This book traces the origin of the distinctly American insider trading prohibition, while also detailing the eye-catching recoveries thereunder. Relevant administrative decisions, Congressional inaction, and judicial innovations are all analyzed. Oral arguments, policy speeches, and, of course,...

In Jesner v. Arab Bank, the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court has taken up the question of whether victims of human rights abuses can sue corporations and other legal entities for violations of the law of nations under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). In Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., the...

The fiduciary's duty of loyalty has been subjected to a great deal of analysis. That analysis usually focuses on the distinctive proscriptive rules, which forbid the fiduciary from being in a conflict of interest and related situations. This paper argues that in order to understand what is truly...

This article provides an overview and analysis of the most important company law decisions in Singapore in 2019. More specifically, the article considers the developments in the following areas of Singapore company law: directors' duties, attribution, share capital, valuation of shares,...

Singapore’s common law-origin corporate law regime ranks highly on corporate law and governance indices and is administered in part by superior courts served by judges with significant commercial expertise. As part of the Singapore Academy of Law’s Annual Review of Cases, this Paper reviews...

What role does corporate law play in holding directors accountable for compliance failures? Until recently, the answer has been “very little.” The prevalent standard for director oversight duties (Caremark duties) was set high, effectively demanding that plaintiffs show scienter without...

Practical advice on what to do in a competition / antitrust dawn raid, inspection or surprise visit by competition or regulation agencies such as the European Commission or EU Member State competition agencies

This Article intervenes in the debate concerning the conflict between religious liberties and LGBTQ rights. Strictly focusing on the market, it makes three salient contributions. First, it reveals the appearance of a preemptive legal strategy that has started to generate unprecedented...

This article examines the empirical incidence of the private and public enforcement of disclosure laws in Australia. Disclosure laws aim to ensure the reduction of information asymmetries and the accuracy of share prices, but their success is predicated on enforcement. In order to assess the...