UK Columns

Performing Rights Societies in the United Kingdom and Ireland: Legal Framework, Case Law and Contemporary Challenges

Date: Apr 3, 2020

Performing Rights Societies in the United Kingdom and Ireland: Legal Framework, Case Law and Contemporary Challenges Introduction Performing rights societies—also referred to as collecting societies...

The Taxes Management Act 1970: Contemporary Issues in Administration, Compliance and Rights Protection

Date: Oct 29, 2019

The Taxes Management Act 1970: Contemporary Issues in Administration, Compliance and Rights Protection Introduction The Taxes Management Act 1970 (“TMA 1970”) has for over half a century provided the...

Price-Fixing Agreements in United Kingdom and Irish Competition Law: Civil, Criminal and Cross-Border Dimensions

Date: Feb 15, 2019

Price-Fixing Agreements in United Kingdom and Irish Competition Law: Civil, Criminal and Cross-Border Dimensions 1. Introduction Price-fixing agreements constitute the quintessential “hard-core”...

Actual Bodily Harm in Contemporary UK and Irish Criminal Law

Date: Feb 24, 2017

Actual Bodily Harm in Contemporary UK and Irish Criminal Law: Definition, Scope, and Emerging Challenges 1. Introduction The offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (“ABH”) under s 47 of...

Factor Loco Absentis in United Kingdom and Ireland Law

Date: Dec 20, 2016

Factor Loco Absentis: Historical Foundations, Contemporary Function, and Comparative Perspectives within United Kingdom and Ireland Law Introduction The office of factor loco absentis – literally, a...