Conducting Transatlantic Business Basic Legal Distinctions in the US and Europe
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788740302943
Table of contents: title: Content; title: 1. Cross-Atlantic Legal Styles; title: 1.1. It’s the Law, Isn’t It?; title: 1.2. Legislative Process; title: 1.3. Consequences for Conducting Business; title: 1.4. Legal Terminology; title: 2. Business Organization; title: 2.1. Incorporation; title: 2.2. Legal Entities; title: 2.3. Shareholders; title: 2.4. Officers and Directors; title: 2.5. Piercing the Corporate Veil; title: 2.6. Agents; title: 3. Contracts; title: 3.1. Contract formation; title: 3.2. Delivery; title: 3.3. Commitment to Contracts; title: 4.. Torts and Liability; title: 4.1. Torts or Wrongful Acts; title: 4.2. Liability; title: 4.3. Punitive Damages; title: 5. Human Resources; title: 5.1. Written and Oral Contracts; title: 5.2. Employers’ duties; title: 5.3. Organized Labor; title: 5.4. Benefits; title: 5.5. Termination; title: 6. Litigation; title: 6.1. Jurisdiction; title: 6.2. Discovery; title: 6.3. Court Proceedings; title: 6.4. Class Actions; title: 6.5. Arbitration; title: 6.6. Attorneys; title: 7. Intellectual Property; title: 7.1. Patents; title: 7.2. Trademarks and Service Marks; title: 7.3. Copyright; title: 7.4. Trade Secrets; title: 8. Other Business Matters; title: 8.1. Bankruptcy; title: 8.2. Franchising; title: 8.3. Consumer Protection; title: 8.4. Criminal Law and Business; title: 8.5. Insider Trading; title: 8.6. Privacy; title: 9.Conclusion