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Level 7 Diploma in International Business Law

Minority Shareholder Protection

IBL705 · Company Law — Week 7 of 16

CourseIBL705
Week7 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Minority Shareholder Protection

  1. Common law constraints and exceptions to Foss v Harbottle
  2. Statutory derivative claims under Part 11 CA 2006
  3. Unfair prejudice petitions under section 994 and just and equitable winding up
  4. Derivative actions
  5. Minority Shareholder Protection: Unfair prejudice- and just & equitable winding up petitions
  6. Shareholder Protection From Unfair Prejudice: (1) Jurisdiction; and (2)Practice and procedure

What you will be able to do

  • 3.3 Analyse minority shareholder protection.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse minority shareholder protection.

Study materials

Videos

  • Derivative actions · YouTube · Mariette Jones · 22 min · for registered students
  • Minority Shareholder Protection: Unfair prejudice- and just & equitable winding up petitions · YouTube · Mariette Jones · 19 min · for registered students
  • Shareholder Protection From Unfair Prejudice: (1) Jurisdiction; and (2)Practice and procedure · YouTube · Commercial Chambers · 38 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Companies Act 2006, Part 11: Derivative claims and proceedings by members · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
  • Insolvency Act 1986 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
  • Companies Act 2006 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Comparative Business Structures
  • Week 2: Corporate Formation and Constitutional Documents
  • Week 3: Corporate Personality and the Veil of Incorporation
  • Week 4: Corporate Governance and Board Dynamics
  • Week 5: Directors' General Duties and Liabilities
  • Week 6: Shareholder Decision-Making and Governance Rights
  • Week 7: Minority Shareholder Protection
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Directors' Responsibilities in Financial Distress
  • Week 10: Auditing and Corporate Accountability
  • Week 11: Corporate Insolvency, Liquidation, and Distribution
  • Week 12: Applying Company Law in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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