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Analyzing the structures of transnational organized crime, this book considers whether traditional mechanisms and national jurisdictions can tackle this increasing menace.

Taking a global viewpoint, this volume addresses issues arising from recent developments in the enduring and topical debates over Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and their relationship to Intellectual Property (IP).

Decentering Biotechnology explores the nature of technology, objects and patent law.

An examination of the general principles applicable to takeover bids in the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Corporate Reorganisation Law argues that corporate reorganisation law is seen by market participants as a tool they can mobilise and adapt according to practices, logics, and identities in the of the financial and non-financial corporate markets.

This fully revised and updated second edition of Consumer Protection Law introduces the reader to the substantive law of consumer protection in the United Kingdom, the emphasis being on the place of United Kingdom law within an evolving European legal system and also on the need to draw upon comparative experience.

This topical collection of essays provides a detailed analysis of European consumer protection law in credit and investment.

Online auctions have undergone many transformations and continue to attract millions of customers worldwide.

Path-breaking analysis into the methods and drivers for legal convergence and divergence across private laws in Asia.

Offers a comprehensive theory on the risks and benefits of incorporating economic theory in capital markets and corporate lawmaking.

The first decade of the new millennium was bookended by two major economic crises.

Leading corporate lawyers and academics evaluate Delaware''s dominance of corporate law and the challenges it now faces.

Much has changed in the fashion industry since the end of World War II to require more highly developed legal skills and, happily, a much greater allocation to legal expense.

This book introduces a dynamic perspective to study white-collar crime.

Corporate Social Responsibility has for long been on the agenda in the business world and recently, it has also become a political agenda in the European Union.

This book reviews and examines the relevant portions of all international treaties, cases and the national law and practice of states, in relation to international aspects of offshore oil rigs.

Fact: Barings was an excellent company, with professional managers.

In trying to establish a presence in China, foreign investors have found it imperative to understand the regulatory environment of this potentially huge market.

Rediscovering the Law of Negligence offers a systematic and theoretical exploration of the law of negligence.

Leadership includes the ability to persuade others to embrace one's ideas and to act upon them.

The Yearbook of Consumer Law provides a valuable outlet for high quality scholarly work which tracks developments in the consumer law field with a domestic, regional and international dimension.

Public Benefit in Charity Law examines the legal principles and practical applications of the public benefit test in charity law in the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the Republic of Ireland.

As trade and production have increasingly crossed international boundaries, private bodies and governments alike have sought new ways to regulate labour standards and advance goals of fairness and social justice.

This book takes a radical look at organizational crime and deviance through the prism of Cultural Theory derived from anthropology.

The contributors in this volume address the fundamental relationship between the state and its citizens, and among the people themselves.

Enhancing Board Effectiveness seeks to examine the conceptualization and role of the board in a variety of contexts and articulate solutions for improving the effectiveness of the board, especially in developing and emerging markets.

Over recent decades corporate governance has developed an increasingly high profile in legal scholarship and practice, especially in the US and UK.

Over the last 30 years, risks and costs associated with legal conflicts, compliance breaches, litigation, regulatory investigations, criminal prosecution, trials, and arbitration have increased exponentially in frequency and financial harm.

This text remains the only book to analyse corporate internal investigations on an international level, covering the applicable law in each jurisdiction and providing guidance on how an integrated international investigation should be conducted.

The Law of Limited Liability Partnerships, Fifth Edition is an indispensable book for all those who advise on the legal and taxation aspects of incorporating and running an LLP.

International insolvency is a newly-established branch of the study of insolvency that owes much to the phenomenon of cross-border incorporations and the conduct of business in more than one jurisdiction.

Freedom of establishment is one of the four fundamental freedoms of the European Union.

This book discusses privatization of law enforcement in relation to suspected corporate crime and recommends guidelines for successful fraud examinations.

The Data Protection and Medical Research in Europe: PRIVIREAL series represents the results of this EC-funded project examining the implementation of Directive 95/46/EC on data protection in relation to medical research and the role of ethics committees in European countries.

Company Law is essential reading for business and law students, and for those studying for professional exams.

The Briefcase series is designed specifically with the time-pressed student in mind.

The Fundamentals of Writing a Financial Planprovides a unique approach to helping aspiring financial planners write a comprehensive financial plan.

This book examines the effectiveness of corporate takeovers.

This book is an accessible and authoritative single-volume guide to antitrust law.

Understanding Company Law is a lively introduction to the key principles of the Companies Act 2006 and modern company law.

This book introduces and develops Contract Governance as a new approach to contract theory.

This book provides an original and critical analysis of the most contentious subjects being negotiated in the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI).

Presents a new comparative theory to explain the divergence between governance systems of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.

This new edition is the only work solely dedicated to the law of company meetings of solvent public and private companies that are registered and incorporated under the Companies Act 2006 and its predecessors.

Transparency in the regulation of water utilities is essential in order to ensure quality and fairness.

Key Facts is the essential revision series for anyone studying law, including LLB, ILEX and post-graduate conversion courses.

Arbitration is the most common mechanism for disputes' settlement in developing countries.

An essential resource for ombudsmen, dispute resolution professionals, in-house counsel, corporate executives, university administrators, compliance officers, and human resources personnel, this book provides a history of the evolution of the role of an organizational ombudsman.

Globalisation of the market, law and politics contributes to a diversity of transnational sustainability problems whose solutions exceed the territorial jurisdictional limits of nation states in which their effects are generated or occur.

Exploring the role of public sector audit in emerging democracies and developing countries, this book provides an account of the relationship between the public sector auditor, the legislature and executive government.