Considering the development of the concept of legal risk, this is the only title to do so in light of the global financial crisis and explains how it has achieved such prominence in the financial markets, identifying characteristics,examples and management strategies. INDICE: Introduction; Part 1: The General Context; 1: Why Legal Risk isImportant: a Short History; 2: Risk and Capital; 3: Legal Risk in the London Market; 4: The Global Context; 5: The Law-maker, the Regulator and Current Preoccupations; Part 2: The Global Financial Crisis of 2007-9; 6: Market and Regulatory Failure; 7: The Initial Impact of the Crisis on the Financial Markets; 8: Legal and Regulatory Responses to the Crisis in the UK; 9: Response to the Crisis by the EU and Elsewhere; 10: The Legal Risk Implications of the Crisis;Part 3: The Impact of Globalisation; 11: Legal Risk in a Globalising Financial Market; 12: Social Responsibility and Governance; 13: The Role of International and Multilateral Institutions in Financial Law Reform; Part 4: Early Perceptions of Legal Risk; 14: A Landmark Case and its Aftermath; 15: A Case of Conceptual Impossibility; 16: Settling Differences; Part 5: Characteristics of Legal Risk; 17: Definition; 18: Sources of Legal Risk; 19: Causation; Part 6: Examples of Legal Risk; 20: Property Interests in Indirectly Held Investment Securities; 21: Vague Laws; 22: Recharacterization; Part 7: Legal Risk Management; 23: The Essentials of Legal Risk Management; 24: Lawyers' Responsibility forthe Management of Legal Risk; Part 8: Conclusions; 25: A 'Risk-based Approach' to Law; Appendices
- ISBN: 978-0-19-957591-6
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 536
- Fecha Publicación: 09/12/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés