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The Shareholder’S Standing To Challenge The Exercise Of Directorial Power: Tianrui (International) Holding Company V China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd, Pearlie M. C. Koh Jan 2026

The Shareholder’S Standing To Challenge The Exercise Of Directorial Power: Tianrui (International) Holding Company V China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd, Pearlie M. C. Koh

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

An enduring problem with the proper purposes duty is the apparent right of the shareholder to enforce the same despite the duty being owed to the company. The cases on the proper purpose duty have thus far simply assumed the right of the shareholder to do so without dealing with the question of standing. In Tianrui (International) Holding Company Ltd v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd, the Privy Council dealt with this issue directly and affirmed the shareholder's right to bring the action on the basis of the statutory contract constituted by the memorandum and articles of association of the …

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An Ex-Post Analysis Framework For Assessing The Effectiveness And Driving Factors Of Green Building Certification Adoption: A Case Study Of Singapore, Hao Gu, Xiaoyu Jin, Fu Xiao, Maomao Hu, Clayton Miller Jan 2026

An Ex-Post Analysis Framework For Assessing The Effectiveness And Driving Factors Of Green Building Certification Adoption: A Case Study Of Singapore, Hao Gu, Xiaoyu Jin, Fu Xiao, Maomao Hu, Clayton Miller

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

Cities worldwide are adopting green building certification policies to meet sustainability and decarbonization targets in the building sector. However, the effectiveness of green certifications remains contested due to the difficulty of decomposing multiple influencing factors on building energy consumption. This study proposes an econometrics-based ex-post analysis framework to assess the effectiveness of green building certification policies in energy savings and identify driving factors by decomposing multiple influential factors. The proposed framework incorporates time-fixed effect models to examine factors driving the adoption of green building certifications, and causality analysis to quantify the effectiveness. Applying the framework to analyze a panel dataset …

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Internationalization Struggles And Student Mobility: Ethnic Exclusion And Racism In Philippine Higher Education, Yasmin Y. Ortiga Jan 2026

Internationalization Struggles And Student Mobility: Ethnic Exclusion And Racism In Philippine Higher Education, Yasmin Y. Ortiga

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

There is an extensive literature on student mobility that seeks to understand the nature of, rationales for and consequences of internationalisation in higher education. This scholarship primarily focusses on students studying in the ‘west’. This paper shows how ‘atypical’ student destinations also illuminate the contradictions of internationalisation, revealing the challenges faced by higher education settings beyond academic centres in the west. Drawing on the case of the Philippines, I discuss how private universities actively recruited international students to maximise profits from student tuition. Yet, these efforts led to a backlash among Filipino educators and students, prompting administrators to institute policies …

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