Download or read book Prest v Petrodel Veil piercing corporate veil and the dichotomy introduced by Lord Sumption written by Hania Shakeel and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2022-05-16 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2022 in the subject Law - Comparative Legal Systems, Comparative Law, Brunel University, course: LAW LLB, language: English, abstract: This essay will examine the area of corporate piercing after the leading UK company law decision of the UK Supreme Court "Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd". With the support of case-laws and the commentary by critics, it will be demonstrated that besides Prests’ efforts, it has failed in its’ aims of providing clarity to the law. The following arguments will be discussed: veil piercing as the remedy of last resort and corporate veil is just a label of an existent principle. Furthermore, the dichotomy introduced by Lord Sumption in evasion and concealment, with support of case laws.
Download or read book University of British Columbia Law Review written by University of British Columbia and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contemporary Company Law written by Maleka Femida Cassim and published by Juta and Company Ltd. This book was released on 2012 with total page 1208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Opportunities and Pitfalls of Corporate Social Responsibility written by Shame Mugova and published by Springer. This book was released on 2020-08-14 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses key aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and explores them from a variety of perspectives in a case study on the Marange diamond mines in Zimbabwe. The business case of the Marange mines is presented to demonstrate the challenge of practicing social responsibility while considering and balancing the needs of a developing nation, environmental protection, community involvement and international business. Lessons learned from the case study will help business leaders and strategists in developing countries and multinational corporations to better understand and employ CSR principles so as to enhance sustainability and social impact. Further, the book provides a unique combination of academic, industrial and local approaches.
Download or read book Robot Rules written by Jacob Turner and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2018-11-07 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains why AI is unique, what legal and ethical problems it could cause, and how we can address them. It argues that AI is unlike any other previous technology, owing to its ability to take decisions independently and unpredictably. This gives rise to three issues: responsibility--who is liable if AI causes harm; rights--the disputed moral and pragmatic grounds for granting AI legal personality; and the ethics surrounding the decision-making of AI. The book suggests that in order to address these questions we need to develop new institutions and regulations on a cross-industry and international level. Incorporating clear explanations of complex topics, Robot Rules will appeal to a multi-disciplinary audience, from those with an interest in law, politics and philosophy, to computer programming, engineering and neuroscience.
Download or read book The Governance of Corporate Groups written by Janet Dine and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-06-05 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting from a discussion of the theoretical underpinning of the place companies occupy in society, this book explores the consequences of adherence to free market contractualist theory, including the lack of regulatory control of a sufficiently robust nature. Professor Dine comments on the absence of a concept of governance of groups from a comparative perspective and considers the consequences of this absence for the conflict of laws. In particular, she highlights the tragic consequences of globalization by transnationals including polarization of income and environmental damage, and suggests a possible legal framework to prevent future damages.
Download or read book Turning Points of the Common Law written by Robin Brunskill Cooke and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this title, based on the 48th series of Hamlyn Lectures, Lord Cooke focuses on four great cases which were all major turning points in the development of common law. The cases cover the areas of public law, crime, tort and company law, three of which are core undergraduate subjects and the last a popular option as well as an important practitioner area. The analysis of each is that of a practising judge rather than an academic, interested primarily in how "leading judicial craftsmen have solved problems." In each instance Lord Cooke examines the effect of the case at the time, subsequent developments in case law and the attitude of the academic world to each. He introduces a Commonwealth dimension to each subject area, discussing relevant case law from jurisdictions such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Download or read book Gore Browne on Companies written by Sir Francis Gore-Browne and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The implementation of the Companies Act 2006 and those existing cases and transactions that come under the 1985 and 1989 Acts present company lawyers with a unique challenge. This work covers every stage of the company life cycle from formation to insolvency, providing answers to questions on share capital, directors' duties and meetings.
Download or read book Corporations Are People Too written by Kent Greenfield and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why we’re better off treating corporations as people under the law—and making them behave like citizens Are corporations people? The U.S. Supreme Court launched a heated debate when it ruled in Citizens United that corporations can claim the same free speech rights as humans. Should corporations be able to claim rights of free speech, religious conscience, and due process? Kent Greenfield provides an answer: Sometimes. With an analysis sure to challenge the assumptions of both progressives and conservatives, Greenfield explores corporations' claims to constitutional rights and the foundational conflicts about their obligations in society. He argues that a blanket opposition to corporate personhood is misguided, since it is consistent with both the purpose of corporations and the Constitution itself that corporations can claim rights at least some of the time. The problem with Citizens United is not that corporations have a right to speak, but for whom they speak. The solution is not to end corporate personhood but to require corporations to act more like citizens.
Download or read book OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2011 Edition written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are the world’s foremost, government-backed instrument for responsible business conduct. This 2011 edition includes new recommendations on human rights abuse and company responsibility for their supply chains.
Download or read book Charlesworth s Company Law written by Stephen Girvin and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in it's 18th Edition, Charlesworth's Company Law presents a comprehensive and detailed account of company law to help readers develop a full understanding of what can, at times, be a complex subject Adopts a writing style that is topical, succinct and easy to read but with enough detail for the reader to gain a thorough understanding of the essential topics Specialist Editors ensure that each chapter is as comprehensive and up-to-date as can be Provides essential guidance for students studying law as well as those following courses with a company law module Acts as a key source of information for newly qualified practitioners, company directors, and administrators and accountants dealing with small companies New for the 18th Edition Considers the latest legislative and case law developments including fullcoverage of the changes brought about by the Companies Act 2006 Contains a new chapter addressing the European Company Includes excerpts and references to contemporary writing on the subjectto provide a fresh and wider view of the area Incorporates cross-referencing and paragraph numbering to make locating information quick
Download or read book Preventive Justice written by Andrew Ashworth and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-03-27 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book arises from a three-year study of Preventive Justice directed by Professor Andrew Ashworth and Professor Lucia Zedner at the University of Oxford. The study seeks to develop an account of the principles and values that should guide and limit the state's use of preventive techniques that involve coercion against the individual. States today are increasingly using criminal law or criminal law-like tools to try to prevent or reduce the risk of anticipated future harm. Such measures include criminalizing conduct at an early stage in order to allow authorities to intervene; incapacitating suspected future wrongdoers; and imposing extended sentences or indefinate on past wrongdoers on the basis of their predicted future conduct - all in the name of public protection and security. The chief justification for the state's use of coercion is protecting the public from harm. Although the rationales and justifications of state punishment have been explored extensively, the scope, limits and principles of preventive justice have attracted little doctrinal or conceptual analysis. This book re-assesses the foundations for the range of coercive measures that states now take in the name of prevention and public protection, focussing particularly on coercive measures involving deprivation of liberty. It examines whether these measures are justified, whether they distort the proper boundaries between criminal and civil law, or whether they signal a larger change in the architecture of security. In so doing, it sets out to establish a framework for what we call 'Preventive Justice'.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance written by Jeffrey Neil Gordon and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 1217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corporate law and governance are at the forefront of regulatory activities worldwide, and subject to increasing public attention in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis. Comprehensively referencing the key debates, the Handbook provides a much-needed framework for understanding the aims and methods of legal research in the field.
Download or read book The Law of Business Structures written by Farouk Cassim and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ''The Law of Business Structures provides a comprehensive but simplified treatment of the different types of business structures in South African law. Partnerships, business trusts, close corporations and companies, whether large or small, whether profit-making or non-profit making, are discussed. This includes modern corporate governance best practices, and even an updated analysis of insider trading and market manipulation. The proposed new Companies Amendment Bill of 2021, which was published when this new edition was nearing completion, is also discussed wherever relevant. In the nine years since the publication of the first edition of The Law of Business Structures, there has been extensive judicial development of many provisions of the Companies Act 71 of 2008. This second edition has been updated to include a discussion and analysis of the leading cases on the subject. Much of the material on this subject, particularly company law, has been updated. The prime, original aim of keeping complex theoretical analysis and debate to a minimum has been retained. A highlight of this book is that legal doctrines and principles are expounded in a lucid and coherent way and stated, wherever possible, in simple terms."--Back cover
Download or read book Mayson French and Ryan on Company Law written by Derek French and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 747 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mayson, French & Ryan on Company Law, in its 25th year, provides a refined approach to Company Law; it is firmly established as the most-up-to-date and accurate account of company law available. Presenting this complex and intricate subject with great clarity, it sheds light on the complexities of this field of law, clarifying any areas of uncertainty or ambiguity in a straightforward and engaging manner. As the full implementation of the Companies Act 2006 remains uncertain, this edition is fully updated to reflect the current situation and how this impacts upon contemporary law. The legislative framework is supported with discussion of the provisions relating to the creation, financing and management of companies, as well as their insolvency and liquidation. Quotations from important case judgments accompany the discussion of substantive case law, providing detailed analysis of the implications. With annual new editions, Mayson, French & Ryan combines the technical and practical detail with an intellectual perspective, making it an invaluable account of the law as it stands for undergraduates, postgraduates and Practitioners alike. Online Resource Centre The accompanying Online Resource Centre for this title provides quarterly updates, ensuring that students are kept up-to-date with all significant developments. The Online Resource Centre will also provide a timeline which outlines the implementation plan for the Companies Act 2006, clearly stating when each section of the new act is due to come into force.
Download or read book Positive Obligations in Criminal Law written by Andrew Ashworth and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-07-18 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a set of essays, old and new, examining the positive obligations of individuals and the state in matters of criminal law. The centrepiece is a new, extended essay on the criminalisation of omissions-examining the duties to act imposed on individuals and organisations by the criminal law, and assessing their moral and social foundations. Alongside this is another new essay on the state's positive obligations to put in place criminal laws to protect certain individual rights. Introducing the volume is the author's much-cited essay on criminalisation, 'Is the Criminal Law a Lost Cause?'. The book sets out to shed new light on contemporary arguments about the proper boundaries of the criminal law, not least by exploring the justifications for imposing positive duties (reinforced by the criminal law) on individuals and their relation to the positive obligations of the state.
Download or read book Multinational Enterprises and the Law written by Peter Muchlinski and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multinational Enterprises and the Law presents the only comprehensive, contemporary, and interdisciplinary account of the various techniques used to regulate multinational enterprises (MNEs) at the national, regional and multilateral levels. In addition it considers the effects of corporate self-regulation upon the development of the legal order in this area. Split into four parts the book firstly deals with the conceptual basis for MNE regulation, explaining the growth of MNEs, their business and legal forms, the relationship between them and the effects of a globalising economy and society upon the evolution of regulatory agendas in the field. Part II covers the main areas of economic regulation including the limits of national and regional jurisdiction over MNE activities, controls and liberalization of entry and establishment; tax and company, and competition law. Part III introduces the social dimension of MNE regulation covering labour rights, human rights, and environmental issues, and Part IV deals with the contribution of international law and organizations to MNE regulation and to the control of investment risks, covering the main provisions found in international investment agreements and their recent interpretation by international tribunals.
