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UNINA9910913780303321 |
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Autore |
Bruno Sabrina |
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Foundations of Business and Company Law : US, UK, Italy and the European Context |
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Cham : , : Springer, , 2025 |
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©2024 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (163 pages) |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Law |
LAW / Comparative |
LAW / International |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Intro -- Contents -- 1: Introduction -- References -- 2: The Sole Proprietor -- 2.1 Sources of Business Law in the US, UK, and Italy -- 2.2 The Concept of Organization Is Alike in the Three Jurisdictions -- 2.3 The Sole Proprietor Under US Law: Definition and Formalities -- 2.4 The Sole Proprietor (or Sole Trader) Under UK Law: Definition and Formalities -- 2.5 The Sole Proprietor Under Italian Law: The Commercial Entrepreneur -- 2.5.1 Small, Agriculture Entrepreneurs and Professionals Under Italian Law -- 2.6 Sole Proprietors and Third Parties: Creditors and Judicial Liquidation -- 2.6.1 US Legislation on Bankruptcy -- 2.6.2 UK Legislation on Bankruptcy -- 2.6.3 Italian Legislation on Judicial Liquidation -- 2.7 Sole Proprietors and Third Parties: Employees -- Example -- Reference -- 3: Joint Ownerships: Partnerships -- 3.1 Meaning of Joint Ownership: Elements Common to the Three Jurisdictions -- 3.2 US Partnership Law: Sources of Law -- 3.2.1 Definition: How to Set Up a Partnership? -- Example 1 -- Example 2 -- Example 3 -- Example -- Example -- 3.2.2 The Reification Debate -- 3.2.3 Fiduciary Obligations Among Partners -- Example 1 -- Example 2 -- 3.2.4 Control -- Example -- 3.2.5 Agency -- Example 1 -- Example 2 -- 3.2.6 Liability -- 3.2.7 Termination -- 3.2.8 |
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Transferability of Interest -- 3.2.9 Variations of Partnerships -- 3.3 Italian Partnership Law -- 3.3.1 Italian vs American Law of Partnerships -- 3.3.2 Società Semplice (SS) -- Example -- Example -- 3.3.3 Società in Nome Collettivo (SNC) -- Example -- 3.3.4 Società in Accomandita Semplice (SAS) -- Example -- 3.3.5 Provisions Common to SS, SNC, and SAS -- 3.3.6 Professional Activity in Common -- 3.4 UK Partnership Law: Sources of Law and Principles Common to the United States and Italy -- 3.4.1 Control, Agency, and Liability -- 3.4.2 Outgoing Partners and Dissolution. |
3.4.3 Variations of Partnerships -- 3.5 Composition of Partnerships: US, UK, Italy -- Reference -- 4: Public Companies: Introduction and US Law -- 4.1 Common Features Across Jurisdictions -- 4.1.1 Why Companies and Corporations? -- 4.2 Ownership Patterns in Financial Systems -- 4.3 US Corporations: Sources of Law -- 4.3.1 Ownership Pattern in the United States -- 4.3.2 How to Set Up a Corporation: Types of Corporations -- 4.3.3 Allocation of Powers Between the General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors -- Examples -- 4.3.4 The Board of Directors Model -- 4.3.5 Directors´ Qualification -- 4.3.6 Directors´ Duties and Liabilities -- 4.3.7 What Is the Interest of the Company? -- 4.3.8 Leading Cases on Directors´ Duties: Applications of the Business Judgment Rule -- 4.3.9 The General Meeting of Shareholders -- 4.3.9.1 Shareholders´ Proposals for Listed Corporations -- Examples of Shareholders´ Proposals Under Rule 14a-8 of the Code of Federal Regulations -- 4.3.9.2 Voting Mechanisms at General Meetings and Proxies -- Example of the Cumulative Voting Mechanism -- 4.3.9.3 Election of Directors by Shareholders in Listed Companies -- References -- 5: Public Companies: UK Law -- 5.1 UK Companies: Sources of Law -- 5.2 Ownership Pattern in the UK -- 5.3 How to Set Up a Corporation: Types of Corporations -- 5.4 Allocation of Powers Between the General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors -- 5.5 The Functioning of the General Meeting of Shareholders -- 5.6 The Model of the Board of Directors and Delegation of Powers -- 5.6.1 Nonexecutive Independent Directors -- 5.6.2 Directors´ Qualification -- 5.7 Directors´ Duties: The Success of the Company -- 5.7.1 Directors´ Liabilities: Derivative Claims and Unfair Prejudice Remedy -- 5.7.2 Leading Cases on Directors´ Liability -- 5.8 Institutional Investors -- References. |
6: European Company Law: Special Focus on Italian Company Law -- 6.1 Introduction to European Company Law: Sources of European Company Law -- 6.2 Harmonization of European Company Law -- 6.3 Lack of Harmonization in Europe with Reference to Corporate Governance: Different Models of Boards in Public Companies Lim... -- 6.4 Italian Companies: Sources of Law -- 6.4.1 Ownership Pattern in Italian-Listed Companies -- Ownership Structure of Italian-Listed Companies (as Average) -- 6.4.2 How to Set Up a Company: Types of Companies -- Example on Incorporation -- 6.4.3 Private Companies and Limited Partnership-Companies -- 6.4.4 Public Companies: Models of Boards of Directors -- 6.4.5 Public Companies: Allocation of Powers Between the General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors -- 6.4.6 Public Companies: The Board of Directors in the Three Models: Qualification and Independence -- 6.4.6.1 The Board of Directors in the Three Models: Composition in Listed Companies -- 6.4.6.2 Public Companies: Directors´ Duties and Liabilities -- Examples -- 6.4.6.3 To Whom Are the Directors´ Duties Owed? Italy, Germany, and France: A Comparison -- 6.4.7 Public Companies: The Supervisory Boards in the Three Italian Models -- 6.4.7.1 Public Companies: Duty of Care and Liability for Supervisory Boards -- 6.4.8 Institutional Investors |
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in Listed Companies -- References. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This textbook focuses on the interrelationships between economic elements and legal principles with regard to business and company law. Three jurisdictions are taken into consideration: US, UK, and Italian law (the last of which was chosen as a "prototype" of continental European legal systems). The economic elements underlying business and company law are actually common to the three legal systems and, consequently, their legal principles and rules are similar despite one jurisdiction (namely, Italy) being based on civil law and the other two on common law. Their similarities are also due to the historical origins of the legal instruments that are covered by the book: partnership law dates back to the Romans, while company law can be traced back to English law. Roman law and English law have influenced, respectively, partnership law and company law around the globe. The book addresses the following topics: proprietorship law, partnership law and company law. For each topic, it first identifies the economic and legal elements that are shared by the three jurisdictions, then explores each one separately to highlight the differences. The textbook is based on over thirty years of research on business and company law conducted by the author in Italy, the UK and US and more than fifteen years of teaching this subject to international students at Luiss G. Carli University of Rome as part of its Bachelor of Economics and Business program. |
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