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Written by leading academics in the area, Pettet, Lowry & Reisberg's Company Law offers comprehensive coverage of all major company law and financial regulation topics. It also introduces you to the theories, policies and wider socio-economic and political influences that underpin the legal...
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This study examines how UK pension fund trustees interpret the concept of their fiduciary duties in practice and how these interpretations may shape pension fund approaches to corporate stewardship and engagement as envisioned by the UK Stewardship Code. Using the data from 35 in-depth,...
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The financial crisis renewed interest in short-termism and its negative implications on growth and development in general and on equity markets, in particular. The responses ranged from independent reviews and public policy recommendations to private sector-led initiatives. These provide solid...
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- A combined practical and theoretical comparison of UK and EU corporate finance law giving unique perspectives and a forward looking approach.- Addresses key issues arising from the financial crisis, such as the scope for innovation in legal markets, as well as anticipating issues likely to be...
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This chapter analyses recent reforms of the derivative claim in the UK as implemented by the Companies Act 2006. Recent reforms and modernisation of company law is part of a drive to facilitate enterprise and enhance the attractiveness of the UK as a location in which to do business. The reforms...
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Minority shareholders face particular difficulties where they seek redress against wrongdoing directors. This state of affairs seems to reflect an implicit acceptance both by the judiciary, the English Law Commission and the Company Law Reform Bill that it is somehow undesirable that companies...
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