Shareholder Actions

by Charman, Andrew; Du Toit, Johan; Gibson, Eile (CON); Legg, Michael (CON); Mirzabegian, Sera (CON)

• ISBN13: 9781847667106
• ISBN10: 1847667104
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-01-31
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional

Summary

This new title examines and interprets the law surrounding minority shareholders' rights. Minority shareholders are shareholders who have minority stakes in a company that is controlled by a majority shareholder.Contents includes:Companies, their history and constituent roleplayers; Directors and their basic functions and duties; Shareholders; Personal claims, ie Voting rights/rights at meetings; members' register; s.327; s.570, s.589; s.634; s.721; s.803; The rule in Foss v Harbottle - who rules?; demarcation of functions of directors with functions of shareholders in general meeting; within body of shareholders the majority rules; origin and development in common law; Companies Act 1945 and Companies Act 1985; Companies Act 2006 with its peculiar provisions; The law and practice of the derivative claim: ss.265-9 Companies Act 2006; No reflective loss; Unfair prejudice: s.994 Companies Act 2006; Just and equitable winding up; The Minority Shareholder in listed company - s.429 - buy-out - the FSA regulations; Listings Rules Instrument 2005; Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules; Shareholder activism; Tax issues.