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Research Handbook on Corporate Liability

Year of Publication: 2023
Month of Publication: 8
Editor(s): Martin Petrin and Christian Witting
Research Area(s): Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Private Law
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Abstract:

This Research Handbook considers many aspects of corporate liability, beginning with a fundamental explanation of what the company is, through depictions of corporate liability in theory, to the key areas of liability in practice. Interdisciplinary in nature, the contributions cover corporate and participant liability under statutory law, tort and criminal law, and corporate fiduciary and securities law. Specific perspectives include those on vicarious liability in tort and its application to corporations, and accountability for AI labour.