Oxford Business Law Blog

Executive and non-executive directors with access to private and price-sensitive information have, as insiders, an advantage over other investors when trading in the shares of their firm. Even if...

In case of continued poor corporate performance or retirement of executive or non-executive directors, one of the key responsibilities of the board is to contemplate the dismissal of underperforming...

What are the qualities that shareholders look for in a director candidate? Do beauty and the appearance of competence in a candidate affect corporate elections? In our recent working paper, we...