Corporate Law

Corporate law (also "company" or "corporations" law) is the law of the most dominant kind of business enterprise in the modern world. Corporate law is the study of how shareholders, directors, employees, creditors, and other stakeholders such as consumers, the community and the environment interact with one another under the internal rules of the firm.

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Yahoo Shares Rise As Third Point Escalates Demand For Records

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Shares of Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), the No. 3 search engine rose slightly after dissident investor Third Point Capital demanded access to confidential data. (May 07)

MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, NEW YORK, MANAGEMENT, SEC, JAPAN

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Chesapeake Energy CEO Received $1.1B in Unreported Loans: Reuters

By IBTimes

The CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK), the nation's second-largest natural gas producer, has received over $1.1 billion in unreported loans over three years, Reuters reported on Wednesday. (Apr 18)

MORE TOPICS: NYSE, NEW YORK

Nine companies sued over "exclusive forum" bylaws

By Reuters

Chevron Corp <CVX.N> and eight other corporations were sued by shareholders on Tuesday for adopting a bylaw that requires common types of shareholder lawsuits be brought exclusively in Delaware's Chancery Court. (Feb 07)

MORE TOPICS: CHEVRON, FACEBOOK, COURT, MANAGEMENT

Mark Hurd, chairman, CEO and president of HP speaks at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Pasadena, California
U.S. court: Unseal letter in HP Hurd case

By Reuters

An appeals court ruled that a letter linked to Mark Hurd's abrupt departure from his post as chief of Hewlett-Packard Co should be unsealed, potentially revealing new details about his dramatic exit from the technology giant. (Dec 29)

MORE TOPICS: HP, CALIFORNIA, ORACLE, COURT, SUPREME COURT, LAWSUIT

Mark Hurd, chairman, CEO and president of HP speaks at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Pasadena, California
Unseal letter in HP Hurd case: court

By Reuters

An appeals court ruled that a letter linked to Mark Hurd's abrupt departure from his post as chief of Hewlett-Packard Co should be unsealed, potentially revealing new details about his dramatic exit from the technology giant. (Dec 29)

MORE TOPICS: HP, CALIFORNIA, ORACLE, COURT, SUPREME COURT, LAWSUIT

Protesters from the Occupy movement stand at the windows of one of several buildings in a quadrangle owned by banking giant UBS in the financial district City of London November 18, 2011.
Deadline Looms for UBS Australia Bonus-Pay Agreement: Sources

By Reuters

A unique deal to protect part of the annual bonus pool at UBS Australia expires within weeks, say sources with direct knowledge of the matter, raising the prospect that the business may lose some top talent should it not be renewed. (Dec 17)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GOLDMAN SACHS, AUSTRALIA, TELECOMS, TELSTRA, INVESTMENT

Former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford leaves after his news conference about the Olympus's scandal in Tokyo
Japan Reconsiders Boardroom Rules in the Wake of the Olympus Scandal

By Reuters

A Japanese government panel will propose mandatory appointments of outside directors on boards of large firms in the hope of averting the kind of accounting scandal that has engulfed Olympus Corp. (Nov 25)

MORE TOPICS: JAPAN, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT

California creates new corporation types that reward doing good

By Reuters

Even as Wall Street is being occupied and corporations are reviled, there is a revolution quietly raging across the country that empowers corporations to be a strong force for good. This week, California joined that revolution when Governor Jerry Bro... (Oct 12)

MORE TOPICS: CALIFORNIA, JERRY BROWN, NEW YORK, LAW FIRM, LAWSUIT, LAW SCHOOL

News Corp investors face long odds over hacking

By Reuters

News Corp <NWSA.O> shareholders angry over the hacking scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate face an uphill fight trying to hold company executives and directors responsible in court. (Aug 12)

MORE TOPICS: CITIGROUP, COURT, PENNSYLVANIA, MANAGEMENT, SECURITIES LAW, LAWSUIT

Hackers Embarrass US Law Enforcement by Posting 10GB 'Secret' Data on Pastebin

By IBTimes

Trying to settle scores with the law enforcement for arresting their hacker comrades, the AntiSec brand of hackers have prised open scores of US law enforcement agency websites and posted online massive chunks data regarding police personnel. (Aug 08)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, LONDON

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