Federico Ferretti

Law Lecturer

Qualifications

PhD (Leeds, GB)
MA Contemporary European Studies (Sussex, GB)
LL.M International Commercial Law (Sussex, GB)
University degree ('Laurea') in Law (Bologna, IT)

I am co-chair of the Research Ethics Committee

Teaching

Consumer Law
Contract Law
European Union Law

Research Interests

EC Law
Data Protection
Civil Liberties
Consumer Law
Banking and Financial Law
International Business Law

Research Areas

Banking and finance
Comparative law
Consumer law
European Union law
Intellectual property
International trade law
Internet law
Privacy and data protection

Research Groups

IPIMRC Intellectual Property, Internet Media Research Centre

PhD Supervision

Privacy
Data Protection
Consumer Law
IT Law
EU Law

External Activities

Federico is a member of the Financial Services User Group (FSUG) - an expert forum set up by the European Commission to improve policy making in the field of financial services from a user perspective (consumer and small business). The FSUG advises the Commission and provides opinions on preparation of legislative acts or other policies affecting users of financial services and their practical implementation.

Publications

Journal Papers

(2010) Ferretti, F., The design of an international mobility programme for PG law students at brunel law school: Putting theory and policy into practice, Law Teacher 44 (2) : 181- 194

(2010) Ferretti, F., A European perspective on consumer loans and the role of credit registries: the need to reconcile data protection, risk management, efficiency, over-indebtedness, and a better prudential supervision of the financial system, Journal of Consumer Policy 33 (1) : 1- 27

(2009) Ferretti, F., The 'credit scoring pandemic' and the European vaccine: Making sense of EU data protection legislation, Journal of Information, Law and Technology (2) : 4

(2008) Ferretti, F., Consumer credit information and the abuse of individual rights in the EC: evidence from a legal compliance analysis. (The need for a new European legal and institutional framework), European Consumer Law Journal / Revue Européenne de Droit de la Consommation 1 87- 130

(2008) Ferretti, F., A historical primer on consumer credit reporting systems: A lesson for EU policy makers?, International Journal of Communications Law and Policy 12 92- 119 Download publication

(2008) Ferretti, F., Structural barristers for a European internal market in consumer credit information systems and the European free movement rights: the case for institutional reform, European Journal of Law Reform 10 (3) : 297- 320

(2007) Ferretti, F., The regulation of consumer credit information systems: Is the EU missing a chance?, Legal Issues of Economic Integration 34 (2) : 115- 131 Download publication

(2007) Ferretti, F., Consumer credit information systems: a critical review of the literature. Too little attention paid by lawyers?, European Journal of Law and Economics 23 (1) : 71- 88 Download publication

(2006) Ferretti, F., Re-thinking the regulatory environment of credit reporting: could legislation stem privacy and discrimination concerns?, Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 14 (3) : 254- 272 Download publication

(2006) Ferretti, F., The regulation of consumer credit information systems: A lesson from Italy?, European Business Law Review 17 (5) : 1421- 1440 Download publication

(2006) Ferretti, F., The legal standing of consumer credit reporting in the European Community, Banking Law Journal 123 (9) : 835- 859 Download publication

(Accepted) FERRETTI, F., “A European Perspective on Data Processing Consent through the Re-Conceptualisation of European Data Protection’s Looking Glass after the Lisbon Treaty: Taking Rights Seriously”, 20(2) European Review of Private Law, (2012) 473- 506

(Accepted) FERRETTI, F. and Cerioni, L., “Affari & Commercio con: Belgio” (Doing Business with Belgium), 24 Commercio Internazionale (2007)

(Accepted) FERRETTI, F. and Cerioni, L., “Affari & Commercio con: Danimarca” (Doing Business with Denmark), 23 Commercio Internazionale (2007)

Books

(2008) Ferretti, F., The law and consumer credit information in the European community: the regulation of credit information systems. Routledge-Cavendish