Securities Regulation

The Illusion of Importance: Reconsidering the UK's Takeover Defence Prohibition

David Kershaw

Year
2007
Venue
International and Comparative Law Quarterly
Level
Advanced
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Summary

Reassesses the United Kingdom's prohibition on board-created takeover defences against the background allocation of corporate powers and directors' duties. The article illustrates how a prominent rule can matter less once the surrounding legal system is taken into account.

Citation

David Kershaw. "The Illusion of Importance: Reconsidering the UK's Takeover Defence Prohibition." International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 2007.

BibTeX

@article{Kershaw2007The,
  title = {The Illusion of Importance: Reconsidering the UK's Takeover Defence Prohibition},
  author = {David Kershaw},
  year = {2007},
  journal = {International and Comparative Law Quarterly},
  url = {https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/23662/}
}
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