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From the start of the financial crisis in 2007, which turned into an economic crisis soon afterwards, it was obvious that public law could not prevent the genesis of this crisis although it has adequate instruments to make a reoccurrence of such a crisis unlikely. Financial law, tax law and even aspects of criminal law are designed to regulate the behaviour of financial institutions and other corporations. Since public law was unable to avoid the 2007 crisis, there can only be one conclusion: its instruments did not work properly or, worse, were badly designed or applied. Since 2007, a lot has been done from a financial, tax or criminal law point of view, confirming this finding. Regulation has thus been at the centre of the financial and legal debate, but a real understanding of the lessons of the crisis also requires account to be taken of private law. Is there a possible connection between private law and the outbreak of a financial and economic crisis? And did private law institutions, mechanisms or instruments in their current design contribute to the crisis? Does private law provide institutions, mechanisms and/or instruments which might have prevented the genesis of a financial or economic crisis? If so, why did these institutions, mechanisms and instruments fail to do so? And is there a need for new or modified instruments to improve the impact of private law on events that may lead to a new crisis? This thought-provoking book makes it clear that private law and the possibility of a financial and economic crisis are strongly intertwined. It shows that private law provides as many useful institutions, mechanisms and instruments against the emergence of such a crisis as public law does. Few other books bring together so many leading legal scholars on private law and its effects and implications. This book is rigorous, thoughtful, enlightening and thought-provoking - a must-read.

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Ludo Cornelis was a partner in the firm from 2000 until 2011 and became Of Counsel as of 2012.His practice focuses on commercial contracts and liability, business law, and litigation and arbitration.He holds a law degree from the University of Brussels (VUB, 1975), where he also obtained a special degree in Economic Law (1975) and his Ph.D. (1981) on liability in torts for damage caused by goods. He is a professor at the same university, teaching contracts and torts law.Ludo often works for clients in the telecom and insurance sectors and regularly acts as an arbitrator or as counsel in arbitration procedures.He has published various contributions in journals and books dealing with company law, contracts and torts and insurance law and is regularly invited to speak at conferences and seminars.Ludo Cornelis was partner van Eubelius sinds 2000 en werd in 2012 Of Counsel.Zijn praktijk focust op handelsovereenkomsten en aansprakelijkheid, ondernemingsrecht, geschillenbeslechting en arbitrage. Ludo behaalde een licentie in de rechten aan de Vrije Universiteit Brussel (1975), en is eveneens houder van een postgraduaat economisch recht (1975) en een doctoraat (1981) over de buitencontractuele aansprakelijkheid voor schade veroorzaakt door zaken. Hij is hoogleraar aan dezelfde universiteit en doceert er contracten- en aansprakelijkheidsrecht.Ludo werkt frequent voor cliënten in de telecomsector en de verzekeringssector en treedt regelmatig op als scheidsrechter of raadsman in arbitrageprocedures.Hij publiceerde tal van bijdragen in juridische tijdschriften en boeken met betrekking tot vennootschapsrecht, contracten-, aansprakelijkheids- en verzekeringsrecht en wordt regelmatig gevraagd als spreker op studiedagen en congressen.

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