A shareholder is a legal or natural person holding one or more shares in a public or private company in ireland certain rights and entitlements are conferred on shareholders by common law and statute companies acts 1963 2012. This guide examines the main rights of a shareholder in a bvi company and the potential remedies available to a shareholder when things go wrong principal sources the principal sources of shareholder rights and remedies under bvi law are set out in the. Legal remedies for oppressed shareholders an overview of section 205 we explained that certain rights and entitlements are conferred on the shareholders of irish public and private companies by common law and statute available remedies where an aggrieved shareholder establishes his case under section 205 to the satisfaction of the . Description shareholders rights and remedies is a practical guide for practitioners outlining the rights of shareholders in irish companies and the remedies available to them under the companies acts 1963 2012 irish company law is being overhauled in an attempt to close gaps in the regulation of irish companies in recent years. Company law protection of minority shareholders in unlisted companies introduction the inexorable growth of companies and the increased shareholder sophistication in recent years have led to stronger demand for shareholder rights and remedies that safeguard the interests of investors from errant and manipulative management