Samuel Walsh

About

Samuel Walsh is a PhD candidate at Humboldt University of Berlin and will be a guest researcher with the ‘Norm Setting and Decision Processes’ research group from November 2026 to January 2027. During his research stay at the Weizenbaum Institute, he will be investigating how data transactions under the Data Act are to be reversed if they fail, and what role the law of unjust enrichment may play in this context. 

His doctoral research examines whether and to what extent the law of unjust enrichment can be utilised as a mechanism for unwinding failed data transactions under the Data Act, given the immateriality and non-rivalry of data. The research will also seek to determine whether the foundations of a European law of unjust enrichment can be identified within European digital regulation. In this context, Samuel is interested in questions relating to the development of a coherent system within the increasingly digital landscape of European private law. 

As part of his studies at the Humboldt European Law School, Samuel obtained a Máster en Investigación Jurídica (Legal Research) from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and an LL.M. from King’s College London (Intellectual Property & Information Law). 

Research Group: Norm Setting and Decision Processes (November 2026 – January 2027)