Rt. Hon. Robin Leigh-Pemberton PC: Introduction
Part I: An Overview of the Corporate Governance Debate
1: Eddy Wymeersch: The Corporate Governance Discussion in some
European States
2: Dan Prentice: Some Aspects of the Corporate Governance
Debate
Part II: The Role of Financial Disclosure
3: Sir Adrian Cadbury, Chairman of the Committee on Financial
Aspects of Corporate Governance: Highlights of the Proposals of the
Committee on Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance
4: Paul Rutteman: Corporate Governance and the Auditors
Part III: The Role of the Institutional Shareholders
5: Paul Davies: Institutional Investors in the United Kingdom
6: Lord Alexander of Weedon QC: Corporate Governance - the Role of
the Banks
7: Paddy Linaker: The Institutional InvestorDSInvestment from M &
G's Viewpoint
Part IV: The Role of Takeover Bids
8: Martin Lipton: Takeover Bids and United States Corporate
Governance
9: Alan Paul: Corporate Governance in the Context of Takeovers of
UK Public Companies
10: Theodor Baums: Takeovers vs. Institutions in Corporate
Governance in Germany
Part V: The Role of Litigation
11: Geoff Stapledon: The AWA Case: Non-Executive Directors,
Auditors and Corporate Governance Issues in Court
`D.D. Prentice provides an excellent overview of the debate ... the
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International Corporte Law
`Some useful insights.'
Financial Times
`it will be of practical assistance to company law practitioners
who wish to obtain an overall picture of the various issues
involved.'
International Company & Commercial Law Review
`This publication is timely ... Contemporary Issues in Corporate
Governance is a well-knit collection, with those contributions by
academics being particularly stimulating. The book provides an
adequate overview of the corporate governance debate, combined with
some detailed and instructive comparative information, notably in
the section on takeovers ... recommended to anyone wishing to
explore further a variety of dimensions of the current
corporate
governance debate.'
Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly
`This volume would be a useful acquisition for students of
international legal process, international business transactions,
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Bimonthly Review of Law Books
`This collection of essays provides a useful contribution to the
corporate governance debate, perhaps more in identifying the
questions, especially concerned with fundamental issues of policy,
which will need to be answered in the future.'
Cambridge Law Journal
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