Business & Economics - Business Law

This book examines the evolution of legal institutions in containing and tackling fraudulent activities plaguing payment systems ('payment fraud', e.g. forged cheques, wrongful payment instructions, etc.) in Asia, focusing on laws in Greater China and Singapore.In the past century, the payment system has invited...

Intellectual property rights are essential for a firm's competitive edge and success and form the significant assets for many firms. The authors of this book argue that intellectual property is a complex phenomenon, which inevitably requires a combination of both economic and legal considerations,...

This book considers the efficacy of transitional justice mechanisms in response to corporate human rights abuses.Corporations and other business enterprises often operate in countries affected by conflict or repressive regimes. As such, they may become involved in human rights violations and crimes under international...

This book provides an original and critical analysis of the most contentious subjects being negotiated in the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). It focuses on the pathway of reforming investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) from both Chinese and European perspectives in the context of...

Over the past few decades, significant changes have occurred across capital markets. Shareholder activists have become more prominent, institutional investors have begun to wield more power, and intermediaries like investment advisory firms have greatly increased their influence. These changes to the economic environment in...

The efficacy of various political institutions is the subject of intense debate between proponents of broad legislative standards enforced through litigation and those who prefer regulation by administrative agencies. This book explores the trade-offs between litigation and regulation, the circumstances in which one approach...

Author: Seonghoon JeonISBN-10: 981950631XISBN-13: 9789819506316Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2025Pages: 339Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.51lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d

This book explores the intricacies of digital assets, with a historical, technical and financial introduction. It considers the changing role of central banking and monetary economics in the upcoming era. It focuses on the broad legal issues arising from the new digital landscape, exploring...

The definitive guide for ensuring data privacy and GDPR compliance Privacy regulation is increasingly rigorous around the world and has become a serious concern for senior management of companies regardless of industry, size, scope, and geographic area. The Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes...

Diabetes Management: Clinical Pathways, Guidelines, and Patient Educat ion is an ideal reference for clinicians developing and implementing a management program for their diabetes patients. This resource is pack ed with 300 pages of comprehensive, detailed clinical pathways and gui delines, expert treatment strategies,...

Electronic Commerce and International Private Law examines the maximization of consumer protection via the consumer's jurisdiction and law. It discusses the proposition that a new connecting factor be used to improve the efficiency of juridical protection for consumers who contract with foreign sellers by...

This handbook provides HR professionals with a comprehensive desktop reference guide to best practice.It draws on new and exciting IRS research, surveys and case studies and has been written in a practical way making full use of checklists and examples.Providing best-practice guidelines from named...

Recent cases of corporate failures, including the fixing of LIBOR rates and money laundering issues in the banking industry, highlight how behavioural issues on the part of company directors are significant contributory factors in corporate governance and the success or failure of companies. This...

The standard approach to the legal foundations of corporate governance is based on the view that corporate law promotes separation of ownership and control by protecting non-controlling shareholders from expropriation. This book takes a broader perspective by showing that investor protection is a necessary,...

Progressive Corporate Governance for the 21st Century is a wide ranging and ambitious study of why corporate governance is the shape that it is, and how it can be better. The book sets out the emergence of shareholder primacy orientated corporate governance using a...

Legislation governing employee welfare is becoming increasingly strict, and nowhere is this more prevalent than in dealing with a diverse workplace. Every organisation contains employees who can be considered diverse. Diverse employee can include pregnant women, people with illnesses, young and old workers and...

While the concept and domain of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are not new--its beginnings can be tracked back to the 1960s--its scope, urgency, and relevance have shifted dramatically in recent years. CEO responses show that the majority of business leaders understand that they operate...

This book analyzes China's new foreign investment law which came into force in January 2020. The new law implemented sweeping changes and overhauled China's foreign investment law regime of the last four decades. The foreign investment law aims to make the business environment more...

This book chronicles how contract cases from the construction industry have influenced, solidified, refined and particularized U.S. contract law. The book's central claim is that the construction industry experience has helped to contextualize U.S. contract law and, therefore, has encouraged the common law to...

Master today's legal concepts and principles with the reader-friendly approach in Miller's popular BUSINESS LAW TODAY: COMPREHENSIVE EDITION, 13E. Rather than dry, legalese language, this edition offers an interesting, interactive learning experience with clear organization and vibrant visuals that reinforce critical thinking as well...

Digital transformation is reshaping the business arena as new, successful digital business models are increasing agility and presenting better ways to handle business than the traditional alternatives. Industry 4.0 affects everything in our daily lives and is blurring the line between the physical, the...

This book provides a clear overview of the legal rules relating to directors' disqualification in Australia, Germany, South Africa, the UK and the US, and to highlight the differences in the disqualification regimes of these jurisdictions. The book seeks to determine whether disqualification on...

Trust SMITH & ROBERSON'S BUSINESS LAW, 18E for today's most complete, credible presentation of business law -- now updated with content that reflects the latest developments and emerging trends. This comprehensive book details business law with coverage that helps you prepare for the certified...

Any notary public in England or Wales can run a successful notarial practice that is an asset to their legal career, their clients and the profession. Whether you are newly qualified or well established, you can create, adjust or transform your notarial practice so...

Get a clear and accessible introduction to employment law, with practical activities, case law examples, and critical debates designed for HRM, business, and CIPD students.Author: Stephen Taylor,Astra EmirISBN-10: 1529690676ISBN-13: 9781529690675Publisher: Sage Publications LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/08/2025Pages: 674Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.12lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 1.44d

Presents the elements of competitive strategic action to assist managers of health care organizations in making sound decisions and implementing them.Author: Alan SheldonISBN-10: 1587981351ISBN-13: 9781587981357Publisher: Beard BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/13/2002Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 9.12h x 6.16w x 0.46d

THE TRUE STORY OF HOW INSPIRATION TURNS INTO INTIMIDATION. In 2011, April Brown shared a poem on a Blog. The poem is called "The Dash" by Linda Ellis. That simple act of sharing put her on a collision course with one of the Internet's...

1 Present and future outlook of the world fats and oil supplies.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Composition of oils and fats.- 1.3 Availability of oils and fats.- 1.4 Applications of oils and fats.- 1.5 Newer developments within oils and fats.- 1.6 Global trends in production,...

The law of international trade raises questions of great intellectual depth. In Principles of Law Relating to International Trade, the author draws from his practical and teaching experience to give a comprehensive introduction to the key areas of law that apply in international business....

Do you want to protect yourself from all the legal pitfalls in planning, setting up and running your SME? Then let one of the UK's leading law firms guide you through the minefield with this book - the best quick reference to all of...

After a string of bad experiences with landlords, I thought I had finally found a stable home in Minnesota - a brand-new apartment advertised as a 55+ community. The promise of peace and quiet quickly unraveled. The advertising turned out to be misleading, and...

Author: Stephen C. Barth,Diana S. BarberISBN-10: 1394321201ISBN-13: 9781394321209Publisher: WileyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2025Pages: 352Format: Paperback

Author: Madeleine BernhardtISBN-10: 3031986520ISBN-13: 9783031986529Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/29/2025Pages: 204Format: Hardcover

Every year, top-level market regulators, academics and legal practitioners attend the Annual Competition Workshop organised at the European University Institute in Florence. The speakers are invited to discuss a particular set of critical issues in the field of competition law and policy. The entire...

This book provides readers with the tools to develop a special skill set suited to healthcare and any situation that encompasses the relational aspects of human communication, such as the workplace or one's personal life.Author: Stacey B. LeeISBN-10: 1032372427ISBN-13: 9781032372426Publisher: Productivity PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/16/2025Pages:...

Find the Legal Landmines Hidden on Your Path to Success...What you don't know about the law can hurt your business. So often, entrepreneurs fact heartbreak--loss of savings, loss of business, loss of important relationships--because they did not know the common legal mistakes that could...

Today, no business is purely domestic. From the smallest local firms to the multinationals, all firms are affected by global competition, world events and changes in national and international business law. Schaffer/Agusti/Dhooge/Berger-Walliser's INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW AND ITS ENVIRONMENT, 11th EDITION, delivers reader-friendly coverage of...

This book provides a systematic and comparative analysis of the tax systems of ten countries (G7 plus Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden) over the last decade. All the main taxation areas are covered, together with a description of the underlying policy themes. The main focus...

Now in its fourth edition, and containing over 500 pages of fully revised and updated material, Shipping Finance includes an analysis of ship mortgage terms and conditions, and mortgagee rights across the main maritime jurisdictions.Author: Stephenson HarwoodISBN-10: 1787421406ISBN-13: 9781787421400Publisher: Globe Law and Business LimitedLanguage:...

As climate change has now become a global effort and sustainable development has become more intensified, sustainable finance has emerged as a critical discipline in reaching environmental goals. There are challenges in navigating sustainable finance as there are regulatory and legal considerations to consider....

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been increasingly shaping the organization and operation of global capital markets by backing the consequences of algorithmic trading. However, concerns about the growing contribution of AI are mounting, particularly in relation to its potential to destabilize fair and orderly trading....

We began to research for this book in 2000, with the idea that we might contribute to the search for solutions to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic by c- bining perspectives from different disciplines. Much has happened in the interv- ing years. First, the severity...

Conventional wisdom warns that unaccountable political and business agents can enrich a few at the expense of many. But logically extending this wisdom implies that associated principals - voters, consumers, shareholders - will favor themselves over the greater good when 'rules of the game'...

Humanizing AI Strategy is a groundbreaking guide that challenges the status quo of artificial intelligence adoption in the workplace. Instead of focusing solely on machine learning models, data pipelines, or generative AI tools, this book explores how to build ethical, sustainable, and people-centric AI...

This book compares the law on provisional measures of common law and civil law countries, the goal being to identify and compare their main advantages and disadvantages. The guiding concept is a well-known statement by the Justices of the US Supreme Court expressed in...

The book provides an analysis of the challenges associated with the utilisation of blockchain technology in carbon markets and ESG from various academic disciplines. The analysis of the tokenisation of Voluntary Carbon Credits (VCC) using blockchain technology will encompass a comprehensive review of the...

Author: Adam StarchildISBN-10: 1893713024ISBN-13: 9781893713024Publisher: International Law and Taxation PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2000Pages: 436Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 9.07h x 6.05w x 1.09d

"Accuse not Nature! She has done her part; Do Thou but Thine!" Milton, Paradise Lost 1667 The concept that nature imparted to foods a health-giving and curative function is not new. Herbal teas and remedies have been used for centuries and continue in use...

Thinking about divorce? Already in the process of divorce? You need this book. Divorce is complex, and complications are not what you need when you are facing its emotional and financial pressures. In It's Splitsville: Surviving Your Divorce, veteran divorce attorney James J. Gross...

This book provides a better understanding of how intellectual property can improve economic and business performance. It focuses on three particular issues: the valuation of patents, the transfer of knowledge, and the management of innovation and intellectual property. Scholars from leading worldwide institutions use...