A new Nordic law journal has been born! Yesterday, the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL) at Juridicum Stockholms universitet, through its director Sara Göthlin, participated in the launch of the Nordic Commercial Law Review (NCLR), an open-access journal that will increase the availability and impact of the work of Nordic legal scholars. The journal was presented by Editor-in-Chief Johan Bärlund and Deputy Editor Mads Bryde Andersen at a lovely launch event hosted by Karnov Group Denmark. The editorial board also includes Ellen J. Eftestøl, Valgerður Sólnes, and Svante O. Johansson. The NCLR will serve as a platform for [...]

Starting this semester, the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL) at Juridicum Stockholms universitet has the privilege of hosting Robin Ollus as guest researcher. Ollus is joining us from the University of Helsinki and specialises in arbitration law. His doctoral research focuses on the arbitral tribunal's competence to handle allegations and suspicions of criminal conduct in international commercial arbitration. Moreover, the research strives to assess how the function and principles of criminal procedure affect the arbitral procedure when handling such allegations as part of a contractual or non-contractual dispute. As the main method of the research, a comparison of international [...]

On september 11th, a well-attended seminar was held at the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL) on preparedness and resilience - particularly on operational crisis management. During the seminar, discussions were held on how the legal framework can be used to improve the conditions for payment systems, capital supply, and risk management to function during a major crisis. Special attention was given to a current legislative proposal for a new function for operational crisis management aimed at handling severe operational disruptions in the financial system. Aron Verständig opened with a background on the legislative proposal. Maria Lundström explained the [...]