Korean business law / edited by Hwa-Jin Kim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kim, Hwa-jin.

Series:

Elgar Korean Law Series

Elgar Korean law series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Korea (South).

Law.

Business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a detailed overview of the corporate and financial laws of Korea and analyzes current issues within those fields from both academic and practical perspectives, providing a unique tool for understanding Korean law in a business and financial context. The approach of the book is two-fold. On the one hand the book offers valuable insight into the fundamental principles of Korean business law, and landmark cases in the field. On the other hand there is extensive analysis of more recent developments and of current issues raised by recent court cases. The book combines coverage of Korea

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; General notice; 1. Directors' duties and liabilities in Korean companies; 2. Shareholder suits against Korean directors; 3. New squeeze-out devices as apart of corporate law reform in Korea; 4. Monitoring of corporate groups by independent directors; 5. Piercing of the corporate veil in Korea: case commentary; 6. The range and scope of accounting books and records; 7. Review of Korean laws pertinentto Foreign Financial Institutions' Korean business: with emphasis on a few issues that are frequently raised in practice

8. Recent regulatory developments regarding ABS in Korea9. Private equity in Korea: history,industry and policy; 10. The present and future of private equity funds (PEF) in Korea; 11. The market for corporate control in Korea; 12. Issuance of new shares as a takeover defense and countermeasures; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-57580-9

9786613888259

1-78100-340-8

OCLC:

811491113