CLARS Seminar Examines Enforcing Corporate Control Law
It has been a busy and engaging few weeks at the Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies (CLARS) at Monash Law, marked by a series of scholarly visits and events.
CLARS was pleased to welcome Professor Wen‑Yeu Wang, one of Taiwan’s most eminent and influential corporate law scholars, as a visiting academic. During his time in Melbourne, Professor Wang delivered a CLARS lunchtime seminar titled 'Enforcing Corporate Control Law in Taiwan: Lessons from Tatung and Similar Cases'.
The seminar examined why corporate control disputes occur with particular frequency in Taiwan and explored the structural reasons why existing legal frameworks provide relatively weak mechanisms for accountability. Professor Wang also highlighted the distinctive regulatory role played by Taiwan’s government‑sanctioned nonprofit organisation, the Investor Protection Center (IPC), offering valuable comparative insights for scholars and practitioners alike.
Following the seminar, CLARS members gathered informally to welcome Professor Wang, along with Associate Professor Takuma Kumashiro, to Monash Law and the CLARS community.
CLARS members including CLARS Director Professor Jennifer Hill (centre) with Professor Wen-Yeu Wang (pictured left) and Associate Professor Takuma Kumashiro (front).
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Enforcing Corporate Control Law in Taiwan: Lessons from Tatung and Similar Cases
Abstract
Corporate control disputes occur frequently in Taiwan and expose weakness in the enforcement of corporate law. My talk will explore why corporate control law has failed to prevent entrenchment of controlling shareholders. It will begin by explaining the background of enforcing corporate law, such as concentrated ownership structure, and briefly reviewing the pertinent facts of Tatung Co. and similar cases.
Then it will focus on three different types of enforcement issues. First, issues with judicial remedies, namely court judgments and injunctive relief. Second, issues with the government’s intervention, particularly the unique role played by the government-sanctioned nonprofit organization, the Investor Protection Center (IPC); Third, issues with internal government mechanisms, such as independent directors’ power to convene a shareholders’ meeting. It will conclude by offering some comparative law and policy recommendations.
Seminar
When: Thursday 9 April 2026
Time: 12:30pm - 2pm
Campus: Monash University Law Chambers
Level 1, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
The full session was recorded on the CLARS Video Portal.
This Monash Law faculty seminar was presented in partnership with the Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies (CLARS) and the Asian Corporate Law Forum.
Speaker
Professor Wen-Yeu Wang
Professor Wang is the Taiwan Chair and a Titular Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law (IACL) since 2008. He is currently an adjunct professor at National Taiwan University (NTU) Law School and previously served as a full-time faculty member there from 1996 to 2022. His research areas include corporate law, commercial transactions, and the economic analysis of law.
Professor Wang's educational background includes an LL.B. and LL.M. from NTU, an LL.M. from Columbia University, and a J.S.D. from Stanford University. He previously worked as an associate at Lee and Li in Taipei and at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York, respectively, specializing in corporate and finance law. From 2004 to 2007, Professor Wang took a leave of absence from NTU to serve as a commissioner at the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission, the government agency tasked with enforcing antitrust law and policies. He has authored more than 100 articles in English or Chinese, with publications including the Washington Law Review and editorial work for Springer.
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