Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index was 7 0-10 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-10.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 7 0-10 for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 7 0-10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7 0-10, in 2005.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 38th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | 0-10 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 0-10 | — |
| 2006 | 7 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 0-10 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 0-10 | 7 0-10 | 7 0-10 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7 0-10 | 7 0-10 | 7 0-10 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 7 0-10 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 7 0-10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 0-10 in 2005.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index (0-10). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The extent of director liability index measures when board members can be held liable for harm caused by related-party transactions and what sanctions are available. It has seven components: (i) whether shareholders can sue directly or derivatively for the damage the transaction causes to the company; (ii) whether a shareholder plaintiff can hold Mr. James liable for the damage the Buyer-Seller transaction causes to the company; (iii) whether a shareholder plaintiff can hold other executives and directors (the CEO, members of the board of directors or members of the supervisory board) liable for the damage the transaction causes to the company; (iv) whether Mr. James pays damages for the harm caused to the company upon a successful claim by the shareholder plaintiff; (v) whether Mr. James repays profits made from the transaction upon a successful claim by the shareholder plaintiff; (vi) whether Mr. James is disqualified upon a successful claim by the shareholder plaintiff; and (vii) whether a court can void the transaction upon a successful claim by a shareholder plaintiff.