This set deals with the problems generated by those cases of insolvency (either of an individual or of a company) where the presence of contacts with more than one system of law brings into operation the principles and methods of private international law (also known as conflict of laws).
Part I of the main work is mainly devoted to an examination of the body of rules and practice that has evolved in England during the course of the past two-and-a-half centuries, and surveys the current state of the law derived from a blend of statutory and case authorities. Contrasting approaches under a selection of foreign systems -- principally Australia, Canada, France and the USA -- are examined by way of comparison. There are up-to-date accounts of the circumstances under which insolvency proceedings can be opened in respect of debtors which are not primarily based in England, and of the grounds on which English courts will recognize foreign insolvency proceedings and give assistance to the foreign representative of the debtor's estate.
Part II of the main work explores the progress towards the creation of international arrangements to co-ordinate and rationalize the conduct of insolvency proceedings which have cross-border features, particularly where the debtor is capable of being subjected to concurrent proceedings in two or more jurisdictions. Central to the developments described in detail in this Part are the EC Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings and the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency.
This set includes the supplement to the second edition, which covers key developments in case law and legislation in the subject up to October 2006, and is an essential purchasefor all who have already bought the main work. It includes the full text of the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006, along with commentary on the regulations. The supplement also includes the text of Council Regulation 694/2006, amending EC Regulation 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings, and references to key developments in case law, including Eurofood IFSC Ltd, Daisytek ISA, and Cambridge Gas Transport Corp v Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Navigator Holdings plc. The commentary on case developments links back to the relevant paragraph in the main work.
New to this Edition:
New supplement updating the second edition with commentary on recent developments, to October 2006
Major recasting of chapter 6 (formerly dealing with the (by then) dormant EC Convention on Insolvency Proceedings) now giving an account of the EC Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings, in force since 31 May 02
Adjustments throughout the book to explain the impact of the Regulation on other aspects of law and practice
Full account is taken of statutory and case law developments since 1998
There is a new chapter assessing other international developments since 1998 including the ALI Transnational Insolvency Project; the World Bank Principles and Guidelines; and the UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Insolvency Law (completed 2004)

This book provides practitioners with a ready and comprehensive reference to the procedures for the enforcement of competition law in the UK following the implementation of the EC modernisation regulation (European Council Regulation 1 of 2003). The modernisation regulation came into effect on 1 May 2004, along with substantial changes to the Competition Act 1998 in the UK. As former Office of Fair Trading officials who were closely involved in the UK implementation of the EC modernisation regulation, the authors have first hand knowledge of the procedural changes in the UK and in Europe. They draw upon this experience, as well as the expertise of the Editor and Consultant Editor, in providing a truly practical and invaluable analysis of the modernised regime. This book essentially covers practice and procedure, while also providing a brief overview of the substantive elements of competition law (which have not changed). It provides comprehensive and up to date coverage of the competition law procedures relevant to businesses and lawyers in the UK today. The book is edited by Margaret Bloom (King's College, London), a well known and respected leader in the field of UK competition practice, and Anneli Howard, a barrister at Monckton Chambers specialising in competition law.

Based upon the work done to prepare and implement a Model Law drawn up for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), this book provides a comparative account of the laws relating to secured lending in the 27 EBRD member states in Eastern Europe (including Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia and the Slovak Republic). Since many of the former Soviet-bloc countries have joined the EU, increasing amounts of money are being invested by western companies and financial institutions into Eastern Europe generally. Knowledge of the applicable laws relating to security is vital to such investment and lending.
This is an explanatory and practical book. Throughout the book the theme will be what characteristics make a security law useful from a practical point of view. Hence, the purpose of the book is not merely to describe existing rules on security but to concentrate on how those rules can be made practical. The EBRD's Model Law on Secured Transactions and the EBRD's Core Principles for a Modern Security Law serve as basic reference points. In addition, the author introduces a comparative perspective in order to make the reader aware of significant differences between various national security laws. The main reference systems are English, German and US-American law. The principles of security law developed under western legal systems are contrasted with the principles of security law as they can now be described after 15 years of legal reforms in central and eastern European countries.

This significant work is now reissued in paperback, without appendices. The text provides a detailed yet clear and accessible guide to English and international arbitration law. The book initially deals with the principles of arbitration as examined from an international perspective. The authors identify fundamental principles of arbitration law that are common to all jurisdictions, and show how some principles of arbitration law are treated differently in various jurisdictions. The book also examines some of the key jurisprudential questions, such as whether an international commercial arbitration is anchored to the place or seat of the arbitration, whether an arbitral award can be enforced even it has been annulled, and the continuing development and use of the lex mercatoria to resolve international commercial arbitrations. The sections on English arbitration law are structured around the provisions of the English Arbitration Act 1996. The work examines in turn the parties to the arbitration, the arbitration agreement, the powers and jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal, the making of an award and its enforcement. In order to assist practitioners the authors have particularly focused on areas of the law which have changed over recent years and which are still developing. The book gives detailed analysis of court decisions and trends in areas where no clear authority exists, such as in the incorporation of arbitration clauses, and the drafting of arbitration notices. The book also deals thoroughly with costs and appeals. The final section of Arbitration of Commercial Disputes provides a comprehensive set of precedents. The precedents section includes both standard arbitration clauses and bespoke agreements, plus examples of clauses dealing with other forms of ADR prior to arbitration. There are also a number of procedural precedents including a set of Terms of Reference, Directions and a confidentiality agreement. There is finally a set of Awards and a section on applications to the English courts.

Patent assertion entities (commonly known as 'patent trolls') hurt competition and innovation. This book, the first to analyze the most salient issues related to patent assertion entities around the world, integrates economic theory with economic and legal reality to examine how the entities function and their impact on competition. It also offers legal and policy solutions that might be used to combat them. Edited by D. Daniel Sokol, the volume collects chapters from an array of leading scholars who describe patent assertion entities in the United States, Europe, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and China, while offering empirical accounts of the entities' economic consequences and their use of litigation as a means of legal extortion against many of the most innovative companies in the world, from startups to multinationals. It should be read by anyone interested in how patent assertion entities operate and how they might be stopped.

Erster deutscher Praxisleitfaden zum reformierten italienischen Arbeitsrecht mit den aktuellen Bestimmungen: Von der Personalsuche uber die Einstellung bis zur Beendigung eines Arbeitsverhaltnisses bietet das Werk einen relevanten und praktischen UEberblick, insbesondere fur auslandische Unternehmer, die in Italien Personal beschaftigen bzw. dies beabsichtigen. Das Buch richtet sich ausserdem an Berater, Rechtsanwalte und Steuerberater, die Unternehmen begleiten oder sich uber das italienische Arbeitsrecht informieren moechten. Das als "Job Act" bezeichnete Reformpaket der Regierung Renzi ist seit 2014 in Kraft.

Der Autor beschaftigt sich mit der zunehmenden Anzahl an Unternehmenskaufen und den Grunden, warum diese nicht immer erfolgreich verlaufen. Fur einen wertsteigernden Unternehmenskauf ist eine erfolgreiche Post Merger Integration notwendig. Als Grund des Scheiterns werden immer haufiger kulturelle und personelle Differenzen der vormals zwei Unternehmen angefuhrt. Diese so genannten "Dealbreaker" mussen analysiert werden. Lars Osterhues betrachtet die wirtschaftlichen und rechtlichen Aspekte zur reibungslosen Integration. Die Schwerpunkte fur die kulturelle Post Merger Integration liegen auf den unterschiedlichen Strukturen und Philosophien der Unternehmen. Auf der personellen Seite eroertert der Autor zudem Fuhrungsebene und Belegschaft.

Timm Gudehus begrundet in diesem essential die Notwendigkeit einer neuen Geldordnung und beschreibt ihre Vorteile und Chancen. Die Ausfuhrungen sollen dazu anregen, die vorliegenden Vorschlage fur eine neue Geldordnung kritisch zu prufen, bessere Loesungen zu entwickeln, die Einfuhrungsmoeglichkeiten zu diskutieren und offene Fragen zu beantworten. Das Werk richtet sich an alle, die verstehen wollen, wie das heutige Geldsystem funktioniert, und die an der Entwicklung und Einfuhrung einer Geldordnung mitwirken moechten, mit der sich die zentralen Probleme des heutigen Geldsystems beheben und die Gefahren unseres Wirtschafts- und Finanzsystems begrenzen lassen.

The law of marine insurance constitutes a major branch of the law of international trade and shipping law which is of considerable international importance. This new edition gives a clear, updated account of English marine insurance law, combining detailed analysis of modern statute and case law with a clear comprehension of practice and commerce in the shipping world. The discussion embraces not only the constantly evolving case law, but also standard forms and clauses (including the 2003 International Hull Clauses), and the rules of mutual insurance associations. Coverage includes all relevant areas of general insurance contract law as well as all issues of specifically marine insurance law. The entire text of the second edition has been considered afresh and includes significant new or additional material in particular relating to: historical background, insurable interest, policy formation, the doctrine of utmost good faith, premiums, policy interpretation, excluded losses, third party rights, losses, claims, aversion and minimisation of loss, insurers' contribution rights, and composite policies. Presenting a revised structure with the practitioner in mind, this new edition includes a new chapter on interpretation and rectification of insurance contracts.

Financial Services: Authorisation, Supervision and Enforcement provides litigators and compliance advisers with an understanding of the powers available to the Financial Services Authority in the context of the regulatory regime established under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. It also clearly sets out the processes for authorisation and examines the meaning of 'regulated activity'. The text comprehensively explains the investigatory powers, sanctions and remedies available to the FSA, and the procedures applicable to their exercise, giving invaluable assistance to those advising and representing firms in proceedings involving the FSA. All such proceedings are considered, whether they take the form of an FSA investigation, disciplinary proceedings involving the Regulatory Decisions Committee or the Financial Services and Markets Act Tribunal, civil proceedings in the High Court, or a criminal prosecution. Russen not only makes extensive reference to the detailed provisions of the FSA Handbook, but also addresses, where appropriate, particular issues of practice and procedure that are likely to have an impact upon FSA investigations and any civil or criminal proceedings instituted by the FSA. In addition to its detailed treatment of the procedure governing action and litigation by the FSA, the book contains chapters on the authorisation process and on the substantive law (including complex secondary legislation) relating to money laundering, market abuse and financial promotions. Each of these areas is at the heart of the FSA's role as the single regulator of the financial markets in the UK and has been the subject of recent and substantial change both internally and as result of European developments. The powers of the FSA and the procedures relating to enforcement and litigation in this area are examined in the context of the authorisation rules and ways in which authorised entities may commit regulatory offences.

Florian Holstein zeigt in seinem Buch auf, wie der veraussernde Gesellschafter in der Transaktionsphase trotz des bestehenden Principal-Agent-Konflikts seine Interessen gegen den nicht seinem Willen entsprechend agierenden Fremdgeschaftsfuhrer durchsetzen kann. Die Rechtsordnung bietet - so die Analyse des Autors - dem Gesellschafter neben den in der Praxis gangigen monetaren Incentivierungen vor allem auf Ebene des Schadensrechts Ansatzpunkte fur eine Harmonisierung der gegenlaufigen Interessen. Dabei eignen sich besonders Direktanspruche aufgrund einer sittenwidrigen Schadigung. Derartige Anspruche bestehen unabhangig von der fehlenden Sonderverbindung zwischen Gesellschafter und Geschaftsfuhrer, beeintrachtigen das gesellschaftsrechtliche Haftungssystem nur minimal und ermoeglichen eine punktuelle Loesung der Transaktionsproblematik.

Christian Stauf geht der Frage nach, wie Unternehmen Innovationen bestmoeglich schutzen und verwerten koennen. Dazu entwickelt er einen ganzheitlichen Ansatz, der die Auswahl des Schutzinstrumentariums als Kernelement begreift und das gesamte Spektrum an juristischen und faktischen Instrumenten in das Kalkul einbezieht. Das Produktdesign hebt er dabei als wesentlichen Baustein heraus und analysiert die Vorteilhaftigkeit der hierfur infrage kommenden Schutzmoeglichkeiten. Ziel ist es, Entscheidungstragern sowohl die Notwendigkeit als auch die Potenziale eines ganzheitlichen Intellectual Property Managements zu vermitteln und dabei eine Brucke zwischen den oekonomischen und den rechtlichen Aspekten der Thematik zu schlagen.

Das essential stellt auf kompakte und ubersichtliche Weise die Grundzuge des Staatsorganisationsrechts der Bundesrepublik Deutschland dar. Mike Wienbracke erlautert neben grundlegenden Begriffen wie "Staat" und "Verfassung" die Staatsstrukturprinzipien des Grundgesetzes, die obersten Staatsorgane des Bundes sowie die Staatsfunktionen. Der Leser erhalt damit einen Einblick u.a. in folgende Themen: (indirekte und direkte) Demokratie, Republik, Rechtsstaat, Bundesstaat und Sozialstaat; Bundestag, Bundesrat, Bundesregierung, Bundesprasident und Bundesverfassungsgericht; Gesetzgebung, vollziehende Gewalt und Rechtsprechung; Verfassungsanderung, Ruckwirkung, Verhaltnismassigkeitsgrundsatz, soziale Sicherheit und Gerechtigkeit, Wahlrechtsgrundsatze, 5%-Klausel, Grundmandatsklausel, UEberhang- und Ausgleichsmandate, Immunitat und Indemnitat, konstruktives Misstrauensvotum, Vertrauensfrage, Gewaltenteilung, Gesetzgebungskompetenz, Gesetzgebungsverfahren, Einspruchs- und Zustimmungsgesetze.

Private companies exert considerable control over the flow of information on the internet. Whether users are finding information with a search engine, communicating on a social networking site or accessing the internet through an ISP, access to participation can be blocked, channelled, edited or personalised. Such gatekeepers are powerful forces in facilitating or hindering freedom of expression online. This is problematic for a human rights system which has historically treated human rights as a government responsibility, and this is compounded by the largely light-touch regulatory approach to the internet in the West. Regulating Speech in Cyberspace explores how these gatekeepers operate at the intersection of three fields of study: regulation (more broadly, law), corporate social responsibility and human rights. It proposes an alternative corporate governance model for speech regulation, one that acts as a template for the increasingly common use of non-state-based models of governance for human rights.

This book provides a detailed and up-to-date exposition of English and Scottish rules of choice of law in inter vivos transfers of property. It traces the development of the lex situs rule, and its application to inter vivos dealings with immovable property, tangible movable property (including the special case of cultural property), and intangible movable property (including indirectly held securities). The author offers two alternative models of suggested choice of law rules in property, introducing a greater degree of flexibility into choice of law rules in property, and formulates even-handed solutions to the complex problems of space, time and policy which arise in this area of the conflict of laws.

Das britische Arbeitsrecht unterscheidet sich aufgrund seiner Pragung durch das Common Law wesentlich von den kontinentaleuropaischen Rechtsordnungen. Ausserdem fuhren die Begrifflichkeiten des britischen Arbeitsrechts bei reiner UEbersetzung ins Deutsche meist zu Verwirrung und Unverstandnis, da ihre Inhalte von den deutschen Bedeutungen abweichen. Dieses Buch bietet einen strukturierten und umfassenden UEberblick uber die arbeitsrechtlichen Regelungen und Besonderheiten in Grossbritannien sowie vor allem erlauternde und vergleichende Bezuge zum deutschen Arbeitsrecht. Verantwortliche und Entscheider gewinnen ein klares Verstandnis der Grundlagen und Eigenheiten des Landesrechts sowie der Unterschiede zu den deutschen Bestimmungen - eine Voraussetzung fur die Beschaftigung guter, zuverlassiger und vor allem motivierter Mitarbeiter vor Ort. Die zweite Auflage wurde grundlich uberarbeitet und aktualisiert. Der geplante "Brexit", der EU-Austritt von Grossbritannien, wird Folgen fur das britische Arbeitsrecht und damit wechselseitige Mitarbeitereinsatze mit Deutschland haben, die momentan aber noch nicht ganzlich abzusehen sind.

Bankruptcy in America, in stark contrast to its status in most other countries, typically signifies not a debtor's last gasp but an opportunity to catch one's breath and recoup. Why has the nation's legal system evolved to allow both corporate and individual debtors greater control over their fate than imaginable elsewhere? Masterfully probing the political dynamics behind this question, David Skeel here provides the first complete account of the remarkable journey American bankruptcy law has taken from its beginnings in 1800, when Congress lifted the country's first bankruptcy code right out of English law, to the present day.

Skeel shows that the confluence of three forces that emerged over many years--an organized creditor lobby, pro-debtor ideological currents, and an increasingly powerful bankruptcy bar--explains the distinctive contours of American bankruptcy law. Their interplay, he argues in clear, inviting prose, has seen efforts to legislate bankruptcy become a compelling battle royale between bankers and lawyers--one in which the bankers recently seem to have gained the upper hand. Skeel demonstrates, for example, that a fiercely divided bankruptcy commission and the 1994 Republican takeover of Congress have yielded the recent, ideologically charged battles over consumer bankruptcy.

The uniqueness of American bankruptcy has often been noted, but it has never been explained. As different as twenty-first century America is from the horse-and-buggy era origins of our bankruptcy laws, Skeel shows that the same political factors continue to shape our unique response to financial distress.

Das essential beleuchtet die spezifischen Risiken der persoenlichen Haftung fur oeffentliche Unternehmen. Die Autoren lassen ihre Erfahrungen aus der Errichtung und Prufung von Compliance-Strukturen in Unternehmen der oeffentlichen Hand einfliessen. Die Entwicklung der Rechtsprechung in jungerer Zeit hat gezeigt, dass die Risiken der persoenlichen Haftung auch fur Entscheider in Unternehmen der oeffentlichen Hand ein relevantes Berufsrisiko darstellen. Dabei spielt die Organisationsform (oeffentlich-rechtlich oder privatrechtlich) keine nennenswerte Rolle.

Die Autorin befasst sich mit dem Beschlussmangelrecht in der GmbH; insbesondere damit, wann ein Beschluss in der GmbH als anfechtbar oder sogar als nichtig einzuordnen ist. Da sich das Beschlussmangelrecht der GmbH nicht auf eine Regelung im GmbHG stutzen lasst, macht dies den Ruckgriff auf andere Vorschriften erforderlich. Die analoge Anwendung der aktienrechtlichen Bestimmungen ist hier im Grundsatz allgemein anerkannt. Bei einer entsprechenden Heranziehung ist jedoch stets die Struktur der GmbH zu beachten. Die Autorin untersucht anhand einzelner Fehlertatbestande, inwieweit eine analoge Anwendung des Aktiengesetzes in Betracht kommt.

Der Autor pruft, welches Mass an Sorgfalt die Organe einer Aktiengesellschaft beim An- und Verkauf von Finanztiteln an den Tag zu legen haben. Das Kernstuck der Studie bildet eine Untersuchung, inwieweit die an einen professionellen Vermoegensverwalter zu stellenden Sorgfaltsanforderungen zur Prazisierung der Vorstandspflichten beim Wertpapiererwerb herangezogen werden koennen. Verstossen Mitglieder des Vorstands gegen diese Verhaltensstandards, so besteht die Gefahr, im Falle verlustreicher Anlagegeschafte Regressforderungen der eigenen Gesellschaft ausgesetzt zu sein. Anschliessend wird auch die UEberwachungstatigkeit des Aufsichtsrats bei derartigen Geschaften naher beleuchtet.