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Book SynopsisThe Fifth Edition of Principles of International Business Transactions provides a more comprehensive examination of the law relevant to the subject matter and detailed citations to caselaw and other supporting authorities. It can be used by courts and legal practitioners as a resource for research and analysis, as well as by students and professors as a supplement for any international business law course. It tracks the authors' popular problem-oriented coursebook, International Business Transactions. Coverage moves sequentially from structuring international sales transactions to international sales law and letters of credit to regulation of international trade to transfers of technology to foreign investment to international business dispute settlement.

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Book SynopsisExplores the promise and limitations of competitive market dynamics, looking at the threats to competition--cartels, agreements, monopolies, and mergers--and the laws in place across the US and European Union to safeguard the process of competition.Trade ReviewThe book's pocket-size format, informative contents page and chapter headings, and useful references and index sections, as well as clear sub-headings and illustrative diagrams, all help busy readers find what they need quickly. * David Glass, Law Society Gazette *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: The Power of Competition 2: Markets 3: The goals and scope of competition and antitrust laws 4: What is the optimal level of enforcement? 5: The legal framework 6: Who enforces the law? 7: The fight against cartels 8: Horizontal and vertical agreements 9: Monopolies and the abuse of market power 10: Mergers and acquisitions 11: The international dimension Further Reading References Index

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Book SynopsisThe Profit Motive addresses questions of corporate purpose using historical, legal, and economic perspectives. It counters proponents of social corporate responsibility and defends the maximization of shareholder value and shareholder capitalism, as both what the law requires and what it ought to require.Trade Review'The Profit Motive is both a brilliant defense of the principle at the heart of capitalist prosperity and a clinical demolition of 'stakeholder' theory. A true master of his craft, Bainbridge not only knows everything worth knowing about his subject but expresses it with vigor, grace and, a wry sense of humor. A must-read for anybody who wants to understand what makes corporations thrive--and how to preserve them from death by good intentions.' Adrian Wooldridge, Bloomberg Opinion'Professor Bainbridge has authored an extraordinary book. It is both superb scholarly and yet at the same time highly accessible to the non-lawyer. This is a must read both for corporate law scholars and, more importantly, the public company director community.' Charles M. Elson, University of Delaware'Professor Bainbridge brings his unsurpassed expertise and scholarship around corporate governance to the discussion of ESG and stakeholder capitalism, convincingly arguing that the notion of business extending its focus beyond shareholders has no basis in the law, provides no actionable guidance to corporate directors, and ultimately yields no benefit to society.' Marc Hodak, Farient Advisors'Should directors of business corporations seek to maximize value for the corporation's shareholders, or should they make business decisions with a view to benefiting all corporate stakeholders? Professor Bainbridge's conclusions are thunderingly unequivocal: shareholder value maximization is both what the law requires and what the law ought to require; in the long run, it produces the best outcomes for shareholders and other constituencies and is the system appropriate for a democratic society. Everyone interested in what is happening in corporate America today - and how it could affect them, economically and otherwise - should read this book.' Robert T. Miller, University of Iowa College of LawTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The Law: 1. The Battle of River Rouge; 2. Fireplug Funding For Princeton; 3. Why Didn't the Cubs Have to Play Night Baseball? 4. Defending Dodge; 5. To Make Stakeholder Capitalism the Rule, You Would Have to Change Most of Corporate Law; 6. What About the Benefit Corporation? Part II. The Merits: 7. Possible Merits of the Business Roundtable's Embrace of Stakeholder Capitalism; 8. Was There a Business Case for the Business Roundtable's Embrace of Stakeholder Capitalism? 9. Why did the Business Roundtable CEOs Shift Their Position?10. Why the Business Roundtable CEOs Should Have Stayed the Course; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking book addresses the challenge of regulatory delivery, defined as the way that regulatory agencies operate in practice to achieve the intended outcomes of regulation. Regulatory reform is moving beyond the design of regulation to address what good regulatory delivery looks like. The challenge in practice is to operate a regulatory regime that is both appropriate and effective. Questions of how regulations are received and applied by those whose behaviour they seek to control, and the way they are enforced, are vital in securing desired regulatory outcomes. This book, written by and for practitioners of regulatory delivery, explains the Regulatory Delivery Model, developed by Graham Russell and his team at the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The model sets out a framework to steer improvements to regulatory delivery, comprising three prerequisites for regulatory agencies to be able to operate effectively (Governance Frameworks, Accountability and Culture) and three practices for regulatory agencies to be able to deliver societal outcomes (Outcome Measurement, Risk-based Prioritisation and Intervention Choices). These elements are explored by an international group of experts in regulatory delivery reform, with case studies from around the world. Regulatory Delivery is the first product of members of the International Network for Delivery of Regulation.Trade ReviewThe book is a must-read for regulators at all levels of government. For regulatory practitioners working at the frontlines, the chapters on regulatory practices will likely be of most interest. For those working in managerial positions in regulatory agencies, the chapters on prerequisites will likely have the most insights. Yet, as the authors of the Regulatory Delivery Model explain (in exceptionally clear language) all these aspects impact each other. Contrary to some of the other books that I have discussed on this blog, Regulatory Delivery provides regulators with an easy heuristic to work with. * New Zealand Government Regulatory Practice Initiative *Table of ContentsPART ONE WHY DELIVERY? Introduction Graham Russell 1. The Rationale for Regulatory Delivery Graham Russell and Christopher Hodges 2. The Regulatory Delivery Model Graham Russell PART TWO THE REGULATORY DELIVERY MODEL Prerequisites: Governance Frameworks 3. Governance Frameworks Graham Russell and Helen Kirkman 4. The Delegated Administrative Authority Model, a Radical Alternative Governance Framework from Ontario, Canada Srikanth Mangalam 5. Code-based Approaches, the Use of Codes to Change the Behaviour of Regulators in the UK Helen Kirkman and Paul Sanderson 6. Transparency Approaches, Changing the Role of Supervisory Institutions in Lithuania Giedrius Kadziauskas Prerequisites: Accountability 7. Accountability Graham Russell and Helen Kirkman 8. Better Business for All, an Approach to Building Local Capability for Collaboration and Accountability Martin Traynor and Kathryn Preece 9. Primary Authority as a Mechanism for Strengthening Regulator Consistency and Accountability Duncan Johnson Prerequisites: Culture 10. Culture Graham Russell and Helen Kirkman 11. Cooperative Approaches: The Work of the Inspection Council in the Netherlands Rob Velders 12. Culture as a Transformation Tool, the Experience of the Environment Protection Authority in Victoria, Australia Chris Webb Practices: Outcome Measurement 13. Outcome Measurement Graham Russell and Helen Kirkman 14. The Impacts and Outcomes Toolkit, Getting to the Outcomes of Regulatory Services Christian van Stolk and Tom Ling 15. The Impact of Inspections, Measuring Outcomes from Occupational Safety and Health Inspections Florentin Blanc and Giuliana Cola Practices: Risk-based Prioritisation 16. Risk-based Prioritisation Graham Russell and Helen Kirkman 17. Effective Environmental Regulation, the Use of Risk-based Permitting, Compliance Approaches and Associated Charging Schemes Paul Leinster and Simon Pollard 18. The Find-IT Tool, an Approach to Evidence-Led Targeted Interventions David Snowball, Joseph Januszewski, Mike Calcutt, Michael Bone and Phil Preece 19. Regulating Quality Outputs, an Approach Based on Provision of Data to Drive Behaviour Marcus Rink Practices: Intervention Choices 20. Intervention Choices Graham Russell and Helen Kirkman 21. Consumer Empowerment, Providing Information from Food Inspections in Ways that Enable Consumer Behaviour Erica Sheward and Mariam Shkubuliani 22. Ethical Business Regulation, a New Understanding of the Power of Trust-Based Relationships Christopher Hodges and Ruth Steinholtz 23. Standards-based Regulation, the Role of Standards and Accreditation in Regulatory Delivery 9 Scott Steedman, Matt Gantley and Richard Sanders PART THREE INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE EXAMPLES 24. Regulatory Delivery in Brazil: Past and Future Marcelo Pacheco dos Guaranys 25. Lessons from Creating a Consolidated Inspection Agency in Mongolia Jigjidmaa Dugeree, Giuliana Cola, Florentin Blanc and Giuseppa Ottimofi ore 26. Harmonising Delivery at National and Local Levels in the Philippines Ariel Francisco Faraon and Nestor Ian Favila Fiedalan PART FOUR REFLECTIONS 27. Reflections on Regulatory Delivery: Evolution and Future Christopher Hodges

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Book SynopsisLaw, Business and Society fits both upper-division undergraduate and masters levels courses in legal environment of business, government and business, and business and society. Law, Business and Society takes an interdisciplinary approach, using elements of law, political economy, international business, ethics, social responsibility, and management. Students will find an interesting, provocative reading experience filled with contemporary legal and ethical conflicts emerging from today's news, as well as scholarly results, surveys, polls, data, anecdotes, and other specific details that lend credibility, immediacy, and interest to the reading experience.? 

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Book SynopsisWritten with business students in mind, Business Law puts the law into a context that they can grasp easily. Case studies open each chapter and readers are regularly asked to consider how the content applies to routine business problems so that they fully engage with the topics, understand, and can approach the law independently with confidence.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition The inclusion of business scenarios is an excellent touch, enabling students to contextualize the legal content. * Zaman Kala, Associate Lecturer in Law, University of Bolton *A concise business law book that provides a well-structured approach to understanding the topics. The book's distinctive edge is that it is more interactive than other books. * Dr John Wood, Lecturer in Law, University of Central Lancashire *Business Law is an important text for both students studying business law and anyone involved in running a business from directors to senior managers. * The Student Law Journal *Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction 1: How to study law for businesses Part 2 The English Legal System 2: The English legal system, constitution and human rights 3: Creating, finding, and applying the law 4: Dispute resolution for businesses Part 3 Contractual Obligations 5: Establishing an agreement: offer and acceptance 6: Establishing the contract: consideration, intention to create legal relations, and certainty of terms 7: Factors affecting the validity of a contract 8: Terms of a contract 9: Statutory regulation of contracts 10: Ending the contract Part 4 Tortious Liability 11: The tortious liability of businesses in negligence and nuisance 12: Non-physical damage and liability for economic loss 13: Responsibilities of employers for the torts of employees and statutory duties Part 5 Company Law 14: Legal requirements when establishing a business enterprise 15: The administration of corporations 16: Duties relating to corporation finance and capital 17: The management of corporations Part 6 Agency Law 18: Businesses and the responsibility of agents Part 7 Employment 19: Hiring staff and establishing the contract of employment 20: Ending employment contracts at common law; and duties to redundant and transferring staff 21: Statutory regulation of dismissals 22: Equality in employment relationships 23: Statutory and common law regulation of the conditions of employment Part 8 Intellectual Property and Data Protection 24: Intellectual property and data protection

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Book SynopsisFor upper-level undergraduate and MBA students enrolled in an international business law course. August emphasises the diversity and similarity of how firms are currently regulated and governed around the world.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to International and Comparative Law Chapter 2: State Responsibility and Environmental Protection Chapter 3: Dispute Settlement Chapter 4: The Multinational Enterprise Chapter 5: Foreign Investment Chapter 6: Money and Banking Chapter 7: Trade in Goods Chapter 8: Services and Labor Chapter 9: Intellectual Property Chapter 10: Sales Chapter 11: Transportation Chapter 12: Financing

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Book SynopsisExamines policy design when the policy maker in imperfectly informed, focusing on cases where the regulated firm possesses better information about its technology than the regulator.Table of Contents1. Background: History and Related Literature 2. Adverse Selection 3. Auditing 4. Regulation and Moral Hazard 5. Multiperiod Models of Regulation and Information 6. Intertemporal Commitment 7. Interfirm Comparisons 8. Extensions and Future Directions

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Book SynopsisThe Business Law Concentrate is written and designed to help you succeed. Written by experts and covering all key topics, Concentrate guides help focus your revision and maximise your exam performance. Each guide includes revision tips, advice on how to achieve extra marks, and a thorough and focused breakdown of the key topics and cases. Revision guides you can rely on: trusted by lecturers, loved by students... I have always used OUP revision and Q&A books and genuinely believe they have helped me get better grades - Anthony Poole, law student, Swansea University The detail in this revision textbook is phenomenal and is just what is needed to push your exam preparation to the next level. - Stephanie Lomas, law student, University of Central Lancashire It is a little more in-depth than other revision guides, and also has clear diagrams and teaches ways to obtain extra marks. These features make it unique - Godwin Tan, law student, University College London The concentrate reviTable of Contents1: The English legal system 2: Contract I: essential features of a contract 3: Contract II: mistake, misrepresentation, duress, and undue influence 4: Contract III: contractual terms and statutory protection 5: Contract IV: discharge of contract and remedies for breach 6: Law of torts 7: Employment I: employment status, equal pay and equality 8: Employment II: termination - wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal, and redundancy 9: Company law I: trading structures and forming the business 10: Company law II: directors, finance, and capital 11: Intellectual property and data protection

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Book SynopsisBusiness Law is one of the most varied, challenging and dynamic areas of law. This book provides clear and practical guidance to trainee solicitors on key areas of business law including company law and corporate governance, corporate transactions, business regulation and commercial contracts. The book is essential reading for trainee solicitors on the Law Society Professional Practice Couse, and is also an excellent resource for practitioners.This 7th edition of Business Law features new chapters on business regulation, commercial contracts, software licence agreements and the formalities for digital contracts and e-signatures. The book has also been updated to reflect recent developments in company law and to cover the Consumer Rights Act 2022 and the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022. Each chapter provides a clear and comprehensive overview of the subject in question and focuses on the key issues that solicitors face in practice, making it an essential reference for both trainees and

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Book SynopsisThe global bond market is many times larger than the global economy. Every day, billions of dollars of tender offers, consent solicitations, buyback transactions and exchange offers are executed. This book provides a systematic treatise of the law relating to this significant aspect of the global capital market.Trade Review'… this treatise will be an obligatory reference for all those who want to know how liability management transactions are regulated. Its rigorous analysis of the various kinds of liability management options and its comparative approach make Gkoutzinis's book an innovative and noteworthy contribution to the field.' Stefano Finesi, Journal of International Banking Law and RegulationTable of Contents1. Liability management for issuers of debt securities: summary of options and legal framework; 2. The definition of 'tender offer' within the meaning of the US tender offer rules; 3. Debt tender offers and Regulation 14e under the Securities Exchange Act; 4. Debt tender offers and capital markets regulation in the European Union and the United Kingdom; 5. Exchange offers for debt securities; 6. Debt repurchases in the open market and privately negotiated transactions; 7. Anti-fraud protection in debt tender offers: Section 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act, case law and market practice; 8. The law and practice of consent solicitations.

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Book SynopsisA brand is more than a snazzy logo – but what else is there to consider when building a brand? Do you really need a brand for business success? And what has intellectual property got to do with anything?A strong, authentic brand is what makes your business stand out from the crowd – and what drives long term success. But the branding industry can be an overwhelming minefield, full of conflicting advice and multiple disciplines – so how do you navigate your way through the process? That’s where Brand Tuned comes in. With the step-by-step TUNED methodology, you will:• define your brand to drive the business forward and help it stand out• know what brand promise will attract your ideal client• pick a name that will put you “front of mind”• ensure that the design elements you choose are distinctive and ‘ownable’• train your team to live the brand.Drawing from evidence-based research, interviews with experts, and years of experience supporting businesses, Brand Tuned is the first branding guide written by an intellectual property lawyer who specialises in trademarks and brands. By incorporating the principles of intellectual property law right from the start of the process, branding expert Shireen Smith will show you how to create and build the brand that is right for you and your business – while avoiding the potential pitfalls.Shireen Smith is an intellectual property lawyer specialising in trademarks and brands, with years of experience in marketing small businesses. Her TUNED framework is designed to guide you to create a brand that attracts sales for the long term.Trade ReviewAs someone dipping my pinkie toe into branding, marketing, and digital art, I found this book incredibly helpful. Her fresh perspective coming from a law background was instrumental in steering me on the right path with my business and I highly recommend anyone considering a path in branding or IP to pick this book up! It's a quick, informative read! * NetGalley *Well organized and perfectly written, Brand Tuned is a bedside book for any entrepreneur who takes their business journey seriously. It approaches branding as a strategy to help you to start your brand journey one step ahead. From its cleverly structured methodology to well-presented research, this book will surely become a guide for businesses of any size. * Amazon *Anyone involved with setting up or growing a business will benefit enormously from the insight provided by this book into the world of branding. All aspects are thoroughly covered in a way which is both enjoyably readable and positively instructive. * Amazon *Table of ContentsPart 1 – What is a brand and why does it matter?IntroductionThe UK TV program Grand Designs shows how a building project is achieved with the involvement of several disciplines. Creating unique Brand Tuned needs to similarly involve various disciplines. Intellectual property, in particular, is not an appropriate subject to leave till after the brand is created. As Steve Jobs highlighted, design means how it works, not just how it looks. The book explains how the Intellectual property dimension of brands impacts branding, and why visual identity needs to be the final step, not the first one. It incorporates interviews with subject experts from the fields of design, marketing, PR, digital marketing, SEO, and intellectual property valuationChapter 1 – What is A Brand? Why Is Branding Important?Understanding what brand and branding mean is fundamental to getting a better outcome from branding. CEOs and other target audiences of the book would benefit from developing their knowledge of branding. There are many myths and misinformation surrounding this subject, particularly the intellectual property dimension of it. I will try to interview a high profile individual for this chapter on the importance of IP, possibly Deborah MeadonChapter 2 – The 3 Fundamental Problems in BrandingThe branding industry includes many new media companies, such as web designers who provide branding services as a secondary activity. Many are unaware of the business purpose of branding, and the role of intellectual property in their work. The industry tends to separate branding from intellectual property, leading to problems. Unlike big business, founders of small businesses do not have a brand manager to take care of their brand needs. Even large companies can lack an understanding of the role of IP in branding. Richard Kirstein and Anne. H. Chasser & Jennifer C. WolfePart 2 – TUNED methodology - Think IP First1st Component of TUNEDChapter 3 – Using an inter-disciplinary approach to brandingThe world has changed, so must branding. It needs to take account of IP so IP and branding are dealt with together. Branding in the 21st century needs to be inter-disciplinary. This partly involves professionals expanding their expertise to include related disciplines, such as for lawyers to include branding as part of their skillset, or designers to also cover strategy, communications, marketing or PR too, A wider range of skills is especially needed when supporting smaller businesses. Focus on the Brand Rewired book, as well as considering Aaker’s book on Spanning Silos Anne. H. Chasser & Jennifer C. Wolfe. Lucy Wern, Seek comments from Aaker,Chapter 4 –Think IP First! Is the first component of TUNEDIP is about erecting barriers to entry, a moat around your business as Warren Buffet calls it. A review of what brand elements are protectable, and how these considerations impact the approach to designing a business and brand. Leaving IP till after Brand Tuned is the wrong way around. Branding needs to start with IP, and deal with designs last. International nature of IP principles will be highlighted. Stephen Robertson. A visual representation of the TUNED model.Part 3 – TUNED methodology - Understand your Market2nd Component of TUNEDChapter 5- Understanding Customers and Competitors Understanding your client and market are the focus of this chapter. Identifying what customers want and need is key to success for any brand. This involves knowing who your competition is, and what market you’re in. Competition is not just direct competitors. It also includes indirect competitors who may have similar offerings or entirely different ones that enable customers to achieve similar outcomes in different ways. This involves finding groups of people based on their psychographics, worldviews, life stage, priorities, attitudes to life, rather than focusing purely on demographics, and creating personas. Byron Sharp research findings. Mark Ritson, JP Hanson, Phil BardonChapter 6 - Key role of positioning.What moves the needle in branding? Here I will also look at the evidence-based research, and how it impacts brand strategy, outlining the Ehrenberg-Bass institute’s evidence-based research from Byron Sharp from his books How Brands Grow, and also from Jenni Romaniuk’s book Distinctive brand assets. They introduce fresh thinking that impact certain areas of branding such as purpose. and differentiation, The chapter considers positioning in more depth, highlighting Seth Godin’s distinction between positioning and differentiation. Byron Sharp, Jenni Romaniuk, Comments from Mark Ritson and Seth Godin will be sought too.Part 4 – TUNED methodology - Name it right!3rd component of TUNED Chapter 7 – Considerations When Choosing the NameDiscuss the different approaches to brand naming – “house of brands” and “house brands” and the hybrid approach to brand hierarchy. Coca Cola, and Proctor & Gamble case studies of brands that changed their approach to use an endorsed approach a few years ago. Jeremy Miller,Chapter 8 – Use own name?When is it appropriate to use the founder’s own name for a business? Pros and cons of using the founders name as the name of the business brand. Explore this topic thoroughly here so chapter 11 just refers back to this chapter when covering proper names as a type of brand name. Dell, Disney, Marks & Spencer, Clarks, and many other examples of brands using founder’s own name. Relevance of such a choice to the chapter on the importance of building own personal brand in business will also be touched on here and expanded upon in chapter 15. Jeremy Miller, Rand FishkinChapter 9 – How SEO, Online Visibility and Marketing impact brandingThe internet impacts every industry. It is constantly evolving and changing. Our approach to branding needs to keep up, and not hold onto outdated notions, such as the continuing emphasis on the need to own the .com domain of a proposed brand name. SEO considerations that impact marketing imperatives should not override branding fundamentals. Choosing generic brand names is misguided because branding involves using a unique and distinctive name. It’s doubly important to use a unique name when going global. There is widespread confusion about which considerations should prevail when it comes to names and keywords. Rand Fishkin Chapter 10 – Choosing the name.The right way to go about naming. 5 types of name: descriptive, suggestive, names that have a dictionary meaning, proper names, made up names. Why descriptive and certain other name choices, such as well-known initials that stand for something like KPI, key performance indicator should be avoided. Will illustrate types of name by using examples drawn from the latest Interbrand list of top 50 brands. Brand value and names. Darlene Hart of US Tax and Financial Planning. Stephen Robertson. Interbrand representative on naming. Part 5 – TUNED methodology- Establish the Brand Strategy!4th component of TUNED Chapter 11 – What is Brand Strategy? How does it impact branding?Setting the brand strategy plays an important part in developing and growing the brand to reflect the promise the business wants to be known for. It’s the pre cursor to naming and visual designs. Drawing from the book Marketing Myopia by Theodore Levitt this chapter covers the importance of thinking about business fundamentals such as ‘What business are you really in?’ Kodak and Blockbuster case studies. Also, 6 Ps are outlined for determining the brand strategy: Purpose, Principles, Positioning, People, Product, Personality. Michael Johnson. JP Hanson (Image of Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs)Chapter 12 – How to plan your strategy.The core of your brand strategy is your vision, mission and values. These are the basis on which to build the strategy, and to use to align it to your products and processes. Asking a series of Why, What, Who and How questions to uncover some common areas of thinking needed to set the strategic direction of the brand, The strategy will play a major role in determining the brand story, and messaging, as well as internally to inspire and motivate the team. Consider the brand book and begin thinking about what messages to communicate and how. Part 6 – TUNED methodology - Drive the Brand Strategy!5th component of TUNEDChapter 13 Drive the Brand Strategy! – the fifth component of TUNEDOnce the strategy for the brand has been established involve designers to create a visual identity that can best reflect the brand promise. Marty Neumier’s ideas about importance of enabling the creatives who are designing the brand to revisit the strategy as part of considering the visual approach. Jenni Romaniuk’s book Distinctive Brand Assets impacts branding choices. The design considerations need to bear in mind what is ownable as IP. Jack Wills trade mark dispute case study, and example of Azrights development of Ram icon. Interviews with Marty Neumier, Jenni Romaniuk,, Laura Ries. Images of Azrights Ram icon. Jack Wills icon. Ehrenberg-Bass institute’s Owl icon. Visual icons of some famous businesses that evoke their names, Compare the Market logo. Nike’s swoosh, MacDonald’s M, Coca Cola’s bottle, Apple’s apple, Rolls RoycePart 7 – Brand buildingChapter 14 –Promoting the brand.Driving the brand strategy also impacts how you promote the brand internally and externally, and communicate brand messages. Draw from Byron Sharp’s How Brands Grow to illustrate some ways it impacts marketing and branding. Brand building on social media, being omni-present- being everywhere, visible, and recognizably the brand. Budget constraints for smaller businesses, and how to manage this as they grow. Promoting the brand internally to support the culture and to motivate the team to make on brand decisions. Using the brand to guide recruitment. Tony Hsieh, Katie BurkeRand Fishkin. Will Critchlow. Byron SharpChapter 15 – Personal, Business and Product BrandingDiscusses the importance of having clarity around your personal and business aspirations and aligning the two so you build the right business. Unless the founders own name is being used for the brand, it’s essential to promote a triage of brands, the brand name, as well as the personal brand of the CEO, and also key product brands. Trend towards using personal brands of individual team members to promote the business brand. Stephen Robertson.ConclusionThe environment of the 21st century calls for a rethink of society’s approach to branding. More education is needed for the many businesses that offer branding services to update their thinking, particularly around intellectual property and its role in branding. AppendixesDocument to assist when identifying a new name.Brand strategy document, including checklistsBrand book document and what needs to be included in it

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Book SynopsisEstablished author Anthony Thuillier, barrister-at-law, has teamed up with Catherine MacDaid, barrister-at-law, to pen a new book designed specifically for students of business law, entitled Business Law in Ireland and part of the successful 'Core d104 Series'. The unique and engaging writing style employed by the authors and their ability to simplify and explain complex legal topics such as tort, contract and company law, make the subject matter both accessible and interesting. Divided into six general parts, with 25 chapters, this book commences with an introduction to the law, designed for primarily for those who are new to the subject. Thereafter, each part explores the major requisite themes concerning business law, including the Company and Commercial Law, Employment Law, Law of Tort, the Law of Contract and European Union Law.

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Book SynopsisIm Kontext der Wirtschaftskrise wird die Wichtigkeit einer verantwortungsvollen und nachhaltigen Unternehmensführung und -überwachung der börsennotierten Aktiengesellschaften in der politischen und rechtlichen Diskussion immer wieder betont. Im Vordergrund steht die Forderung nach krisenfesten Corporate Governance-Prinzipien und wirksamen Kontroll- und Sanktionsmechanismen, wobei stets auf die richtige Balance zwischen Selbstregulierung des Kapitalmarktes und gesetzlicher bzw. staatlicher Regulierung geachtet werden soll. Dabei spielen die nationalen Corporate Governance-Kodizes als soft law -Mechanismen eine zentrale Rolle. Chloé Lignier untersucht die Gemeinsamkeiten und Konvergenzen der Referenz-Kodizes in Deutschland und Frankreich und hinterfragt die Möglichkeit einer Rechtsangleichung bzw. Rechtsvereinheitlichung. Ferner befasst sie sich mit den de lege lata bestehenden Rechtswirkungen eines Verstoßes gegen die Entsprechenserklärung in den deutschen und französischen Rechtsordnungen. Schließlich werden die Perspektiven de lege ferenda dargestellt und vor allem die Frage der Sanktionswürdigkeit eines Verstoßes gegen die Entsprechenserklärung diskutiert.

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Book SynopsisThis collection critically explores the use of financial technology (FinTech) and artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial sector and discusses effective regulation and the prevention of crime.Focusing on crypto-assets, InsureTech and the digitisation of financial dispute resolution, the book examines the strategic and ethical aspects of incorporating AI into the financial sector. The volume adopts a comparative legal approach to: critically evaluate the strategic and ethical benefits and challenges of AI in the financial sector; critically analyse the role, values and challenges of FinTech in society; make recommendations on protecting vulnerable customers without restricting financial innovation; and to make recommendations on effective regulation and prevention of crime in these areas.The book will be of interest to teachers and students of banking and financial regulation related modules, researchers in computer science, corporate governance, and business and Trade Review"The edited collection FinTech, Artificial Intelligence and the Law raises critical legal and ethical issues in the important and contemporary topic of technology in finance. Ryder and Lui’s book incorporates a range of chapters on the opportunities and challenges that come with Artificial Intelligence, and contains interesting recommendations on FinTech and Law. Lui and Ryder's editing has brought together a roster of diverse contributors on topical issues, while leaving room for new perspectives that will shape the future of fintech globally. As such, this interdisciplinary collection will be beneficial to international development and non-governmental organisation practitioners, employees within the financial services sector, as well as professional services such as law, technology and corporate governance."Ronda Zelezny-Green, PhDTable of ContentsPart 11. Introduction-Mind the GapsPart 2-The FinTech Ecosystem2. Automation, Virtualisation, and Value3. InsurTech’s Assurance – Value Research through an Array of ABCs4. Improving the digital financial services ecosystem through collaboration of regulators and FinTech companies5. Designing Social-Purpose FinTech: A UK Case StudyPart 3-Regulation of Cryptoassets and Blockchains6. Should we trade market stability for more financial inclusion? The case of crypto-assets’ regulation in EU7. Initial Coin Offerings: Financial Innovation or Scam8. Cryptocurrency and Crime9. Technology and tax evasion in the world of finance: an indispensable helping hand or a façade for crime facilitation?10. The Bank of England’s approach to Central Bank Digital Currencies - Considerations regarding a native digital pound and the regulatory aspectsPart 4-Artificial Intelligence and the Law11. AI, Big Data, Quantum Computing and Financial Exclusion: tempering enthusiasm and offering a human centric approach to policy12. Risk of discrimination in AI systems: evaluating the effectiveness of current legal safeguards in tackling algorithmic discrimination13. Unprecedented times: Artificial Intelligence and the implications for Intellectual Property14. Towards a Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Fintech in Modern Banking

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Book SynopsisUpdated and expanded for the second edition, this volume provides attorneys, academics and students with a detailed yet accessible overview of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Adopted by more than eighty nations and governing a significant portion of international sales, the CISG regulates contract formation, performance, risk of loss, conformity to contractual requirements and remedies for breach. This volume explains the CISG doctrines and their ambiguities, and appraises the extent to which the doctrines reduce transaction costs for commercial actors. Its topic-based approach will be ideal for those pursuing academic analysis or subject-specific research.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. The CISG: history, methodology and construction; 2. The scope of the CISG; 3. Contract formation; 4. Implied terms and interpretation; 5. Performance; 6. Liability for nonconformity; 7. Risk of loss; 8. Exemption from performance; 9. Remedies; Appendix I: text of the CISG; Appendix II: CISG status table; Table of cases.

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Book SynopsisUsing the lens of history, A History of Financial Technology and Regulation illuminates recent changes to the world of finance. With lucid prose and the help of concrete examples, Seth Oranburg helps readers understand the role of technology in finance today, including complex phenomena such as mutual funds, cryptocurrencies, and the stock market itself. Chapters begin with basic principles and historical analogy before describing complex digital-investment strategies and instruments. Readers will also gain an introduction to key concepts in financial regulation, learning how law and regulations prevented some financial crises while perpetuating others. Oranburg concludes with ideas about what''s next for finance and how the law should respond. This book will appeal to specialists and nonspecialists alike who are interesting in learning more about business, economics, finance, law, and regulation.Trade Review'A History of Financial Technology is not just mandatory reading for anyone who wants to understand the ongoing relationship between the private world of investment and the government's insistence on regulation, it is also a page-turner for newcomers as well as seasoned observers of the world of business. It helps the reader to see why the world of cryptocurrencies and Shark Tank has much in common with earlier developments in business history. The market innovates in the shadow of legal rules, and then more regulation arises, whether the market has hiccupped or is simply perceived as too powerful. Read it from beginning to end and you will have insights as well as the best topic for dinner conversations.' Saul Levmore, William B. Graham Distinguished Service Professor of Law and former Dean, University of Chicago Law School'In A History of Financial Technology, law professor Seth Oranburg offers us important, accessible background and context relevant to the current and future use and regulation of what is commonly known as fintech. Read the whole book to get the entire picture – but many of the individual chapters also stand alone or in logical groupings as discrete, informative pieces of the fintech puzzle.' Joan MacLeod Heminway, Rick Rose Distinguished Professor of Law, The University of Tennessee“Seth Oranburg's A History of Financial Technology offers a broad, lucid, and informative account of financial regulation from its late seventeenth-century origins to the present, which should appeal to beginners and professionals alike. His call for competitive systems of regulations could well improve both consumer protection and market flexibility. It is a super read.” Richard Epstein, James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law, Senior Lecturer, University of Chicago Law SchoolTable of ContentsThe First Era: The Wild West: 1. Under a buttonwood tree; 2. The golden spike; 3. Roar and crash; The Second Era: Electric Light: 4. A new deal; 5. Computational asymmetry; 6. Silicon valley; The Third Era: Social Media Investing: 7. The dot.com bubble; 8. Social media activism; 9. Cryptographic theory and decentralized finance; 10. Cryptocurrency regulation; 11. Crowdfunding.

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Book SynopsisThe fast-evolving relationship between the promotion of welfare-enhancing competition and the balanced protection of intellectual property (IP) rights has attracted the attention of policymakers, analysts and scholars. This interest is inevitable in an environment that lays ever greater emphasis on the management of knowledge and innovation and on mechanisms to ensure that the public derives the expected social and economic benefits from this innovation and the spread of knowledge. This book looks at the positive linkage between IP and competition in jurisdictions around the world, surveying developments and policy issues from an international and comparative perspective. It includes analysis of key doctrinal and policy issues by leading academics and practitioners from around the globe and a cutting-edge survey of related developments across both developed and developing economies. It also situates current policy developments at the national level in the context of multilateral develoTable of Contents1. Introduction: Towards a Fresh Contribution to a Critical Policy Dialogue Robert D. Anderson, Nuno Pires de Carvalho, Elena Cima and Antony Taubman; Part I. Setting the Scene: Evolution of Key Principles and International Dialogue: 2. The Application of Competition Policy vis-à-vis Intellectual Property Rights: The Evolution of Thought Underlying Policy Change Robert D. Anderson and William E. Kovacic; 3. The WTO TRIPS Agreement as a Platform for Application of Competition Policy to the Contemporary Knowledge Economy Robert D. Anderson, Anna Caroline Müller and Antony Taubman; 4. Competition Policy in WIPO's Development Agenda Nuno Pires de Carvalho; 5. Fair Enough? Reconciling Unfair Competition with Competition Policy Antony Taubman; 6. The Competition Policy Roots of Intellectual Property Law: A Reflection Antony Taubman; 7. Intellectual Property as a Tool of Product Differentiation, and the Role of Competition Policy: A Unifying Perspective Nuno Pires de Carvalho; Part II. Sharpening the Focus: Sectoral Perspectives: 8. Technical Standards, Intellectual Property and Competition – A Holistic View Nuno Pires de Carvalho; 9. Standard Setting Organizations and FRAND Licensing Jay P. Kesan and Carol Hayes; 10. Digital Disruption and the Reshaping of Markets for IP: What This Means for Trade and Competition Policy Antony Taubman; 11. Information and Communications Technologies: Bridging the Digital Divide through the Right Mix of Competition Policy and Intellectual Property Rohan Kariyawasam; 12. Patent Exhaustion and Seeds: Implications of the US Supreme Court Opinion in Bowman v. Monsanto (2013) Christoph Spennemann; 13. Competition Policy and Intellectual Property: Insights from Developed Country Experience F.M. Scherer and Jayashree Watal; 14. Competition Policy in Copyright Law Ariel Katz; 15. Copyright and Content Aggregation – Competition Law as an Engine of Licences Martin Senftleben; 16. Rethinking Trademarks and Competition: When is a Brand a Barrier to Market Entry? William van Caenegem; Part III. Deepening the Dialogue: Comparative and Jurisdictional Analyses: 17. Competition Agency Guidelines and Policy Initiatives Regarding Intellectual Property in the BRICS and Other Major Jurisdictions: A Comparative Analysis Robert D. Anderson, Jianning Chen, Anna Caroline Müller, Daria Novozhilkina, Philippe Pelletier, Antonella Salgueiro, Nivedita Sen and Nadezhda Sporysheva; 18. The Treatment of Patent Pools: Economic Underpinnings and Comparative Developments Robert D. Anderson, Giovanni Napolitano, Antonella Salgueiro and Nadezhda Sporysheva; 19. Competition Policy, Intellectual Property and Network Industries: Post-1995 Enforcement Experience in the US and EU Willard K. Tom and J. Clayton Everett; 20. Reverse Patent Settlement Agreements in the Pharmaceutical Sector: Enforcement and Regulatory Issues in a Comparative Perspective Robert D. Anderson, Anna Caroline Müller and Antonella Salgueiro; 21. Product Switching: Valid Commercial Strategy or Anti-Competitive Consumer Coercion? – A Legal and Comparative Perspective Antonella Salgueiro; 22. Enforcement of Competition Law in Relation to Intellectual Property in the European Union Pierre Arhel; 23. The Evolution of Unfair Competition Policy in Chile: Foundations, Enforcement Experience and Significance vis-à-vis Intellectual Property Rights Maximiliano Santa Cruz and Pilar Trivelli; 24. Competition Policy and Intellectual Property Rights: A Perspective from Pakistan Joseph Wilson; Part IV. Drawing the Lessons: Towards International Policy Coherence: 25. International Antitrust: Edging Towards a Global Framework with Our Feet on the Ground Eleanor M. Fox; 26. Time to Look Afresh at the International Dimension of Competition Policy and Intellectual Property? Some Concluding Observations Robert D. Anderson, Nuno Pires de Carvalho and Antony Taubman.

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Book SynopsisThe essential guide to protecting and managing the professional reputation of both yourself and your organizationIn the volatile landscape of social media and viral news, professional reputations can be wrecked within a matter of hours. Passivity in the face of public criticism is often perceived as conceding guilt, while an ill-judged response can just make things worse. But few senior business leaders, entrepreneurs, public figure, talent managers, in-house lawyers and even PR professionals are aware of the full array of strategies available that can both prevent and mitigate PR crises. In Reputation Matters, Jonathan Coad draws upon his decades of expertise (both as one of the country's leading PR lawyers and as a highly regarded editorial lawyer) to provide this essential guide to protecting and managing both your professional reputation and that of your organization. With the blurred lines between traditional and social media and the growing predominance of misinfoTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Why Reputation Matters 3. Key Regulations and Laws 4. How the Media Operates 5. Avoiding a Media Crisis 6. Preparing for a Media Crisis 7. What to Do if a Media Crisis Looms 8. Dealing with a Media Crisis if it Breaks 9. Litigation PR 10. Looking to the Future 11. Conclusion Appendices Index

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Book SynopsisScots Commercial Law brings together expertise from academia and practice. Part I puts the subject in context with chapters on Juristic Persons, General Principles of Contract and General Principles of Property. Part II covers the main subject areas covered in commercial law courses

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Book Synopsis“The richness, clarity and nuances of the structure and methodology followed by the contributors make the book a very valuable tool for students... seeking to obtain a general understanding of the market and how it is regulated.” – Ligia Catherine Arias Barrera, Banking & Finance Law Review The fully updated edition of this user-friendly textbook continues to systematise the European law governing capital markets and examines the underlying concepts from a broadly interdisciplinary perspective. The 3rd edition deals with 3 central developments: the project of the capital markets union; sustainable finance; and the further digitalisation of financial instruments and securities markets. The 1st chapter deals with the foundations of capital markets law in Europe, the 2nd explains the basics, and the 3rd examines the regime on market abuse. Chapter 4 explores the disclosure system and chapter 5 short-selling and high-frequency trading. The role of intermediaries, such as financial analysts, rating agencies, and proxy advisers, is described in chapter 6. Chapter 7 explains compliance and corporate governance in investment firms and chapter 8 illustrates the regulation of benchmarks. Finally, chapter 9 deals with public takeovers. Throughout the book emphasis is placed on legal practice, and frequent reference is made to the key decisions of supervisory authorities and courts. This is essential reading for students involved in the study of capital markets law and financial law.Trade ReviewThis work is probably the best treatise on European securities market law. … The book's greatest virtue is that this very important sector of the economy is approached from an interdisciplinary, systematic and dogmatic perspective. This point of view is not so common and is undoubtedly one of the main merits of the book. * Revista de derecho mercantil [Bloomsbury translation] *This book provides essential background information for understanding European capital markets law. -- Toshiaki Yamanaka * University of Tsukuba *Table of ContentsSUMMARY CONTENTS 1 Foundations of Capital Markets Legislature in Europe § 1. History (Rüdiger Veil) § 2. Concept and Aims of Capital Markets Regulation (Rüdiger Veil) § 3. Legislative Powers for Regulating and Harmonising Capital Markets in Europe (Rüdiger Veil) § 4. Rule-Making Process (Fabian Walla) § 5. Sources of Law and Principles of Interpretation (Rüdiger Veil) § 6. Intra- and Interdisciplinarity (Rüdiger Veil) 2 Basics of Capital Markets Law § 7. Capital Markets (Rüdiger Veil) § 8. Financial Instruments (Rüdiger Veil) § 9. Market Participants (Rüdiger Veil) § 10. Cryptoassets and DLT Market Infrastructures (Rüdiger Veil) § 11. Capital Markets Supervision (Fabian Walla) § 12. Sanctions (Rüdiger Veil) 3 Market Abuse § 13. Foundations (Rüdiger Veil) § 14. Insider Dealing (Rüdiger Veil) § 15. Market Manipulation (Rüdiger Veil) 4 Disclosure System § 16. Foundations (Hendrik Brinckmann) § 17. Prospectus Disclosure (Rüdiger Veil) § 18. Periodic Disclosure (Hendrik Brinckmann) § 19. Disclosure of Inside Information (Rüdiger Veil) § 20. Disclosure of Major Holdings (Rüdiger Veil) § 21. Directors’ Dealings (Rüdiger Veil) § 22. Corporate Governance and Shareholder Rights (Rüdiger Veil) 5 Trading Activities § 23 Investment Objectives (Rüdiger Veil) § 24 Short Sales and Credit Default Swaps (Fabian Walla) § 25 Algorithmic Trading and High-Frequency Trading (Marcus Lerch) 6 Intermediaries § 26 Financial Analysts (Rüdiger Veil) § 27 Rating Agencies (Rüdiger Veil) § 28 Proxy Advisors (Rüdiger Veil) 7 Investment Firms § 29 Foundations (Rüdiger Veil) § 30 Investment Services (Rüdiger Veil) § 31 Product Intervention (Rüdiger Veil) § 32 Foundations of Compliance (Malte Wundenberg) § 33 Compliance Requirements (Malte Wundenberg) § 34 Governance (Malte Wundenberg) 8 Regulation of Benchmarks § 35 Foundations (Malte Wundenberg) § 36 Market Supervision and Organisational Requirements (Malte Wundenberg) 9 Takeover Law § 37 Foundations (Rüdiger Veil) § 38 Public Takeovers (Rüdiger Veil) § 39 Mandatory Bid (Rüdiger Veil) § 40 Defence against Takeover Bids (Rüdiger Veil)

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Book SynopsisWhat is the licensing framework of standard essential patents (SEPs) for connectivity standards such as 5G and Wi-Fi? How will the framework change with the Internet of Things (IoT)? This book provides comprehensive answers to these questions. For over two decades, connectivity standards have been the subject of litigation and controversy around the globe. Now, with the introduction of 5G and the emergence of the world of connected objects, or the IoT, the licensing framework for SEPs is becoming even more contentious. In order to bring clarity to the debate, this book analyses and explains key components of a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licence for SEPs; clarifies the economic, policy and market background of SEP disputes; examines the interrelated application of contract, patent and competition laws; and describes the approaches by courts and regulators in the EU, US and the UK. Importantly, the book also assesses how the experience from the smartphone and ICT industries can be applied in a new environment of the IoT, and considers what needs to be changed in the future SEP licensing landscape. The book provides a holistic coverage of SEP licensing issues in an attempt to reduce uncertainty within this highly complex and technical area, and will be useful to practitioners, policy makers, SMEs and large technology companies in the IoT, as well as academics interested in the field.Table of ContentsI. Setting the Context II. Structure PART I THE STANDARD-DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT 1. Standards, Standard-Development Organisations and Standard Essential Patents I. Standards A. Technical Interoperability Standards B. Classification of Standards i. Standards Based on their Source a. De Facto Standards b. Collaborative Standards c. Governmental Standards ii. Open and Closed Standards II. Standard Development Organisations A. Types of SDOs B. Membership C. How SDOs Develop Standards III. Standard Essential Patents A. SEPs in IPR Policies of SDOs i. Disclosure Rules ii. Licensing Rules B. The Meaning of Essentiality C. The Problem of Over-Disclosure IV. Conclusion 2. The Dynamics of Standard Essential Patent Licensing: Patent Holdup, Holdout and Royalty Stacking I. Industry Convergences and Changing Market Dynamics II. Patent Holdup and Royalty Stacking A. Patent Holdup B. Royalty Stacking C. The Influence of Patent Holdup and Royalty Stacking Theories III. Criticism of Patent Holdup and Royalty Stacking Theories A. The Lack of Empirical Evidence of Systematic Negative Effects B. The Misunderstanding of the Standardisation Process and Legal Licensing Framework IV. Patent Holdout V. Conclusion PART II THE MEANING AND CONTENT OF A FRAND LICENCE 3. The Nature of a FRAND Commitment I. The Principles and the Text of a FRAND Commitment II. The Enforceability of a FRAND Commitment A. Contract Law i. Can SDO Non-Members Rely on a FRAND Contract? ii. Is a FRAND Commitment Sufficiently Clear to be an Enforceable Contract iii. Transferability of a FRAND Commitment iv. Not All Jurisdictions Recognise Third-Party Beneficiary Rights v. SDOs Could Clarify the Contractual Nature of a FRAND Commitment B. Competition Law i. EU Competition Law and Breach of FRAND Commitments ii. US Antitrust Law and Breach of FRAND Commitments iii. The Role of Competition Law in the SEP Context C. Alternative Theories on the Enforceability of FRAND Commitments III. Conclusion 4. FRAND Royalty I. The Principles of FRAND Royalty A. The Value of the Technology Itself (the Ex Ante Incremental Value Approach) i. Reception in Practice ii. Criticism of the Ex Ante Incremental Value Approach a. Misunderstanding the Standard-Development Process b. Depreciating the Value of SEPs c. Not Used in Real-World Commercial Transactions d. Inapplicability in Practice B. Sharing the Value of Standardisation II. Calculating FRAND Royalties in Practice A. Comparable Licences i. Application in Practice B. Top-Down Approach i. Application in Practice C. Other Approaches III. Conclusion 5. The Non-Discrimination Requirement of a FRAND Commitment I. Positive and Negative Aspects of Price Discrimination in Standard Essential Patent Licensing II. The Non-Discrimination Requirement in the Text of a FRAND Commitment III. No Requirement to Apply Uniform Terms to All Licensees IV. Interpretations of the Non-Discrimination Requirement of a FRAND Commitment A. Prohibition of Discrimination between Different Levels of the Production Chain B. Prohibiting Price Discrimination of Vertically Integrated SEP Holders against Downstream Competitors C. Prohibiting Discrimination against Similarly Situated Licensees i. Which Licensees are Similarly Situated? ii. When is Dissimilar Treatment Discriminatory? iii. What are the Remedies for Discrimination? V. The Application of the Non-Discrimination Requirement of a FRAND Commitment VI. Confidentiality Agreements and Disclosure of Licences VII. Conclusion 6. FRAND Royalty Base I. Introduction: The End-Product or Component? II. The Appropriate FRAND Royalty Base III. The Legal Requirement to Use a Particular Royalty Base A. Origins and Evolution of the SSPPU Theory i. US Patent Damages System and the Emergence of the SSPPU Theory ii. Reception and Expansion of the SSPPU Doctrine by the Federal Circuit iii. Clarification and Backtracking of the SSPPU Doctrine by the Federal Circuit iv. Jury Bias as a Reason for the Introduction of the SSPPU B. Conclusion IV. The Royalty Base in Standard Essential Patent Litigation V. Conclusion 7. FRAND and Value Chain Licensing I. The Value Chain Licensing Debate II. Patent Law and Value Chain Licensing III. FRAND Commitments and Value Chain Licensing IV. Competition Law and Value Chain Licensing A. Refusal to License and EU Competition Law B. Article 101 TFEU and the Horizontal Cooperation Guidelines C. Refusal to License and US Antitrust Law V. Policy Outlook for the Internet of Things VI. Conclusion 8. Remedies I. Injunctions A. Principles of Equity (US Courts) B. Public Policy (International Trade Commission) C. Unfair Competition (Federal Trade Commission) D. Competition Law (EU) i. The Interpretation of Huawei v ZTE by National Courts E. Conclusion II. Global or Territorial Scope of a FRAND Licence? III. Antisuit Injunctions IV. Past Damages V. Procedural Remedies to Facilitate Patent Licensing A. A FRAND Trial First B. Interim Payments VI. Conclusion PART III STANDARD ESSENTIAL PATENT LICENSING IN THE INTERNET OF THINGS 9. Standard Essential Patent Licensing in the Internet of Things I. Challenges of FRAND Licensing in the Internet of Things II. Current Proposals for Improving the Standard Essential Patent Licensing Framework A. Transparency of the SEP Landscape B. Unilateral Ex Ante Disclosure of Maximum Licensing Terms C. Collectively Setting an Aggregate Royalty for a Standard D. Global Rate-Setting Tribunals III. Collective Licensing Models for the Internet of Things A. Patent Pools for the IoT i. Overcoming the Obstacles in Pool Formation a. Assembling a Critical Number of Upstream Companies is Sufficient b. Pool Royalty to Induce Pool Participation and Prevent Free Riding c. Division of Royalties d. Essentiality Checks e. IoT Industry-Specific Licensing Terms f. Transparency of Terms and Patents B. Implementers’ Collective Licensing Associations IV. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together leading academics working on data protection law in the EU to analyse the most notable developments, and the most significant changes, which have occurred during the first 5 years of the GDPR.The book includes contributions analysing the efficacy of the Regulation's consent-based model, the struggle to regulate AdTech using the provisions of the GDPR, the controversy surrounding US-EU data sharing and the interaction of the Regulation with EU Fundamental Rights and other secondary laws regulating data.The book is unique in setting out to record a period of rapid development and significant challenge for EU law through its examination of these episodes in the life of the Regulation in a single text. Each chapter examines the changes introduced by the GDPR, analyses the effect of the Regulation in practice, and maps what the next 5 years holds for one of the world's most influential data privacy laws. The lineup of the editorial and author team reflects the pioneering role of female academics in data protection and GDPR discourse.In highlighting the controversies and conflicts which the Regulation has faced in its first 5 years, the book illuminates the significance of the GDPR's introduction in advancing our thinking about the function, form, and future of data protection law, and outlines those matters that remain to be resolved as the GDPR moves towards its first decade in force.

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Book SynopsisThe Tenth Edition continues the basic approach of its predecessors: using problems as a vehicle for discussing cases and textual material to develop an understanding of the law of business enterprises and the policy issues that influence its evolution. The new edition continues to develop sophisticated materials on noncorporate business entities, and it adds significant new cases and commentary on new developments in law including Delaware cases on information rights, shareholder litigation, and the Caremark doctrine. The commentary has been updated for new developments including discussion of the role of corporations in society and the influence of and trends in shareholder proposals. It also made modest organizational changes that streamline the sequential delivery of important lessons.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the crucial role of investors both retail and institutional investors and interment managers, the corporate board of directors and management in collaborating to achieve financial ESP and nonfinancial ESG sustainability performance in creating shared value for all stakeholders.Business sustainability has become economic and strategic imperative with potential to create opportunities and risks for businesses. There have been considerable efforts by regulators and business organizations to encourage the board of directors and management to pursue profit-with-purpose goals in by focusing on long-term investment and integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) sustainability into their strategic and investment decisions. The concept of impact investing, of focusing on the importance and relevance of corporate investment strategies in achieving financial economic sustainability performance (ESP) in creating returns on investment and in obtaining non-financial ESG sustainability performance of providing positive social and environment impacts, is gaining acceptance by retail and institutional investors. Positive effects on the environment and society cannot be achieved without allocating scarce resources that could otherwise be used to maximize firms' financial economic performance. The role of the board of directors is to oversee the managerial function of focusing on the long-term financial ESP and non-financial ESG sustainability performance, effectively communicating sustainability performance information to all stakeholders.This book examines the crucial role of investors both retail and institutional investors and interment managers, the corporate board of directors and management in collaborating to achieve financial ESP and nonfinancial ESG sustainability performance in creating shared value for all stakeholders. This book also highlights how people, business and resources collaborate in achieving sustainability performance of creating shared value for all stakeholders. Anyone who is involved with business sustainability and corporate governance will be interested in this book.

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Book SynopsisThis statutory supplement focuses on closely held businesses, including agency, general partnerships, close corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, and other hybrid entities.

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Book SynopsisThe Commercial Law Handbook examines the most commonly encountered transactions, provides a checklist of the terms that need to be included in the agreements and analyses the issues that should be considered when drafting them. This new second edition includes: - Consumer Rights Act 2015 - General Data Protection Regulation (Data Protection Act 2018) - Rome I and II Regulations on governing law - Recast Brussels Regulation on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments - Competition and Markets Authority succeeding the Office of Fair Trading - case law clarifying rights of agents and operation of Commercial Agents Regulations - perspectives on the potential impact of Brexit.Table of Contents1. Introduction: what is a commercial contract and how to draft one; 2. Services agreements; 3. Sale and supply of goods agreements; 4. Distribution agreements; 5. Agency agreements; 6. Licensing and franchising agreements; 7. Joint ventures; 8. Competition law aspects; 9. Resolution of commercial disputes; Appendix.

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Book SynopsisEnterprise foundations are foundations which own companies. The term is not widely known, but many will recognize the names of companies like Bosch, Bertelsmann, Carlsberg, Hershey, Rolex, Investor or Tata Sons, which are owned by foundations or equivalent entities - stiftungen, trusts, fonde, stichtingen etcetera - whose names reflect their legal and national origins. Although enterprise foundations have been around for more than a century, they have recently attracted attention as embodiments of the purpose-driven company advocated by Colin Mayer, the British Academy, the World Economic Forum, George Serafeim and others. Many foundations are non-profits without a personal profit motive, which sets them aside from other corporations. Instead, they are legally bound by their purpose, which is typically to secure the longevity and independence of the companies that they own and to contribute to society through philanthropy. As perpetuities which cannot be dissolved, they are long-term owners. However, not all enterprise foundations are equally idealistic. Some have strong ties to the founding family and continue to support its descendants. Others similarly have ties to the government organizations, cooperatives or associations that helped establish them. This book will delve into the motivations and circumstances resulting in these fascinating divergences. Enterprise foundation law differs greatly around the world. Very few countries, like Denmark, have codified civil and tax law on the topic. Some - such as, until recently, the US - have effectively banned them. Others, like Germany, seek to limit foundation involvement in the underlying businesses. The tax treatment of foundations also varies considerably. Clearly there is much to be learned by mapping and analyzing the diversity here. This book provides an overview of enterprise foundation law in six European countries - Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland and Italy - which all host a number of important foundation-owned companies. A chapter on the US discusses to what extent enterprise foundations are permissible in the US. The book provides answers to the following questions on the subject: - Does foundation law allow enterprise foundations? If yes, with what qualifications? - Are enterprise foundations commonly used? What are the reasons for their popularity or lack of it? - What rules are in place regarding the purpose a foundation must have? Does running an enterprise alone suffices as a purpose for a foundation? - Does the law impose specific rules on foundation governance? - Are enterprise foundations subject to supervision by a public body? - To what extent are foundation enterprises favoured by the tax system? This book is written by prominent law professors from seven different legal systems. A final, concluding chapter compares foundation law in the seven nations. Although all countries permit enterprise foundations in some forms, Enterprise Foundation Law in a Comparative Perspective demonstrates that great differences can be found in the relevant civil and tax laws, which influence their prevalence and governance.

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Book SynopsisDer Einfluß der amerikanischen Besatzungsmacht auf die Entstehung des Gesetzes gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen (GWB) ist die Geschichte eines weitreichenden Konfliktes unterschiedlicher Ideologien. Das amerikanische Antitrustrecht traf nach 1945 in Deutschland auf die kontinentaleuropäische Kartellrechtstradition. Die alliierte Kartellpolitik der USA wurde eng mit der Frage nach deutscher Souveränität und deutschem Wirtschaftssystem verknüpft. Gleichzeitig gibt es einen Zusammenhang zwischen deutscher und europäischer Kartellpolitik. Beide wurden als gemeinsames Konzept von übereinstimmenden Entscheidungsträgern geschaffen. Wirtschaftliche, rechtliche und politische Erwägungen flossen wie in kaum einem anderen Rechtsgebiet zusammen. Lisa Murach-Brand untersucht an Hand von teilweise bisher noch unveröffentlichten Quellen aus den Bundesarchiven in Koblenz, London und Washington D.C., wie Menschen und Mächte auf die Entstehung des GWB eingewirkt haben.

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Book SynopsisThis anthology discusses important issues surrounding environmental law and economics and provides an in-depth analysis of its use in legislation, regulation and legal adjudication from a neoclassical and behavioural law and economics perspective.Environmental issues raise a vast range of legal questions: to what extent is it justifiable to rely on markets and continued technological innovation, especially as it relates to present exploitation of scarce resources? Or is it necessary for the state to intervene? Regulatory instruments are available to create and maintain a more sustainable society: command and control regulations, restraints, Pigovian taxes, emission certificates, nudging policies, etc. If regulation in a certain legal field is necessary, which policies and methods will most effectively spur sustainable consumption and production in order to protect the environment while mitigating any potential negative impact on economic development? Since the related problems are often caused by scarcity of resources, economic analysis of law can offer remarkable insights for their resolution. Part I underlines the foundations of environmental law and economics. Part II analyses the effectiveness of economic instruments and regulations in environmental law. Part III is dedicated to the problems of climate change. Finally, Part IV focuses on tort and criminal law. The twenty-one chapters in this volume deliver insights into the multifaceted debate surrounding the use of economic instruments in environmental regulation in Europe.Table of ContentsPart I: Foundations.- 1. Sustainable Development and Regulation (Klaus Mathis).- 2. Temporal Spillovers (Bruce R. Huber).- 3. Environmental Law and Economics in Europe (Sebastian Heselhaus).- 4. Defending Environmental Economic Instruments against the Economists and their Opponents (Felix Ekardt and Jutta Wieding).- 5. Escaping the Epistemic Trap (Malte-Christian Gruber).-6. Pope Francis’s and Singaporeans’ Insights on Environment and Economics (Evelyne Fiechter-Widemann).- Part II: Sustainable Regulation.- 7. Behavioural Law & Economics and Sustainable Regulation (Philipp Hacker and Georgios Dimitropoulos).- 8. How to not Introduce Market-based Instruments into Environmental Regulation (Florian Stangl).- 9. Purchasing Energy-Efficient Appliances – To Incentivise or to Regulate? (Renate Schubert).- 10. Incentives Matter for Depolluting Rivers: The Case of the Ganga (RégisLanneau).- 11. Overcoming Nanomaterial Uncertainties: A Responsive Governance Framework (Julian Schenten, Martin Führ and Kilian Bizer).- 12. The Choice of Regulatory Instruments for a Circular Economy (EléonoreMaitre-Ekern).- 13. Governing Environmental Issues through Indicators (Myriam Senn).- Part III: Climate Change.- 14. Emission Trading Systems: A Coasean Answer to Climate Change?.- (Rolf H. Weber).- 15. Caught Between WTO Rules and Climate Change (Elena Cima).- 16. Behavioural and Evolutionary Approach to the Law and Economics of Cap-and-trade (RuteSaraiva).- 17. Climate Change, Environmental Damage and Migration: A Law and Economics Perspective (Philip C. Hanke).- Part IV: Tort and Criminal Law.- 18. Lender Liability for Environmental Damage – Some Preliminary Thoughts on Efficiency and Justification (Piotr Tereszkiewicz).- 19. Between Love Canal and Rada di Augusta: The Optimal Liability for Environmental Damage in American and European Law from the Perspective of Behavioural Law and Economics (Mariusz J. Golecki and JaroslawBoldowski).- 20. An Economic Analysis of Liability and Compensation for Harm from Large-scale Solar Climate Engineering Field Research (Jesse L. Reynolds).- 21. Environmental Criminal Law: A Vital Part of the Regulatory Framework (Konstantina Papathanasiou).

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Book SynopsisThe performance and survival of a business in a global economy depends on understanding and managing the risks–external and those embedded within its operations.It is vital to identify and prioritize significant risks and detect the weakest points. Adding other elements to an essential ERM program, such as PESTEL and Porter's 5 forces, treatment plans, scorecards, the three lines of defense (3LoD) components, and process improvements (six sigma, 8D, etc.) significantly increases the ERM success rate.The authors outline a comprehensive strategy to designing and implementing a robust and successful ERM program – and not just successful in implementation but also yielding enormous returns for the organizations that implemented this enhanced ERM program.

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Book SynopsisAny practising lawyer and student working with international commercial contracts faces standardised contracts and international arbitration as mechanism for dispute settlement. Based on extensive practical experience, this book explains the interaction between contracts terms, applicable rules of law and arbitration.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. International contract practice and its expectations in terms of the governing law; 2. The role of transnational law; 3. The impact of the governing law; 4. Which state law governs an international contract?; 5. Does arbitration ensure a self-sufficient contract?; 6. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe idea that the state is a fiduciary to its citizens has a long pedigree - ultimately reaching back to the ancient Greeks, and including Hobbes and Locke among its proponents. Public fiduciary theory is now experiencing a resurgence, with applications that range from international law, to insider trading by members of Congress, to election law and gerrymandering. This book is the first of its kind: a collection of chapters by leading writers on public fiduciary subject areas. The authors develop new accounts of how fiduciary principles apply to representation; to officials and judges; to problems of legitimacy and political obligation; to positive rights; to the state itself; and to the history of ideas. The resulting volume should be of great interest to political theorists and public law scholars, to private fiduciary law scholars, and to students seeking an introduction to this new and increasingly relevant area of study.Trade Review'This excellent and novel volume seeks to reinstate the fiduciary principle to its historic place in regulating a government's relationship with its people. After two centuries of neglect, a growing number of mainly North American scholars have embarked enthusiastically on this task. They have recognized, correctly, that resort to this principle, with necessary modernization, is capable ultimately of providing greater clarity, coherence and guidance in legal and political thought than that which prevails today.' The Honourable Justice Paul Finn, Federal Court of Australia'The fiduciary theory of government holds that governments and government officials only hold power in trust for the benefit of others; therefore they have special duties of fairness and good faith. Debating both the attractions and the problems of the fiduciary conception, these essays are a valuable addition to a growing literature.' Jack M. Balkin, Yale Law SchoolTable of ContentsIntroduction. Fiduciary government: provenance, promise, and pitfalls Evan J. Criddle, Evan Fox-Decent, Andrew S. Gold, Sung Hui Kim and Paul B. Miller; Part I. Modes of Governance: 1. Fiduciary representation Paul B. Miller; 2. Two problems of fiduciary government D. Theodore Rave; 3. Guardians of legal order: the dual commissions of public fiduciaries Evan J. Criddle and Evan Fox-Decent; 4. Fiduciary theory: the missing piece for positive rights Laura S. Underkuffler; Part II. Historical Approaches: 5. 'The state is a minor': fiduciary concepts of government in the Roman law of guardianship Daniel Lee; 6. Fiduciary government and government officers' incentives Nicholas R. Parrillo; Part III. The Problem of Legitimacy: 7. Fiduciary political theory and legitimacy Stephen R. Galoob and Ethan J. Leib; 8. The state as a wrongful fiduciary Andrew S. Gold; Part IV. Corruption and Breach of Trust: 9. The Supreme Court's fiduciary duty to forgo gifts Sung Hui Kim; 10. Congressional officials and the fiduciary duty of loyalty: lessons from corporate law Donna M. Nagy; 11. The American law of local officials as fiduciaries: lessons on fiduciary government's potential and limits Nadav Shoked; Part V. Skeptical Challenges: 12. Pluralism and the public trust Seth Davis; 13. The public trust Timothy Endicott.

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Book SynopsisThis analysis of how multi-level networked governance has superseded the liberal system of interdependent states focuses on the role of law in mediating power and shows how lawyers have shaped the main features of capitalism, especially the transnational corporation. It covers the main institutions regulating the world economy, including the World Bank, the IMF, the WTO and a myriad of other bodies, and introduces the reader to key regulatory arenas: corporate governance, competition policy, investment protection, anti-corruption rules, corporate codes and corporate liability, international taxation, avoidance and evasion and the campaign to combat them, the offshore finance system, international financial regulation and its contribution to the financial crisis, trade rules and their interaction with standards especially for food safety and environmental protection, the regulation of key services (telecommunications and finance), intellectual property and the tensions between exclusiveTrade Review'This book provides insight into global corporate capitalism's development and its contemporary governance … the argument is carefully constructed through detailed accounts of salient developments in the history of the global economy over a substantial period of time. That such an enormous area of investigation is covered in a meticulous manner without any loss of focus by the author (or indeed this non-specialist reader) is testament to both the depth of knowledge that is conveyed and the manner in which it is expressed … the book succeeds within its own terms: in providing a historical contextualization of the central features and institutions of the regulation of contemporary corporate capitalism; in highlighting the role of lawyers in shaping its development and contemporary governance; and in raising concerns regarding its implications for legitimacy and accountability, aims which are accomplished expertly.' Journal of Law and SocietyTable of Contents1. Transformations of global governance; 2. Liberal internationalism: strengths and limits; 3. From interdependence to fragmentation; 4. Corporations and competition; 5. Corporate rights and responsibilities; 6. International taxation; 7. Regulation of international finance; 8. The WTO as a node of global governance; 9. Intellectual property rights; 10. Law and legitimacy in networked governance.

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