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Directors and Officers (d and o) Liability

Author
Deakin, S. F. (Simon F.)
Published
Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, Inc., 2018.
Physical Description
1 online resource (1,020 pages).
Additional Creators
Koziol, Helmut and Riss, Olaf
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Contents
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Questionnaire -- Country Reports -- Directors' and Officers' Liability in Austria / Karollus, M. / Riedler, K. -- Directors' and Officers' Liability in Brazil / Gouvêa, C. Portugal / Pargendler, M. -- Directors' and Officers' Liability in the Czech Republic / Hrádek, J. -- Directors' and Officers' Liability in Germany / Wagner, G. / Klein, F. -- Directors' and Officers' Liability in Israel / Gilead, I. -- Directors' and Officers' Liability in Italy / Scarso, A.P. / Mattioni, M. -- Directors' and Officers' Liability in the Netherlands / Wuisman, I.S. / Wolf, R.A. -- Directors' and Officers' Liability in Norway / Skjefstad, A. / Strandberg, M. -- Directors' and Officers' Liability in Poland / Machnikowski, P. / Podleś, M. -- Directors' and Officers' Liability in Spain / Olmo, P. del -- Directors' and Officers' Liability in Switzerland / Krauskopf, F. / Sommer, J.K. / Märki, R. -- Directors' and Officers' Liability in Turkey / Önay, I . -- Directors' and Officers' Liability in the United Kingdom / Cabrelli, D. / McAlpine, A. -- Directors' and Officers' Liability in the United States / Kirshner, J.A -- Special Reports -- Directors' and Officers' Liability: Economic Analysis / Leyens, P.C. / Faure, M.G. -- Directors' and Officers' Liability and Insurance from a Conflict of Laws Perspective / Ludwichowska-Redo, K. / Thiede, T. -- Directors' and Officers' Liability from an Insurance Law Perspective / Spann, E. -- Directors' and Officers' Liability and Legal Policy from an Austrian Entrepreneur's Perspective / Kapsch, G. -- Comparative Report -- Directors' and Officers' Liability: Comparative Report / Deakin, S. / Riss, O. -- List of Contributors and Editors -- Publications -- Index
Summary
"In recent years several cases concerning the liability of directors and officers have courted controversy. Arguments raised in such discussions oscillate between two extremes: on the one hand, the need for governing bodies to give a space to entrepreneurial discretion and on the other hand to ensure the protection of investors in and creditors of a company from the consequences of disadvantageous decisions by those bodies. In light of the geographical dispersal of the above stakeholders, the study offers a comparative insight into the liability of directors and officers in 10 key European jurisdictions (in particular, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and Switzerland) and 4 non-European jurisdictions (namely Brazil, Israel, Turkey and the United States). Amongst other things it investigates existing company law principles on the topic and examines their interaction with tort law and other fields with a view to suggesting principles for better stakeholder protection. National reports are complemented by an economic analysis and insurance, conflict of laws and comparative reports. The study also benefits from case study analyses"--
"This study offers an insight into an area of law that has courted controversy in recent years: the liability of directors and officers of companies. In light of the geographical dispersal of investors and shareholders, it examines the topic from the perspectives of 14 key European and non-European jurisdictions. National reports are complemented by an economic analysis and insurance, conflict of laws and comparative reports"--
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ISBN
3110491494
9783110489712 (hardback ; alk. paper)
3110489716
9783110491494 (electronic bk.)
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