Krishan Thakker

The goal of this paper is to (i) discuss the tensions between the right to publicity, Intellectual Property law and the First Amendment, while also providing a brief background on the development and evolution of the right to…more

The conflict between collecting societies within the European Union (E.U.), European Community (E.C.) competition law, and copyright law as it relates to musical works has recently become a controversial area of increasing…more

What this article seeks to analyse is the current constitutional scholarly movement in the United Kingdom towards a non-traditional way of interpreting its Constitution which closely resembles the methods implemented in the…more

RECOMMENDATION The position to be taken is that there is a demanding need in today’s economic environment for voluntary workers and applicants for voluntary positions to receive, by way of a separate legislative…more

“If a person consents to what would otherwise be an unlawful touching, there can be no battery.” The issues which the preceding statement refers to revolve around how the defence of consent operates in the Law of…more

Originality is a concept in Intellectual Property Law which is concerned with the relationship between the author and his/her work, and is one of several requirements that need to be satisfied for work to gain copyright…more

Negligence consists of falling below the standard of care required in the circumstances to protect others from the unreasonable risk of harm. Generally, the law regards this standard of care objectively, demanded by the activity…more

One of the main values of the European Union has always been a ‘respect for democracy’, and the significance of democracy within the Union order is emphasised by Article I-2 and Title VI of the Constitution,…more