Abstract
This article examines the position of the Takeovers Panel in light of the scope for judicial review of its decisions. In 2000, the role of the Panel was transformed to make it the primary forum for resolving disputes during a takeover bid. However, opportunities for judicial review have the potential to compromise this role. The first judicial review cases reinforced these concerns in invalidating two Panel decisions. Following this, the Panel’s jurisdiction was amended significantly and the High Court subsequently upheld its constitutional validity. The recent decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court in CEMEX Australia Pty Ltd v Takeovers Panel further strengthens the Panel’s position in regard to judicial review of its decisions.
Disciplines
Commercial Law | Corporation and Enterprise Law | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Litigation
Date of this Version
April 2012
Recommended Citation
Emma Armson, "Working with the Judicial Review: The New Operation of the Takeover Panel" (April 2012). University of New South Wales Faculty of Law Research Series 2012. Working Paper 16.
http://law.bepress.com/unswwps-flrps12/art16
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Commercial Law Commons, Corporation and Enterprise Law Commons, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Commons, Litigation Commons
Comments
This paper was published at Melbourne University Law Review(2009), Vol 33, No.2, pp.657-583. This paper may also be referenced as [2012] UNSWLRS 16.