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Beyond the Zero Lower Bound: Negative Rates and Bank Lending
Given the secular decline of real interest rates around the world, negative policy rates are likely to become…
August 27, 2021 · Taylor EmmaBasics
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Disciplining Outsiders in UK Takeover Transactions–Ruling of the Hearings Committee on Dave King
Perhaps the most attractive aspect of the UK system is the ability of the Panel on Takeovers and…
August 27, 2021 · Taylor EmmaBasics
Repos and Resolution 2.0
Just a month ago, the Federal Reserve pumped USD 75b into the financial markets on 15 September and…
August 27, 2021 · Taylor EmmaBasics
Reprofiling Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow: A Unilateral Italian Debt Restructuring
Italy has €2.4 trillion of debt. Should it ever find itself in pressing need of restructuring it, traditional…
August 27, 2021 · Taylor EmmaBasics
Autonomous Legal Entities are Already Possible Under American Law
If you ask a hundred lawyers whether a software system or a robot can buy a house or…
August 27, 2021 · Taylor EmmaBasics
SL Claimants v Tesco plc: High Court agrees with ‘Intermediation and Beyond’ that a Claim Under s.90A FSMA Lies in Respect of Intermediated Securities
The increasing use of intermediation in the holding of securities creates both advantages and disadvantages for issuers and…
August 27, 2021 · Taylor EmmaBasics
The Road Towards Good Bankruptcy Governance: A Comparative Law and Economics Perspective
In my paper ‘The Road Towards Good Bankruptcy Governance: A Comparative Law and Economics Perspective’ (published in the…
August 27, 2021 · Taylor EmmaBasics
Why Are America’s CEOs Talking About Stakeholder Capitalism Now?
Back in August, the Business Roundtable, which comprises the chief executive officers of America’s largest companies—with combined annual…
August 27, 2021 · Taylor EmmaBasics
Shareholder Activism in France—A Model for the US
In response to the sharp increase in campaigns by activist hedge funds in France and Europe generally, a…
August 27, 2021 · Taylor EmmaBasics
Unpicking a Fin(e)tech Mess: Can Old Doctrines Cope in the 21st Century?
The decision of the Singapore International Commercial Court in B2C2 Ltd v Quoine Pte Ltd [2019] will be of interest to Commonwealth…
August 27, 2021 · Taylor Emma