As a closing to our Legal Framework chapter, we will discuss the European Competition Policy. In this article, you will learn about the European Union, the EU Merger Control Procedures and more.  European Competition Policy The European Union adopted what is most commonly referred to as the merger regulation as of December 1989. However, the merger regulation...

The market share of the alleged violator of antitrust laws is one factor that courts rely on during antitrust cases, as well as the degree of concentration in the industry. Varying standards and methods in measuring market share and concentration of the Justice Department have been changing through the years. They have also been set forth in various merger guidelines....

There are remedies for shareholders who have had losses due to insider trading specified by the SEC. The SEC Rule 10b-5 bound insiders, stating that the insider is required to disclose or abstain from trading the securities of the firms.  This rule derives from an SEC response to a 1940s complaint regarding a company that provided indications. That earnings would...

There are major issues concerning US state corporation laws. As well as legal principles underlying some court law rulings that have analyzed these statutes. Here are some of them. Business Judgment Rule This term refers to the standard where corporate directors are judged. They exercise their fiduciary roles when trying to employ a takeover. Here, it is presumed...