The purpose of this article is primarily to look into the early demonstration of the new statutory procedure relating to derivative claims under Part 11 of the Companies Act 2006 in two recent cases, and subsequently to assess the likely impact of these cases on the future development of the...

Written by leading academics in the area, Pettet, Lowry & Reisberg's Company Law offers comprehensive coverage of all major company law and financial regulation topics. It also introduces you to the theories, policies and wider socio-economic and political influences that underpin the legal...

This study examines how UK pension fund trustees interpret the concept of their fiduciary duties in practice and how these interpretations may shape pension fund approaches to corporate stewardship and engagement as envisioned by the UK Stewardship Code. Using the data from 35 in-depth,...

Minority shareholders face particular difficulties where they seek redress against wrongdoing directors. This state of affairs seems to reflect an implicit acceptance both by the judiciary and the English Law Commission that is somehow undesirable that companies should be exposed to civil...

Under Civil Procedure Rules, Rule 19.9(3) a claimant must apply to the court for permission to continue a derivative action and may not take any other step in the proceedings except where the court gives permission. However, as Henderson QC, sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court, stated in...

The purpose of Wolf-Georg Ringe’s excellent paper is to revisit some of the aspects of the one share/one vote (OSOV) debate ‘in the light of the new protectionist fears that have surfaced since the beginning of the financial crisis.’ As he rightly notes, the recent financial crisis has...

Minority shareholders face particular difficulties where they seek redress against wrongdoing directors. This state of affairs seems to reflect an implicit acceptance both by the judiciary, the English Law Commission and the Company Law Reform Bill that it is somehow undesirable that companies...