Global Trends in Arbitration 2022: Conference Report
Dr Crina BaltagThe 3rd joint biennial conference organized by the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL) and Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law (IECL) took place on 2-3 June 2022 in Stockholm.This edition of the Conference set to highlight the latest developments and trends in international commercial arbitration in [...]
Professor emeritus Ulf Bernitz in memoriam
Photo: Staffan Westerlund Obituary Oxford Obituary Stockholm (in Swedish) Professor emeritus Ulf Bernitz has, after a short illness, died on 23 July 2022 aged 86. Ulf was active academically until the end, including as Head of the Research Panel for European Law at the SCCL. In 2001, Ulf was [...]
The Swedish Securities Market, through an affiliated foundation, has granted funds to SCCL for research into the Swedish market for corporate bonds
SCCL will use the grant of SEK 1 million to start a long-term project involving several researchers and other stakeholders over time. Initially, partial studies are intended to be carried out around Swedish market regulation of corporate bonds. Other issues that may be addressed are self-regulation versus statutory [...]
Swedish Corporate Governance Institute, new part of the SCCL
The Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL) is pleased to announce that the Swedish Corporate Governance Institute has been established as a new part of the SCCL, and will function as a research panel for corporate governance. The institute will conduct applied corporate governance research and knowledge exchange from [...]
Stockholm Arbitration Yearbook 2021 is published
The third annual edition of the Stockholm Arbitration Yearbook offers interesting reading on current arbitration law, procedure and practice, as well as commentary on Swedish arbitration-related court decisions. Building on Stockholm’s role as a hub for international commercial and investment arbitration, the Yearbook addresses issues that are of interest [...]
Jessica Östberg is awarded a prize for outstanding contributions in jurisprudence
The board of Emil Heijne’s Foundation for jurisprudence has decided to award Jessica Östberg, LL.D., Associate Professor, an award for valuable and outstanding contributions in jurisprudence. The prize money is SEK 75,000.
Marcus Radetzki is awarded a prize for outstanding research contributions
Marcus Radetzki, professor of civil law at SCCL and the Department of Law, has been awarded the Insurance Law Association’s Bertil Bengtsson Prize for his outstanding research efforts in tort and insurance law.
Stockholm Oxford Law Symposium 2022
Christ Church College, Oxford The Stockholm Oxford Law Symposium, which would have taken place 9 – 10 September 2021, at Christ Church College, Oxford, has been canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic. The Symposium will instead take place 8 – 9 September 2022. More information to follow soon. [...]
