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The ideological chasm between environmentalism and a profit driven corporate agenda at times seems insurmountable. Environmental regulation at present is highly reliant upon statutory regulation and governmental intervention whilst corporations law is based to the greatest extent possible on an...
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capital, the rules vest ultimate control of the business in those who provided the equity for the business, the shareholders …. But only all the shareholders acting unanimously have complete authority and discretion in relation to the company …'s affairs. This is in recognition of the fact that shareholders' personal interests are not always aligned and some measure of …
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In order to better differentiate the drivers of corporations' actions, in particular shareholder wealth and stakeholder interests, the paper explores the significance of the comply or explain-principle and its underlying enforcement mechanisms more generally. Against this background, compliance...
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exemption for transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries allows controlling shareholders to circumvent the rule extensively … shareholders and creditors. Hence, if the Commission choses to go down this route it might end up with a comprehensive regulation …
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One of the measures foreseen in the Shareholder Rights Directive for enhancement of the rights of shareholders is the …
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Article 361 of the Companies Act which requires that director pay be set by the corporation's general shareholders meeting. To … explore the question of whether this rule, by giving shareholders a veto over changes to compensation they disagree with …, matters to pay in Japan this paper examines the results of the shareholders meetings of companies listed on the first section …
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of directors, New Zealand company law gives shareholders significant control rights.Comparing New Zealand company law to …
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This article examines shareholders' contractual freedom in company law by providing a considered analysis of the … validity of shareholders' agreements in private companies. It explores a line of Hong Kong cases where the principles … by applying it restrictively: the invalidation of shareholders' agreements was based entirely on public policy of an …
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This paper investigates the role that shareholders may play in corporate governance by analysing the European … aiming at strengthening shareholders' voice in general meetings on the assumption that this is a prerequisite for sound … same time, may play a significant role in improving corporate governance by balancing the power of dominant shareholders …
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This paper contains the tables of contents, legislation and cases, the introduction and the index of a book published by Cambridge University Press (2008). The cover text reads as follows: "On the one hand, it can be argued that the increasing economic and political interdependence of countries...
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