Why General Motors Thinks U.S. Auto Sales Haven't Peaked. U.S. auto sales hit record levels last year. GM's chief financial officer argues that 2015 wasn't a peak, but rather the beginning of a plateau, with a few more years of good sales yet to come. Here's his case. Feb 7, 2016 at 8:05AM.
The potential for shareholder oppression arguably increased when corporate law was changed to eliminate the common law right of minority shareholders to veto fundamental corporate changes such as mergers.n the United Kingdom, the Companies Act 2006 governs remedies for minority shareholder oppression. Contractual protections, such as buyout provisions in a shareholder agreement, have been cited as a potential alternative to statutory protections of minority shareholders.
Majority Shareholder Law & Legal Definition. . Majority shareholder is a shareholder who owns and controls most of a corporationâs stock. Only those persons who own more that 50 percent of a companyâs shares can be a majority shareholder.Generally, a majority shareholder has more power than all of the other shareholders combined.S/he also has the authority to do things that other shareholders do not have, such as replacing a corporationâs officers or board of directors.nly those persons who own more that 50 percent of a companyâs shares can be a majority shareholder. Generally, a majority shareholder has more power than all of the other shareholders combined.