Commercial and Business Law (ARÄTT)

Rather than describing our research in terms of various legal areas, we often focus on social phenomena. For example, we carry out research about innovation and how the law affects opportunities for the development of new business models. Climate change creates new requirements for adaptation, responsibility taking and risk management. The transition to a more sustainable society raises new legal questions about, among other things, incitement, regulation, and different forms of organisations. These questions require an international perspective and interdisciplinary collaborations, with e.g. environment, technology, economics, and others areas in which expertise is needed. We research specific sectors such as Fin Tech (Financial Technology), franchising and insurance. Of course, we also research core areas of commercial and business law, such as contracts, transactions, and their legal ramifications; the relationships between individuals and organisations in society, and conditions for entrepreneurship. Our research has, in many cases, a proactive character. That is to say, the law is examined from the perspective of how it is intended to affect economic choice.

You can read more detailed descriptions of specific commercial and business law research projects and publications on each researcher’s page.

Successful research that is relevant to society is crucial for the continued high quality of our commercial and business law undergraduate programmes.