This study examines the financial risks posed by energy and environmental markets and how these risks are addressed by current regulatory regimes and legislation. This is undertaken using a legislative analysis of the financial regulation of energy and environmental markets, drawing on ‘grey'...

This paper discusses whether the forthcoming reform of market abuse law, as proposed by the EU Commission in October 2011, may be seen as a ‘revolution' or a mere ‘evolution'. Section 1 explains the topicality of regulating market abuse (ie insider dealing and market manipulation), both in...

As attention moves rapidly towards comparative approaches, the research and teaching of company law has somehow lagged behind. The overall purpose of this book is therefore to fill a gap in the literature by identifying whether conceptual differences between countries exist. Rather than...

The OECD Principles of Corporate Governance are a networked form of governance predominantly aimed at the law-makers and firms of emerging markets. This chapter discusses whether the approach of the OECD Principles can be regarded as a success. Our analysis provides a mixed response. While...