The continuous search for improved methods of public equity financing has resulted in the derivation of alternative models for listing companies on stock exchanges through so-called shell companies. Since such an entity has no operations of its own, its sole purpose is to find an operating company it can ultimately be merged with through the use of proceeds acquired from the initial shell listing. Axel Moeller seeks to answer the questions pertaining to the practical implementation of such alternative listing models in Germany from a law and economics perspective. In light of the fact that a...

After the Vietnamese War, civil relations with foreign elements have increased and, consequently, private international law has gained some importance in Vietnam. However, both the relevant legal provisions and the practice of the courts in Vietnam are insufficient. Trinh Nguyen studies Vietnamese private international law in light of European developments. She focuses in particular on the general issues, contracts and torts. She describes and assesses the currently effective provisions of Vietnamese law and the corresponding judicial practice of the courts. Together with the knowledge of...

Inwieweit sind Vertragsparteien an ihre Versprechen gebunden, obwohl der Zufall ihre Plane durchkreuzt hat? Diese Frage nach der Gefahrtragung zielt auf Grundprobleme des Vertragsrechts. Susanne Zwirlein analysiert die Genese der Regeln zu Unmoglichkeit und Gefahrtragung beim Kauf beweglicher Sachen im englischen und deutschen Recht in ihrem ideengeschichtlichen Kontext. Flankierend unternimmt sie einen kritischen Ausblick auf Moglichkeiten und Grenzen einer Rechtsvereinheitlichung auf diesem Gebiet. Sie zeigt auf, welche erheblichen Unterschiede die historische Entwicklung und die...