This book discusses the insolvent entity problem, arising when companies within corporate groups and networks are unable to pay personal injury victims in full. It provides arguments for rules extending liability for personal injuries beyond insolvent entities especially in cases of mass wrongdoing such as asbestos exposure and defective pharmaceuticals.
This book discusses the insolvent entity problem, arising when companies within corporate groups and networks are unable to pay personal injury victims in full. It provides arguments for rules extending liability for personal injuries beyond insolvent entities especially in cases of mass wrongdoing such as asbestos exposure and defective pharmaceuticals.
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.
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.
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Shop der buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg Amtsgericht Augsburg HRA 13309