Mapping types of shareholder lawsuits across jurisdictions

M Gelter - Research handbook on representative shareholder …, 2018 - elgaronline.com
When corporate law scholars trained in the United States explore shareholder litigation
abroad, they often start by looking for types of shareholder litigation familiar from the US …

The anatomy of Singapore's statutory derivative action: why do shareholders sue–or not?

SS Tang - Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The derivative action is widely acknowledged to be an important part of corporate law and
governance. Over a quarter century after the statutory derivative action landed in Singapore …

Corporate avengers need not be angels: rethinking good faith in the derivative action

SS Tang - Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
To obtain leave to bring a statutory derivative action in many Commonwealth jurisdictions,
the claimant must show that she is acting in good faith. Of late, this requirement of good faith …

A Critical Assessment of Pertinent Locus Standi Features of the Derivative Remedy under Zimbabwe's New Companies and Other Business Entities Act

F Hamadziripi, PC Osode - Journal of African Law, 2022 - cambridge.org
The importance and contribution of derivative litigation to the effectiveness and credibility of
a jurisdiction's corporate governance system is indisputable. There is a positive correlation …

The leave of court requirement for instituting derivative actions in the UK: A ten-year jurisprudential excursion

F Hamadzirip, PC Osode - Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal …, 2021 - ajol.info
The judiciary-exclusive role to allow or deny the commencement or continuation of
contemporary derivative litigation is one of the critical aspects of such proceedings. Before …

Limited shareholder inspection rights in Singapore: worrying legal gap or unnecessary for rankings?

DW Puchniak, SS Tang - Research Handbook on Shareholder …, 2023 - elgaronline.com
Singapore excels in rankings. It has ranked first, or near the top, on the most prominent
index that measures good corporate governance in Asia for over a decade. 2 It has ranked …

Derivative Claim in the System of Remedies for Corporate Legal Relations

A Kostruba - Revista Jurídica Portucalense, 2023 - revistas.rcaap.pt
Corporate law has a lot of gaps and shortcomings in the legal doctrine to date. Therefore, it
is important to find these shortcomings and propose solutions to eliminate them. The topic of …

The Constitution and Enforcement of Director Duties in Bangladesh and the United Kingdom: a Comparative Study

KMU Ahamed - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Directors' duties of loyalty and care, as well as the enforcement of these requirements
through derivative lawsuits, are significant aspects of the corporate legal system. These …

[PDF][PDF] Towards legal reform of Saudi law of directors' duties and of enforcement by derivative action

AM Aleshaikh - 2018 - theses.gla.ac.uk
Directors' duties of care and loyalty and their enforcement by derivative action, are important
elements in the company law system. Such mechanisms are introduced to ensure that …

[PDF][PDF] Derivative Action-An Impartial Right given to Minority Shareholders under Pakistan's Legislation

S Ali, A Iqbal, A Sharif, F Murad… - Central European …, 2022 - scholar.archive.org
Financial interests of minority shareholders are uncertain and volatile in the Pakistan
Company Act. The Act does not have a significant redress in the shape of a derivative action …