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Banking and finance disputes: to arbitrate or not to arbitrate, that is the question

“It has been said that “[b]ankers have traditionally preferred judges to arbitrators”. Indeed, where banks or financial institutions are involved in a dispute, state courts have usually been preferred, while arbitration has, so far, often been overlooked. However, in the last decade, the financial landscape has endured colossal changes worldwide. The 2008 crisis led to a paradigm shift. Banks –…

In the Business of Influence: Contractual Practices and Social Media Content Monetisation

In 2018, 300 hours of content were uploaded on Youtube every minute. Most of it is generated by regular people who share content for a living, and those who amass enough followers are known as influencers. Traditionally, media laws have controlled aired content. Nowadays, broadcasting decentralisation and social media trends such as influencer marketing challenge the rationale and application of…

Vorschlag eines neuen Leistungsstörungsrechts im OR 2020

The concept of default proposed in the Code of Obligations 2020 (“CO 2020”) is inspired mostly by the principles codified in international conventions such as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Articles 118 et seqq. CO 2020 introduce a dogmatic change insofar as the default system is based on the breach of contract solely and does – for the obligee’s…