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Technology and Corporate Law
How Innovation Shapes Corporate Activity
9781800377158 Edward Elgar Publishing
In light of the overwhelming impact of technology on modern life, this thought-provoking book critically analyses the interaction of innovation, technology and corporate law. It highlights the impact of artificial intelligence and distributed ledgers on corporate governance and form, examining the extent to which technology may enhance or displace conventional theories and practices concerning corporate governance and regulation. Expert contributors from multiple jurisdictions identify themes and challenges that transcend national boundaries and confront the international community as a whole.
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This thought-provoking book critically analyses the interaction of innovation, technology and corporate law. It highlights the impact of technology, including artificial intelligence and distributed ledger technology, on corporate governance and form, examining the extent to which technology may enhance or displace conventional theories and practices concerning corporate governance and regulation.
Expert contributors from multiple jurisdictions identify themes and challenges that transcend national boundaries and confront the international community as a whole. Chapters investigate corporate form, governance democratisation resulting from the more prevalent use of technology, the introduction of new classes of stakeholders and novel fund-raising activities and the impact of technology on corporate governance and regulatory supervision. Offering theoretical, practical and policy perspectives on the integration of technology with corporate governance and regulation, it provides a key contribution to the broader debate concerning the impact of technology on modern life.
This insightful book should stimulate incisive academic discourse and will be of value to students and scholars of corporate, business and technology law. It will also be of benefit to legal practitioners, regulators and policy-makers interested in technological innovation.
Expert contributors from multiple jurisdictions identify themes and challenges that transcend national boundaries and confront the international community as a whole. Chapters investigate corporate form, governance democratisation resulting from the more prevalent use of technology, the introduction of new classes of stakeholders and novel fund-raising activities and the impact of technology on corporate governance and regulatory supervision. Offering theoretical, practical and policy perspectives on the integration of technology with corporate governance and regulation, it provides a key contribution to the broader debate concerning the impact of technology on modern life.
This insightful book should stimulate incisive academic discourse and will be of value to students and scholars of corporate, business and technology law. It will also be of benefit to legal practitioners, regulators and policy-makers interested in technological innovation.
Critical Acclaim
‘This is an illuminating legal guide to the world of self-driving corporations, AI systems as corporate board members, and all the corporate governance challenges that come from the rise of technology. As always, the law plays catch-up, as the technology runs ahead. This collection of thoughtful analyses of the issues will well serve all lawyers who are chasing the technology and attempting to keep up.’
– Ross P Buckley, KPMG and KWM Professor of Disruptive Innovation, UNSW Sydney, Australia
‘The breadth of perspectives of this work on technology and corporate law is as impressive as the insightfulness of its contributions. As technology heavily impacts corporate governance practices, organisational forms and the functioning of capital markets, this book deserves its place in the library of anyone with an interest in the present and the future of corporate law.’
– Luca Enriques, University of Oxford, UK
– Ross P Buckley, KPMG and KWM Professor of Disruptive Innovation, UNSW Sydney, Australia
‘The breadth of perspectives of this work on technology and corporate law is as impressive as the insightfulness of its contributions. As technology heavily impacts corporate governance practices, organisational forms and the functioning of capital markets, this book deserves its place in the library of anyone with an interest in the present and the future of corporate law.’
– Luca Enriques, University of Oxford, UK
Contributors
Contributors include: Moshood Abdussalam, Helen Bird, Vivienne Brand, David Donald, Andrew Godwin, Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, Pearlie Koh, Steve Kourabas, Pey-Woan Lee, Susanna Leong, Natania Locke, Mia Rahim, Nydia Remolina, Zhaohui Shen, Rosemary Teele Langford, Susan Watson, Charlie Xiao-Chuan Weng, Shangxuan Wu
