ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Commercial Law Centre (UNCLC) hosted the UNCLC Workshop: “Corporate Law in Turbulent Times” at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ School of Law. It was a fantastic afternoon of discussion, ideas, and collaboration - thank you to all speakers and attendees who made the event a success!
Session 1 (Chair: Colin Mackie)
Panpan sun – From Participation to Marginalisation in BrewDog: Examining Minority Shareholder Protections
Nina Boeger – The Independent Enterprise: Owned but in No One’s Pocket
Session 2 (Chair: Panpan Sun)
David Gindis – Institutional Theory for Corporate Law: An Invitation
Michael Galanis – Radicalising the Legitimacy of Business Organisation Law: A Social, Moral, and Political Perspective
Vincenzo Bavoso – Regulating ‘Meme‑Stock’ Speculation in Times of Financial Turmoil: The Challenge for Securities Regulation by Online Platform-Led Short-Squeezes
Session 3 (Chair: Marc Moore)
Andrew Johnston – The Dawn of Shareholder Value: The Normalisation of the Hostile Takeover in the UK (1952–1954)
Simge Aslan – Digital Platforms in Insolvency: Issues of Ownership
A huge thank‑you to everyone who joined us in person and online for contributing to such a stimulating and timely conversation on how corporate law adapts in turbulent times.
Posted on Thursday 22nd January 2026