"The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law." - Jeremy Bentham This quote is, to an extent, appropriate to both the common and the civil law system (known as continental law). However, ...

Panel discussion on "Courts & Capital: How Market Power Shapes Law and Justice in the Civil Legal System" with Kathryn Sabbeth (UNC Law), Daniel Wilf-Townsend (Georgetown Law), and Frederick Wherry ...

The legal system that operates in the United Arab Emirates (uae)—like that in many countries across the Gulf—is a blend of French civil and Islamic Sharia law. But this summer Dubai announced that it ...

Focuses on identifying and structuring financing instruments adapted to the needs of early-stage ventures operating in civil law systems ...