regulation came force bringing a number of important reforms designed to improve and harmonise rules on intra-European commercial litigation. This paper focuses on the reform to the lis pendens rule under Article 31 and the extent to which it has resolved the problems posed by the so-called Italian Torpedoes. Tactical litigation has been at the centre of the Brussels regime since its founding despite attempts by national courts to curb this practice in support of choice of court agreements. Despite the reform, we find potential for tactical litigation through the related action route.
2015-10-05T10:15:08Z
2015-10-05T10:15:08Z
2014
Article
Nyombi, C., Mortimer, T. and Lewis, R. (2014) 'Italian torpedoes in the shadow of the Recast Brussels Regulation 2012', European Competition Law Review, vol. 36 (6) pp.263-268
0144-3054
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/579226
European Competition Law Review
en
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2645092
Sweet and Maxwell
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5792332020-04-23T07:35:44Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
A Critique of The Uganda Mental Health Treatment Act, 1964
Nyombi, Chrispas
Kibandama, Alexander
Kaddu, Ronald
University of Essex
High Court of the Republic of Uganda
Uganda
mental health
mental health law
The scarcity of research into the deplorable state of Uganda’s mental health laws is a grave lacuna that needs urgent redress. Firm in mind that academic scholarship is a collaborative enterprise with deep roots in constructive criticism, this paper aims to fill this gap. This paper provides a circumspect examination of mental health laws in Uganda. The paper reviews the Mental Health Treatment Act 1964 and highlights the main areas that need reform. It keeps the jurisprudential analysis of applicable international treaties and conventions such as the United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities to a minimum. This paper will inform legal, academic and healthcare circles on the current state of mental health law in Uganda.
2015-10-05T11:04:23Z
2015-10-05T11:04:23Z
2014
Article
Nyombi C., Kibandama A & Kaddu R.(2014) 'A critique of the Uganda Mental Health Treatment Act, 1964', Mental Health Law and Policy Journal, vol. 3, pp.505-526
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/579233
Mental Health Law and Policy Journal
en
https://web0.memphis.edu/law/currentstudents/mentalhealthjournal/MHLPJArchives/Nyombi%20Final%20Edits%206.14.14.pdf
University of Memphis
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5792292020-04-23T07:35:44Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
The gradual erosion of the ultra vires doctrine in English company law
Nyombi, Chrispas
University of Essex
Companies Act 2006
constructive notice
contractual capacity
corporate capacity
objects clause
ultra vires
company law
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the doctrine of ultra vires and its development over time, which is claimed to be one of gradual erosion. Design/methodology/approach – This paper discusses the doctrine of ultra vires and its development overtime, which is claimed to be one of gradual erosion. Findings – It shows how the abolition of the objects clause has signalled the end of ultra vires. Today, it remains nothing more than a ghost, but one which continues to haunt management. Originality/value – It builds on existing research literature.
2015-10-05T10:26:35Z
2015-10-05T10:26:35Z
2014-09-02
Article
Nyombi, C. (2014) 'The gradual erosion of the ultra vires doctrine in English company law'. International Journal of Law and Management, 56 (5) 347-362.
1754-243X
10.1108/IJLMA-08-2012-0027
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/579229
International Journal of Law and Management
en
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/IJLMA-08-2012-0027
Archived with thanks to International Journal of Law and Management
Emerald
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5792282020-04-23T07:35:44Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Lifting the veil of incorporation under common law and statute
Nyombi, Chrispas
University of Essex
corporate personality
company law
corporate veil
incorporation
Purpose – The paper examines case law and statutory provisions related to lifting the corporate veil. The aim of the paper is to explore recent case law in order to determine whether courts have moved away from an overly restrictive approach when dealing with cases relating to the corporate personality. To offer a full account of the exceptions to the corporate personality doctrine, this paper also examines cases where the veil of incorporation is lifted due to a breach of a statutory provision. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews recent case law and statutory provisions relating to lifting the corporate veil. The paper critically reviews the exceptions to the corporate personality doctrine which amount to lifting the corporate veil. Findings – The paper finds that courts are more willing to lift the corporate veil compared to before. They have moved away from the restrictive approach and this is demonstrated by the tendency to find new exceptions to the corporate personality doctrine such as the interests of justice argument or lifting the veil in tort cases. Originality/value – The paper offers an up-to-date assessment of the exceptions to the corporate personality doctrine and highlights the growing tendency to finding new ways of lifting the corporate veil.
2015-10-05T10:24:12Z
2015-10-05T10:24:12Z
2014-02-04
Article
Nyombi, C. (2014) 'Lifting the veil of incorporation under common law and statute'. International Journal of Law and Management, 56 (1) pp66-81
1754-243X
10.1108/IJLMA-03-2013-0011
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/579228
International Journal of Law and Management
en
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/IJLMA-03-2013-0011
Archived with thanks to International Journal of Law and Management
Emerald
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5792272020-04-23T07:35:44Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
The motivations behind the Uganda Insolvency Act 2011
Nyombi, Chrispas
Kibandama, Alexander
Bakibinga, David James
University of Bedfordshire
Makerere University
Insolvency Act 2011
Uganda
company law
reform
The Insolvency Act 2011 has altered insolvency law in Uganda to varying degrees. These reforms have brought insolvency law into close contact with a number of legal areas such as company law and with a range of national stakeholders, in the process making the study of insolvency law a very interesting endeavour. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the motivations behind corporate insolvency law reform in Uganda.
2015-10-05T10:22:18Z
2015-10-05T10:22:18Z
2014
Article
Nyombi, C, Kibandama A, Bakibinga D.J.(2014) 'The motivations behind the Uganda Insolvency Act, 2011', Journal of Business Law, vol. 8 pp651-666
0021-9460
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/579227
Journal of Business Law
en
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2644966
Sweet and Maxwell
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5791372020-04-23T07:35:44Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
Corporate personality: the unjust foundation of English company law
Nyombi, Chrispas
Bakibinga, David James
University of Bedfordshire
Makerere University
Salomon v Salomon
corporate veil
corporate personality
limited liability
The article discusses the doctrine of corporate personality and the reportedly unjust foundation of English company law as of 2014, focusing on the British House of Lords' ruling in the nineteenth century legal case Salomon v. Salomon & Co. Ltd. which deals with liquidators' rights and Great Britain's Joint Stock Companies Act. A separate legal entity doctrine is mentioned, along with British case law and various judgments by English courts. Great Britain's Parliament is also examined.
2015-10-05T10:20:40Z
2015-10-05T10:20:40Z
2014
Article
Nyombi, C. & Bakibinga D, (2014) 'Corporate personality: The unjust foundation of English Company Law', Labor Law Journal, 65, (2) pp.94
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/579137
en
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2644765
Commerce Clearing House, Inc
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A critique of shareholder primacy under UK takeover law and the continued imposition of the Board Neutrality Rule
Nyombi, Chrispas
University of Essex
Companies act 2006
Board Neutrality Rule
Cadbury
Rule 21
takeovers
Takeover code 2006
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine whether the Board Neutrality Rule and the primacy afforded to shareholders during takeovers is justified under common law and policy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a detailed assessment of the role play by the board neutrality rule and whether this is supported by takeover law and Company law. A review of case law and statutes is provided. The paper is largely analytical. Findings – The paper finds little justification for the continued imposition of the Board Neutrality Rule. Originality/value – The paper adds to the growing body of research literature which has analysed the role played by the Board Neutrality Rule during takeovers.
2015-10-05T10:57:36Z
2015-10-05T10:57:36Z
2015
Article
Nyombi, C. (2015) 'A critique of shareholder primacy under UK takeover law and the continued imposition of the Board Neutrality Rule', International Journal of Law and Management, vol. 57 pp.235-264
1754-243X
10.1108/IJLMA-12-2012-0042
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/579138
International Journal of Law and Management
en
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/IJLMA-12-2012-0042
Emerald
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Anti-suit injunctions and arbitration: parasitic or free standing?
Seriki, Hakeem
Where a party amenable to the jurisdiction of the English courts commences proceedings in a foreign jurisdiction in breach of an exclusive jurisdiction clause or an arbitration clause, the English courts have always shown their willingness to injunct such a party. While such injunctions are seen as controversial, nevertheless they have been a useful tool at the disposal of the English courts. Over the years, English courts have demonstrated their willingness to grant anti-suit injunctions under s.37 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (SCA) 1 so as to uphold the sanctity of arbitration agreements. In February 2009, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its much-anticipated decision in Allianz SPA v West Tankers Inc (The Front Comor) 2 where it ruled that the English courts could no longer grant anti-suit injunctions in relation to arbitration in EU cases.3 In 2010, the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs prepared a report4 on the European Commission’s proposal to amend the Brussels Regulation. The Report opposes the deletion of the arbitration exclusion in art.1(2)(d) of the Brussels Regulation5 and suggests the clarification of the point that judicial proceedings ruling on the validity of arbitral competence are excluded from the scope of the Brussels Regulation.6 The Report further suggests that art.31 of the Regulation should be revised so as to provide that no judgment should be recognised in Member States if the court concerned disregarded an arbitration rule of the State in which enforcement is sought unless the judgment of that Member State would produce the same result as if the law of arbitration of the Member State in which enforcement is sought had been applied.7
2016-01-21T11:18:40Z
2016-01-21T11:18:40Z
2013
Article
Seriki, H. (2013) 'Anti-suit injunctions and arbitration: parasitic or free standing?'. Journal of Business Law 3 pp. 267-283
0021-9460
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/594477
Journal of Business Law
en
Sweet and Maxwell
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Applying principles of biological evolution to legal development: an exploration
Lewis, Rhidian
Mortimer, Thomas Richard
Anglia Ruskin University
evolution
speciation
punctuated equilibrium
treaties
Societas Europaea
environment
The application of the biological principle of evolution has found a number of contemporary applications within the analysis of business activities. The application of these scientific principles is considered appropriate in a further application within the development of legal principles particularly in the context of the ongoing development of the European Union as a significant business environment. It is proposed within this paper that direct parallels may be drawn between the evolutionary principle of biological speciation and the emergence of legal principles within separate national boundaries. Contemporary principles of biological evolution are also considered in respect of the development of primary legislation which act on the development of law in a punctuated manner. These principles are examined in respect of the continued debates surrounding company law within the European Union, in particular the persistence of national legislation dealing with corporate mobility. In examining the appropriateness of applying biological evolution to the development of EU company law consideration is given to the development and functioning of the Societas Europaea (European Company) in respect of its legal environment.
2016-01-21T11:28:02Z
2016-01-21T11:28:02Z
2012
Article
Lewis, R., Mortimer, T.R. (2012) 'Applying principles of biological evolution to legal development: an exploration'. International Journal of Business, Humanities and Technology 2 (1) 18-31
2162-1357
2162-1381
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/594468
International Journal of Business, Humanities and Technology
en
http://www.ijbhtnet.com/journal/index/89
Center for Promoting Ideas
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In football we trust?
Kelly, Kevin
Lewis, Rhidian
Mortimer, Thomas Richard
Anglia Ruskin University
NCC Education
governance
shareholder
stakeholder
football
supporter
ownership
community
trust
There is a growing concern amongst football supporters, government and the wider community about the increasing level of financial and operational difficulties facing many of today’s professional football clubs. The focus of much of this concern currently centers on the many of the clubs owners and where their interests really lie. Clubs that were once the cornerstones of local communities run with sporting success as the primary motivator are seemingly becoming the ‘playthings’ of wealthy individuals with no links to the community or the clubs history. This paper details a history of club ownership in the Premier League through to present day. It then examines current regulation in the football industry and focuses on the applicability of Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006. The paper concludes by detailing alternative forms of ownership as a possible solution to one of footballs most enduring corporate governance challenges.
2016-01-21T11:42:59Z
2016-01-21T11:42:59Z
2012-04
Article
Kelly, K., Lewis, R., Mortimer, T.R. (2012) 'In football we trust?' International Journal of Business and Social Science 3.8
2219-1933
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/594469
2219-6021
International Journal of Business and Social Science
en
http://www.ijbssnet.com/journals/Vol_3_No_8_Special_Issue_April_2012/28.pdf
Center for Promoting Ideas
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Anti-arbitration injunctions and the English courts: judicial interference or judicial protection?
Seriki, Hakeem
In the course of arbitral proceedings (whether before or during proceedings) a party may need to seek injunctive relief. The use of injunctive relief in international commercial arbitration is nothing new and must not be seen as incompatible with the underlining principles of commercial arbitration such as party autonomy, separability and kompetenz-kompetenz. Many institutional rules1 and arbitration legislation2 allow parties to apply to an appropriate court for injunctive relief. Indeed, injunctions can be very crucial to the outcome of a claim given that there are situations where the tribunal may not yet be constituted or lacks the power to grant the relief sought. For example, s.44 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act) is seen as a supporting measure by which the courts can assist arbitral proceedings by granting an interim injunction so as to preserve evidence and assets in appropriate situations.3 Hence, arbitral proceedings can be secured by prompt early injunctive relief of the type that can only be granted by the courts.
2016-01-21T11:13:11Z
2016-01-21T11:13:11Z
2013
Article
Seriki, H. (2013) 'Anti-Arbitration injunctions and the English Courts: Judicial Interference or judicial Protection'. International Arbitration Law Review. 16(2) pp. 43-55.
1367-8272
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/594476
International Arbitration Law Review
en
Sweet and Maxwell
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Corporate governance in Poland
Mortimer, Thomas Richard
Anglia Ruskin University
corporate governance
shareholder
stakeholder
Poland
This article considers the traditional approach to the 'state' Models of corporate governance, namely shareholder Model and stakeholder Model. It then considers the extent to which developments in a recent accession EU country, Poland, reflects either of these Models or adopts a hybrid approach. It then offers proposals for the future development of corporate governance within Poland.
2016-01-21T11:34:45Z
2016-01-21T11:34:45Z
2009
Article
Mortimer, T.R. (2009) 'Corporate governance in Poland' Corporate ownership and control 7 (2)
1727-9232
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/594478
1810-3057
Corporate ownership and control
en
http://www.virtusinterpress.org/IMG/pdf/COC__Volume_7_Issue_2_Winter_2009_Continued3_.pdf#page=61
Virtus Interpress
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Internationally wrongful acts in the domestic courts: the contribution of domestic courts to the development of customary international law relating to the engagement of international responsibility
Olleson, Simon
state responsibility
domestic courts
customary international law
ILC Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts; ILC Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations for Internationally Wrongful Acts
The rules of customary international law governing when a state or international organization will be held to have committed an internationally wrongful act, thereby engaging its international responsibility, are relatively well settled in international practice and jurisprudence. A key point of reference in this regard is the work of the International Law Commission on State Responsibility and Responsibility of International Organizations. The present paper examines relevant practice of domestic courts from a variety of jurisdictions which have relied upon the ILC's work, and discusses the extent to which domestic courts may make a contribution to the further development of the rules relating to engagement of responsibility. It concludes that, due to the operation of rules of, inter alia, immunity and non-justiciability, the principal instance in which domestic courts may actually apply the rules of international law is where it is the responsibility of the forum state which is in issue.
2016-01-21T11:47:10Z
2016-01-21T11:47:10Z
2013-07-31
Article
Olleson, S. (2013) 'Internationally Wrongful Acts in the Domestic Courts: The Contribution of Domestic Courts to the Development of Customary International Law Relating to the Engagement of International Responsibility' Leiden Journal of International Law 26 (03):615
0922-1565
1478-9698
10.1017/S0922156513000277
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/594470
Leiden Journal of International Law
en
http://www.journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0922156513000277
Archived with thanks to Leiden Journal of International Law
Cambridge University Press
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The EU's new victims' rights directive: can minimum harmonization work for a concept like vulnerability?
Lang, Richard
victim's rights
Victims’ Rights Directive
vulnerability
This is a conceptual piece. It is also, to use the latest pedagogical jargon, a reflective piece. It arose from a project which the author undertook with the National Centre for Cyberstalking Research at the University of Bedfordshire in 2012, lobbying for an explicit mention of cyberstalking in what was then the draft Victims’ Rights Directive.1
2016-01-21T12:01:07Z
2016-01-21T12:01:07Z
2013
Article
Lang, R. (2013) 'The EU's new victims' rights directive: can minimum harmonization work for a concept like vulnerability?'. Nottingham law journal 22 90-103
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/594479
Nottingham Law Journal
en
https://www.ntu.ac.uk/nls/document_uploads/142654.pdf
Nottingham Trent University
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The European private company: an opportunity from an economic crisis?
Lewis, Rhidian
Buzdrev, Aleksandar
Mortimer, Thomas Richard
Anglia Ruskin University
Canterbury Christchuch University
European private company
Societas Privata Europea Regulatory Competition
corporate finance
European Community Forms of Incorporation
European company law
The European Commission is undertaking a legal modernisation initiative in order to facilitate small and medium-sized enterprises in unlocking their full potential as active players on the Single Market, being also the backbone of the Union’s economy. The flagship of this initiative is going to be a novel European legal form - the European Private Company (EPC) or as it is known the Societas Privata Europea (SPE). Designed as an instrument to do business in the Single Market the SPE aims to be transparent, flexible and offer a strong label everywhere. As with the Societas Europea, there are certain gaps in the SPE Statute, which prompt for the application of national laws. This could result in 27 different SPE forms in the EU, which leads to financial implications regarding the formation and day-to-day operations of the company. A detailed exploration of the corporate finance issues is followed by plausible solutions based on corporate governance theories.
2016-01-21T11:53:30Z
2016-01-21T11:53:30Z
2013-04
Article
Lewis, R., Buzdrev, A., Mortimer, T.R. (2013) 'The European Private Company: An Opportunity from an Economic Crisis?' International Journal of Humanities and Social Science 3 (8) 106-113
2220-8488
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/594471
2221-0989
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
en
http://www.ijhssnet.com/journal/index/1765
Center for Promoting Ideas
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5944802020-04-23T07:36:17Zcom_10547_132195com_10547_613696col_10547_132214col_10547_613716
The French prohibition on veiling in public places: rights evolution or violation?
Hill, Ryan W.
University of Essex
veiling
France
Islam
human rights
In 2011, France introduced a prohibition on wearing face-concealing garments in all public places. Particularly captured by the prohibition was the small number of Muslim women veiling in France. The French government’s rationales for the prohibition include the protection of public social order and equality. Including all public places rather than certain public institutions shifts the focus of an earlier similar prohibition. This article suggests that this shift may be symptomatic of a disturbing polemic that sees freedom understood in a narrow sense that is largely antagonistic to religion and difference. The article provides evidence and argument to support this suggestion. It proposes that any related petition brought to a human rights court must be on the lookout for this polemic which, if influencing the prohibition, would lead to the pursuit of an aim that is dubious in terms of human rights, specifically the right to freedom of religion.
2016-01-21T12:04:17Z
2016-01-21T12:04:17Z
2012-12-14
Article
Hill, R.W. (2012) 'The French Prohibition on Veiling in Public Places: Rights Evolution or Violation?'. Oxford Journal of Law and Religion 2 (2):417
2047-0770
2047-0789
10.1093/ojlr/rws044
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/594480
Oxford Journal of Law and Religion
en
http://ojlr.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/doi/10.1093/ojlr/rws044
Archived with thanks to Oxford Journal of Law and Religion
Oxford University Press
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The law of international responsibility
Crawford, James
Pellet, Alain
Olleson, Simon
2016-01-21T12:43:03Z
2016-01-21T12:43:03Z
2010
Book
Crawford, J., Pellet, A., Olleson, S. (eds) (2010) 'The law of international responsibility'. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
9780199296972
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/594482
en
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-law-of-international-responsibility-9780199296972?cc=gb&lang=en&
Oxford University Press
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Jaloud v Netherlands and Hassan v United Kingdom: time for a principled approach in the application of the ECHR to military action abroad
Borelli, Silvia
M120 European Union Law
human rights
European Court of Human Rights
The aim of the present piece is not to undertake an examination of which of international human rights law (IHRL) and international humanitarian law (IHL) is ‘better’ or more appropriate to regulate the conduct of States in situations of armed conflict. Advocates of IHRL argue that it provides heightened protection for individuals, and that, by its own terms, it applies to, and is perfectly equipped to deal with situations of exception, including armed conflicts.[1] On the other hand, supporters of IHL focus on the need not to place unnecessary fetters upon the freedom of States to pursue their military objectives in situations of armed conflict, and argue that IHL provides an adequate level of protection, whilst being more pragmatic, better suited to the specificities of armed conflict and more likely to be observed by the parties to the conflict.[2] Insofar as they prioritise different values, proponents of the two opposing camps to a large extent talk past each other and the debate is therefore necessarily somewhat sterile.
2016-03-24T09:17:46Z
2016-03-24T09:17:46Z
2015-05
Article
Borelli, S. (2015) 'Jaloud v Netherlands and Hassan v United Kingdom: Time for a principled approach in the application of the ECHR to military action abroad'. Questions of International Law, 25-43
2284-2969
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/603614
Questions of International Law
en
http://www.qil-qdi.org/jaloud-v-netherlands-and-hassan-v-united-kingdom-time-for-a-principled-approach-in-the-application-of-the-echr-to-military-action-abroad/