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Adjudication was introduced in construction contracts as a requirement of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act in 1998 to tackle the large number of disputes which dog most projects. Provisions for adjudication are now included in all standard construction forms and are implied into all construction contracts that do not expressly include them.

When adjudication was first launched there were enormous uncertainties about how it would work in practice, and books published to coincide with the launch could only speculate on this.

This new guide, written by a construction lawyer and experienced adjudicator, is the first to explain how adjudication is actually working in practice. It covers all the major court decisions which have clarified enforcement, adjudicator errors and problems such as definition of construction contracts, jurisdiction, insolvency, natural justice and human rights. It also deals with the complex requirements of the legislation regarding payment terms.

This will provide a highly readable, but authoritative guide for all involved in adjudications, whether contracts directors, construction consultants, lawyers or adjudicators.

Recent wars and conflicts, the 'blood diamond' wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as asset freezing and blocking in the so called war against terrorism have more than ever before raised questions about the status of private property and contract rights after the outbreak of war. Do invading and occupying powers have the right to destroy and confiscate private property and ignore contract rights? Are residents of a war-torn countries and foreign investors alike protected by international laws that uphold commercial freedom? Who, and on what legal authority, decides cases over contested resources during or after war? As globalization and armed conflicts continue to grow and co-exist, these questions are increasingly in the international spotlight.
War, Commerce, and International Law authoritatively explores these questions in the context of the relationship between war and commerce, on one hand, and international law, on the other. This book also places these questions in a historical context. Professor Gathii argues that there are continuities and discontinuities in the ways in which these rules were applied in colonial acquisitions of territory and in the protection of the rights of bond holders in the period before the twentieth century, and the manner in which private property and contract rights are being treated under occupation and during wartime in the contemporary period.
This book also offers an original and authoritative framework for appreciating relations between powerful and less powerful States and entities and between public and private power, as well as between peoples from vastly different cultural and racial backgrounds, in the context of war and commerce. It presents authoritative comparisons and contrasts between the protection of rights of foreign and domestic investors under international law in the context of war. In so doing, it debunks the story that commerce has prevailed over wartime deprivations and destructions of private property and contract rights. It shows how wartime effects on private property are a constitutive component of war rather than an aberration of it. Professor Gathii demonstrates that while international legal prohibitions against destruction and confiscation of private property during wartime are important, they have often been disregarded or sacrificed at the alter of claims of liberty and freedom historically as well as in the contemporary period.
Most importantly, War, Commerce, and International Law shows that although the doctrines and rules of international law relating to war and commerce guarantee fairness between all states, their application, interpretation, and adjudication in a variety of contexts nevertheless simultaneously carry forward within them the legacy of imperialism and colonial conquest. However, while international law carries within it this legacy, its guarantees of the equality of all states and of the human rights of all individuals, continue to offer hope for poor and weak states and individuals everywhere.

Commercial litigators frequently need to assess whether a disputed contract is valid. This book provides practitioners with an invaluable reference tool, which will enable them to navigate the complex issue of vitiation of contract.

As litigators are aware, when contractual disputes arise, many types of vitiation listed will be argued together or as alternatives to one another. This book provides a comprehensive examination of all the factors vitiating contractual consent from fraud, misrepresentation, non-disclosure, and mistake, to duress, undue influence, unconscionable bargains, and includes chapters on incapacity and unfairness. Finally, the book considers related topics, remedies and the philosophical foundations of the law in this area.

The book will be an invaluable reference tool for lawyers involved in contractual disputes, especially those preparing a case dealing specifically with the factors vitiating contractual consent. It will also be a useful reference for academics and postgraduate students of commercial law.

Peter MacDonald Eggers QC is an established and highly respected silk at 7KBW. He regularly appears before the Commercial Court and the Court of Appeal and in commercial and international arbitrations. He has published widely and teaches at University College London.

This book analyzes the business model of enterprises in the digital economy by taking an economic and comparative perspective. The aim of this book is to conduct an in-depth analysis of the anti-competitive behavior of companies who monopolize data, and put forward the necessity of regulating data monopoly by exploring the causes and characteristics of their anti-competitive behavior. It studies four aspects of the differences between data monopoly and traditional monopolistic behavior, namely defining the relevant market for data monopolies, the entry barrier, the problem of determining the dominant position of data monopoly, and the influence on consumer welfare. It points out the limitations of traditional regulatory tools and discusses how new regulatory methods could be developed within the competition legal framework to restrict data monopolies. It proposes how economic analytical tools used in traditional anti-monopoly law are facing challenges and how competition enforcement agencies could adjust regulatory methods to deal with new anti-competitive behavior by data monopolies.

In this landmark publication, the world's leading expert in the legal system of Saudi Arabia explains and documents the uncodified principles of contract, tort, and property that frame the business laws of the Kingdom. Drawing on 8,500 newly published court decisions, as well as on statutory law, interviews and a wide range of other material, the book sets out to determine the actual practice of Saudi courts in these spheres, both substantively and as to reasoning and procedure. With unique insights into and understanding of this fascinating jurisdiction, this book simply must be read by all engaged with law or business in the region. Also, given its focus on how certain Islamic legal rules and principles are applied in practice, the book will prove an invaluable resource for scholars of Islamic law past and present.

The emerging field of corporate law, corporate governance and sustainability is one of the most dynamic and significant areas of law and policy in light of the convergence of environmental, social and economic crises that we face as a global society. Understanding the impact of the corporation on society and realizing its potential for contributing to sustainability is vital for the future of humanity. This Handbook comprehensively assesses the state-of-the-art in this field through in-depth discussion of sustainability-related problems, numerous case studies on regulatory responses implemented by jurisdictions around the world, and analyses of predominant strategies and potential drivers of change. This Handbook will be an essential reference for scholars, students, practitioners, policymakers, and general readers interested in how corporate law and governance have exacerbated global society's most pressing challenges, and how reforms to these fields can help us resolve those challenges and achieve sustainability.

The fast-growing last decade of strong economic growth of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has played a critical role in Asia-Pacific regionalism and global trade. This book explores the concept of ASEAN law under the normative framework of the new regional economic order. It examines the roadmap of the new ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 by evaluating the impact of ASEAN trade agreements on domestic legislation on professional services, financial integration, investment disputes and digital trade. More importantly, it sheds light on the legal implications of ASEAN's agreements with China and India and the potential developments of mega-regional trade agreements such as the CPTPP and the RCEP. Hence, the legal analysis and case studies in the book offer a fresh view of Asia-Pacific integration and bridge the gap between academia and practice.

Der Kommentar erlautert das am 1. Mai 2004 in Kraft getretene neue Gerate- und Produktsicherungsgesetz (GPSG): - Die Adressaten des Gesetzes und ihre Pflichten beim Produzieren, Importieren und Handeln mit Produkten und bei ihrem Einsatz (z.B. Betriebssicherheitsverordnung) - Die Marktuberwachungsbehoerden und ihre Befugnisse (z.B. Verbote, Ruckrufe) - Die geschutzten Personen und ihre Rechte (Haftungsfragen) - Das System der europaischen Harmonisierung und der technischen Normung, die EG-Konformitatserklarung, CE-Kennzeichnung und GS-Zeichen. Im Anhang sind alle wichtigen europaischen Regelungen (Richtlinien), deutschen Rechtsverordnungen (GPSGV) und zivilrechtlichen Vorschriften enthalten.

Internationale Vertrage sind in fast jedem Unternehmen zu einem wichtigen Thema geworden. Im Vorfeld und Umfeld dieser Vertrage bestehen zahlreiche Einzelprobleme, die man als Praktiker beantworten muss. Dazu gehoert etwa die Frage, welche internationalen Regelungen zu beachten sind, welches Landesrecht zur Anwendung kommen soll und vor welchen Gerichten notfalls geklagt werden muss. Das vorliegende Buch liefert in neun ubersichtlichen Kapiteln einen kompakten Einstieg in den Bereich "Internationale Vertrage fur jeden damit beschaftigten Praktiker. Es beantwortet die wichtigsten Fragen und scharft das Problembewusstsein fur die Abfassung und Prufung kunftiger Vertrage. Es beinhaltet neben zahlreichen Fallbeispielen, die vorwiegend der ober- und hoechstgerichtlichen Rechtsprechung entnommen sind, Vorschlage zur Vertragsgestaltung, Vertragsdurchfuhrung, Konfliktbewaltigung, Durchsetzung von Anspruchen im Ausland sowie Checklisten - von Praktikern fur Praktiker.

Der Band untersucht die Auswirkungen des Bilanzrechtsmodernisierungsgesetzes (BilMoG) auf den gesellschaftsrechtlichen Kapital- und Glaubigerschutz. Das BilMoG verfolgt das Ziel, den Informationswert von Jahresabschlussen unter Beibehaltung des Glaubigerschutzniveaus zu steigern. Der Gesetzgeber fuhrte eine ausserbilanzielle Ausschuttungssperre ein, die unsichere Vermoegensgegenstande bei der Ermittlung des ausschuttungsfahigen Vermoegens eliminiert. Trotz dieser minimal-invasiv wirkenden Massnahme wurde ein Paradigmenwechsel eingelautet: Der ausschuttungsfahige Gewinn ist fortan nicht mehr aus der Bilanz ersichtlich, sondern nur noch in Zusammenschau mit Angaben im Anhang ermittelbar. Das Vorsichtsprinzip hat zulasten der Informationsfunktion eine Schwachung erfahren.

This work is a multidisciplinary analysis of the issue of insider dealing from the perspective of the applicability of criminal law to regulate it. First, it examines the nature of its prohibition in the European Union and in the United States of America. The text includes a more extensive overview of prohibition in four Member States of the European Union (France, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg and Poland). Then, it summarises the arguments presented by ethicists and economists in favour of and against insider dealing. Further, it analyses the foundations of criminal law and justifications that are given for its application. On the basis of this analysis, it presents a new two-step theory of criminalisation. The first step is based on a liberal theory of wrongfulness that makes reference to protection of the basic human rights. The second step relies on classical but often forgotten principles of criminal law. Finally, it examines possible alternatives to criminal rules.

Die Edition "Nachschlagewerk der Reichsgerichts" bringt in Band 11 die Rechtsprechungsnachweise zu den 1025-1048 ZPO, zu weiteren Verfahrensgesetzen (Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz, Arbeitsgerichtsgesetz, Grundbuchordnung, Zwangsversteigerungesetz) sowie zum Verfahren der freiwilligen Gerichtsbarkeit, zum Konkurs- und Anfechtungsrecht und zur Rechtsanwaltsordnung.

The book shows the fundaments of the shadow banking system and its entities, operations and risks. Focusing on the regulatory aspects, it provides an original view that is able to demonstrate that the lack of supervision is a market failure.

Goode on Commercial Law is the first port of call for the modern day practitioner with its theoretical and practical coverage of commercial law in both a national and an international context. This highly acclaimed and authoritative text, which is regularly cited by all courts from the House of Lords (now the Supreme Court) downwards, combines a deep theoretical analysis with a practical approach which examines the theory in the context of typical commercial and financial agreements, both domestic and international. The work is replete with diagrams and specimen forms covering a wide range of transactions. This Sixth edition has been retitled Goode and McKendrick on Commercial Law, and has been fully revised to take account of key legal developments since the fifth edition.

This monograph is concerned with two foundational principles of English property law: the principle of relativity of title and the principle that possession is a source of title. It is impossible to understand the relationship between possession and ownership in English law unless one has a sound understanding of these principles. Yet the principles have been interpreted in different ways by judges, practitioners, and academics. The volume seeks to illuminate this area of law by addressing four questions. What is possession? What is the nature of the title acquired through possession? What are the grounds of relativity of title? And, what is the relationship between relativity of title and ownership? Drawing on the analysis of the law concerning relativity of title and the acquisition of proprietary interests through possession, the author also implies that the architecture of land law and the law of personal property have many similarities.

E -commerce is growing at an exponential rate in India. Despite this, it is still at an evolving stage as economic and regulatory frameworks pertaining to various segments of e-commerce are being put into place by the government. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the economic and regulatory aspects of the e-commerce sector by assessing the trends and characteristics, and addressing the issues and challenges associated with it. It dwells into key issues including FDI regulations, taxation, valuation of e-commerce companies, market structure, competition, payment mechanism, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, and logistics. The issues and challenges addressed in this book frequently appear as discussion points in policy debates, research forums and popular media. However, information on these is scant and often scattered. This book bridges gaps in the available literature on e-commerce

This book provides an authoritative account of the evolution and application of private international law principles in India in civil commercial and family matters. Through a structured evaluation of the legislative and judicial decisions, the authors examine the private international law in the Republic and whether it conforms to international standards and best practices as adopted in major jurisdictions such as the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, India's BRICS partners - Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa and other common law systems such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Nepal. Divided into 13 chapters, the book provides a contextualised understanding of legal transformation on key aspects of the Indian conflict-of-law rules on jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments or arbitral awards. Particularly fascinating in this regard is the discussion and focus on both traditional and contemporary areas of private international law, including marriage, divorce, contractual concerns, the fourth industrial revolution, product liability, e-commerce, intellectual property, child custody, surrogacy and the complicated interface of 'Sharia' in the conflict-of-law framework. The book deliberates the nuanced perspective of endorsing the Hague Conference on Private International Law instruments favouring enhanced uniformity and predictability in matters of choice of court, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. The book's international and comparative focus makes it eminently resourceful for legislators, the judges of Indian courts and other interested parties such as lawyers and litigants when they are confronted with cross-border disputes that involve an examination of India's private international law. The book also provides a comprehensive understanding of Indian private international law, which will be useful for academics and researchers looking for an in-depth discussion on the subject.

Der Autor untersucht die Haftungsverfassung der Gesellschaft burgerlichen Rechts, die durch die Anerkennung ihrer eigenen Rechtsfahigkeit und das Bekenntnis zu einer akzessorischen Haftung der Gesellschafter neu konzipiert wurde. Daran schliesst sich die Frage, ob die Aufwertung der GbR zum selbststandigen Rechtstrager tatsachlich mit einer gesteigerten Einstandspflicht der "unschuldigen" Gesellschafter mit ihrem Privatvermoegen fur Delikte ihrer Mitgesellschafter "bezahlt wird". Anhand einer umfassenden historischen und teleologischen Untersuchung stellt das Buch dar, dass eine uneingeschrankte solidarische Haftung der Mitgesellschafter im Deliktsbereich mit grundlegenden gesetzlichen Wertungen nicht vereinbar ist. Aus der als notwendig erkannten teleologischen Reduktion des 128 HGB entwickelt der Autor ein eigenstandiges Haftungsmodell nach dem Konzept einer subsidiaren Ausfallhaftung, das die erkannten Wertungswiderspruche zwischen Verschuldensprinzip, Gesellschafterhaftung und Glaubigerschutz in einen angemessenen Ausgleich bringt.

GmbH-Geschaftsfuhrer, die eigene Geschafte zu Zwecken der Geschaftsfuhrung abschliessen, sieht der BGH als Verbraucher an. Dies soll auch fur Allein-Gesellschafter-Geschaftsfuhrer gelten. Das BAG hat mit seiner Entscheidung vom 19. Mai 2010 Anlass gegeben, dieses Ergebnis zu uberprufen. Der Autor geht in seiner Untersuchung der Ansicht der Rechtsprechung nach. Er stellt den Verbraucherbegriff ausfuhrlich in seinem verfassungsrechtlichen, historischen und europarechtlichen Kontext dar und ubertragt ihn auf die gesellschaftsrechtlichen Grundsatze zum Verhaltnis des Geschaftsfuhrers zur Gesellschaft. Im Ergebnis stimmt er der Rechtsprechung des BGH zu.