Provisional Measures: understanding the allegedly peculiar Brazilian legislative instrument Those who like to understand the Brazilian legislative set-up will have to get used to them: Provisional Measures. Felipe de Paula • December 03, 2019
The intended trustee in Dutch pre-pack: from fly on the wall to spider in the web The draft bill of the Continuity of Enterprises Act I assigns a significant role to the intended trustee in Dutch pre-pack proceedings. But what exactly is the position of this main figure and what does the job description include? Romy Siebelink • December 02, 2019
Can the pre-pack pack its bags in the Netherlands? After all the commotion caused by the ECJ's ruling in the FNV/Smallsteps case, everyone wants to know whether the pre-pack has any future at all. Is it game-over for the pre-pack or can it still play a meaningful role in Dutch insolvency practice? Pauline Springorum and Rianne van Pelt • November 19, 2019
Levenslange uitzichtloosheid voor jonggehandicapten Vorige week donderdag stemde de Tweede Kamer in met het wetsvoorstel Vereenvoudiging Wajong. Deze stemming vormde het sluitstuk van twee onheilspellende weken voor mensen met een handicap. Erwin dijkstra • November 15, 2019 • 2 comments
The European Cybersecurity Centre: A strange animal in the EU’s institutional zoo In view of the steady proliferation of ‘Union bodies’, one may wonder what are the limits to such agencification. That is exactly the question raised by the proposal for a European Cybersecurity Centre. Maarten Toelen • November 12, 2019
Trademarks in works of art are allowed An artist may incorporate another person's registered trademark in a work of art, provided that the work of art 'is the original result of a creative design process that is not aimed at damaging the trademark or the trademark owner'. Dirk Visser and Pauline Springorum • November 11, 2019 • 1 comment
A peaceful rebellion against extinction The people joining the ‘Extinction Rebellion’ protests are reviving an ancient indigenous sense of landownership. This views the land not in terms of exclusive private properties, but as an inclusive living being that can only be owned by itself. Wim Bonis • October 30, 2019 • 3 comments
The controversial legal status of directed mutagenesis techniques Recent scientific developments have enabled the emergence of directed mutagenesis techniques which are novel techniques of genetic modification that produce GMOs in a faster, easier and cheaper way. Their legal status is controversial under Directive 2001/18. Laura Jakobs • October 22, 2019 • 2 comments
The first personal bankruptcy case in China It has been long held in China that a debt must be repaid, particularly the debt of a father by his son. Is this going to change? What does the first personal bankruptcy case in China tell us? Shuai Guo • October 18, 2019 • 2 comments
