More than a decade ago, I remarked on the ahistoricity of California's adoption of English common law despite the fact that it had never been a colony of England.* Yesterday, the California Court of ...

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DUBAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's new financial free zone plans to base its rules on English common law, in a decision that could reduce costs and help the emirate develop stronger banking and ...

This article argues that Lady Anne Clifford's 1616–1619 diaries, which chronicle not only her lawsuit to inherit her family lands and titles but also her daily practices, form part of Clifford's ...

Laura-Stella Enonchong and Ashu Eware receive funding from The British Academy. Six years on, the crisis in the Anglophone (English-speaking) regions of Cameroon continues. Recent reports indicate ...

The Commercial Court of the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (Commercial Court) has granted an application for summary judgment on a claim to enforce in England ...

This article will demonstrate the assimilation of principles of native Welsh land law with the English common law, both prior to and following the Acts of Union 1536–43. Traditionally, historians have ...

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Laws and regulations for digital assets tend to arrive either too early or too late. Too early when they include details that turn out to be awkward or irrelevant when technology moves in a different ...

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 ...

Tim Kaine Is Unable to Say What Makes America Beautiful Trump’s Retreat on China Trump Should Not Go Soft on Pot Audio By Carbonatix This week marks the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Signed at ...

Over one year ago, this firm's client, a commercial landlord, was stuck in a worst-case scenario. Its commercial tenant—a semi-truck refurbishing business, which stored nearly 700 trucks on the leased ...