Jonathan Hardman
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PhD Topic
Default Rules in Scottish Companies: An Empirical Study
Supervisors
Dr Irene-marie Esser
Professor Iain MacNeil
Biography
Jonathan graduated from the law school with a first class honours degree in 2008, completed his diploma in 2009 and has since worked as a corporate and finance solicitor in full time private practice with Dickson Minto WS in Edinburgh. He obtained a distinction in his LLM by research in 2017.
Jonathan still combines his research interests with working full time as a transactional finance lawyer.
Research Interests
I am interested in all elements of private companies and Scots commercial law. I also research wider corporate law themes, theoretical business law, and law and economics
Teaching
M&A Transactions Course, Taught LLM
Publications
Current
J Hardman “Demystifying Scots law: Scottish aspects of debt finance transactions” 2016(1) Journal of International Banking and Finance Law 38;
J Hardman "Necessary and Balanced? Critical Analysis of the Legal Writings (Counterparts and delivery) (Scotland) Act 2015" 2016(3) Juridical Review 177;
J Hardman "Some Legal Determinants of External Finance in Scotland: A Response to Lord Hodge" (2017) 21 Edinburgh Law Review 30
Forthcoming
J Hardman, "Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back: A View from Corporate Security Practice of the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill" 2018 Edinburgh Law Review, accepted for publication;
J Hardman, "Scottish Share Pledges and recent legislative developments: Lessons for the Great Repeal Bill" 2018 Juridical Review, accepted for publication;
J Hardman, " A Practical Guide to Granting Corporate Security in Scotland", W Green & Sons, to be published summer 2018
Conference Paper
J Hardman "The Moral Hazard of Limited Liability? An Empirical Study of Scottish Legal LLPs" - Inaugural conference of the Partnership, LLP and LLC Law Academic Forum, 5 April 2018, Nottingham Trent University