Kategoria BISAC: Law >> Corporate

From the late 20^th Century, a catalogue of high profile disasters and controversies has drawn attention to the changing relationship between corporations and society. This is taking place against the context of globalisation and this change has become the driving force for demands that corporations become socially responsible. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has therefore emerged as a concept which attempts to encapsulate these demands for social responsibility. Yet at the heart of CSR is the debate about the role and relevance of law.

This book will...

Das Werk fuhrt Leser, die noch keine Experten im Bereich Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) sind, anhand typischer Praxisbeispiele in die komplexe Materie ein und erlautert die rechtlichen, steuerlichen, betriebswirtschaftlichen und organisatorischen Grundlagen. Viele Praxistipps, Checklisten und Musterformulierungen helfen bei der Umsetzung. Anhand von praktischen Erfahrungswerten werden bewahrte Losungsvorschlage aufgezeigt.

The standard approach to the legal foundations of corporate governance is based on the view that corporate law promotes separation of ownership and control by protecting non-controlling shareholders from expropriation. This book takes a broader perspective by showing that investor protection is a necessary, but not sufficient, legal condition for the efficient separation of ownership and control. Supporting the control powers of managers or controlling shareholders is as important as protecting investors from the abuse of these powers.

Set in an economic context, the book includes coverage of the jurisprudence of the Takeover Panel, and includes comparative coverage of relevant aspects of US takeover law. This book offers an in-depth understanding of takeover regulation while also providing a degree of context and background to make sense of the regulation. A thoughtful...

Directors are key decision-makers in any organisation, whether it is in the public sector, a family business or a transnational company. The UK Companies Act 2006 codified directors' duties for the first time and describes the director as the 'most likely to promote the success of the company for the benefit of its members as a whole'.

This book addresses key tensions and problems involved in the duties and responsibilities of the director in promoting success, including corporate culture and credibility, trust, risk and uncertainty, collective responsibility, and the...

Banking Law Day 2015 in Frankfurt am Main addresses such topics as "consumer protection and institutional regulation," and "current legal questions in prospectus liability." Lecturers from academia and business participated in the discussions under the moderation of Andreas Fruh and Katja Langenbucher.

Der Bankrechtstag 2016 in Frankfurt am Main widmet sichbank- und kapitalmarktrechtlichenThemen. Referenten aus Wissenschaft und Praxis diskutieren unter der Leitung ausgewiesener Experten.

Die grenzuberschreitende Unternehmensgruppe begegnet heute in allen EU-Mitgliedstaaten konzernrechtlichen Regeln mit groen Unterschieden. Der Sammelband analysiert das aktuelle Konzernrecht zahlreicher Einzelstaaten und unterbreitet einen rechtspolitischen Vorschlag zur europaischen Anerkennung des Gruppeninteresses. Er liefert damit Rechtspraxis und Gesetzgebung wertvolle Hinweise fur eine Erleichterung der grenzuberschreitenden Gruppenfuhrung.

Writings pertaining to European and international private, banking and commercial law]
Europeanization and internationalization challenge the realm of jurisprudence to an extraordinary degree. The division in special fields and the relationship with other social sciences necessitate critical reevaluation in view of many interactions. Cross-references between commercial law regulation and private, autonomous arrangement distinctly show this development. Jurisprudence emerging beyond Germany has to deal with such challenges. The law of financial services serves as an example of the...