Company law

The widespread move towards more market-driven models of political economy combined with the expanding internationalisation of business and commerce has led to a series of proposals for global competition rules.

This book analyses innovations of structuring corporate groups and regulatory limitations of group transparency and proposes Systems Thinking as solution.

This book analyzes in detail how and why people become involved in long-firm (planned bankruptcy) fraud, the similarities and differences between long-firm fraud and other crimes, the links between bankruptcy fraudsters and other professional and organized criminals, the techniques that fraudsters use, and the social and commercial relationships that exist within the operational world of the long-firm fraudster.

What are the challenges to the prevention of transnational bribery by multinational corporations in international business transactions?

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.

Compiled by leading international trade law practitioners and academics from across the globe, this volume provides legal and business communities with information, knowledge and an understanding of recent developments in international trade, business and international commercial arbitration.

Since the financial crisis, one of the key priorities of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has been individual accountability.

Written by leading experts in the field of business, finance, law and economics, this edited volume brings together the latest thoughts and developments on turnaround management and business rescue from an academic, judiciary and turnaround/insolvency practitioner perspective.

The Meaning of Company Accounts first appeared in 1971 and quickly achieved recognition among managers, financial and non-financial alike.

This book offers commentary and analysis on the catastrophic events which have recently confronted the international economy in the modern era and contrasts the current situation with other financial crises.

What, exactly, is private property?

Kirk Harrison Taitt examines the threat money laundering and terrorist financing pose to Caribbean island nations involved in international financial services, the role of compliance regimes in averting sanctions and the future of these nations at the table of global capital.

This key book provides the most comprehensive analysis and commentary available on the taxation of companies in Ireland.

The Oxford Handbook of the New Private Law reflects exciting developments in scholarship dedicated to reinvigorating the study of the broad field of private law.

This title was first published in 2000: European Intellectual Property is a survey and discussion of the impact of the economic principles of the European Community, upon the legal regime for the protection of intellectual property rights within the Community and the laws of its Member States.

Explores what the CSR movement means for multinationals, for states and for international law.

One of the most significant techniques to which companies and organizations have turned to improve service delivery and reduce costs has been outsourcing.

This volume advances the claim that the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) adopted in 2001 is the only existing international agreement with the potential to promote food security, conservation of biodiversity and equity.

This book elaborates and interrogates the idea of evil corporations from a diverse range of disciplines.

This book explores the prospects of a global labour law system.

The control of multinational corporations is an area of law that has attracted immense attention both at national and international level.

This book critically examines the corporate environmental responsibility of major oil companies operating in Nigeria's Niger Delta, focusing on oil spills and comparing regulatory frameworks in Nigeria, the US, the UK, and the EU.

The first edition ofHome Healthcare Coverage Guideis the comprehensive, go-to source for information regarding the new ISO Home Healthcare program that went into effect June 2018.

The manner in which the governing law of companies is determined has attracted much attention from academics and practitioners alike ever since the European Court of Justice began receiving references for preliminary rulings regarding the compatibility of protective conflict of corporate law norms with the EC Treaty provisions concerning freedom of establishment.

This book considers the efficacy of transitional justice mechanisms in response to corporate human rights abuses.

Intellectual property laws have become intricately entwined with discussions about globalization.

The integrity of tax systems as we know them are being challenged throughout the world.

A consensus has emerged that corporations have societal and environmental responsibilities when operating transnationally.

Small jurisdictions have become significant players in cross-border corporate and financial services.

This book investigates the key factors shaping corporate governance in China and presents a sophisticated study of corporate governance in China from a comparative and historical perspective.

How do we cooperate in social, local, business, and state communities?

This edited collection on international commercial and investment disputes in, and with, India examines past and present landmark legislative and regulatory reforms initiated by the Indian government, including the 2015 new Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) model, the 2015 amendments to the 1996 Arbitration Act and the 2013 amendments to Section 135 of the Companies Act on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), as well as the most recent amendments to the same.

This book offers a guide, for companies, pension funds, asset managers, and other institutional investors, on how to commence the legal, governance, and financial strategies needed for effective climate mitigation and adaptation, and to help distribute the economic benefits of these actions to their stakeholders.

This book deals with the end-game for a business.

Economic analysis plays a pivotal role in competition enforcement.

This book looks at two technological advancements in the area of e-commerce, which dramatically seem to change the way consumers shop online.

The Rise of the Uncorporation covers the history, law, and finance of unincorporated firms.

Agency theory is ubiquitous in company law.

The second half of the twentieth century saw the emergence of international economic law as a major force in the international legal system.

First published in 2007, The Yearbook of Consumer Law provides a valuable guide to developments in the consumer law field with a domestic, regional and international dimension.

This book provides a critical examination of modern English corporate insolvency law, in particular the procedures under the Insolvency Act 1986, from both conceptual and functional points of view.

This title was first published n 2000: The most recent developments in occupational health and safety regulation in the UK's offshore oil industry represent a departure from traditional legal forms.

This book examines the structure of the rule on restrictive agreements in the context of vertical intra-brand price and territorial restraints, analysing, comparing and evaluating their treatment in US antitrust and EU competition law.

The Law of Limited Liability Partnerships is the leading text on this popular corporate vehicle.

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.

This book, based on English law of contract, considers the development and present state of the doctrine of Privity of Contract with clear references to cases in other major common law jurisdictions (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore).

On 31st December 2020, the Brexit transition period ended and the new EU-UK partnership began.

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