本书讲的就是关于代理、合伙以及有限责任公司(LLC)这几种基本商业组织形式的基本概念和法律原则。说到代理、合伙和LLC,这些商业形式在现代商业社会虽然不像公司那样风光,但事实上仍然发挥着相当重要的作用,而用在某些领域较公司更具优势。在法律上看,有关代理作合伙的基本概念和原则,其实是公司法的基石。像代理法下的越权原则还有代理人的忠诚义务以及合伙人之间诚信义务,无不发展成为公司法下的重要原则;而作为公司治理核心问题的股东和管理层之间的所有权和管理权分离,说到底还是一个代理问题。事实上,美国不少法学院的公司法课程往往是从代理和合伙讲起的,而有些法学院索性将课程称为商业组织法以表明课程将涵盖代理、合理、LLC和公司等不同的商业形式。\r\n
PREFACE\r\nACKNOWLEDGMENTS\r\nRESEARCH REFERENCES\r\nTABLE OF CASES\r\nInteroduction\r\nPART 1. BASIC TERMINOLOGY\r\n Glossary\r\n Chapter 1. The Agency Relationship\r\n 1.Defining the Agency Realtionship\r\n 2.The Principal\r\n 3.Introduction to the Liabilites of a Principal\r\n 4.The Agent\r\n 5.Distinguishing the Agency Relationship Form Other Relationships\r\n 6.Complex Agency Relationships\r\nPART II. INTERNAL MATTERS:REGHTS AND DUTIES BETWEEN PRINCIPAL AND AGENT\r\n Chapter 2.Duties of Principal to Agent\r\n 7.Duty to Pay Compenation\r\n 8.Duty of Reimbursement,Indemnity,and Exoneration\r\n 9.Duty of Care\r\n 10.Duty to Deal Fairly and in good Faith\r\n Chapter 3.Duties of Agent to Proncipal\r\n……\r\nPART III.EXTERNAL MATTERS:RIGHTS OF THEIRD PARTIES\r\n Chapter 4.Vicarious tort Liability\r\n Chapter 5.Contractual Powers of Agents\r\n Chapter 6.The Undisclosed principal\r\n Chapter 7.Liability of the Agent to Third Persons\r\n Chapter 8.The Doctrine of Ratfication\r\n Chapter 9.Notice and Notification:Imputed Knowledge\r\n Chapter 10.Termination of the Agency Relationship\r\nPART IV.THE LAW OF UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES\r\n Chapter 11.The Creation of a Partnership\r\n Chapter 12.The Operation of a Partnership\r\n Chapter 13.Dissociation of a partner and Dissolution of a Partnership\r\n Chapter 14.The Limited Partnership\r\n Chapter 15.The Limited Liability Company\r\nAPPENDICES\r\nINDEX\r\n
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