Davies
Paul L. Davies
British scholar of company law, corporate finance, and securities regulation
Official Source Note
The University of Oxford lists Davies as Professor of Corporate Law Emeritus and describes his research in corporate law, corporate finance, securities regulation, and bank regulation. The profile also records his authorship and coauthorship of major company-law treatises and comparative works.
Davies is included because his scholarship clarifies how the legal structure of the company coordinates directors, shareholders, creditors, and market institutions in the United Kingdom and in comparative perspective.
Relevance to the Archive
Davies helps readers move between UK doctrine and the broader economic functions of company law, including capital maintenance, board authority, shareholder rights, takeovers, and creditor safeguards.
Representative Contributions
- The Anatomy of Corporate Law, 3rd ed. (with coauthors, 2017)
- Introduction to Company Law, 3rd ed. (2020)
- Gower: Principles of Modern Company Law, 11th ed. (with Sarah Worthington and Christopher Hare, 2021)