Corporate Governance

Jurisdictional Comparisons
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-414-02898-2
Verlag: Sweet & Maxwell

Buch, Englisch, 496 Seiten

This book will be a useful, first-hand reference material for practising lawyers and in-house attorneys who may counsel clients on their business in foreign countries.

This new edition offers:

Essential current content reflecting Corporate Governance across over 26 major jurisdictions throughout the world
Contributions from expert international lawyers
Reader-friendly Q&A format for easy cross-jurisdictional comparisons
Strong international focus, covering diverse areas in each jurisdiction
Focus on shareholders, directors & board of directors, audit, liabilities, and social interest in corporate behaviour
Practical, straightforward commentary on each jurisdiction and the respective legal systems

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kawamura, Akira

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Recht mehrerer Jurisdiktionen, Synopsen
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Rechtswissenschaften Wirtschaftsrecht Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht Allgemeines Unternehmensrecht, Unternehmenskauf und -bewertung, M & A
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmenskultur, Corporate Governance

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- General Principles
- Sources of Law
- Shareholders and the Shareholders’ Meeting
- Directors and Board of Directors
- Board of Auditors, Audit Committee, Accounting Auditors
- Market Disclosure / Transparency to the Shareholders and the Public
- M&A and Corporate Governance
- Proxy Fighting
- Officers’ remuneration rules
- Directors’ Liabilities, Liability Insurance, Indemnification
- Shareholders’ Derivative Suits
- Social Interest in Corporate Behaviour