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Lawful circumvention of the jurisdiction of the Takeover Panel in UK takeovers (2023)
Journal Article
Mukwiri, J. (2023). Lawful circumvention of the jurisdiction of the Takeover Panel in UK takeovers. Journal of Business Law, 6, 431-451

This article examines the implications of using schemes as an alternative to offers in effecting takeovers in the United Kingdom (UK). It argues that the use of schemes undermines the jurisdiction of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers ("the Panel") i... Read More about Lawful circumvention of the jurisdiction of the Takeover Panel in UK takeovers.

Negative Implications of Greater Access to the Courts in the Takeover Process (2023)
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Mukwiri, J. (2023). Negative Implications of Greater Access to the Courts in the Takeover Process. European Company and Financial Law Review, 20(2), 358-384. https://doi.org/10.1515/ecfr-2023-0018

Recent judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union involving Austria and Italy raises the question of whether greater access to the courts makes ineffective the duty of supervisory authorities in enforcing the mandatory bid rule. This que... Read More about Negative Implications of Greater Access to the Courts in the Takeover Process.

Corporate Disclosures on Climate Change: An Empirical Analysis of FTSE All-Share British Fossil Fuel Producers (2022)
Journal Article
Attenborough, D. (2022). Corporate Disclosures on Climate Change: An Empirical Analysis of FTSE All-Share British Fossil Fuel Producers. European Business Organization Law Review, 23(2), 313-346. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40804-022-00246-2

Although UK company law has become more sensitive to climate change problems, many open questions and issues remain about the practical utility of disclosure as a presumptive regulatory solution. This article presents and analyses unique empirical re... Read More about Corporate Disclosures on Climate Change: An Empirical Analysis of FTSE All-Share British Fossil Fuel Producers.

No tyranny for failing Donald Trump – sad! Law, constitutionalism and tyranny in the twenty-first century (2021)
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O'Donoghue, A. (2021). No tyranny for failing Donald Trump – sad! Law, constitutionalism and tyranny in the twenty-first century. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 72(AD1), 33-62. https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v72iad1.935

Donald Trump’s presidency resulted in several accusations of tyrannical intent. The end of his term of office and particularly the rioting of January 6th, 2021 and the denial of the Presidential election results did little to dispel those accusations... Read More about No tyranny for failing Donald Trump – sad! Law, constitutionalism and tyranny in the twenty-first century.

Foreign-trained legal scholars in the UK: ‘irritants’ or ‘change agents’? (2021)
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Siems, M. (2021). Foreign-trained legal scholars in the UK: ‘irritants’ or ‘change agents’?. Legal Studies, 41(3), https://doi.org/10.1017/lst.2021.15

In most countries and universities, few legal scholars pursue their academic careers in a country that is different from their home jurisdiction. However, the UK is a rare exception, as its universities have shown a great willingness to appoint legal... Read More about Foreign-trained legal scholars in the UK: ‘irritants’ or ‘change agents’?.

Review of Principles of European Family Law Regarding Property, Maintenance and Succession Rights of Couples in de facto Unions, edited by Katharina Boele-Woelki, Frédérique Ferrand, Cristina González Beilfuss, Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg, Nigel Lowe, Dieter Martiny and Velina Todorova (2020)
Journal Article
Hayward, A. (2021). Review of Principles of European Family Law Regarding Property, Maintenance and Succession Rights of Couples in de facto Unions, edited by Katharina Boele-Woelki, Frédérique Ferrand, Cristina González Beilfuss, Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg, Nigel Lowe, Dieter Martiny and Velina Todorova. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 35(1), Article ebaa014. https://doi.org/10.1093/lawfam/ebaa014

Board Gender Diversity in Mexico: An Analysis and Proposal for Reform (2020)
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Riley, C., & Ruelas, P. (2020). Board Gender Diversity in Mexico: An Analysis and Proposal for Reform. Journal of international and comparative law (Hong Kong), 7(1), 155-182

The lack of gender diversity on companies’ boards has become a matter of global concern in recent years. In many countries, this concern has been matched by robust action to increase the number of women directors. Other countries, however, have fared... Read More about Board Gender Diversity in Mexico: An Analysis and Proposal for Reform.

Syria & Locating Tyranny, Hegemony and Anarchy in Contemporary International Law (2020)
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O'Donoghue, A. (2020). Syria & Locating Tyranny, Hegemony and Anarchy in Contemporary International Law. Jus Cogens, 2(1), 29-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42439-020-00015-0

Substantive renderings of tyranny, hegemony or anarchy as governance forms within international law seldom appear. When invoked, tyranny and anarchy are presented as exceptional while hegemony, in accounts often borrowed from international relations... Read More about Syria & Locating Tyranny, Hegemony and Anarchy in Contemporary International Law.

The ‘Range of Reasonable Responses’ test: A Poor ‘Substitution’ for the Statutory Language (2020)
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Baker, A. (2021). The ‘Range of Reasonable Responses’ test: A Poor ‘Substitution’ for the Statutory Language. Industrial Law Journal, 50(2), 226-263. https://doi.org/10.1093/indlaw/dwaa006

The ‘range of reasonable responses’ (RORR) test for assessing the fairness of a dismissal under section 98(4) ERA 1996 started life as a mistake and never recovered. Where the statute tells judges a dismissal is unfair if an employer acted ‘unreasona... Read More about The ‘Range of Reasonable Responses’ test: A Poor ‘Substitution’ for the Statutory Language.

The Political Legitimacy of Company Law and Regulation (2020)
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Attenborough, D. (2020). The Political Legitimacy of Company Law and Regulation. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 71(1), 384-405

Two interrelated objectives are pursued in this article: the first concerns the relationship and interaction between the UK’s company law and market-based regulation; the second explores the legitimacy of marketbased regulation in light of its potent... Read More about The Political Legitimacy of Company Law and Regulation.

The Power of Comparative Law: What Types of Units Can Comparative Law Compare? (2019)
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Siems, M. (2019). The Power of Comparative Law: What Types of Units Can Comparative Law Compare?. The American Journal of Comparative Law, 67(4), 861-888. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcl/avz030

What can comparative law compare? It is relatively uncontroversial that certain topics are included in its scope. For example, there is little doubt that any comparison between legal rules of different countries belongs to the field of comparative la... Read More about The Power of Comparative Law: What Types of Units Can Comparative Law Compare?.

The Steinfeld Effect: Equal Civil Partnerships and the Construction of the Cohabitant (2019)
Journal Article
Hayward, A. (2019). The Steinfeld Effect: Equal Civil Partnerships and the Construction of the Cohabitant. Child and family law quarterly, 31(4), 283-302

The Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019 places the Secretary of State under an obligation to reform the currently same-sex only Civil Partnership Act 2004 so as to enable access by different-sex couples. It was introd... Read More about The Steinfeld Effect: Equal Civil Partnerships and the Construction of the Cohabitant.

Life after Brexit: Operationalising the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement’s Principle of Consent (2019)
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Murray, C., & O'Donoghue, A. (2019). Life after Brexit: Operationalising the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement’s Principle of Consent. Dublin University law journal, 42(1), 147-189

Brexit has energised discussions upon Irish (re)unification, with even Theresa May recognising that the threat of a no-deal Brexit heightens the possibility of the break up of the UK. The increasingly prominent discussion of a so-called “border poll”... Read More about Life after Brexit: Operationalising the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement’s Principle of Consent.

The law and ethics of ‘cultural appropriation’ (2019)
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Siems, M. (2019). The law and ethics of ‘cultural appropriation’. International Journal of Law in Context, 15(4), 408-423. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1744552319000405

Cultural appropriation is often defined as the ‘taking of intellectual property, cultural expressions or artefacts, history, and ways of knowledge’. Despite this apparent link to intellectual property, legal issues are only rarely mentioned in the cu... Read More about The law and ethics of ‘cultural appropriation’.

The end of history for the board neutrality rule in the EU (2019)
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Mukwiri, J. (2020). The end of history for the board neutrality rule in the EU. European Business Organization Law Review, 21(2), 253-277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40804-019-00164-w

This paper argues that the failed attempt to introduce a mandatory board neutrality rule into EU takeover law was an object lesson that it is difficult to enact rules that are contrary to the corporate law cultures of the majority of the Member State... Read More about The end of history for the board neutrality rule in the EU.

"Ourworld": A Feminist Approach to Global Constitutionalism (2019)
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Houghton, R., & O'Donoghue, A. (2020). "Ourworld": A Feminist Approach to Global Constitutionalism. Global Constitutionalism, 9(1), 38-75. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2045381719000273

Global constitutionalism offers a utopian picture of the future of international law. Its advocates suggest a governance system is emergent that will fill the gaps in legitimacy, democracy and the rule of law present in international law. Speculation... Read More about "Ourworld": A Feminist Approach to Global Constitutionalism.

The Illusion of Motion: Corporate (Im)Mobility and the Failed Promise of Centros (2019)
Journal Article
Gerner-Beuerle, C., Mucciarelli, F., Schuster, E., & Siems, M. (2019). The Illusion of Motion: Corporate (Im)Mobility and the Failed Promise of Centros. European Business Organization Law Review, 20(3), 425-465. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40804-019-00157-9

The European Court of Justice’s landmark decision in Centros was heralded as creating the preconditions for a vibrant market for incorporations in the EU. In practice, however, today’s corporate landscape in Europe differs little from that of the lat... Read More about The Illusion of Motion: Corporate (Im)Mobility and the Failed Promise of Centros.

What Determines National Convergence of EU Law? Measuring the Implementation of Consumer Sales Law, (2019)
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Goanta, C., & Siems, M. (2019). What Determines National Convergence of EU Law? Measuring the Implementation of Consumer Sales Law,. Legal Studies, 39(4), 714-734. https://doi.org/10.1017/lst.2019.8

Harmonisation and legal convergence are core tasks of the European Union. This article explores the question about the determinants for national convergence of EU law, specifically applied to the ever-growing body of European consumer sales law. The... Read More about What Determines National Convergence of EU Law? Measuring the Implementation of Consumer Sales Law,.