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Agency And Partnership Law [2015], Pearlie M. C. Koh, Stephen Noel Henry Bull
Agency And Partnership Law [2015], Pearlie M. C. Koh, Stephen Noel Henry Bull
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The laws relating to the creation of an agency, implied authority, holding out and apparent authority, duties of the agent in relation to Agency law are discussed. The laws relating to partnership law and issues such as relationship of partners to third parties, relationships of partners between themselves and capacity to be a partner are highlighted.
El Ineficiente Diseño De La Legislación Concursal Española: Una Propuesta De Reforma A Partir De La Experiencia Comparada Y De Un Análisis Económico Del Derecho Concursal [The Inefficient Design Of The Spanish Bankruptcy Act: A Proposal To Enhance The Attractiveness Of The Spanish Bankruptcy Regime Based On An Economic And Comparative Analysis Of Insolvency Law] In Spanish, Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez
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Spain has one of the world´s lowest business bankruptcy rates (that is, number of business bankruptcies per firm). Some authors have argued that the low usage of bankruptcy procedures in Spain is due to a ‘cultural’ problem faced by Spanish entrepreneurs. According to this hypothesis, the lack of a ‘bankruptcy culture’ makes Spanish entrepreneurs to be afraid of the use of the bankruptcy system. In this paper, however, I advocate for a totally different hypothesis. In my opinion, the low rate of business bankruptcies in Spain is not due to a ‘cultural’ problem but to an institutional one. Namely, I …
Bringing Down The Temperature, Singapore Management University
Bringing Down The Temperature, Singapore Management University
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Governments have signed the Paris Agreement to address climate change. Businesses and individuals can play their part to keep the momentum going
The Balanced Scorecard Framework For Financial Advisers: A Pandora's Box, Kee Yang Low
The Balanced Scorecard Framework For Financial Advisers: A Pandora's Box, Kee Yang Low
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The much-anticipated Balanced Scorecard Framework for determining the remuneration of representatives and supervisors in the financial advisory industry came into force on 1 January 2016. The framework is a major development and is likely to transform the industry. This article seeks to explain the framework and its challenges.
Modernising Company Law: The Singapore Experience, Pey Woan Lee, Christopher C. H. Chen
Modernising Company Law: The Singapore Experience, Pey Woan Lee, Christopher C. H. Chen
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In October 2014, the Singapore Parliament passed the Companies (Amendment) Act 2014 (Singapore). Encompassing the most comprehensive revision of corporate legislation in the history of Singapore, this Act has been implemented in two phases. This article will consider the impetus for as well as the salient themes that guided this wide-ranging review in the period 2014-2016.
Corporate Claims Against Directors Or Officers Following The Company’S Unlawful Conduct, Wai Yee Wan
Corporate Claims Against Directors Or Officers Following The Company’S Unlawful Conduct, Wai Yee Wan
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When a company enters into a transaction or undertakes an action that turns out to be either illegal or otherwise exposes the company to substantial fines or other pecuniary sanctions, the question arises as to whether the company may then recover its fines, expenses and other losses from its directors and employees, in the absence of the relevant legislation specifically providing for, or denying a claim by, the company. In these cases, the board may have made a specific decision to cause the company to enter into the unlawful conduct or may have failed to prevent the improper conduct from …
Re-Examining The Business Judgment Rule From A Comparative Perspective: Is It Really In The Shareholders’ Interests?, Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez
Re-Examining The Business Judgment Rule From A Comparative Perspective: Is It Really In The Shareholders’ Interests?, Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez
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One of the most remarkable features of US corporate law–at least, from the perspective of a foreign scholar–is the power given to the board of directors. Under current US corporate law (especially, in Delaware), the authority of the board of directors is not in significant question. Several arguments have been given to explain this reality; and various policy justifications may even support the lack of substantive checks on board discretion.