Christian A. Witting

Liability of Corporate Groups and Networks

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 500
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 717g
• ISBN-13: 9781108714204
• ISBN-10: 110871420X
• Artikelnr.: 56846353

Autorenporträt

Christian A. Witting is Professor of Private Law at Queen Mary University of London where he teaches company law and torts. He qualified as a lawyer in Australia and was previously employed by the Commonwealth Attorney General's Department.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Part I. Business Context: 2. The formation of corporate groups and networks
3. Structuring of corporate group relations
4. Insolvent entity case studies
Part II. Theory: 5. Conceptions of group and network liability
Part III. Statute: 6. General protections for creditors
7. Group-specific protections for creditors
8. Statutory torts
9. Modified limited liability
Part IV. Common Law: 10. Veil-piercing
11. Direct liability in tort
12. Vicarious and joint liability in tort
13. Conclusions.