Written in a readable style, this book provides an account, and much-needed analysis, of minority shareholders rights and remedies under section 459 of the Companies Act 1985. In the study of minority shareholders rights, there has been a tendency to give inadequate attention to the remedies now available. This book take a new approach to the treatment of minority shareholders protection. Much of this book is devoted to a detailed study of the effectiveness of section 459 as a shareholders remedy. Commencing with an examination of the problems faced by a minority shareholder, the book goes on t.

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Law - Civil / Private, Trade, Anti Trust Law, Business Law, grade: B+, Tsinghua University, language: English, abstract: The Company Law of the People’s Republic of China was revised in the year 2005. This paper analyses the protection of the minority shareholders under the new law.

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Law - Civil / Private / Trade / Anti Trust Law / Business Law, grade: B+, Tsinghua University, language: English, abstract: The Company Law of the People's Republic of China was revised in the year 2005. This paper analyses the protection of the minority shareholders under the new law.

Lucid and practical in approach, this new text provides a definitive treatment of the law in relation to the protection of minority shareholders.

The protection afforded to shareholders in general, and to minority shareholders specifically, may differ from country to country. This book examines the methods used in different countries to protect minority shareholders. Every author gives an overview of his or her country's company law. the types of companies which issue shares and the types of shares issued are described. the relevance of concepts such as `share', `shareholder', `majority shareholder' and 'minority shareholder', as well as the nature and relationships of shareholder rights provided by law and those contained in corporate documents, are examined. A shareholder of a company is entitled to specific substantive and procedural rights. the effective means of enforcing them and against whom they may be enforced are discussed in detail. Finally, the work considers issues of jurisdiction, conflict of laws and certain other substantive laws insofar as these rules and laws relate to and impact on the protection and enforcement of the rights of minority shareholders against domestic and foreign companies. This new publication draws on the knowledge and experience of legal practitioners from Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America.