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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 SynopsisTable of ContentsPART I: THE PARALEGAL PROFESSION 1. The Paralegal Profession 2. Ethics and Professional Responsibility 3. The Paralegal Workplace 4. Technology and the Paralegal PART II: INTRODUCTION TO LAW 5 American Legal Heritage and Constitutional Law 6. The Court System and Alternative Dispute Resolution 7. Civil Litigation 8. Criminal Law and Procedure 9. Administrative Law PART III: PARALEGAL SKILLS 10. Interviewing and Investigation Skills 11. Legal Writing and Critical Legal Thinking 12. Legal Research Appendices A. How to Brief a Case B. National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. C. Model Standards and Guidelines for Utilization of Legal Assistants-Paralegals D. Federal Court Name Abbreviations E. Effective Learning: How to Study F. The Constitution of the United States of America G. Internet Resources H. Glossary of Spanish Equivalents for Important Legal Terms

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewRichly informed, this book provides a refreshing contribution to a discipline, business ethics...Within this cover resides a great book. * F. Eugene Heath, The Independent Review *Table of ContentsChapter One: Why Do Good People Do Bad Things? Chapter Two: The Business of Business Is Business: How Businesses Serve Society Chapter Three: Why Aren't We All Saints? Chapter Four: Addressing Moral Confusion: The Principles Approach Chapter Five: Addressing Moral Confusion: The Right and Wrong of Exploitation Chapter Six: Addressing Moral Confusion: Ethics Isn't Law Chapter Seven: The Effect of Incentives: The Value of Reputation Chapter Eight: The Effect of Incentives: Managing for Ethics Chapter Nine: The Effect of Incentives: The Problem of Collective Action Chapter Ten: The Effect of Incentives: Diffusion of Responsibility Chapter Eleven: Psychological Factors: Ethical Fading and Moral Blind Spots Chapter Twelve: Psychological Factors: Meaning and Motivation Chapter Thirteen: Psychological Factors: Avoid DUMB Values Conclusion: How to Run an Unethical Business References Index

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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 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 SynopsisConcentrate Q&A Company Law is part of the Concentrate Q&A series, the result of a collaboration involving hundreds of law students and lecturers from universities across the UK. Each book in this series offers you better support and a greater chance to succeed on your law course than any of the competitors. ''A sure-fire way to get a 1st class result'' (Naomi M, Coventry University) ''My grades have dramatically improved since I started using the OUP Q&A guides'' (Glen Sylvester, Bournemouth University)''These first class answers will transform you into a first class student'' (Ali Mohamed, University of Hertfordshire)''I can''t think of better revision support for my study'' (Quynh Anh Thi Le, University of Warwick) ''I would strongly recommend Q&A guides. They have vastly improved my structuring of exam answers and helped me identify key components of a high quality answer'' (Hayden Roach, Bournemouth University) ''100% would recommend. Makes you feel like you will pass with flying

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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 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 SynopsisUnsurpassed in authority, reliability and accuracy; Blackstone''s Statutes, trusted by students for over 30 years.Blackstone''s Statutes on Company Law is edited and designed to help you succeed in your law studies. With a reputation for accuracy, reliability, and authority spanning over 30 years, Blackstone''s Statutes remain first-choice for students and lecturers, providing a careful selection of up-to-date legislation needed for exam and course use.- Clear and easy-to-use, helping you find what you need instantly- Edited by experts and covering all the key legislation needed for company law courses, so you can use alongside your textbook to ensure you approach your assessments with confidence- Unannotated legislation perfect for exam use- Also available as an e-book with functionality and navigation features

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Book SynopsisIndispensable Counsel: The Chief Legal Officer in the New Reality provides readers with the foundations of corporate representation followed by practical guidelines on how the multiple roles of General Counsel are, or should be, resolved, with best practices as the goal.Table of ContentsABOUT THE AUTHORS ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; FOREWORD by Ben W. Heineman, Jr. ; FOREWORD by Ira M. Millstein ; PREFACE ; INTRODUCTION ; CHAPTER I THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S CHALLENGES IN THE NEW REALITY ; A. The Landscape ; B. Key Characteristics of the General Counsel Position ; C. Dealing with the New Reality ; D. Key Takeaways for the General Counsel's Challenges in the New Reality ; CHAPTER II EVOLUTION OF THE ROLE OF GENERAL COUNSEL ; A. Historical Perspective ; B. Modern Reality ; C. Key Takeaways on the Evolution of the Role of General Counsel ; CHAPTER III the general counsel on the balance beam ; A. The Many Hats Worn by the Modern General Counsel ; B. The Lonely Middle: Relationships with Senior Management and the Board ; C. Other Relationships ; D. Key Takeaways for the General Counsel on the Balance Beam ; CHAPTER IV THE GENERAL COUNSEL LEADING THE CHARGE ; A. Establishing and Maintaining a Legal and Ethical Culture ; B. Ethics and Professional Conduct Rules Governing In-House Counsel ; C. Demonstrating Openness and Community Involvement ; D. Key Takeaways for the General Counsel in Leading the Ethical Charge ; CHAPTER V ADVISING THE BOARD ON CORPORATE LAW AND OTHER LAWS ; A. Corporate Law and Corporate Governance Under State Law ; B. The CLO's Advice on Other Laws and Issues ; C. Key Takeaways for the General Counsel in Advising on Corporate Law and Other Issues ; CHAPTER VI Managing the Legal Department ; A. Need for Adequate Resources ; B. Compartmentalization and Decentralization ; C. Global Challenges ; D. Working Within the Law Department Budget ; E. Choosing Outside Counsel ; F. Key Takeaways for the General Counsel in Managing the Legal Department ; CHAPTER VII THE GENERAL COUNSEL IN THE CROSSHAIRS: EXPOSURE TO SANCTIONS, PROSECUTION, AND LIABILITY ; A. Conceptualizing the Role: The General Counsel as Advocate, Gatekeeper, or Persuasive Counselor ; B. Reporting up and Reporting out ; C. Understanding the Risks: Types of Liability Exposure Confronting In-House Counsel ; CONCLUSION ; APPENDIX A Table of Contents of The Corporate Director's Guidebook (6th ed.) ; APPENDIX B Table of Contents of Stephen A. Radin, The Business Judgment Rule (6th ed.)

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Book SynopsisBased on cross-national and cross-sectoral case studies, the revised and updated second edition of this seminal and successful text provides a multi-disciplinary introduction to key debates in regulation, including fundamental and institutional strategies and issues surrounding the design and operation of regulatory institutions.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition It is an excellently constructed work, and provides much food for thought for the times in which we live. * New Law Journal *The book is well researched and written with enough conviction to make a valuable contribution in developing our understanding of the choices regulation presents us with and the potential of new regulatory arrangements going forward. * Matthew Berry, Financial Adviser Careers Extra *Some of the material is very useful and not easily available in textbook form elsewhere ... a good way of catching up on the reforms in a variety of policy sectors and thinking in different disciplines. * Public Administration *Table of ContentsPART I: FUNDAMENTALS; PART II: STRATEGIES; PART III: RULES AND ENFORCEMENT; PART IV: QUALITY AND EVALUATION; PART V: REGULATION AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT; PART VI: NETWORK ISSUES; PART VII: CONCLUSIONS

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Book SynopsisExpert authors present a primer on the law of sales and leases under Articles 2 and 2A of the UCC. This text also focuses on related subjects governed by Articles 5 and 7 of the UCC (letters of credit and documents of title). Introduces the formation of the contract and examines the statute of frauds, parol evidence, and modification.

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Book SynopsisProvides law students with an in-depth introduction to the UCC without burdening them with unnecessary detail. Citations have been used to enable the reader to understand the kinds of cases that might be presented under particular provisions of the Code.

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Book SynopsisWhile the concept and domain of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are not newâits beginnings can be tracked back to the 1960sâits scope, urgency, and relevance have shifted dramatically in recent years. CEO responses show that the majority of business leaders understand that they operate in an environment of contested values and that stakeholders expect companies to do better and more. However, many corporate incentive systems are not in sync with societal norms and expectations. Moreover, grand challenges such as climate change and global pandemics and growing interconnectedness shed light on the fault lines of value creation through complex supply chain systems, exposing unacceptable working conditions, modern slavery, and the environmental consequences of highly distributed production at any cost. As a consequence, corporate social responsibility has become a widely accepted common denominator of the role and responsibilities of business in society, ranging from core fTable of Contents1. Corporate social responsibility (CSR): Bringing society back in Thomas Maak and Nicola M. Pless Part 1: History and theory of CSR 2. Corporate social responsibility: A chronicle and review of concept development and refinements Archie B. Carroll and Jill A. Brown 3. Evolution of the business and society field: From a functionalist to a supra-functionalist orientation Elisabet Garriga 4. CSR discovery leadership: A multilevel framework in historical context Diane L. Swanson 5. A theory of business Thomas Donaldson and James P. Walsh Part 2: Normative foundations of CSR 6. CSR and corporate character Geoff Moore 7. CSR and virtue ethics: The common good of firms, markets, and civil society Germán Scalzo, Javier Pinto-Garay, and Kleio Akrivou 8. Spirituality and CSR Josep M. Lozano 9. Catholic social teaching on the social responsibility of business Domènec Melé 10. Ontological foundations of managerial responsibility Michael Pirson Part 3: Political CSR and institutional perspectives 11. Transnational power and translocal governance: The politics of corporate responsibility Subhabrata Bobby Banerjee 12. Global governance: CSR and the role of the UN Global Compact Christian Voegtlin and Nicola M. Pless 13. From explanation to outcome: The use of institutional theory in corporate responsibility research Sébastien Mena, Valeria Cavotta, and Alessandro Niccolò Tirapani 14. Strategic CSR: A new definition and new frontiers Debbie Haski-Leventhal 15. Mind the gap: Shell’s political CSR agenda and challenges in Nigeria Esther Hennchen Part 4: CSR, stakeholding and partnering 16. A new approach to CSR: Company stakeholder responsibility R. Edward Freeman and S. Ramakrishna Velamuri 17. Inclusive business: A private sector approach to poverty alleviation in developing economies Sally Curtis and Andrew Bradly 18. In pursuit of dignity and social justice: Changing lives through 100 percent inclusion—An example of responsible leadership and sustainable rural development Nicola M. Pless and Jenny Appel 19. Transparency and accountability in natural resource governance: A case study of oil and gas in Ghana Katinka C. van Cranenburgh and Josep F. Mària Part 5: CSR and the global value chain 20. Integrated management: Operations at the crossroads of innovation, sustainability, and the built environment Robert Sroufe and Kevin Dole 21. Modern slavery in supply chains Vikram Bhakoo and Kanika Meshram 22. Sustainable supply chain management: Why have we missed out on animal welfare? Frank Wiengarten and Christian F. Durach Part 6: CSR and social innovation 23. Corporate social innovation: The next stage of CSR Philip Mirvis and Bradley Googins 24. Social entrepreneurship in Japan Keiko Yokoyama 25. Challenges and opportunities in using social media to promote corporate social responsibility Itziar Castello Part 7: Critical CSR and future directions 26. Toward future directions for critical CSR: Beyond framing CSR as strategic, political, or utopian Laura J. Spence and Scott Taylor 27. Travelled roads and novel vistas: Taking stock of empirical studies into tensions in business sustainability Lutz Preuss, Jonatan Pinkse, Tobias Hahn, and Frank Figge 28. Are B Corps really the answer? Addressing the market vs. social logic problem through a regenerative system of good dividends Steve Kempster

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Book SynopsisFrom the lead prosecutor on the Enron investigation, an eye-opening examination of the explosion of American white-collar crime.Trade Review"[Capital Offenses] deserves attention from anyone concerned with the topic [of white collar crime]. . . . The author brings two excellent credentials to his task: a breezy writing style and deep prosecutorial experience. . . . Buell does an admirably brisk job of analyzing what’s gone wrong with a litany of corporate prosecutions. " -- Paul Barrett - Bloomberg"Capital Offenses is a groundbreaking book, one that provides a fascinating analysis of the seemingly endless phenomenon of white-collar crime. Sam Buell, a law professor at Duke University and a former federal prosecutor who handled some of the most prominent corporate criminal cases in American history, is uniquely positioned to detail the circumstances and complexities surrounding corporate crime. In an era where legal violations in the boardrooms have destroyed and even ended lives, Buell’s is an essential book that explains what every American needs to know about these offenses. It is an important achievement that will reshape the ways we think about white-collar crime." -- Kurt Eichenwald, George Polk Award–winning investigative reporter and author of Conspiracy of Fools and The Informant"This is an extraordinary book that will make you rethink whatever you thought you knew about corporate crime and punishment. Professor Buell draws on his experience pursuing white-collar criminals to expose in plain language a system that fails to deliver for perpetrators and victims alike." -- David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter and author of The Making of Donald Trump"[Buell] has crafted a thoughtful and thought-provoking examination of crime on Wall Street vs. crime on Main Street." -- Publishers' Weekly"A book that will challenge conventional wisdom among readers who intuitively believe that corporations often game the system." -- Kirkus Reviews

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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 SynopsisThroughout the world, the rule against price fixing is competition law's most important and least controversial prohibition. Yet there is far less consensus than meets the eye on what constitutes price fixing, and prevalent understandings conflict with the teachings of oligopoly theory that supposedly underlie modern competition policy. CompetitionTrade Review"[H]is contribution to the debate is novel, provocative, and important."--Choice "[V]ery well documented... I highly recommend to economists and lawyers, as well as those working in competition policy issues than those in charge of its implementation."--David Encaoua, Journal of Economics "I highly recommend [Kaplow's book] to economists and lawyers, as well as those working in competition policy issues than those in charge of its implementation."--David Encaoua, Journal of EconomicsTable of ContentsPreface xiii 1. Introduction 1 PART I: HORIZONTAL AGREEMENTS 2. Defining the Problem 21 3. Communications 50 4. Statutory Provisions and Higher Court Interpretations 69 5. U.S. Lower Court Practice 101 6. Paradox of Proof 125 7. Oligopoly Theory and the Agreement Requirement 174 PART II: PRICE-FIXING POLICY 8. Social Welfare 217 9. Framework for Decision-Making 231 10. Detection: Market-Based Evidence 256 11. Detection: Other Types of Evidence 286 12. Liability Assessment 307 13. Sanctions 322 14. Unilateral Market Power 346 15. Additional Considerations 368 PART III: COMPARISON OF APPROACHES 16. Communications-Based Prohibition 387 17. Detection of Prohibited Communications 398 18. Further Topics 420 19. Conclusion 443 References 455 Index 475

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Book SynopsisLeading experts addresses the effectiveness of policy delivery in energy and the environmentInternational experts from a range of disciplines, including the sciences, law, politics, economics and engineering, examine how best to achieve energy policy objectives. From evaluating policy delivery on wind farms in Texas in the US to developing nuclear power in the Middle East, this book presents fresh thinking on key concepts and ideas on energy law and policy delivery in a concise and readable format.

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Book SynopsisHere is the new, completely updated and expanded edition of the indispensable handbook used throughout the hospitality industry since The Laws of Innkeepers first appeared in 1972. Containing all the legal information essential to the successful operation of modern hotels, motels, inns, bed-and-breakfasts, clubs, restaurants, and resorts, the...Trade ReviewTo those immersed in the travel industry, especially its host segment, I recommend [The Laws of Innkeepers] as a guide to clarify muddied thinking about the rights and privileges of hosts versus guests, and as insurance against unneccesary lawsuits. * New York Times *

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Book SynopsisIn Public Law and Private Power, John W. Cioffi argues that the highly politicized reform of corporate governance law has reshaped power relations within the public corporation in favor of financial interests, contributed to the profound crises of contemporary capitalism, and eroded its political foundations. Analyzing the origins of pro-shareholder and pro-financial market reforms in the United States and Germany during the past two decades, Cioffi unravels a double paradox: the expansion of law and the regulatory state at the core of the financially driven neoliberal economic model and the surprising role of Center Left parties in championing the interests of shareholders and the financial sector. Since the early 1990s, changes in law to alter the structure of the corporation and financial marketstwo institutional pillars of modern capitalismhighlight the contentious regulatory politics that reshaped the legal architecture of national corporate governance regimes andTrade ReviewFor a number of years, comparative corporate governance research has attempted to explain how politics influence the nature and evolution of corporate governance (CG) regimes. John W. Cioffi's latest book makes an important and topical contribution to this debate.... It will be of interest to scholars of CG, comparative lawyers and anyone interested in modern capitalism. Cioffi draws our attention to the importance of 'regulatory politics' in an era where legal density tends to increase. This is a timely corrective to the shifting focus in comparative political economy towards bottom-up (rule-taker driven) and incremental forms of institutional change. * British Journal of Industrial Relations *While other scholars recognized the inter-linkages among what were often seen previously as separate domains, Cioffi's nexus of law approach provides a new and promising alternative way to analyze systematically these inter-linkages.... Indeed, I think Cioffi's book should stand alongside it [Political Power and Corporate Control by Peter Gourevitch and James Shinn] as one of the most important monographs by political scientists on corporate governance. Aside from its theoretical contributions, the book contributes extensive and rich new empirical material to the literature, and the work on the Sarbanes-Oxley reform may be some of the best and most thorough on the topic anywhere,. * Industrial and Labor Relations Review *Table of Contents1. Corporate Governance Reform and the Age of Finance Capitalism2. Corporate Governance as Juridical Nexus and the Politics of Reform3. Neoliberal Governance and the Neocorporatist Firm: Governance Models in the United States and Germany4. U.S. Corporate Governance Reform: Boom, Bust, and Backlash5. German Corporate Governance Reform: The Limits of Legal Transformation6. Governing the Ruins: The Global Financial Crisis and Corporate GovernanceConclusion: Legal Form and the Politics of ReformReferencesCasesStatutes, Regulations, and Regulatory MaterialsIndex

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Book SynopsisSince 1873, Gore-Browne on Companies has kept solicitors and barristers at the cutting edge of company law and practice. As the Companies Act 2006 changes the legal landscape, this reliability matters more than ever. From constitution through to liquidation, it provides the definitive answer to questions about company administration, share capital, takeovers and mergers. Gore-Browne on Companies has already taken in all eight stages of implementation of the Companies Act 2006 and from October 1 2009, it carries detailed coverage of the new Model Articles. Commentary on the issues arising in transitional arrangements ensures that you are fully prepared to interpret and apply the Companies Act 2006.

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Book SynopsisEconomic governance institutions (rules, norms and enforcement practices) define the cost and incentive structures that influence the decisions of economic actors.Trade Review'This book is a welcome addition to the lively field of economic governance. The editors give a thoughtful review of ideas and landmarks in the literature and an organizing framework; the other chapters are a good mixture of theoretical, empirical, and case studies. The whole will significantly advance our understanding of institutions and economic performance.' --- Avinash Dixit, Princeton University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Does Economic Governance Matter? New Contributions to the Debate Mehmet Ugur and David Sunderland PART I: GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS AND MICRO-LEVEL BEHAVIOUR 2. Governance and Asymmetric Power Korkut Alp Ertürk 3. Norms, Advice Networks and Joint Economic Governance: The Case of Conflicts Among Shareholders at the Commercial Court of Paris Emmanuel Lazega, Lise Mounier and Paola Tubaro 4. Legal versus Reputational Penalties in Deterring Corporate Misconduct Peter-Jan Engelen 5. Strategies of Transnational Companies in the Context of the Governance Systems of Nation-states Grazia Ietto-Gillies PART II: GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS AND MACROECONOMIC OUTCOMES 6. The Effects of Convergence in Governance on Capital Accumulation in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Countries Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Ömer Faruk Baykal and Marie-Ange Véganzonès–Varoudakis 7. Taxes, Foreign Aid and Quality of Governance Institutions José Antonio Alonso, Carlos Garcimartín and Luis Rivas 8. Economic Governance and Full Employment Constantine E. Passaris PART III: THE GOVERNANCE AND REGULATION INTERFACE 9. The Political Economy of Deregulation in the US Gas Distribution Market Vladimir Hlasny 10. Electricity Sector Reforms and the Tariff Review Process in Brazil Cláudio de Araújo Wanderley, John Cullen and Mathew Tsamenyi Index

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Book SynopsisEntrepreneurship and Innovation in Evolving Economies examines the role of law in supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in communities whose economies are in transition.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Franklin G. Snyder 1. Introduction Megan M. Carpenter 2. State Legislative Efforts to Improve Access to Venture Capital Brian Krumm 3. Of Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs: Toward a Public Policy that Supports New Venture Formation Eric J. Gouvin 4. Transforming Professional Services to Build Regional Innovation Ecosystems Sean M. O’Connor 5. The Strategic Lawyer Shubha Ghosh 6. A Social Justice Perspective on Intellectual Property, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Steven D. Jamar and Lateef Mtima 7. Contrasts in Innovation: Pittsburgh Then and Now Michael J. Madison 8. IP and Entrepreneurship in an Evolving Economy: A Case Study Michael Risch 9. The Role and Impact of Clinical Programs on Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Patricia H. Lee 10. The Rule of Law, Privatization, and the Promise of Transborder Licensing Andrea L. Johnson 11. The Making of the Durationator®: An Unexpected Journey into Entrepreneurship Elizabeth Townsend Gard Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely new Handbook reflects on current issues that confront State aid law and policy in the EU.Trade Review'This Research Handbook provides an in-depth exploration of some of the most difficult and controversial issues in current State aid law and policy. It is unusual in providing not only a legal but also an economic and political science perspective on this rapidly developing area of EU law. The Handbook will be a welcome addition to the shelves of State aid practitioners and academics alike.' --Kelyn Bacon, Brick Court Chambers, London, UK'Erika Szyszczak is to be applauded for having assembled a very significant line-up of contributors and contributions in a very well-geared edited collection. . . the reviewer has enjoyed reading this edited collection. . . The book is comprehensive in highlighting the right issues and offering the right mix of high-level/detailed analysis that a complex subject such as State aid requires. As such, this edited collection will certainly be of use to policy-makers, practitioners, and students alike. What is also certain is that it will have a privileged position on my State aid shelf for a long time.' --Luca Rubini, Yearbook of European Law'Erika Szyszczak and the team have come up trumps with a modern comment on state aid and policy. Thank you!' --Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister MagazineTable of ContentsContents: Preface Erika Szyszczak 1. Modernization of State Aid Policy Thibaut Kleiner 2. State Aid Control from a Political Science Perspective Michael Blauberger 3. State Aid in the Accession States Alexander Birnstiel and Helge Heinrich 4. The Role of Economics in State Aid Analysis and the Balancing Test Lorenzo Coppi 5. The Market Economy Investor: An Economic Role Model for Assessing State Aid James Kavanagh, Gunnar Niels and Simon Pilsbury 6. The Intersection between the Market Economy Investor Principle and the One Time-last Time Principle in the Context of Airline Restructuring Operations Antigoni Lykotrafiti 7. The Great Recession and Other Mishaps: The Commission’s Policy of Restructuring Aid in a Time of Crisis Christian Ahlborn and Daniel Piccinin 8. The Concept of Selectivity? Andreas Bartosch 9. State Aid and Taxation in EU Law Claire Micheau 10. Regional State Aid Maja-Alexandra Dittel and Klaus-Otto Junginger-Dittel 11. State Aid in the Energy Sector Leigh Hancher and Francesco Salerno 12. The Relationship between State Aid and the Single Market Andrea Biondi and Martin Farley 13. Altmark Assessed Erika Szyszczak 14. European Economic Rights and National State Aids Policy in Conflict: The Problem of the Democratic Securing of Welfare Michelle Everson 15. Procedural Aspects of EU State Aid Law and Practice Michael Schütte 16. Judicial Review of Commission Decisions in State Aid Herwig C.H. Hofmann and Alessandro Morini 17. State Aid and the Role of National Courts Paolisa Nebbia 18. State Aid (Subsidies) in International Trade Law Rike Krämer and Markus Krajewski Index

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Book SynopsisThis thought provoking book brings to bear new analyses of the most serious threat post offices have ever faced and raises fundamental questions as to the future of mail.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Non-linear Pricing, Volume Discounts and the USO under Entry Michael A. Crew and Paul R. Kleindorfer 2. Price Differentiation: What is Acceptable for a Universal Service Provider? Richard Eccles 3. Postal Price Regulation in a Competitive Environment Ralf Wojtek and Martin Zauner 4. Failure to Implement the Postal Directive in the EU and EEA: Public and Private Enforcement of State Liability Alessandra Fratini and Mariacristina Bottino 5. Forecasting Letter Volumes: Augmenting Econometric Baseline Projections Vance L. Martin, Chris Paterson and Jessie Xiaokang Wang 6. Uncertainty and Projections of the Demand for Mail Frédérique Fève, Jean-Pierre Florens, Leticia Veruete-McKay, Soterios Soteri and Frank Rodriguez 7. Do Volume Increases and Decreases Have the Same Effect on Labor Hours? Michael D. Bradley, Jeff Colvin and Mary K. Perkins 8. A Panel Data Analysis of Inefficiency and Heterogeneity in the Postal Sector Catherine Cazals, Paul Dudley, Jean-Pierre Florens and Michael Jones 9. Affordability of Postal Services Addressed to Households Claire Borsenberger, Denis Joram and Lise Martin 10. Towards a 21st Century Postal Service John C. Panzar 11. Privatization: Could the Benefits Seen in Other Network Industries be Realized in Postal Industries? Stuart Holder and Helen Smith 12. The Confluence of the Postal Sector with the Internet Economy and Regulation John Hearn 13. Allocating Cost between Universal Services and Services Outside the Scope of Universal Service Heikki Nikali, Kari Elkelä, Pekka Leskinen, Päivi Rokkanen and Peter Karlsson 14. Price-cap Regulation in the Postal Sector: Single versus Multiple Baskets Claire Borsenberger, Sébastien Bréville, Helmuth Cremer, Philippe De Donder and Denis Joram 15. Optimal Pricing of Mail in the Transactional Market and Welfare for the Wider Communications Market Philippe De Donder, Helmuth Cremer, Paul Dudley and Frank Rodriguez 16. A Market Study of Packets and Parcels Services Stephen Gibson and Nancy Race 17. Defending Mail Markets Against New Entrants: An Application of the Defender Model Christian Jaag, Helmut Dietl, Urs Trinkner and Oliver Fürst 18. Liberalization and Postal Workers Henrik B. Okholm and Anna Möller 19. Government Use of the Postal System: An Ignored USO Component Michael J. Ravnitzky and J.P. Klingenberg 20. UPU Terminal Dues: Winners and Losers James I. Campbell Jr., Alex Kalevi Dieke and Martin Zauner 21. On the Use of Reverse Auctions to Designate Universal Postal Service Providers Carlos Costa 22. Priority and Non-Priority Services: Returning to the Origins? Filipa Silva 23. Understanding Consumer Preferences for Paper and Digital Marketing Channels Kari Elkelä 24. Accounting for Behavioral Biases for Non-biased Demand Estimations Meloria Meschi and Carla Pace

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Book SynopsisThis book assesses whether the law relating to directors’ duties and shareholder litigation has contributed to this, taking into account the changes to both that were introduced by the Companies Act 2006.Trade Review‘This book takes us back to the financial crisis and asks: should the directors of the financial institutions that caused the crisis be held responsible to their investors? Loughrey’s and her contributors’ analysis of that question and the suggestions to implement their proposals are insightful and timely. This is a must-read book for those of us who are still trying to determine how to avoid the next financial crisis.’ -- Randall Thomas, Vanderbilt Law School, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Joan Loughrey 1. The Director’s Duty of Care and Skill and the Financial Crisis Joan Loughrey 2. The Duty to Promote the Success of the Company: Is it Fit for Purpose in a Post-financial Crisis World? Andrew Keay 3. Narrative Reporting and Enlightened Shareholder Value Under the Companies Act 2006 Charlotte Villiers 4. Think Again: How Good Leaders Can Avoid Bad Decisions Andrew Campbell 5. Shareholder Activism and Litigation Against UK Banks – the Limits of Company Law and the Desperate Resort to Human Rights Claims? Roman Tomasic and Folarin Akinbami 6. Recent Cases on the Winding-up of Hedge Funds on Treasure Islands Robin Hollington 7. An Assessment of the Present State of Statutory Derivative Proceedings Andrew Keay and Joan Loughrey 8. Directors’ Duties and Shareholder Litigation: The Practical Perspective Joan Loughrey Conclusion Joan Loughrey Index

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Book SynopsisPresents the story of Homer Maxey, war hero and multimillionaire, and his record-breaking, precedent-setting legal case, that illuminates a community and a self-styled go-getter who refused to back down, even when his opponents were old friends, well-heeled leaders of the community, a bank backed by powerful Odessa oil men and the most formidable attorneys in West Texas.

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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 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 SynopsisContemporary Australian Business Law is an authoritative text that makes key legal concepts accessible to business students, while maintaining academic rigour. This text introduces the fundamental legal topics encountered in business, including contracts, business structures, taxation, property and employment.Table of Contents1. The Australian legal system; 2. Civil liability and the tort of negligence; 3. Contracts: formation; 4. Contracts: validity; 5. Contracts: parties and terms; 6. Contracts: performance and remedies; 7. Competition and consumer law; 8. Employment law; 9. Sale of goods; 10. Personal property; 11. Secured transactions; 12. Insurance; 13. Business structures; 14. Corporations; 15. Business taxation law; 16. Business ethics; 17. Intellectual property; Glossary.

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Book SynopsisA practical guide to addressing the challenges managers face in implementing and enforcing new anti-bribery regulations The Bribery Act became the law of the land in July 2011. It abolished all existing U.K. anti-bribery laws and replaced them with a suite of new regulations decidedly different and more strenuous than what has come before. Under it companies found noncompliant will be open to billions in penalties and remediation costs, and managers will be open to prosecution if anyone associated with their company commits an offence covered by the act. As employees in nearly all departments will share responsibility for ensuring that adequate procedures are in place and enforced, there is a screaming need for practical, jargon-free guidance on the subject. This book fills that need. It arms managers and advisors with the knowledge and tools they need to implement, communicate and test controls and procedures that not only comply with but exceed the new anti-bribery requireTrade Review'This is a great book if you re in business we d go so far to say that this is the only book you ll need to read. When you ve read it. Read it again. And again. And again. (thebribaryact.com, 29th May) a stand out contribution bringing common sense to what could easily become a trudge through the quicksand of bribery legislation a masterclass that helps the reader to grasp both the law and the numerous ways in which it can be broken. (The Times, 31st May 2012)Table of ContentsAbout the Author xiii Acknowledgements xv Bribery Acronyms and Terms, and a Quick Index xvii Introduction 1 1 Timeline 5 2 Who Pays Bribes? 19 3 What Are the Key Sets of Rules that Govern International Bribery? 69 4 Frequently Asked Questions 97 5 How Do I Set Up Proportionate Yet Effective Anti-Bribery Compliance Procedures? 343 6 How Do I Carry Out a Review to Detect and Deter Bribery? 405 7 Cautionary Tales – What Happens If You Get Caught? 433 8 What Are My Predictions for 2012 and Beyond? 455 9 Appendices 483 References 525 Get the Text of the Statutes on Your Smartphone from the Following QR Codes 545 Do I Need to Read this Book (Again)? 547 Index 549

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Book SynopsisAs the distributed architecture underpinning the initial Bitcoin anarcho-capitalist, libertarian project, ''blockchain'' entered wider public imagination and vocabulary only very recently. Yet in a short space of time it has become more mainstream and synonymous with a spectacular variety of commercial and civic ''problem''/''solution'' concepts and ideals. From commodity provenance, to electoral fraud prevention, to a wholesale decentralisation of power and the banishing of the exploitative practices of ''middlemen'', blockchain stakeholders are nothing short of evangelical in their belief that it is a force for good. For these reasons and more the technology has captured the attention of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, global corporations and governments the world over. Blockchain may indeed offer a unique technical opportunity to change cultures of transparency and trust within cyberspace, and as revolutionary' and disruptive' has the potential to shift global socioecoTable of ContentsIntroductionPart I Regulating blockchain 1 BlockchainInterlude I: Supplementing the memory economic: … Wampum, memex, transcopyright, blockchain … 2 A regulatory conundrum3 Regulatory tradition4 Blockchain the regulatorInterlude II: Regulatory technology: Louis-Sebastien Mercier’s tax trunkPART II Critical perspectives5 Setting the sceneInterlude III: Anarchic technologies for anarchic economies: the ‘yellow trade’ of the Yorkshire coiners6 Blockchain as an ethics of neoliberal political economy7 The psycho-politics of blockchainInterlude IV: A dangerous lack of law: man with machine in Kurt Vonnegut’s Player Piano8 Critical regulationIndex

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Book SynopsisThe classic legal guide with more than 100,000 copies in printnow substantially updated and revised!Whether grappling with modest or extensive assets, The Complete Book of Wills, Estates & Trusts has long been the indispensable guide for protecting an estate for loved ones. In this completely revised fourth edition, updated to cover the latest changes in estate law, attorneys Alexander A. Bove, Jr., and Melissa Langa synthesize their decades of field and classroom experience into honest, clear, and entertaining explanations of a host of complex legal topics, including: How to create a will and living trust How to use a trust to avoid probate and legal complications How trusts work and how to use trusts to save taxes How to contest a will and how to avoid a contest How to settle an estate or make a claim against one How to establish a durable power of attorney How to protect assets from creditorsIn their straightforward an

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Book SynopsisFor more than 45 years, Law for Business has set the standard as an easy-to-read textbook that provides students with the tools for understanding the legal environment of business. The 15th edition has not strayed from that winning formula offering a comprehensive, yet concise, approach giving students the ability to understand the fundamental importance of how legal issues impact decision-making in business. To accompany the text, Connect   features assignable real-world simulations, an interactive reading experience, and auto-graded analytical assets to develop students' critical thinking skills, and spark engagement.Table of ContentsPART ONE: Introduction to the LawChapter 1: Law and Legal ReasoningChapter 2: Dispute SettlementChapter 3: Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityChapter 4: Business and the ConstitutionChapter 5: Criminal Law and ProcedureChapter 6: Intentional TortsChapter 7: Negligence and Strict LiabilityChapter 8: Intellectual Property PART TWO: ContractsChapter 9: The Nature and Origins of ContractsChapter 10: Creating a Contract: OffersChapter 11: Creating a Contract: AcceptancesChapter 12: ConsiderationChapter 13: Capacity to ContractChapter 14: Consent to ContractChapter 15: IllegalityChapter 16: Form and Meaning of ContractsChapter 17: Third Parties’ Contract RightsChapter 18: Contract Performance and Remedies PART THREE: SalesChapter 19: Formation and Terms of Sales ContractsChapter 20: Warranties and Product LiabilityChapter 21: Performance of Sales ContractsChapter 22: Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts PART FOUR: Agency and EmploymentChapter 23: The Agency Relationship—Creation, Duties, and TerminationChapter 24: Liability of Principals and Agents to Third PartiesChapter 25: Employment Laws PART FIVE: Business OrganizationsChapter 26: Which Form of Business Organization?Chapter 27: PartnershipsChapter 28: Formation and Termination of CorporationsChapter 29: Management of the Corporate BusinessChapter 30: Financing the Corporation and the Role of the ShareholdersChapter 31: Securities RegulationChapter 32: Legal Liability of AccountantsPART SIX: Property Chapter 33: Personal Property and Bailments Chapter 34: Real PropertyChapter 35: Landlord and Tenant Chapter 36: Estates and Trusts Chapter 37: Insurance PART SEVEN: Commercial Paper Chapter 38: Negotiable Instruments Chapter 39: Negotiation and Holder in Due CourseChapter 40: Liability of Parties Chapter 41: Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers PART EIGHT: Credit Transactions Chapter 42: Introduction to Security Chapter 43: Security Interests in Personal Property Chapter 44: Bankruptcy PART NINE: Government Regulation Chapter 45: The Antitrust Laws Chapter 46: Consumer Protection Laws Chapter 47: Environmental RegulationAPPENDIXESA: The Constitution of the United States of America B: Glossary of Legal Terms and Definitions C: Spanish–English Equivalents for Important Legal Terms

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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 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 SynopsisGeorge Craig was Sir Walter Scott's local banker, a writer, insurance agent, election agent and baron bailie of Galashiels. Based on thousands of recently discovered letters, this is the first study of a provincial nineteenth-century Scots lawyer and the community he served.

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