- A combined practical and theoretical comparison of UK and EU corporate finance law giving unique perspectives and a forward looking approach.- Addresses key issues arising from the financial crisis, such as the scope for innovation in legal markets, as well as anticipating issues likely to be...

A common feature of securities laws in developed countries is that they provide various types of private actions to enforce securities laws. In some countries recent law reform activity has added to the range of private law remedies available to investors. This trend suggests that policymakers...

Minority shareholders face particular difficulties where they seek redress against wrongdoing directors. This state of affairs seems to reflect an implicit acceptance both by the judiciary and the English Law Commission that is somehow undesirable that companies should be exposed to civil...

Under Civil Procedure Rules, Rule 19.9(3) a claimant must apply to the court for permission to continue a derivative action and may not take any other step in the proceedings except where the court gives permission. However, as Henderson QC, sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court, stated in...

Written by leading academics in the area, Pettet, Lowry & Reisberg's Company Law offers comprehensive coverage of all major company law and financial regulation topics. It also introduces you to the theories, policies and wider socio-economic and political influences that underpin the legal...