Company, commercial and competition law: general

Fourteen philosophers, economists and legal scholars address the question 'Can intellectual property rights be fair?

Corporate accountability must be examined within the perspective of a company's business challenges.

This book describes how the rules of accounting are developed.

This book delves into the nature of governance in Asia both at government and corporate level.

The dangers of involvement in corruption need to be embedded in corporate strategy.

A freshly provocative look at the nexus linking EU security, trans-Turkey energy supply routes to Europe and Turkey's EU membership negotiations, this book argues that Europe's collective energy security prospects have become increasingly tied to Turkey's progress towards joining the EU.

This book deals with competition policy from the standpoint of a business executive.

A practical guide to best and worst practices for family businesses - from drawing up incorporation documents to succession planning to selling the business.

Since the 1960s, the class action lawsuit has been a powerful tool for holding businesses accountable.

In 1998, the United States Department of Justice and state antitrust agencies charged that Microsoft was monopolizing the market for personal computer operating systems.

Over the past few decades, significant changes have occurred across capital markets.

We live in an era defined by corporate greed and malfeasance-one in which unprecedented accounting frauds and failures of compliance run rampant.

The efficacy of various political institutions is the subject of intense debate between proponents of broad legislative standards enforced through litigation and those who prefer regulation by administrative agencies.

Why should the law care about enforcing contracts?

When used in conjunction with corporations, the term "e;public"e; is misleading.

Fresh water has become scarce and will become even more so in the coming years, as continued population growth places ever greater demands on the supply of fresh water.

With this book, Charlotte Walker-Said and John D.

Shareholder litigation and class action suits play a key role in protecting investors and regulating big businesses.

Use of the NEC4 suite of contracts continues to grow and the new edition of Understanding the NEC4 Term Service Contract includes significant additional materials and changes since its original publication immediately after the initial release of the NEC4 contracts.

Written by a leading expert in the field, The Oxford Introductions to U.

In the 1970s, the Federal Trade Commission had embarked on an activist consumer protection and antitrust agenda which resulted in severe public and congressional backlash, including calls to abolish the agency.

In The Metamorphosis of Criminal Justice, Jacqueline S.

Charles Ponzi perpetrated his infamous scheme almost a hundred years ago.

The impact of antitrust law on sports is in the news all the time, especially when there is labor conflict between players and owners, or when a team wants to move to a new city.

Lawyers know that client counseling can be the most challenging part of legal practice.

In the past two decades, the General Counsel in many companies has risen in importance, and the GC is now often involved in business strategy from the inception.

Where the fate of a company is on the line in a negotiation, legal and business teams must work seamlessly to reach a successful conclusion.

Legislation and case law following the relatively recent corporate scandals have increased scrutiny on the ethics and integrity of individuals, and the culture they create, at the highest levels within the corporate structure.

Copyright law was once an esoteric backwater, the special province of professional authors, publishers, and media companies.

The impact of antitrust law on sports is in the news all the time, especially when there is labor conflict between players and owners, or when a team wants to move to a new city.

Infrastructure resources are the subject of many contentious public policy debates, including what to do about crumbling roads and bridges, whether and how to protect our natural environment, energy policy, even patent law reform, universal health care, network neutrality regulation and the future of the Internet.

Charles Ponzi perpetrated his infamous scheme almost a hundred years ago.

America's culture is moving in a new and dangerous direction, as it becomes more accepting and tolerant of dishonesty and financial abuse.

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

Technology and globalization are uprooting and reshaping daily life.

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

In The End of Negotiable Instruments: Bringing Payment Systems Law Out of the Past, author James Rogers challenges the basic assumptions of the law of checks and notes and its history, and provides a well-reasoned account of how the law could be changed to better suit the evolution of new payment technologies.

Anti-Bribery Laws in Common Law Jurisdictions provides a comprehensive analysis of the foreign bribery laws and of related laws and regulations in key common law jurisdictions.

Foundational Principles of Contract Law not only sets out the principles and rules of contract law, it places more emphasis on what the principles and rules of contract law should be, based on policy, morality, and experience.

Legislation and case law following the relatively recent corporate scandals have increased scrutiny on the ethics and integrity of individuals, and the culture they create, at the highest levels within the corporate structure.

The China Anti-Monopoly Law (AML), which became effective August 1, 2008, is the first comprehensive competition law enacted by China.

More than any other area of regulation, antitrust economics shapes law and policy in the United States, the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Is the Internet erasing national borders?

Creation without Restraint: Promoting Liberty and Rivalry in Innovation analyzes the current state of competition (antitrust) and intellectual property laws, and proposes realistic reforms that will encourage innovation.

Corporate Income Tax Law and Practice in the People's Republic of China provides a comprehensive analysis of China's corporate income tax law.

Class action and other group litigation procedures are increasingly being adopted in jurisdictions throughout the world, as more countries deal with the realities of increased globalization and access to information.

International Transactions in Goods: Global Sales in Comparative Context explains the complex transactional structures common in international sales, from both an international and a domestic legal perspective.

Cooperation, Comity, and Competition Policy, edited by Andrew T.

Punishing Corporate Crime: Legal Penalties for Criminal and Regulatory Violations provides a practical discussion of criminal punishment trends directed at the corporate entity.

This collection of original essays by leading and emerging scholars in the field examines the history, conditions, organization, and strategies of pro bono lawyering.