Direct suits and derivative actions: rethinking shareholder protection in comparative corporate law

• Main Author: Koh, Alan K.
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Business::Law::Comparative and uniform law; Business::Law::Business enterprises
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164409
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Shareholder lawsuits comprise two categories: direct suits and derivative actions. While singling out derivative actions as the quintessential minority shareholder protection mechanism, comparative corporate law scholarship, "Law and Finance" literature, and the World Bank's influenti...