Contract Law, the “Battle of the Forms,” European Law, and the Value of a Uniform Code
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This 28 page report discusses the complications of contract law, especially in terms of international transactions. In the highly-competitive and globalized world of the 21st century, the alliances that exist between individuals, corporations, and even nations carry an enormous amount of consequence. Far too often, contract law has been modified to facilitate the use of standard form contracts to assure that the organization is held blameless in regard to actions undertaken by an individual or to serve the interests of one nation over those of another. Because of the switch from an industrial age economy to an information economy, the necessity for coherent, meaningful, and predictable legal rules for contracts that serve as the framework for the new economy has grown dramatically. The UCC of the United States is discussed along with United Nations’ Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods or CISG, the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, and the Principles of European Contract Law. Each demonstrates a significant variance in content, nature and scope, but must be considered in terms of the modern and irreversible phenomenon of globalization. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: BWfralaw.wps

Corporate Governance Among Indian Banks
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A 13 page paper assessing governance at 2 private and 2 state-owned banks in India. Businesses within the same industry operate by standard means in many respects, but each is different in its management, goals for the future and perspective on the value of customers. The process of assessing governance at four Indian banks reveals immense differences in these factors. The banks examined here are ICICI Bank Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., State Bank of India and Global Trust Bank. The focus is on financial performance for two years prior to and two years after significant capital inflow. In the case of ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, these points were when they became the first and second Indian banks to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Includes 2 figures and 5 tables. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: KSbankIndCorpGov.rtf

Costs and Benefits of Implementing International Accounting Standards
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This 9 page paper discusses the statement that “Implementing international accounting standards will require considerable time and resources but the end results will be beneficial for all UK companies”. The paper looks at the benefits and the costs that will be realised as a result of harmonisation of accounting standards. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
Filename: TEiaccounts.rtf