Oxford Business Law Blog

There is an ongoing debate among regulators and investors on the risks posed by climate change to the financial services industry and potential adverse effects on systemic stability. One source of...

Whether a guarantee issued by a guarantor in order to secure contractual obligations of a main debtor constitutes a regular suretyship guarantee, triggering liability for the guarantor (in accordance...

In my new monograph, Corporate Reorganization Law and Forces of Change (OUP 2020), I argue that it is not possible to adopt a fixed or universal conceptual framework in analysing the many different...

For a long time, economists have been avoid discussing the term ‘culture’. The main reasons for this are that culture does not fit well with the rational agent theory of neoclassical economics, is...

The ECGI - SSE Riga Conference on ‘SMEs, Families and Capital Markets’ took place (online) on 19 June 2020, bringing together policymakers, academics and practitioners to explore some of the key...

In April 2020, Monash University hosted the first session of the ECGI/GCGC 24 hour global webinar on The COVID-19 Crisis and Its Aftermath: Corporate Governance Implications and Policy Challenges...

In the aftermath of the 2007–2009 financial crisis, a series of alternative financing solutions have emerged, of which one of the most successful are Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). ICOs are a way to...

The obligation on issuers to disclose inside information 'as soon as possible' is one of the cornerstones of EU securities market regulation. In my paper I explore the EU’s approach to regulating...

One of the most controversial topics in corporate law scholarship has been whether there is a ‘short-termism problem’ in equity capital markets, and if there is such a problem, how to remedy it. One...

A company’s authorised share capital is the total amount of capital that the company is allowed to issue or allot. In India, the Companies Act, 2013 (the “Act”) provides a statutory definition of...

In my most recent paper, ‘Bond workouts, distressed equity offerings and State interventionism - Analysis of the Consequences of the Inefficiency of French Law Concerning the Restructuring of Large...

New research in the intersecting fields of innovation, finance and law, from Japanese, Asian, European and American perspectives is the subject of Security Interests in Intellectual Property (...

The financial crisis in Greece has vastly affected the Greek banking system, and hence, the financing opportunities of domestic entrepreneurs and companies. Against this background, on 1 September...

As part of a research project focusing on shareholders’ duties, I have analysed the various disclosure duties imposed on shareholders in the EU. By focusing on the rules in EU law that impose...