Episodes
Speaker: Professor Luca Enriques (University of Oxford)
Biography: Luca Enriques is the Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Oxford Faculty of Law, a Research Fellow at the European Corporate Governance Institute (where he also chairs the Research Committee and is a member of the board) and a Fellow Academic Member of the European Banking Institute (where he also co-chairs the Fintech Working Group). He has published widely in the fields of comparative corporate law, securities...
Published 10/11/22
Speaker: Professor Luca Enriques (University of Oxford)
Biography: Luca Enriques is the Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Oxford Faculty of Law, a Research Fellow at the European Corporate Governance Institute (where he also chairs the Research Committee and is a member of the board) and a Fellow Academic Member of the European Banking Institute (where he also co-chairs the Fintech Working Group). He has published widely in the fields of comparative corporate law, securities...
Published 10/11/22
Speaker: Professor Alberto Saiz Garitaonandia (University of the Basque Country)
Among some other problems, due to court congestion and case backlog, many judicial systems are seen as slow and unable to offer a response to the citizen´s demands in a reasonable time. The limitations and restrictions implemented by the different governments during the Covid 19 pandemic crisis have exacerbated the previous concern, but at the same time has shown how new technologies, such as videoconferencing,...
Published 03/08/22
Professor Jens Frankenreiter (Washington University in St Louis) gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "Cleaning of Corporate Governance" on 22 February 2022 as a guest of 3CL (The Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law).
Abstract: Although empirical scholarship dominates the field of law and finance, much of it shares a common vulnerability: an abiding faith in the accuracy and integrity of a small, specialized collection of corporate governance data. In this paper, we unveil a novel...
Published 02/23/22
Professor Ignacio Tirado of UNIDROIT and Universidad Autónoma Madrid, gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "Deconstructing Insolvency Law: Towards a Bespoke Treatment of Business Financial Distress" on 8 February 2022 as a guest of 3CL (The Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law).
3CL Seminars are kindly supported by Travers Smith.
For more information see the Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law website at http://www.3cl.law.cam.ac.uk/
Published 02/22/22
This was a joint 3CL/Cambridge Private Law Centre event.
Additive layer manufacturing, better known as 3D-printing, is a manufacturing technology which has been evolving steadily over the last few decades, and has now advanced to the point where it can make the leap from niche technology to mainstream application. Its potential is such that it could change where and the manner in which many types of goods are produced. An interesting aspect of 3D-printing is that it allows for the unbundling...
Published 02/22/22
Speaker: Professor Ignacio Tirado (UNIDROIT, Universidad Autónoma Madrid)
3CL runs the 3CL Travers Smith Lunchtime Seminar Series, featuring leading academics from the Faculty, and high-profile practitioners.
For more information see: https://www.3cl.law.cam.ac.uk/centre-activities
Published 02/16/22
The first lectures of the LLM Corporate Governance course delivered by Professor Brian Cheffins which form an introduction to the Cambridge LLM Masters Degree Course in Corporate Governance Law.
These introductory lectures cover the following topics:
a) Corporate Governance as a topic for study;
b) Defining Corporate Governance;
c) Corporate Governance's Emergence as a Prominent Issue;
d) Tiers of Regulation;
e) The Separation of Ownership and Control in the UK;
f) Agency Costs;
g)...
Published 09/27/21
The first lectures of the LLM Corporate Governance course delivered by Professor Brian Cheffins which form an introduction to the Cambridge LLM Masters Degree Course in Corporate Governance Law.
These introductory lectures cover the following topics:
a) Corporate Governance as a topic for study;
b) Defining Corporate Governance;
c) Corporate Governance's Emergence as a Prominent Issue;
d) Tiers of Regulation;
e) The Separation of Ownership and Control in the UK;
f) Agency Costs;
g)...
Published 09/27/21
Overview of Key Corporate Governance Matters -- E. The Separation of Ownership and Control in the UK
The first lectures of the LLM Corporate Governance course delivered by Professor Brian Cheffins which form an introduction to the Cambridge LLM Masters Degree Course in Corporate Governance Law.
These introductory lectures cover the following topics:
a) Corporate Governance as a topic for study;
b) Defining Corporate Governance;
c) Corporate Governance's Emergence as a Prominent Issue;
d) Tiers of Regulation;
e) The Separation of Ownership and Control in the UK;
f) Agency Costs;
g)...
Published 09/27/21
The first lectures of the LLM Corporate Governance course delivered by Professor Brian Cheffins which form an introduction to the Cambridge LLM Masters Degree Course in Corporate Governance Law.
These introductory lectures cover the following topics:
a) Corporate Governance as a topic for study;
b) Defining Corporate Governance;
c) Corporate Governance's Emergence as a Prominent Issue;
d) Tiers of Regulation;
e) The Separation of Ownership and Control in the UK;
f) Agency Costs;
g)...
Published 09/27/21
The first lectures of the LLM Corporate Governance course delivered by Professor Brian Cheffins which form an introduction to the Cambridge LLM Masters Degree Course in Corporate Governance Law.
These introductory lectures cover the following topics:
a) Corporate Governance as a topic for study;
b) Defining Corporate Governance;
c) Corporate Governance's Emergence as a Prominent Issue;
d) Tiers of Regulation;
e) The Separation of Ownership and Control in the UK;
f) Agency Costs;
g)...
Published 09/27/21
The first lectures of the LLM Corporate Governance course delivered by Professor Brian Cheffins which form an introduction to the Cambridge LLM Masters Degree Course in Corporate Governance Law.
These introductory lectures cover the following topics:
a) Corporate Governance as a topic for study;
b) Defining Corporate Governance;
c) Corporate Governance's Emergence as a Prominent Issue;
d) Tiers of Regulation;
e) The Separation of Ownership and Control in the UK;
f) Agency Costs;
g)...
Published 09/27/21
The first lectures of the LLM Corporate Governance course delivered by Professor Brian Cheffins which form an introduction to the Cambridge LLM Masters Degree Course in Corporate Governance Law.
These introductory lectures cover the following topics:
a) Corporate Governance as a topic for study;
b) Defining Corporate Governance;
c) Corporate Governance's Emergence as a Prominent Issue;
d) Tiers of Regulation;
e) The Separation of Ownership and Control in the UK;
f) Agency Costs;
g)...
Published 09/27/21
Chris Hale (Chair Emeritus of Travers Smith) gave a lecture entitled 'Private Equity: Its place in corporate finance and how it works' on 28 February 2020 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of 3CL.
This lecture by Chris Hale, Chair Emeritus of Travers Smith, will explore the economic and legal aspects of private equity, reflecting on its global reach, its growth from its origins in venture capital, and its importance in the context of M&A. As well as an in-depth analysis of the legal...
Published 02/28/20
Ryan Abbott (University of Surrey) gave a lecture entitled 'The Principle of AI Legal Neutrality' on 25 February 2020 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of 3CL.
AI and people do not compete on a level-playing field. From a safety perspective, AI may be the best choice for driving a vehicle, but laws often prohibit driverless vehicles. At the same time, a person may be better at providing customer service, but a business may automate because it saves on taxes. AI may be better at helping...
Published 02/25/20
Jon Lukomnik (Sinclair Capital & IRRC Institute) gave a lecture entitled 'Blackrock's Environmental Activism: The Third Stage of Corporate Governance' on 4 February 2020 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of 3CL.
For more information see the Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law website at http://www.3cl.law.cam.ac.uk/
Published 02/04/20
Dr Suren Gomtsian (University of Leeds) gave a lecture entitled 'Shareholder Engagement by Large Institutional Investors' on 28 January 2020 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of 3CL.
For more information see the Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law website at http://www.3cl.law.cam.ac.uk/
Published 01/28/20
Professor Howell E. Jackson (Harvard Law School) gave a lecture entitled ""Nobody is Proud of Soft Dollars": A Critical Review of Excess Brokerage Commissions in the United States and the Significance of Recent MiFID II Reforms in the European Union" on 21 October 2019 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of 3CL.
For more information see the Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law website at http://www.3cl.law.cam.ac.uk/
Published 10/21/19
Professor Andrew Keay & Professor Joan Loughrey (University of Leeds, UK) gave a lecture entitled "Should Judges Review Directors’ Business Judgment(s)?" on 21 February 2019 at the Faculty of Law as guests of 3CL.
Directors are rarely held legally accountable for decisions that have poor outcomes. A key reason is that courts have asserted that the exercise of director’s business judgment should be immune from judicial review. Thus classifying a decision as a business judgment provides...
Published 02/27/19
Professor Susan Watson (University of Auckland, New Zealand) gave a lecture entitled "An Eversion in Thinking: The Company as a Persona Ficta" on 26 February 2019 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of 3CL.
The argument that forms the basis of this seminar is that the modern company is a legal entity that is a persona ficta; a juridical person separate from all natural persons. Professor Watson will argue that being a persona ficta separate from all natural persons enables the company to...
Published 02/26/19
Professor Samuel Buell (Duke University, USA) gave a lecture entitled "The Global Expansion of Corporate Criminal Liability: Effective Enforcement Policy Across Legal Systems" on 12 February 2019 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of 3CL.
The United States model of corporate crime control, developed over the last two decades, couples an extremely broad rule of corporate criminal liability with a practice of reducing sanctions, and often withholding conviction, for firms that assist in public...
Published 02/12/19
Professor Dr Alexander Schall of Leuphana Law School, Germany gave a lecture entitled "The Principle of Unjust Enrichment – A Comparative Perspective" on 29 Januyary 2019 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of 3CL the Cambridge Private Law Centre.
For more information see the Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law website at http://www.3cl.law.cam.ac.uk/ and the Private Law Centre website: http://www.privatelaw.law.cam.ac.uk/
Published 01/29/19
Jennifer Hill (Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Sydney Law School) gave a lecture entitled "Liability for Seriously Flawed Corporate Cultures" on 22 November 2018 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of 3CL.
3CL runs the 3CL Travers Smith Lunchtime Seminar Series, featuring leading academics from the Faculty, and high-profile practitioners. For more information on past events including recordings, please refer to the Centre activities page.
For more information see the Centre...
Published 11/23/18
Dr Jay Cullen (University of Sheffield) gave a lecture entitled "The Case for Abolishing Deposit Insurance Limits" on 13 November 2018 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of 3CL.
For more information see the Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law website at http://www.3cl.law.cam.ac.uk/
Published 11/13/18
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