LAW7243

Shareholders' remedies (6 points)

(LAW)

Leader: Professor E Boros

Offered:
Not offered in 2003.

Synopsis: Principal topics include: Self help - Institutional shareholder activisim; individual shareholder activism; access to information; the corporate consititution; and shareholders' agreements. Litigious remedies: oppression; winding up; common law limitations on majority voting power; the statutory derivative action; and compulsory acquisition of minority shareholdings.

Assessment: Research Paper (7500 words): 100%

Contact Hours: One 2-hour seminar per week

Prerequisites: LAW4174 or LAW7277 or equivalent.