The Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business, 1997

by Campbell, Dennis; Cotter, Susan

• ISBN13: 9789041107404
• ISBN10: 9041107401
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-04-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Law Intl

Summary

The Yearbook reviews significant legal developments in international commerce and offers an important forum for legal practitioners to address and compare practical legal issues of direct interest in their areas of specialisation. Each volume features a comprehensive range of articles written for and by leading practitioners and advisors working within the international business sector. Volume 19 contains sections on: banking and finance company law trading practices general commercial issues The company law section addresses subjects such as liquidation, shareholding, and directors' rights and liabilities. Topics covered by the material on general commercial issues include the shipping of goods, timeshare agreements, forfeiture of property, standardized contracts, and intellectual property.

Table of Contents

Banking and Finance
Foreign Investment in India	3	(8)
Carmen F. Bakas
Documentation in Relation to Documentary Credits	11	(14)
Paul de Dree
Cooperative Companies as Bankers under Greek Law	25	(24)
Dimitri M. Georgopulos
Nigerian Failed Banks (Recovery of Debts) and Financial Malpractices in Banks Decree	49	(38)
J. U. K. Igwe
Tax Regime in Malta	87	(10)
Anton Micallef
The Futures Market under Brazilian Law: a Regulatory Approach	97	(10)
Paulo A. W. Vieira
Marcelo Barbosa
Company Law
Liquidation in the Netherlands	107	(6)
Carmen F. Bakas
Selected Shareholdings in China	113	(14)
Johnny K. W. Cheung
Rights and Liabilities of Directors and Shareholders in Nigeria	127	(18)
George Etomi
Chris Obi Ogbalu
Shareholders' Agreements in Scandinavia	145	(10)
Halfdan Lowzowt
International Joint Ventures in Korea	155	(42)
Joseph L. Springsteen
Trading Practices
Unfair Trade Practices under German Law	197	(36)
Martin Bechtold
Carsten Gerlach
Good Faith and Fair Dealing in the Commercial Context	233	(16)
Fredric L. Carsley
Legal Aspects of Selective Distribution in Greece	249	(26)
George Risvas
General Commercial Issues
The Legal Challenge for Timeshare	275	(8)
Martin Briggs
Judicial Dilemma in Dealing with Forfeited Properties in Malawi	283	(14)
Khuze Kapeta
Getting around the Strict German Provisions regarding Standardized Contracts	297	(12)
Martin Munz
The Legislative Overhaul of Canada's Intellectual Property Laws	309	(12)
Alistair G. Simpson
Shipping of Goods to Nigeria: the Legal Regime	321	(16)
Livy Uzoukwu
Index	337