1880–1914
in Corporate Ownership and Control
October 2008; published online January 2009.
Chapter. Subjects: company and commercial law. 22347 words.
A late 19th and early 20th century ‘corporate lag’ has been identified as a cause of Britain's 20th century economic ‘decline’. However, the number of publicly traded companies increased...
1914–1939
in Corporate Ownership and Control
October 2008; published online January 2009.
Chapter. Subjects: company and commercial law. 24188 words.
Pre-World War I momentum in favour of diffusion of share ownership was sustained up to 1939. On the sell side, pressure to pay dividends, generational considerations, the periodic availability of...
Adjusting Transactions Involving Distressed Companies
in Corporate Insolvency Law
April 2005; published online January 2010.
Chapter. Subjects: company and commercial law. 19610 words.
This chapter analyses the rationale and structure of the provisions which reverse or adjust eve-of-insolvency transactions considered to have been tainted by the improper motives of either the...
Administration
in Corporate Insolvency Law
April 2005; published online January 2010.
Chapter. Subjects: company and commercial law. 20905 words.
Building on the understanding gained by the discussion in Chapter 6 of the socially harmful features of administrative receivership, this chapter discusses the administration procedure introduced by...
Administrative Receivership and the Floating Charge
in Corporate Insolvency Law
April 2005; published online January 2010.
Chapter. Subjects: company and commercial law. 21637 words.
This chapter considers the twin institutions of the floating charge and administrative receivership. It explains the distinctive role played by the floating charge by examining the empirical context...
Adoption of Human Rights Instruments in the Council of Europe
in International and European Protection of the Right to Strike
March 2003; published online March 2012.
Chapter. Subjects: company and commercial law. 11389 words.
This chapter outlines the historical background to the adoption of multilateral instruments which contain provisions requiring protection of freedom of association and the right to strike. It begins...
Agency
in European Contract Law
February 2006; published online March 2012.
Chapter. Subjects: company and commercial law. 13000 words.
This chapter explores the law of agency in relation to European contract law. It explains that agency is often considered to be more properly part of commercial rather than contract law and evaluates...
3. Aggregate Costs
in Professional Fees in Corporate Bankruptcies
March 2011; published online May 2011.
Chapter. Subjects: company and commercial law. 9222 words.
This chapter reports findings with respect to aggregate professional fees and expenses from the cases used in the sample. It also explains how those amounts can be used to predict the fees and...
Agreed Remedies
in Remedies for Breach of Contract
January 2012; published online May 2012.
Chapter. Subjects: company and commercial law. 16052 words.
This chapter makes a suggestion as to how the remedial regime for breach of contract in England might be strengthened. It is argued that contracting parties should be permitted to agree upon the...
Antitrust, State Aid, and the Governance of Public Undertakings
in Corporate Governance in Context
November 2005; published online March 2012.
Chapter. Subjects: company and commercial law. 5975 words.
This chapter examines the governance of public undertakings. Topics discussed include the concept of undertaking, public undertakings under EC law, undertakings with exclusive or special rights and...