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Gibbs-Kneller, David 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6596-8536 and Ogbonnaya, Chidiebere
(2019)
Empirical analysis of the statutory derivative claim: de facto application and the sine quibus non.
Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 19 (2).
pp. 303-332.
ISSN 1473-5970
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Abstract
This article empirically investigates how the statutory derivative procedure is being applied de facto in comparison with the equitable procedure. Agency theory supposes that the corporate purpose is to maximise the value of the company by approximating the ‘efficient contract’ between the shareholders and directors. The derivative claim is one such way of doing so. However, an intractable tension exists between too much and too little litigation where there are inadequate private incentives relative to the corporate purpose. The equitable procedure did not incentivise litigation. The concern of the statutory reform was that an accessible procedure would create inadequate private incentives for shareholders to litigate. We do not find evidence that the statutory procedure is more accessible. We observed what we call the sine quibus non for permission. Shareholders are unlikely to meet these, creating little incentive to litigate and directors will continue to be incentivised to deter litigation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | derivative claims,shareholders,directors,shareholders,directors’ duties,derivative claims,directors,shareholder rights,law ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3308 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > International Law |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2018 17:30 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Oct 2022 04:08 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/68753 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14735970.2018.1527651 |
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