Corporate Information and the Law

Author: Leif Gamertsfelder
Publisher: LexisNexis Australia
ISBN: 9780409333091
Published In: May 2013
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Australia ? Disclaimer:
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Corporate Information and the Law is a timely, comprehensive and incisive text that specifically focuses on the laws that apply to the way in which corporations create, use, disclose and secure information; a work that embraces laws relating to corporate governance and disclosure, consumer protection, intellectual property, electronic commerce, the internet, information technology and privacy.

The success of corporations is directly influenced by how well they manage corporate information. Corporate Information and the Law brings together, as a central reference, all of the key laws that create rights or impose obligations in respect of corporate information.

The areas of law covered in order to establish this single framework include:
• Rights in corporate information/Rights to use
• Some key constraints on the use of corporate information
• Disclosure to market/customers
• Disclosure to regulators & in litigation
• Data security laws & information retention laws

The aim of Corporate Information and the Law is to create a reference which can be used by practitioners, academics and students alike to better understand the legal issues associated with information management in today's information economy.

For readers, the book will have the merit of providing a comprehensive and coherent framework that examines each area of information law in detail, in order to map the boundaries of the categories of obligation, so as to suggest the answers to practical problems that are as clear as the governing law permits.
The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG (Justice, High Court of Australia 1996-2009)

Features
• Unifying framework for examining information law
• Seminal work on corporate information and the law
• Plain English / Concise explanations of complex concepts
• Accessible / convenient reference
• Leading work in the field
• Provides insights into the issues associated with managing legal risk associated with this valuable asset class

Part 1 - Overview
Chapter 1 - An introduction to corporate information and the law
Part 2 - Rights in corporate information
Chapter 2 - Copyright in corporate information
Chapter 3 - Alternative approaches to protecting corporate information
Chapter 4 - Confidential corporate information
Part 3 - Limits on information sovereignty
Chapter 5 - Disclosure and investor protection
Chapter 6 - Disclosure and consumer protection
Chapter 7 - Disclosure in the context of enforcement and litigation
Chapter 8 - Other limits or controls on the use of corporate information
Chapter 9 - Collection, use and disclosure of personal information
Part 4 - Information security and management
Chapter 10 - Digitising corporate records and the law
Chapter 11 - Information security and the law

Leif Gamertsfelder BA, LLB (1st Class Hons) (MIT), MAppFin commenced his legal career with Deacons (now Norton Rose). Leif is currently an Executive Legal Counsel - Banking in the Commonwealth Bank Group. His previous legal writings have been cited with approval by the High Court of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia.