M26064 – Shareholder rights: powers, protections, and compromises (Online)
Registration Time: 09:00
Session Time: 09:15 – 12:30 including a 15-minute break
Speaker: Dr Gianluca Busuttil
Venue: Online Webinar
Participation Fees
MIA Members: €40.00 | Non-MIA Members: €75.00 | Retired Members: €20.00 | Students: €30.00
Group bookings for 3 or more participants available.
Background Information
This session will provide an overview of the formal and information considerations that should be considered when designing the operational structure of a company, so as to ensure that the interests of shareholders and broadly respected and to ensure that any expectations vis-à-vis the interests of majority and minority shareholders are appropriately recognised and regulated. Among other things, this session will unpack the relevant provisions of the Companies Act with respect to both private and public companies as to corporate deadlock and the unfair prejudice of shareholders, provide an overview of the relevant rules that specifically regulate the role of minority shareholders within public and listed companies, and provide a practical outline of the mechanisms and frameworks that can be used by shareholders to manage their relationship and to effectively balance fairness and practicality to ensure good governance and transparency.
Topics to be covered during the session
- The legal status of a “minority shareholder”
Statutory protections for shareholders from unfair prejudice - Minority shareholder mechanisms
- Managing deadlock risk
- Deadlock resolution mechanisms
- Exit planning
Target Audience
Accountants, lawyers, corporate service providers, company directors, shareholders and advisors.
Speaker
Gianluca Busuttil, senior associate within Deloitte Legal.
CPE Competencies
3 Core
