Paul L. Davies
Encyclopedia
Paul Lynton Davies QC
, FBA
is the Allen & Overy
Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Oxford
, Professorial Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford
and Emeritus Professor of Law at the London School of Economics
, where he was the Cassel
Professor of Commercial Law from 1998 to 2009.
and the University of Bordeaux
, Paris
, Bonn
and a number of universities in South Africa
.
Davies is a founder member and Fellow of the European Corporate Governance Institute. In 2000, Davies was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2000.
He is an expert in company law and labour law, having written numerous widely-cited articles and some of its most respected and successful texts, including Gower and Davies Principles of Modern Company Law (8th edition, 2008).
Outside academic work Davies was a member of the Company Law Review Steering Group, whose reports eventually led to the Companies Act 2006
; he is the general editor of the Industrial Law Journal
and is Deputy Chairman of the Central Arbitration Committee. He was elected an honorary Queen's Counsel
in 2006 and an honorary Bencher of Gray's Inn
in 2007.
Davies holds degrees from the University of Oxford (BA Jurisprudence, 1966), the London School of Economics
(LLM 1968) and Yale Law School
(LLM 1969). He is married to the Iran
ian-born lawyer Sue Ashtiany, a partner with the City
law firm
Nabarro LLP
.
Articles
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
, FBA
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
is the Allen & Overy
Allen & Overy
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Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, Professorial Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
and Emeritus Professor of Law at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, where he was the Cassel
Ernest Cassel
Sir Ernest Joseph Cassel, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC was a German-born British merchant banker and capitalist.-Biography:...
Professor of Commercial Law from 1998 to 2009.
Career
Davies has held visiting positions at YaleYale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
and the University of Bordeaux
University of Bordeaux
University of Bordeaux is an association of higher education institutions in and around Bordeaux, France. Its current incarnation was established 21 March 2007. The group is the largest system of higher education schools in southwestern France. It is part of the Academy of Bordeaux.There are seven...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Bonn
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
and a number of universities in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
Davies is a founder member and Fellow of the European Corporate Governance Institute. In 2000, Davies was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2000.
He is an expert in company law and labour law, having written numerous widely-cited articles and some of its most respected and successful texts, including Gower and Davies Principles of Modern Company Law (8th edition, 2008).
Outside academic work Davies was a member of the Company Law Review Steering Group, whose reports eventually led to the Companies Act 2006
Companies Act 2006
The Companies Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which forms the primary source of UK company law. It had the distinction of being the longest in British Parliamentary history: with 1,300 sections and covering nearly 700 pages, and containing 16 schedules but it has since...
; he is the general editor of the Industrial Law Journal
Industrial Law Journal
The Industrial Law Journal is a legal journal which publishes articles in the field of labour and employment law, published quarterly by the Industrial Law Society in the United Kingdom, and founded in 1971....
and is Deputy Chairman of the Central Arbitration Committee. He was elected an honorary Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 2006 and an honorary Bencher of Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 2007.
Davies holds degrees from the University of Oxford (BA Jurisprudence, 1966), the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
(LLM 1968) and Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
(LLM 1969). He is married to the Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian-born lawyer Sue Ashtiany, a partner with the City
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
law firm
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
Nabarro LLP
Nabarro LLP
Nabarro LLP is a law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. In 2009/10 it achieved total revenues of £113.8 million, making it the 25th largest UK-based law firm by this measurement, and profits per equity partner of £320,000...
.
Publications
Books- The Anatomy of Corporate Law (2nd edn OUP 2009) (with Reiner Kraakman, John Armour, Luca Enriques, Henry Hansmann, Gérard Hertig, Klaus Hopt, Hideki Kanda, and Edward Rock)
- Towards a Flexible Labour Market (OUP 2007) (with Mark Freedland)
- Gower and Davies’ Principles of Modern Company Law (8th edn Sweet & Maxwell, London, 2008)
- Introduction to Company Law (Clarendon 2002 (1st ed) and 2010 (2nd ed))
- Labour Legislation and Public Policy (OUP 1993)
Articles
- 'The European Private Company (SPE): Uniformity, Flexibility, Competition and the Persistence of National Laws' (2010) EGCI Working Paper
- 'The Takeover Directive as a Protectionist Tool?' (2010) EGCI Working Paper (with EP Schuster and E Van de Walle de Ghelcke)
- 'Directors' Creditor-Regarding Duties in Respect of Trading Decisions Taken in the Vicinity of Insolvency' (2006) 7 European Business Organization Law Review 1
- 'Enron and corporate law reform in the UK and the European Community' in J Lowry and L Mistelis, (eds) Commercial law: perspectives and practice (LexisNexis Butterworths 2006)
- 'Workers on the Board of the European Company?' (2003) 32(2) Industrial Law Journal 75
- 'The Notion of Equality in European Take-Over Regulation' (2002) SSRN
- 'Shareholder Value: Company Law and Securities Markets Law - A British View' (2000) SSRN
- 'Board Structure in the UK and Germany: Convergence or Continuing Divergence?' (2001) SSRN
- 'Labour Markets, Welfare, and the Personal Scope of Employment Law' (2000) 16(1) Oxford Review of Economic Policy 84-94 (with Mark Freedland)
- 'The Board of Directors: Composition, Structure, Duties and Powers' (2000) Company Law Reform in OECD Countries '.pdf
- 'Employees, Workers and the Autonomy of Labour Law' (1999) SSRN (with Mark Freedland)
- 'A Note on Labour and Corporate Governance in the United Kingdom' in KJ Hopt et al. (eds), Comparative Corporate Governance (Clarendon 1998)
- 'The Relationship Between the European Court of Justice and the British Courts over the Interpretation of Directive 77/187/EC' (1997) European University Institute
- 'Institutional Investors in the United Kingdom', in T Baums, RM Buxbaum & KJ Hopt (eds) Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance (1994) 257
- 'Representation of Workers in the United Kingdom from Collective Laissez-Faire to Market Individualism' (1993–1994) 15 Comparative Labor Law Journal 167
- 'Institutional Investors: A U.K. View' (1991) 57 Brooklyn Law Review 129
- 'The Bullock Report and Employee Participation in Corporate Planning in the UK' (1978) 1 Journal of Comparative Corporate Law and Securities Regulation 245
- 'The Land of Industrial Democracy' (1977) 6 Industrial Law Journal 197 (with Lord Wedderburn)
External links
- Paul Davies' staff page at Jesus College, Oxford.
- Davies' author page on SSRN
- Davies' biography at the ECGI
- Articles by Davies on Google ScholarGoogle ScholarGoogle Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. Released in beta in November 2004, the Google Scholar index includes most peer-reviewed online journals of Europe and America's largest...