Alan J. Dignam

Queen Mary University of London - School of Law

Alan J Dignam

67-69 Lincoln's Inn Fields

London, WC2A 3JB

United Kingdom

http://www.law.qmul.ac.uk/staff/dignam.html

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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 College London - Faculty of Laws, 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 College 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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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 College London - Faculty of Laws, 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 College 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, NYU 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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Artificial Intelligence: The Very Human Dangers of Dysfunctional Design and Autocratic Corporate Governance

Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 314/2019
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 06 May 2019
Alan J. Dignam
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law
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The Globalization of Corporate Governance

THE GLOBALIZATION OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, A. Dingham & M. Galanis, Ashgate, 2009
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 14 May 2011
Alan J. Dignam and Michael Galanis
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law and University of Manchester - School of Law
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Varieties of Capitalism, End of history, Law matters, Financial crisis, Trade, Economic history, Banking crisis, Superiority, Globalization, corporate governance, convergence, Comparative, institutional analysis, insider, outsider, stakeholder, Germany, UK, United States, Law Reform, corporate law

The Future of Shareholder Democracy in the Shadow of the Financial Crisis

Seattle University Law Review, No. 36:639, 2013, Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 138/2013
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 06 Apr 2013
Alan J. Dignam
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law
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The Future of Shareholder Democracy in the Shadow of the Financial Crisis

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 27 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2013
Alan J. Dignam
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law
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financial crisis, company law, corporate law, shareholder power, board power, passivity, institutional investors, bank corporate governance, Merton, Jensen, Bainbridge, Blair, Stout, short termism, leverage, stewardship, Kay Review, directors duties, takeover panel, agency cost, Embattled CEOs

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Remuneration and Riots: Rethinking Corporate-Governance Reform in the Age of Entitlement

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 27 Jan 2013
Alan J. Dignam
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law
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remuneration, conflicts of interests, shareholder accountability, company law, corporations, financial crisis, shareholders, institutional investors, directors, fiduciary duty, directors duty, conflict licensing, disclosure, transparency, privatisation, corporate governance, non-executive directors

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Disregarding the Salomon Principle: An Empirical Analysis, 1855-2014

39 Oxford J. Legal Stud. 16 (2019), U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019-04
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 07 Mar 2019
Alan J. Dignam and Peter B. Oh
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law and University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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company law, corporate law, courts, empirical legal studies, veil piercing, veil lifting

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Into Reverse: Redesigning Veil Piercing

Queen Mary Law Research Paper No. 401/2023
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 03 Mar 2023
Deniz Canruh and Alan J. Dignam
University of Liverpool - School of Law & Social Justice and Queen Mary University of London - School of Law
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Veil Piercing, Reverse Veil Piercing, Forward Veil Piercing, Veil Lifting, Corporate Law, Company Law, Hurstwood, Separate Legal Entity, Prest, Evasion, UK Supreme Court

Australia Inside/Out: The Corporate Governance System of the Australian Listed Market

Melbourne Univeristy Law Review, Vol. 28, No. 3, December 2004, The University of Manchester Legal Research Paper Series No. Forthcoming
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 May 2011 Last Revised: 05 Jul 2022
Alan J. Dignam and Michael Galanis
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law and University of Manchester - School of Law
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corporate governance, law reform, listed companies, Australia, outsider system, insider system, share ownership patterns, shareholders, institutional investor activism, private rent extraction, market for corporate control, information flow

Australia Inside/Out: The Corporate Governance System of the Australian Listed Market

Melbourne University Law Review, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 623-653, December 2004
Posted: 12 Sep 2005
Alan J. Dignam and Michael Galanis
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law and University of Manchester - School of Law

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Australian corporate governance, insider system, outsider system, ownership and control, Australian listed companies, convergence, corporate reform, takeovers, disclosure, la porta, concentrated ownership, institutional investors

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Company Law and the Human Rights Act 1998

A. Dignam & D. Allen, COMPANY LAW AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998, Butterworths, 2000
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 14 May 2011
Alan J. Dignam and David Allen
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Corporations, Human Rights, Companies, Human Rights Act 1998, Employees, public authority, victim, European Convention on Human Rights, Strasbourg, natural person, artificial person

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Rationalising Corporate Disregard

Legal Studies, Vol. 40, p. 187, 2020, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-21
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2020
Alan J. Dignam and Peter B. Oh
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law and University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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company law, corporate disregard, veil piercing, veil lifting, empirical study

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The End of History for Anglo-Saxon Outsider Corporate Governance: Are We All French Now?

LES DÉFIS ACTUELS DE DROIT FINANCIER, pp. 75-103, Alain Couret, C. Malecki, eds., Joly editions, 2010, Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 67/2010
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 09 Nov 2010
Leyanda Cocks and Alan J. Dignam
Queen Mary University of London, School of Law and Queen Mary University of London - School of Law
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The Globalisation of General Principle 7: Transforming the Market for Corporate Control in Australia and Europe?

Legal Studies, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 96–118, 2008
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 May 2011
Alan J. Dignam
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law
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market for corporate control, corporate governance, Australia, UK, EU, takeovers directive, takeovers and mergers, General Principle 7, shareholders, Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, common law, employment protection, social market systems, insider systems, outsider systems, reform, capital controls

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Lamenting Reform? The Changing Nature of Common Law Corporate Governance Regulation

Company and Securities Law Journal, Vol 25, pp.283-299, 2007
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 20 May 2011
Alan J. Dignam
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law
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light touch regulatory regime, Securities and Investments Commission, boardroom accountability, corporate governance, La Porta, law matters, Australia, UK, US, common law heritage, stock exchange, arms-length regulatory systems, Enron, WorldCom, Sarbanes-Oxley, Securities and Exchange Commission

Corporate Governance and the Importance of Macroeconomic Context.

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. Vol. 28, No. 2, Summer, pp. 201–243, Summer 2008, The University of Manchester Legal Research Paper Series No. Forthcoming
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 20 May 2011 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2022
Alan J. Dignam and Michael Galanis
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law and University of Manchester - School of Law
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Corporate governance, insider system, outsider system, ownership and control, listed companies, convergence, corporate reform, takeovers, disclosure, la porta, concentrated ownership, institutional investors, self-regulation, trade liberalization, finance, Macro-economic, Germany, France

Corporate Governance and the Importance of Macroeconomic Context

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 28, Issue 2, pp. 201-243, 2008
Posted: 02 Jul 2008
Alan J. Dignam and Michael Galanis
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law and University of Manchester - School of Law

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Awesome Epic Fail: An Epic Poem about Economics and its Intergenerational Effects

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 27 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2013
Alan J. Dignam
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law
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Financial Crisis, Jensen, Merton, Nozick, Capitalism, Consumerism, Keynes, Markets, Occupy, neo-classical economics, Markets, Collapse of Communism, Thatcher, Reagan, Europe, Bush, Blair, Clinton, Microsoft, Apple, Millenium Bug, Twin Towers, New Paradigm, Enron, Globalization, Economics, poetry

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The Role of Competition in Determining Corporate Governance Outcomes: Lessons from Australia’s Corporate Governance System

Modern Law Review, Vol. 68, No. 5, pp.765-797, September 2005
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 May 2011
Alan J. Dignam
Queen Mary University of London - School of Law
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Corporate Governance, Corporate collapse, competition, anti-competitive, shareholders, blockholders, management, regulation, controlling shareholders, distorted markets, Australia, management skills, bad management