The 2006 Companies Act for the first time codified a number of long established common law principles relating …… continue reading >>
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Did the Lloyds board act with sufficient care on the HBOS deal? Manifest takes a look at the legal aspects of directors’ duties in the context of one of this century’s most politically charged takeovers.
Banks were ownerless corporations whose shareholders gave their governance role a low priority. That’s just one of the damning conclusions from the UK’s Treasury Committee which has released its third report on the Banking Crisis. The report entitled “Banking Crisis: reforming corporate governance and pay in the City” has a wide brief looking not just …… continue reading >>
Manifest has recently published its findings on voting at UK shareholder meetings in 2008 and this prompted suggestions that we should make a submission to UK’s Treasury Select Committee on the Banking Crisis.
The Committee is still taking evidence and we were asked to address the issue of voting at UK Bank AGMs …… continue reading >> |
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