Andrew R. Keay

University of Leeds - School of Law

Professor

Corporate and Commercial Law

Leeds LS2 9JT

United Kingdom

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18

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Scholarly Papers (18)

1.

The Duty to Promote the Success of the Company: Is it Fit for Purpose?

University of Leeds School of Law, Centre for Business Law and Practice Working Paper
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Aug 2010
Andrew R. Keay
University of Leeds - School of Law
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Corporate Governance for Sustainability

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 07 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2020
Warwick Law School, Nyenrode Business university, University of Oxford - Said Business School, University of Cambridge - Centre for Business Research (CBR), University of Michigan, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Columbia University School of Law, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris - Centre de Gestion Scientifique (CGS), Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Washington and Lee University - School of Law, University of Bristol, University of Oslo - Faculty of Law, University of Georgia School of Law, University of York - York Law School, City University London - The Business SchoolCardiff Business School, University of Bristol, University of British Columbia (UBC), Faculty of Law, Ecole Universitaire de Management Clermont-Ferrand, University of Essex, University of San Francisco - School of Business and Management, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice, Drucker Institute, Essex Business School, Frank Bold, Morgan State University, Durham Business School, Liverpool Hope University, The University of Manchester - School of Law, De Montfort University - Faculty of Business and Law, Wellesley College - Department of Economics, University of Birmingham, Linnaeus University, Edge Hill University, Queen Mary University of London - School of Law, University of California, Davis - School of Law, Queen's University Belfast - School of Law, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of South Australia, University of Leicester - Management Centre, University of York, HEC Paris, University of Glasgow, University College London - Faculty of Laws, School of Law, King's College, London; Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, Royal Holloway, University of London, The City Law School, University of Sheffield, University of Nottingham, Nyenrode Business University, University of Oregon - Department of Management, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, University of Westminster, Universidad Andres Bello, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Alberta - Department of Accounting, Operations & Information Systems, Queen’s University, School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus University, University of Auckland Business School, Zefat Academic College, School of Law, Queens University Belfast, University of Dundee - Department of Accountancy & Business Finance, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Oxford Brookes Business School, University of Leicester, Hofstra University - Maurice A. Deane School of Law, The Open University - Department of Political Economics, University of Leeds - School of Law, University of Massachusetts, University of Sheffield, School of Law, ICCE, Goldsmiths, University of London, University of Glasgow and College of Business, United Arab Emirates University
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corporate governance, company law, director duties, board obligations, sustainable finance action plan, sustainability strategy, ESG, shareholder primacy, sustainable development, climate change

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Moving Towards Stakeholderism? Constituency Statutes, Enlightened Shareholder Value and All That: Much Ado About Little?

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 04 Jan 2010
Andrew R. Keay
University of Leeds - School of Law
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corporate governance, enlightened shareholder value, constituency statutues, stakeholder theory, shareholder primacy, corporations

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Shareholder Primacy in Corporate Law: Can it Survive? Should it Survive?

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 10 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2010
Andrew R. Keay
University of Leeds - School of Law
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Companies, shareholder primacy, corporate governance, corporate law

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The Modern Corporation Statement on Company Law

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 29 Oct 2016
Cornell Law School - Jack G. Clarke Business Law Institute (deceased), SciencesPo, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge - Centre for Business Research (CBR), Boston College Law School, Warwick Law School, University of Kent - Kent Law School, Vanderbilt University - Law School, University of York - York Law School, Queen Mary University of London - School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London, (CCLS), Washington and Lee University - School of Law, University of Oslo - Faculty of Law, University of Bristol, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, University of Essex - School of Law, University of York (UK), University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Manchester - School of Law, The Business School, University of Colorado Denver, University of Leeds - School of Law, University of Nottingham, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School, University of Waikato - Management School, The University of Hong Kong - School of Business, University of Leeds, University of Georgia School of Law, University of California, Davis - School of Law, Hofstra University - Maurice A. Deane School of Law, University of Technology, Sydney, Washington and Lee University - School of Law, University of Brescia, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, University of British Columbia (UBC), Faculty of Law, University of Victoria - Faculty of Law, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Audencia School of Management, University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, INSEAD, Alvares Penteado School of Business (Fecap), Independent, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) - Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros (CUNEF)Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) - Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros (CUNEF), Université Grenoble Alpes, São Paulo Law School of Fundação Getulio Vargas FGV DIREITO SP, University of Glasgow, Griffith University Law School, Hofstra University - Maurice A. Deane School of Law, University of South Australia, University of Greenwich - School of Law, Queen's University Belfast - School of Law, Independent, City University London - The Business SchoolCardiff Business School, Nyenrode Business university and UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression
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Company, Law, Corporate, Governance

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Stakeholder Theory in Corporate Law: Has It Got What It Takes?

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 22 Jan 2010
Andrew R. Keay
University of Leeds - School of Law
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stakeholder theory, corporate governance, corporations, shareholder primacy

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Accountability and the Corporate Governance Framework: From Cadbury to the UK Corporate Governance Code

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 Sep 2012
Andrew R. Keay
University of Leeds - School of Law
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accountability, corporate governance, directors, codes

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Comply or Explain: In Need of Greater Regulatory Oversight?

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 10 Sep 2012
Andrew R. Keay
University of Leeds - School of Law
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comply or explain, corporate governance, regulation, voluntary codes, boards of directors

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Ascertaining the Corporate Objective: An Entity Maximisation and Sustainability Model

Modern Law Review, Vol. 71, p. 663, 2008
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 20 Jul 2011
Andrew R. Keay
University of Leeds - School of Law
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Company, corporation, corporate objective, shareholder primacy, stakeholder theory, directors

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The Public Enforcement of Directors' Duties

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 18 Jan 2013
Andrew R. Keay
University of Leeds - School of Law
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directors' duties, directors, derivative actions, United Kingdom, corporate governance

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An Analysis of Enlightened Shareholder Value in Light of Ex Post Opportunism and Incomplete Law

European Company and Financial Law Review (2011), Volume 8, Issue 4, Pages 445-475.
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 26 Jun 2014
Andrew R. Keay and Hao Zhang
University of Leeds - School of Law and University of Macau - Faculty of Business Administration
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Financially Distressed Companies, Restructuring and Creditors’ Interests: What Is a Director to Do?

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 03 Feb 2019
Andrew R. Keay
University of Leeds - School of Law
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Directors’ Duties, Insolvency, Distressed Companies, Creditors’ Interests

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Directors’ Duties to Creditors: Contractarian Concerns Relating to Efficiency and Over-Protection of Creditors

Modern Law Review, 2003
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 22 May 2012
Andrew R. Keay
University of Leeds - School of Law
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Directors’ duties, creditors, contractarian theory, law and economics, economic efficiency, creditor protection

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Board Accountability and the Entity Maximization and Sustainability Approach

Forthcoming, Understanding the Company: Corporate Governance and Theory, edited by Barnali Choudhury and Martin Petrin, Cambridge University Press
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 14 Mar 2016
Andrew R. Keay
University of Leeds - School of Law
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accountability, boards, entity maximisation, directors

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Incomplete Contracts, Contingent Fiduciaries, and a Director’s Duty to Creditors

Melbourne Univeristy Law Review, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2008
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 Mar 2011
Andrew R. Keay and Hao Zhang
University of Leeds - School of Law and University of Macau - Faculty of Business Administration
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Incomplete Contracts, Directors' Duty to Creditors

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Protecting Chinese Investors Through Oppression Actions: An Examination in Light of the Position in the United Kingdom

Australian Journal of Asian Law, 2020, Vol 21 No 1, Article 05: 77-93
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 15 Dec 2020
University of Leeds - School of Law, School of Law, Queens University Belfast, Peking University - Peking University Law School, Nottingham Law School and Wuhan University - School of Economics and Management
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Ascertaining the Notion of Board Accountability in Chinese Listed Companies

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 21 Apr 2015
Andrew R. Keay and Jingchen Zhao
University of Leeds - School of Law and Nottingham Law School
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Accountability, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Board of Directors