A proposed takeover of Sprint in the United States by a Japanese corporation is in danger of being derailed through the triumph of xenophobia on links to China rather than reason.

A critical theme at Berle V was state capital and the dynamics of financial regulation and the growing relevance of Chinese corporate and securities law to Western practice and policy.

One of the most egregious financial crimes of the century has gone effectively unpunished an influential judge tells a conference organised by the CLMR.

One particular issue highlighted by the financial crisis is whether the standard of care, skill and diligence that regulators and the courts enforce is, or should be, norm setting or norm reflecting.