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Public Primacy In Corporate Law, Dorothy S. Lund Jan 2024

Public Primacy In Corporate Law, Dorothy S. Lund

Seattle University Law Review

This Article explores the malleability of agency theory by showing that it could be used to justify a “public primacy” standard for corporate law that would direct fiduciaries to promote the value of the corporation for the benefit of the public. Employing agency theory to describe the relationship between corporate management and the broader public sheds light on aspects of firm behavior, as well as the nature of state contracting with corporations. It also provides a lodestar for a possible future evolution of corporate law and governance: minimize the agency costs created by the divergence of interests between management and …


Corporate Law In The Global South: Heterodox Stakeholderism, Mariana Pargendler Jan 2024

Corporate Law In The Global South: Heterodox Stakeholderism, Mariana Pargendler

Seattle University Law Review

How do the corporate laws of Global South jurisdictions differ from their Global North counterparts? Prevailing stereotypes depict the corporate laws of developing countries as either antiquated or plagued by problems of enforcement and misfit despite formal convergence. This Article offers a different view by showing how Global South jurisdictions have pioneered heterodox stakeholder approaches in corporate law, such as the erosion of limited liability for purposes of stakeholder protection in Brazil and India, the adoption of mandatory corporate social responsibility in Indonesia and India, and the large-scale program of Black corporate ownership and empowerment in South Africa, among many …


A Review Of The Proposed Amendments To Be Made To S 216a Of The Companies Act, Linus Koh Jan 2012

A Review Of The Proposed Amendments To Be Made To S 216a Of The Companies Act, Linus Koh

Linus Koh

No abstract provided.


The Legislature Strikes Back: The Effect Of Ontario’S Bill 152 On The Beneficiaries Of The Statutory Duty Of Care In The Peoples Decision, Darcy L. Macpherson Dec 2008

The Legislature Strikes Back: The Effect Of Ontario’S Bill 152 On The Beneficiaries Of The Statutory Duty Of Care In The Peoples Decision, Darcy L. Macpherson

Darcy L MacPherson

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The Supreme Court Restates Directors’ Fiduciary Duty – A Comment On Peoples Department Stores Inc. V. Wise, Darcy Macpherson Dec 2004

The Supreme Court Restates Directors’ Fiduciary Duty – A Comment On Peoples Department Stores Inc. V. Wise, Darcy Macpherson

Darcy L MacPherson

No abstract provided.