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Corporate Governance and Securities Regulation in the 21st Century

This book is a compilation of essays written by lawyers who were enrolled in a corporate governance seminar in 2002 at Osgoode Hall Law School. Each chapter represents a critical aspect of securities law and corporate governance reform.
Publication Language: English
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Published: January 01, 2004
ISBN/ISSN: 9780433442929

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This book is a compilation of essays written by lawyers who were enrolled in a corporate governance seminar in 2002 as a part of the Part-Time Master of Laws program in Securities Law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The contributors include securities lawyers at major Canadian law firms, provincial securities commissions, self-regulatory organizations and corporations. An essay was also contributed by two professors at Osgoode Hall Law School. Each chapter represents a critical aspect of securities law and corporate governance reform, looking at how legal and market mechanisms aim to encourage better corporate governance monitoring.



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Overview
Chapter 1: The Corporate Governance Conundrum-Re-Inventing The Board of Directors
Chapter 2: Fiduciary Duties of Directors, Corporate Governance and the End of Shareholder Primacy
Chapter 3: Business (Mis)Judgment: Corporate Governance and the Role of Courts and Securities Regulators in Reviewing Target Defensive Tactics
Chapter 4: Statutory Civil Liability and Securities Class Actions: A Balanced Antidote to the Excesses of the Enron EraChapter 5: Pointing the Finger at Professionals: The Responsibility of Lawyers and other Gatekeepers for Corporate Governance Failures
Chapter 6: Institutional Investors, Corporate Governance and Proxy Voting Disclosure
Chapter 7: The Legal Regulation of Securities Analysts After the Stock Market Bubble
Chapter 8: Proportionate Liability Under the CBCA In the Context of Recent Corporate Governance Reform: Canadian Auditors In the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time?
Chapter 9: Survival of the Fittest: The Corporate Governance of Income Trusts