Comments for BlenderLaw http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net Caroline Bradley's Law Blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:09:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on competitive depositor protection by howard http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/10/05/competitive-depositor-protection/#comment-238 howard Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:41:42 +0000 http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/10/05/competitive-depositor-protection/#comment-238 Thank you. Thank you.

]]> Comment on competitive depositor protection by Bradley http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/10/05/competitive-depositor-protection/#comment-237 Bradley Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:25:32 +0000 http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/10/05/competitive-depositor-protection/#comment-237 I'm not aware of any deposit protection systems that protect against anything other than there risk of losing the value of the deposit - and until recently many schemes did not protect even 100% of that amount. We're now seeing a move to protecting 100% of the amount of deposits up to higher values than were previously protected. I’m not aware of any deposit protection systems that protect against anything other than there risk of losing the value of the deposit - and until recently many schemes did not protect even 100% of that amount. We’re now seeing a move to protecting 100% of the amount of deposits up to higher values than were previously protected.

]]> Comment on competitive depositor protection by howard http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/10/05/competitive-depositor-protection/#comment-236 howard Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:38:09 +0000 http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/10/05/competitive-depositor-protection/#comment-236 Do any depositor protections like FDIC or those in the EU protect against currency collapses? I ask because FDIC's 100k protection or whatever it has been raised to seems like it wouldn't really matter if the dollar crashed and 100k wouldn't buy a cup of coffee. Maybe it's a stupid question because if there was a serious currency collapse, there would probably be a reissuance of a new currency or the agencies that issued the insurance would probably fail along w/ the state...?? Do any depositor protections like FDIC or those in the EU protect against currency collapses? I ask because FDIC’s 100k protection or whatever it has been raised to seems like it wouldn’t really matter if the dollar crashed and 100k wouldn’t buy a cup of coffee. Maybe it’s a stupid question because if there was a serious currency collapse, there would probably be a reissuance of a new currency or the agencies that issued the insurance would probably fail along w/ the state…??

]]> Comment on um law seminar on the trial of charles taylor by John Flood http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/09/04/um-law-seminar-on-the-trial-of-charles-taylor/#comment-221 John Flood Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:23:20 +0000 http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/09/04/um-law-seminar-on-the-trial-of-charles-taylor/#comment-221 A student of mine wrote an interesting paper on how international courts should handle the defense of accused who reject their lawyers. Taylor's case was one of the key examples she used. There is the delicate balance between the rights of the accused and the legal process not being disrupted in an arbitrary fashion. And of course it is being replayed in the Hague right now. John A student of mine wrote an interesting paper on how international courts should handle the defense of accused who reject their lawyers. Taylor’s case was one of the key examples she used. There is the delicate balance between the rights of the accused and the legal process not being disrupted in an arbitrary fashion. And of course it is being replayed in the Hague right now. John

]]> Comment on miami welcomes new comparative llm students by Bradley http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/08/04/miami-welcomes-new-comparative-llm-students/#comment-205 Bradley Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:01:53 +0000 http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/08/04/miami-welcomes-new-comparative-llm-students/#comment-205 Thanks, John. Miami is a particularly interesting place to focus on cross-border practice issues, as you know, because of all of the corporate counsel based here who oversee Latin American operations of large corporations. We're looking forward to the symposium! Thanks, John. Miami is a particularly interesting place to focus on cross-border practice issues, as you know, because of all of the corporate counsel based here who oversee Latin American operations of large corporations. We’re looking forward to the symposium!

]]> Comment on miami welcomes new comparative llm students by John Flood http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/08/04/miami-welcomes-new-comparative-llm-students/#comment-202 John Flood Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:52:40 +0000 http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/08/04/miami-welcomes-new-comparative-llm-students/#comment-202 Good luck with this. The cross-border symposium sounds an excellent idea. I've just finished teaching the summer program students in London and this part really takes hold. Good luck with this. The cross-border symposium sounds an excellent idea. I’ve just finished teaching the summer program students in London and this part really takes hold.

]]> Comment on a common supervisory culture for eu financial markets? by John Flood http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/07/16/a-common-supervisory-culture-for-eu-financial-markets/#comment-182 John Flood Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:45:52 +0000 http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/07/16/a-common-supervisory-culture-for-eu-financial-markets/#comment-182 I suspect these words mean that we don't anyone (including the Americans) messing around with the system we have built up over time. Add to which even though the UK government is a zealous adopter of EU regulations, it isn't a keen advocate of extended EU jurisdiction. Despite globalization--the topic of the course I'm teaching to Miami students at the moment--the nation state hasn't died off, nor does it appear mortally wounded, and the UK government still regards itself as an unique entity. This is, however, strange in the context of the UK's own fragmentation. Therefore, I agree: what do these words mean? I suspect these words mean that we don’t anyone (including the Americans) messing around with the system we have built up over time. Add to which even though the UK government is a zealous adopter of EU regulations, it isn’t a keen advocate of extended EU jurisdiction. Despite globalization–the topic of the course I’m teaching to Miami students at the moment–the nation state hasn’t died off, nor does it appear mortally wounded, and the UK government still regards itself as an unique entity. This is, however, strange in the context of the UK’s own fragmentation. Therefore, I agree: what do these words mean?

]]> Comment on uk gift to the world - english lessons by John Flood http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/01/17/uk-gift-to-the-world-english-lessons/#comment-86 John Flood Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:02:44 +0000 http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2008/01/17/uk-gift-to-the-world-english-lessons/#comment-86 I have the impression the director told him what to do and Brown followed the instruction to the letter. OK, Gordon, smile....not too much... Serious, Gordon, serious...with concern....Lovely! It's the tics of the jaw that really do it. Those drops, the pauses, all unscripted and untimed. Must be the bane of the director's life. Why didn't they do make up, costume, set design? It's excruciating. I have the impression the director told him what to do and Brown followed the instruction to the letter.

OK, Gordon, smile….not too much…
Serious, Gordon, serious…with concern….Lovely!

It’s the tics of the jaw that really do it. Those drops, the pauses, all unscripted and untimed. Must be the bane of the director’s life.

Why didn’t they do make up, costume, set design? It’s excruciating.

]]> Comment on christmas messages by John Flood http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2007/12/26/christmas-messages/#comment-82 John Flood Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:30:35 +0000 http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2007/12/26/christmas-messages/#comment-82 I agree with this even though I am not a devotee of the annual message. The Queen shows what is going on both inside and outside her family and house. Downing Street, however, is focused on the external, giving the impression that the front door is not to be breached. It somehow reinforces the siege mentality that is overcoming the government. I agree with this even though I am not a devotee of the annual message. The Queen shows what is going on both inside and outside her family and house. Downing Street, however, is focused on the external, giving the impression that the front door is not to be breached. It somehow reinforces the siege mentality that is overcoming the government.

]]> Comment on marriage and the english language by Michael Froomkin http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2007/12/05/marriage-and-the-english-language/#comment-78 Michael Froomkin Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:25:45 +0000 http://blenderlaw.umlaw.net/2007/12/05/marriage-and-the-english-language/#comment-78 Will American be considered 'English'? I know many people who claim it is not... Will American be considered ‘English’? I know many people who claim it is not…

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