Law : Corporate

This latest edition of David Chappell’s bestselling guide has been completely revised to take into account the new contracts which have been introduced since May 2005. more...

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At the end of the twentieth century it was thought by many that the Anglo-American system of corporate governance was performing effectively and some observers claimed to see an international trend towards convergence around this model. There can be no denying that the recent corporate governance crisis in the US has caused many to question their faith in this view. This collection of essays provides a comprehensive attempt to answer the following questions: firstly, what went wrong - when and why do markets misprice the value of firms, and what was wrong with the incentives set by Enron? Secondly, what has been done in response, and how well will it work - including essays on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the US, UK company law reform and European company law and auditor liability reform, along with a consideration of corporate governance reforms in historical perspective. Three approaches emerge. The first two share the premise that the system is fundamentally sound, but part ways over whether a regulatory response is required. The third view, in contrast, argues that the various scandals demonstrate fundamental weaknesses in the Anglo-American system itself, which cannot hope to be repaired by the sort of reforms that have taken place. 'This collection of papers by leading US and European corporate law scholars provides fresh and rigorous analyses of the recent corporate governance scandals and the strategies devised by regulators to guard against future governance failures.' Randall Thomas, John Beasley Professor of Law and Business, Vanderbilt University School of Law, Vanderbilt University. more...

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This work aims to cut to the key principles and areas of difficulty that have been experienced in teaching company law to business, law and postgraduate students in Australia, the US and the UK. Each topic is supported with the classic old English cases that established the principle. more...

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This edited collection brings together leading scholars and practitioners from various jurisdictions, with essays and commentaries co-ordinated around the theme of alignments and misalignments between commercial law and commercial practice. more...

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This book surveys the main rules of Company Law governing the making of contracts with companies. It adopts an economic perspective, examining these rules in terms of the risks they apportion between companies and parties contracting with them. It reviews the use that has been made of economics in the analysis of Company Law and considers what guidance this can provide in analysing corporate contracting. The book then examines the relevant law and the issues raised by this law, covering the role of corporate constitutions as the source of the authority of corporate agents, the mechanisms of corporate activity and decision-making, the identification of corporate contracting parties, pre-incorporation contracts and other contracts with non-existent companies, the contractual power of a company’s board, the protection of parties dealing with subordinate corporate agents and the regulation of contracts in which a director has a conflict of interest. more...

Price: $100.00