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University of Birmingham
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Article title
Die Vertretung der britischen 'company' nach Inkrafttreten des Companies Act 2006
Type
D - Journal article
DOI
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Title of journal
Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft
Article number
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Volume number
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Issue number
12
First page of article
pp.850
ISSN of journal
0340-7926
Year of publication
2010
URL
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Number of additional authors
0
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Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
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Reserve for a double-weighted output
Yes
Non-English
Yes
English abstract
Since the UK joined the EU in 1972 its law on corporate representation has been subject to continuous reform. While the common law had aimed to protect shareholders by upholding constraints on directors’ authority, the implementation of the First Company Law Directive (68/151/EEC) required a policy shift in favour of commercial certainty. The Companies Act 2006 provides the latest attempt to resolve this tension. This article argues, however, that problems will persist as long as the UK seeks to reduce European influences to a minimum and is unwilling to embed the requirements of the Directive into a coherent legislative framework.
