Chinese State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) accounted for 84% by value of Chinese foreign investment in Australia. At the same time, SOEs have served as national ‘champions' working for the advancement of China's national interests. In some ways they have much in common with sovereign wealth funds....

This article examines different approaches to the challenge of more effective corporate law enforcement and governance in Australia. It also discusses the problem of assessing success in this area and how this might be evaluated. The article describes the barriers to measuring success of...

This empirical research project asked whether insider trading was a serious problem in Australia. Market observers had reported that it was often seen as such, especially during bull markets. According to some financial advisers, "in terms of its frequency, insider trading is a small matter but...

Prior to the establishment of the non-judicial Australian Takeovers Panel in 2001, takeover litigation before the courts rarely led to an appeal to a higher court; for commercial reasons, many cases were settled before a final judicial resolution was reached. Before the introduction of the...

Chinese State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) accounted for 84% by value of Chinese foreign investment in Australia. At the same time, SOEs have served as national ‘champions' working for the advancement of China's national interests. In some ways they have much in common with sovereign wealth funds....

The maintenance of capital doctrine has generated considerable debate in corporate law since its heyday in the late nineteenth century. Capital rules continue to be debated in jurisdictions as diverse as the China and the United Kingdom. It was long assumed that the doctrine protected a...

China's ‘Go Global' strategy has encouraged Chinese companies to seek to enhance China's resource security through acquisitions in foreign markets. Under the influence of this policy, Chinese companies have greatly increased outbound investment in recent years, and one consequence of this...

Professor Rob McQueen's new social history of British company law reminds us that if we are to fully understand company law, it is useful to be historically informed. McQueen's book has nine chapters, including an Introduction and a conclusion chapter. Chapters 2 and 3 deal with social attitudes...