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10 Things That Tick Off The Chancellors, And The Ethical Issues They Raise, Lawrence Hamermesh Apr 2013

10 Things That Tick Off The Chancellors, And The Ethical Issues They Raise, Lawrence Hamermesh

Lawrence A. Hamermesh

No abstract provided.


Janus Capital Group, Inc. V. First Derivative Traders: The Culmination Of The Supreme Court’S Evolution From Liberal To Reactionary In Rule 10b-5 Actions, Charles W. Murdock Feb 2013

Janus Capital Group, Inc. V. First Derivative Traders: The Culmination Of The Supreme Court’S Evolution From Liberal To Reactionary In Rule 10b-5 Actions, Charles W. Murdock

Charles W. Murdock

“Political” decisions such as Citizens United and National Federation of Independent Business (“Obamacare”) reflect the reactionary bent of several Supreme Court justices. But this reactionary trend is discernible in other areas as well. With regard to Rule 10b-5, the Court has handed down a series of decisions that could be grouped into four trilogies. The article examines the trend over the past 40 years which has become increasingly conservative and finally reactionary.

The first trilogy was a liberal one, arguably overextending the scope of Rule 10b-5. This was followed by a conservative trilogy which put a brake on such extension, …


Janus Capital Group, Inc. V. First Derivative Traders: The Culmination Of The Supreme Court’S Evolution From Liberal To Reactionary In Rule 10b-5 Actions, Charles W. Murdock Feb 2013

Janus Capital Group, Inc. V. First Derivative Traders: The Culmination Of The Supreme Court’S Evolution From Liberal To Reactionary In Rule 10b-5 Actions, Charles W. Murdock

Charles W. Murdock

“Political” decisions such as Citizens United and National Federation of Independent Business (“Obamacare”) reflect the reactionary bent of several Supreme Court justices. But this reactionary trend is discernible in other areas as well. With regard to Rule 10b-5, the Court has handed down a series of decisions that could be grouped into four trilogies. The article examines the trend over the past 40 years which has become increasingly conservative and finally reactionary.

The first trilogy was a liberal one, arguably overextending the scope of Rule 10b-5. This was followed by a conservative trilogy which put a brake on such extension, …


Recent Developments In Delaware Corporate Law, Lawrence Hamermesh, Faiza Saeed, Mark Gentile Jan 2013

Recent Developments In Delaware Corporate Law, Lawrence Hamermesh, Faiza Saeed, Mark Gentile

Lawrence A. Hamermesh

No abstract provided.


Widener Law, The Institute Of Delaware Corporate & Business Law, On-Line Symposium: Default Fiduciary Duties In Llcs And Lps, Lawrence Hamermesh Oct 2012

Widener Law, The Institute Of Delaware Corporate & Business Law, On-Line Symposium: Default Fiduciary Duties In Llcs And Lps, Lawrence Hamermesh

Lawrence A. Hamermesh

No abstract provided.


Limiting And Eliminating (And Establishing?) Fiduciary Duties In Delaware Business Entities, Lawrence Hamermesh Feb 2012

Limiting And Eliminating (And Establishing?) Fiduciary Duties In Delaware Business Entities, Lawrence Hamermesh

Lawrence A. Hamermesh

No abstract provided.


Invisible Ink In The Eighth Arrondissement, Karl T. Muth Dec 2008

Invisible Ink In The Eighth Arrondissement, Karl T. Muth

Karl T Muth

IMPORTANT: This document may prompt you for a username and password. If this occurs, please simply click "cancel" and the document will load. Thank you. This Article deals with the history of the secret contract that governs the distribution of economic rents enjoyed by Formula One. It further explores the environment in which this secret contract evolved and briefly discusses applications for secret contracts in other scenarios and industries.


Lawyer Responsibilities In The New Disclosure & Corporate Governance Regime, Lawrence Hamermesh Dec 2001

Lawyer Responsibilities In The New Disclosure & Corporate Governance Regime, Lawrence Hamermesh

Lawrence A. Hamermesh

No abstract provided.


Directors' Duties: The Impact Of The Company Directors Disqualification Act, Adrian Walters Dec 1999

Directors' Duties: The Impact Of The Company Directors Disqualification Act, Adrian Walters

Adrian J Walters

No abstract provided.


Enforcing Wrongful Trading: Substantive Problems And Practical Disincentives, Adrian Walters Dec 1997

Enforcing Wrongful Trading: Substantive Problems And Practical Disincentives, Adrian Walters

Adrian J Walters

No abstract provided.


The Shareholder Rights By-Law: Doubts From Delaware, Lawrence Hamermesh Dec 1996

The Shareholder Rights By-Law: Doubts From Delaware, Lawrence Hamermesh

Lawrence A. Hamermesh

No abstract provided.


Creditor-Funded Litigation In Corporate Insolvency, Adrian Walters Dec 1996

Creditor-Funded Litigation In Corporate Insolvency, Adrian Walters

Adrian J Walters

No abstract provided.


Current Issues Regarding Derivative Suits And Pre-Suit Demand, A. Sparks, Lawrence Hamermesh, William Lafferty, Kurt Heyman Dec 1993

Current Issues Regarding Derivative Suits And Pre-Suit Demand, A. Sparks, Lawrence Hamermesh, William Lafferty, Kurt Heyman

Lawrence A. Hamermesh

No abstract provided.


Professional Corporations - Recent Developments, Hugh Ault Dec 1968

Professional Corporations - Recent Developments, Hugh Ault

Hugh J. Ault

No abstract provided.


Harmonization Of Company Law In The European Economic Community, Hugh Ault Dec 1967

Harmonization Of Company Law In The European Economic Community, Hugh Ault

Hugh J. Ault

No abstract provided.