Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business

This text reviews significant legal developments in international commerce and offers a forum for legal practitioners to address and compare practical legal issues of direct interest to their areas of specialization. Each volume of the Yearbook features a range of articles written for and by leading practitioners and advisors working within the international business sector. It contains sections on banking and finance, company law, trading practices and general commercial issues. Financial issues such as foreign investment and taxation are covered, together with the topic of documentary credits and several banking issues. In the company law section, subjects such as liquidation, shareholdings and directors' rights and liabilities are discussed. The heading of general commercial issues covers such topics as the shipping of goods, timeshare agreements, forfeiture of property, standardized contracts and intellectual property.