»Issuer Liability and Exoneration - The Proof of Exoneration According to Par. 97 Sec. 2 Securities Trading Act« § 97 WpHG holds a significant issuer liability risk. This work develops a proof of exoneration based on the lack of awareness of the inside information by the issuer. It examines the liability provisions taking into account the requirements of public disclosure of inside information’s according to Art. 17 Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014. Using the theories of knowledge transfer in legal entities under German law this work comes to the conclusion that a proof of exoneration is possible and gives advice regarding the practical application based on compliance structures.weiterlesen