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Corporate formation

Law firm analysis Han Kun

Family Business Succession under the New Company Law

Author: Han Kun Law Offices. Examines family ownership transition under the revised Company Law and highlights drafting points for succession, control, and continuity risk management.

Publisher piece Wolters Kluwer Singapore

Guide to Company Law in Singapore

Authors: Victor Yeo, Lee Suet Lin Joyce, Navprakash Fernandez. This guide offers a concise but thorough introduction to Singapore company formation, governance, corporate finance, restructuring, and insolvency, making it a useful gateway into the Companies Act, the SFA, and the case law built around them.

Publisher piece Google Books

Hong Kong Company Law

Author: Vanessa Stott. A standard teaching text on Hong Kong company law, useful as an introductory reference for the Companies Ordinance, shareholder remedies, and common-law governance structure.

Publisher piece Oxford Academic

Introduction to Company Law

Author: Paul Davies. Paul Davies organizes UK company law around the five core features of the company, offering a conceptual route into the Companies Act 2006 and the modern governance framework.

Publisher piece LexisNexis Hong Kong

Hong Kong Company Law: Cases, Materials & Comments

Authors: Anna Y. M. Tam, Philip St J Smart, Katherine Lynch. This Hong Kong-specific casebook highlights the ways in which the Companies Ordinance diverges from the English model while collecting the leading Hong Kong company-law authorities, making it a useful introductory text.

Corporate reorganization and form changes

Scholarly writing European Business Organization Law Review

Corporate Restructuring Laws Under Stress

Authors: Kristin van Zwieten, Horst Eidenmueller, Oren Sussman. A recent European Business Organization Law Review article on financial distress, insolvency, restructuring, directors' duties or creditor protection in company-law context.

Corporate social responsibility

Scholarly writing European Company and Financial Law Review

Corporate Purpose, Sustainability and Law

Author: Steen Thomsen. A recent European Company and Financial Law Review article on ESG, sustainable corporate governance, climate risk, sustainable finance or disclosure duties, indexed for comparative company-law research.

Scholarly writing European Business Organization Law Review

Beyond the Ballot: The Power of Shareholder Sustainability Questions at Dutch AGMs

Authors: Anne Lafarre, Christoph Van der Elst, Rieneke Slager. A recent European Business Organization Law Review article on ESG, sustainable corporate governance, climate risk, sustainable finance or disclosure duties, indexed for comparative company-law research.

Scholarly writing European Business Organization Law Review

Climate Risk and Corporate Rescues

Author: Alperen A. Gözlügöl. A recent European Business Organization Law Review article on ESG, sustainable corporate governance, climate risk, sustainable finance or disclosure duties, indexed for comparative company-law research.

Scholarly writing Journal of Corporate Law Studies

Company law’s backgrounded relevance to climate change mitigation

Author: Daniel Attenborough. A recent Journal of Corporate Law Studies article on ESG, sustainable corporate governance, climate risk, sustainable finance or disclosure duties, indexed for comparative company-law research.

Scholarly writing Journal of Financial Regulation

Credit Substitution in Sustainable Finance: An Achilles Heel?

Author: Alperen A Gözlügöl. A recent Journal of Financial Regulation article on ESG, sustainable corporate governance, climate risk, sustainable finance or disclosure duties, indexed for comparative company-law research.

Scholarly writing European Business Organization Law Review

Is Corporate Offsetting a Good Idea?

Author: Pierre Schammo. A recent European Business Organization Law Review article on ESG, sustainable corporate governance, climate risk, sustainable finance or disclosure duties, indexed for comparative company-law research.

Scholarly writing Capital Markets Law Journal

Sustainability for asset managers: Australian considerations

Author: Ian Paterson. A recent Capital Markets Law Journal article on ESG, sustainable corporate governance, climate risk, sustainable finance or disclosure duties, indexed for comparative company-law research.

Scholarly writing Capital Markets Law Journal

Sustainability integration in investment management in the UK

Author: Iris H-Y Chiu. A recent Capital Markets Law Journal article on ESG, sustainable corporate governance, climate risk, sustainable finance or disclosure duties, indexed for comparative company-law research.

Scholarly writing European Company and Financial Law Review

The CSDDD, Corporate Governance and Jadar Lithium

Author: Christiaan Stokkermans. A recent European Company and Financial Law Review article on ESG, sustainable corporate governance, climate risk, sustainable finance or disclosure duties, indexed for comparative company-law research.

Scholarly writing Journal of Financial Regulation

Universal Owners and Climate Change: A Response to Gosling

Author: Ellen Quigley. A recent Journal of Financial Regulation article on ESG, sustainable corporate governance, climate risk, sustainable finance or disclosure duties, indexed for comparative company-law research.

Scholarly writing Capital Markets Law Journal

Sustainability and Asset Management: finally getting down to business?

Authors: Aalt-Jan Smits, Annika Galle. A recent Capital Markets Law Journal article on ESG, sustainable corporate governance, climate risk, sustainable finance or disclosure duties, indexed for comparative company-law research.

Scholarly writing European Business Organization Law Review

Venture Capital in the Rise of Sustainable Investment

Author: Lin Lin. A recent European Business Organization Law Review article on ESG, sustainable corporate governance, climate risk, sustainable finance or disclosure duties, indexed for comparative company-law research.

Scholarly writing European Company and Financial Law Review

Sustainable Corporate Governance: A Way Forward?

Author: Vanessa Knapp. A recent European Company and Financial Law Review article on ESG, sustainable corporate governance, climate risk, sustainable finance or disclosure duties, indexed for comparative company-law research.

Corporate veil piercing

Registered capital and contribution disputes

Scholarly writing Clausius Press

Company Law Revision

Authors: Rongkuan Yang, Hanfei Yang. Explores the revision design from the perspective of capital obligations and voting architecture, and its consequences for minority protection.

Law firm analysis Norton Rose Fulbright

Capitalisation Requirements under the New Company Law

Author: Norton Rose Fulbright. Explains the implementation of capitalisation requirements under the new Company Law, with practical notes on timing, contribution mechanics, and litigation risk.

Shareholder rights

Scholarly writing European Company Law

Shareholder Activism in Europe: A Rising Trend?

Author: Tom Vos. A recent European Company Law article on shareholder rights, minority protection, stewardship, activism or investor participation, indexed as comparative reading.

Scholarly writing Journal of Corporate Law Studies

Shareholder concentration and control in Australia

Author: Jenifer Varzaly. A recent Journal of Corporate Law Studies article on shareholder rights, minority protection, stewardship, activism or investor participation, indexed as comparative reading.

Scholarly writing Journal of Corporate Law Studies

Shareholder stewardship: autonomy and sociality

Author: Konstantinos Sergakis. A recent Journal of Corporate Law Studies article on shareholder rights, minority protection, stewardship, activism or investor participation, indexed as comparative reading.

Publisher piece Tsinghua China Law Review

Shareholder Proposal Right in Public Companies

Author: Tsinghua China Law Review contributors. Studies shareholder proposal rights in public companies and suggests institutional improvements for minority participation.

Scholarly writing Journal of Corporate Law Studies

Shareholder inspection rights: lessons from Australia

Authors: Tim Bowley, Jennifer G. Hill. A recent Journal of Corporate Law Studies article on shareholder rights, minority protection, stewardship, activism or investor participation, indexed as comparative reading.

Scholarly writing European Business Law Review

The Plight of the UK Private Company Minority Shareholder

Author: Jonathan Hardman. A recent European Business Law Review article on shareholder rights, minority protection, stewardship, activism or investor participation, indexed as comparative reading.

Corporate governance

Scholarly writing Journal of Corporate Law Studies

Corporate governance in an era of geoeconomics

Author: Curtis J. Milhaupt. A recent Journal of Corporate Law Studies article on board structure, corporate governance, directors' duties, stakeholder governance or managerial accountability.

Publisher piece C.H.Beck

Corporate Law in Germany

Authors: Gerhard Wirth, Michael Arnold, Stefan Morshäuser, Carl Greene. An English-language introduction to German company law covering the GmbH, AG, corporate governance, and key translated statutory concepts, useful for non-German comparative researchers.

Publisher piece Sweet & Maxwell / Thomson Reuters Singapore

The Annotated Singapore Companies Act

Author: Lay Hong Tan. A section-by-section annotated guide to the Singapore Companies Act, combining local case law, comparative materials, and practical explanation.

Law firm analysis Clyde & Co

Amendments to Company Law in China

Author: Clyde & Co. Briefs the 2023 revision of the PRC Company Law, focusing on capital, governance architecture, shareholder rights, and duties of directors and senior officers.

Law firm analysis DLA Piper

China Makes Welcome Amendments to Its Company Law

Author: DLA Piper. Provides a firm-level overview of the key amendments to the revised PRC Company Law, with emphasis on registration, capital contribution, governance, and management liability.

Law firm analysis Norton Rose Fulbright

China Releases Its Newly Revised Company Law

Author: Norton Rose Fulbright. Provides an overview of the key reform areas under the revised Company Law, covering capital, governance, shareholder rights, liability framework, and dissolution-related provisions.

Law firm analysis Freshfields

New Company Law in China: 10 Key Changes You Should Know

Author: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Outlines ten major changes in China's revised Company Law and the practical implications for governance, capital structure, and executive responsibilities.

Scholarly writing European Company Law

Corporate Governance and Risk-Taking

Author: Steven L. Schwarcz. A recent European Company Law article on board structure, corporate governance, directors' duties, stakeholder governance or managerial accountability.

Scholarly writing European Company and Financial Law Review

Redefining the Conceptual Ground of Corporate Governance Regulation

Authors: András Kecskés, Vendel Halász. A recent European Company and Financial Law Review article on board structure, corporate governance, directors' duties, stakeholder governance or managerial accountability.

Scholarly writing Journal of Corporate Law Studies

The place of managers in the corporate governance architecture

Author: Christian Witting. A recent Journal of Corporate Law Studies article on board structure, corporate governance, directors' duties, stakeholder governance or managerial accountability.

Publisher piece LexisNexis Singapore

Woon's Corporations Law

Authors: Walter Woon, LexisNexis Singapore editorial team. A leading annotated reference work on Singapore company law, covering the Companies Act, the Securities and Futures Act, the takeover code, and SGX rules.

Scholarly writing Journal of Corporate Law Studies

Enhancing virtual governance: comparative lessons from COVID-19 company laws

Authors: Dirk A. Zetzsche, Linn Anker-Sørensen, Roberta Consiglio, Miko Yeboah-Smith. A recent Journal of Corporate Law Studies article on board structure, corporate governance, directors' duties, stakeholder governance or managerial accountability.

Publisher piece Google Books / Wolters Kluwer Law & Business

Folk on the Delaware General Corporation Law

Authors: Edward P. Welch, Robert S. Saunders, Andrew J. Turezyn. A leading section-by-section guide to the Delaware General Corporation Law and one of the most frequently cited practice-oriented starting points for U.S. corporate law research.

Publisher piece Professional Bookshop

Gower & Davies: Principles of Modern Company Law

Authors: Paul L. Davies, Sarah Worthington. One of the leading systematic texts on UK company law, useful as a general entry point for the Companies Act 2006, directors' duties, capital rules, and minority protection.

Law firm analysis CMS

Corporate Governance in China (CMS Guide)

Authors: Dr. Ulrike Glueck, Dr. Falk Lichtenstein. A practical CMS guide discussing PRC company organs, legal representative rules, and duties/liabilities of directors, supervisors and managers.

Scholarly writing SSRN

Corporate Governance in China: An Overview

Author: Donald C. Clarke. A classic overview of Chinese corporate governance and institutional development for legal scholars and comparative law work.

Publisher piece AEI Press

The Genius of American Corporate Law

Author: Roberta Romano. Romano's classic book explains the structure of U.S. corporate law through charter competition, takeover regulation, and federal securities law, making it a strong entry point into the Delaware-centered, case-driven American system.

Duties and liabilities of directors, supervisors, and executives

Related-party transactions and tunneling

Listed companies

Scholarly writing European Business Law Review

Taking Aim at AIM: Do SME Exchanges Have a Future?

Author: Panpan Sun. A recent European Business Law Review article on listed companies, securities disclosure, capital-markets regulation, asset management or financial-market governance.

Dissolution and liquidation

VAM disputes

Comparative governance

Research platform American Bar Association

The Model Business Corporation Act at 75

Author: Corporate Laws Committee. An ABA retrospective on the history, updating process, and continuing relevance of the MBCA as a model for state corporate statutes.

Scholarly writing European Business Organization Law Review

How It Matters Who Makes Corporate Rules

Authors: Jonathan Chan, Ernest Lim. A recent English-language commercial, company-law or financial-regulation journal article indexed for global comparative research.

Scholarly writing Journal of Corporate Law Studies

Monopsony in labour markets: the corporate law contribution

Authors: David L. Cabrelli, Ewa M. Kruszewska. A recent English-language commercial, company-law or financial-regulation journal article indexed for global comparative research.

Publisher piece Oxford Academic

Comparative Company Law

Authors: Carsten Gerner-Beuerle, Michael Anderson Schillig. A systematic comparative treatment of incorporation, representation, shareholder protection, legal capital, veil piercing, control transactions, and restructuring, with substantial focus on the U.S., the U.K., Germany, and EU company-law frameworks.

Publisher piece Oxford Academic

The Anatomy of Corporate Law: A Comparative and Functional Approach

Authors: Reinier Kraakman, John Armour, Paul Davies, Luca Enriques, Henry Hansmann, Gerard Hertig, Hideki Kanda, Edward Rock. A classic comparative overview using a functional method to explain the corporation, agency problems, capital structure, and shareholder protection across major jurisdictions.