Autorentext

Thomas Papadopoulos is an Associate Professor of Business Law at the University of Cyprus. He holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford. He is also an editorial board member of European Company Law (ECL) Journal (Kluwer) and of European Company Case Law (ECCL) Review (Nomos). Moreover, he is a legal expert for Cyprus law at the European Model Company Act (EMCA) Group. He was awarded the "Cyprus Research Award-Young Researcher (2014)". His articles were published in top law journals. He is the author and editor of books on takeovers, cross-border mergers, Cyprus company law and law & geoeconomics.

Inhalt

Part A: Shareholder Activism and Efficient Exercise of Minority Shareholder Rights

1. Shareholders' Engagement Activities in SRD Perspective

2. Minority Shareholders Enforcing Corporate Social Responsibility Claims: Why Regulatory Law Matters?

3. Protection of Minority Shareholders in the General Meeting: Challenging Meeting Resolutions in Comparative Law

4. Capital Maintenance, Shares and Protection of Minority Shareholders: Minority Shareholder Activism and Corporate Dividends

5. Abuse of Rights by Minority Shareholders

Part B: Protection of Minority Shareholders in the Light of Transparency and Information

6. Active Information Rights for Minority Shareholders, Especially Inspection Rights

7. Protecting Minority Shareholders through Disclosure in EU Company Law: The Role of Business Registers Following the Adoption of Directive (EU) 2025/25

8. Protection of Minority Shareholders and Related Party Transactions in EU Law

Part C: Protection of Minority Shareholders in the Context of Control Mechanisms and Fundamental Changes

9. EU Directive 2024/2810 on Multiple-Vote Share Structures in Companies that Seek Admission to Trading of their Shares on a Multilateral Trading Facility: Harmonisation Efforts and Corporate Governance Challenges

10. Minority Shareholder Protection and the Mandatory Bid Rule: The Serbian Example

11. Delistings and Minority Shareholder Protection in the EU

12.The Protection of Minority Shareholders in Cross-Border Transformations

13. Cross-border Conversions, Transfer of Registered Office and Protection of Minority Shareholders in Cyprus Company Law: Can You Put New Wine in an Old Bottle?