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The social role of occupational pension schemes (2020)
Book Chapter
Kolaczkowski, J. (2020). The social role of occupational pension schemes. In C. Mitchell, S. Agnew, & P. S. Davies (Eds.), Pensions: Law, Policy and Practice. Hart Publishing

Research informed practice; Practice informed research (2020)
Journal Article
Vicary, S., Stone, K., Hemmington, J., & Leah, C. (2020). Research informed practice; Practice informed research. Practice, 32(4), 247-251. https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2020.1800622

An inaugural conference was held in May 2019 which had as its theme research informed practice; practice informed research. The aim of this conference was to encourage practitioner researchers to engage with and share research from their own practice... Read More about Research informed practice; Practice informed research.

Rethinking corporate rescue law in Vietnam under the perspectives of the United Kingdom and Canada (2020)
Thesis
Duong, H. T. Rethinking corporate rescue law in Vietnam under the perspectives of the United Kingdom and Canada. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/3218771

This thesis examines how the models of Debtor-in-Possession (DIP), the Professional-in-Possession (PIP) and the hybrid models are adopted in the administration of corporate rescue under insolvency laws of the United Kingdom, Canada and Vietnam. The t... Read More about Rethinking corporate rescue law in Vietnam under the perspectives of the United Kingdom and Canada.

Marketisation and competition in criminal legal aid: implications for access to justice (2020)
Book Chapter
Smith, T., & Johnston, E. (2020). Marketisation and competition in criminal legal aid: implications for access to justice. In K. Albertson, M. Corcoran, & . J. Phillips (Eds.), Marketisation and Privatisation in Criminal Justice. Bristol: Policy Press

Legal aid, particularly in criminal justice, is a divisive subject. For its most devoted proponents, state funding of legal representation and advice for those accused of crime is a vital public good which helps to uphold values of fairness, justice... Read More about Marketisation and competition in criminal legal aid: implications for access to justice.

“It's about how much we can do, and not how little we can get away with”: Coronavirus-related legislative changes for social care in the United Kingdom (2020)
Journal Article
Vicary, S., Stone, K., McCusker, P., Davidson, G., & Spencer-Lane, T. (2020). “It's about how much we can do, and not how little we can get away with”: Coronavirus-related legislative changes for social care in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 72, Article 101601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2020.101601

The coronavirus pandemic, referred to here as Covid-19, has brought into sharp focus the increasing divergence of devolved legislation and its implementation in the United Kingdom. One such instance is the emergency health and social care legislation... Read More about “It's about how much we can do, and not how little we can get away with”: Coronavirus-related legislative changes for social care in the United Kingdom.

Binding the United Nations to customary (human rights) law (2020)
Journal Article
Quénivet, N. (2020). Binding the United Nations to customary (human rights) law. International Organizations Law Review, 17(2), 379-417. https://doi.org/10.1163/15723747-20181138

Whilst most legal scholarship focuses on the responsibility of the United Nations for human rights violations few studies have ascertained the legal basis of the primary rules leading to such responsibility. This article fills this gap by reviewing t... Read More about Binding the United Nations to customary (human rights) law.

Virtual currencies (2020)
Book Chapter
Vessio, M. (2020). Virtual currencies. In Banking Law and Practice. LexisNexis

The digitisation of the financial services industry is transforming the value chain of banks and financial services providers. Legacy business models are being tested by new industry players – “fintechs” and “big techs”. The private sector is pushing... Read More about Virtual currencies.

Banking Law and Practice (2020)
Book
Vessio, M., & Moorcroft, J. (2020). Banking Law and Practice. LexisNexis

A comprehensive commentary on banking law and practice in South Africa, which includes legislation. The book contains discussions of the case law, legislation, common law principles and the work of academics pertaining to banking law with the rel... Read More about Banking Law and Practice.

A world fit for money laundering: The Atlantic alliance’s undermining of organized crime control (2020)
Journal Article
Young, M. A., & Woodiwiss, M. (2021). A world fit for money laundering: The Atlantic alliance’s undermining of organized crime control. Trends in Organized Crime, 24(1), 70-95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12117-020-09386-8

This is the untold history of how prominent civil servants in the UK tailored US-devised anti-money laundering (AML) policies in ways that suited the needs of Britain’s financial services industry. In the aftermath of these initial compromises in 198... Read More about A world fit for money laundering: The Atlantic alliance’s undermining of organized crime control.

“Embodied AI” and the direct participation in hostilities: A legal analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Pollard, M., & Grimal, F. (2020). “Embodied AI” and the direct participation in hostilities: A legal analysis. Georgetown Journal of International Law, 51(3), 513-564

This Article questions whether, under International Humanitarian Law (IHL), the concept of a “civilian” should be limited to humans. Prevailing debate within IHL scholarship has largely focused on the lawfulness (or not) of the recourse to autonomou... Read More about “Embodied AI” and the direct participation in hostilities: A legal analysis.

Follow-ing the money’ 10 years on: Transparency and the fight against banking secrecy (2020)
Book Chapter
Blanco, E. M., & Sanchez, M. J. A. (in press). Follow-ing the money’ 10 years on: Transparency and the fight against banking secrecy. In L. Pasculli, & N. Ryder (Eds.), Corruption, Integrity and the Law. Global Regulatory Challenges (185-205). (1). UK: Routledge

The chapter begins by tracing the origins of banking secrecy and links its exponential growth since the post-war period to the creation of offshore financial centres (OFCs) – sometimes called tax havens. This proliferation of OFCs situated against th... Read More about Follow-ing the money’ 10 years on: Transparency and the fight against banking secrecy.

Analysis of the cross-examination of complainants and defendants within rape trials (2020)
Thesis
Williams, A. Analysis of the cross-examination of complainants and defendants within rape trials. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1491095

Research continues to raise concerns over the treatment of rape complainants at trial, despite the numerous criminal justice reforms implemented in the last two decades. Attention has been paid to the difficulties of giving evidence, particularly dur... Read More about Analysis of the cross-examination of complainants and defendants within rape trials.

What does Brexit mean for the Competition & Markets Authority? (2020)
Journal Article
Johnson, D. (2020). What does Brexit mean for the Competition & Markets Authority?. New Law Journal, 170(7877), 15

The CMA has issued guidance about how its role as the main UK competition law regulator will change following Brexit. This article looks at how the CMA will cope with the increased quantity and significance of cartels, mergers and competition investi... Read More about What does Brexit mean for the Competition & Markets Authority?.