In a recent contribution to the European Corporate Governance Institute Blog (the ‘ECGI Blog’), ‘The Nature of Stakeholder Capitalism and the Role of Corporate Law: A Brief Response to Colin Mayer’s Blog’, I suggested that if stakeholder capitalism were to be reconceptualized to reflect a form of beneficial social ownership of capital by stakeholders

The Indian jurisprudence on binding non-signatories to an arbitration agreement has seen significant development over the years, starting from the decision in Indowind Energy v Wescare (I) Ltd, where the Supreme Court refused to lift the corporate veil and bind non-signatories to an arbitration agreement, to Chloro Controls v Severn Trent, where the

Most major jurisdictions in the world allow shareholders of listed companies to submit proposals to the agenda of the general meeting subject to two categories of constraints, the respect of which is usually controlled by the board of directors: formal capital ownership requirements, on one hand, and conditions relating to the purpose of the proposal,

In 2018, Colin Mayer, a stalwart of the British Academy, published Prosperity. The book is the new ‘bible’ of corporate governance that ‘is destined to change the world’, says Martin Lipton, a prolific prophet for America’s white-shoe lawyers. The book’s revelation is that corporations should no longer be governed for the sole purpose

In June 2022, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (‘NHTSA’) ordered an investigation of Tesla affecting no fewer than 830,000 vehicles across all product lines. The agency is responsible, among other things, for the safety of motor vehicles licensed for use on public roads. The investigation of Tesla concerns its driving software called ‘Autopilot’.

This post looks into the recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in case C – 394/18, ‘IGI’, and discusses the question of whether national legislators are (or should be) allowed under EU company law to introduce additional protective measures, such as an actio pauliana, for creditors of companies undertaking

The OBLB will take a publishing pause between July 29 and August 31 for the European summer holidays. When we start publishing again, we expect this will be on a ‘new look’ website that the Oxford Law Faculty is moving on to. Please bear with us in the event of any transitional issues. For ease of reference