- Yan, M. (2024). The Current Debate and Future Development of Dual-Class Share Structures in China. Hong Kong Law Journal, 54(1), pp. 135–158.
- Yan, M. (2024). Weighted Voting Rights Under China’s New Company Law. Journal of Business Law, (7), pp. 559–569.
- Yan, M., Jia, F., Chen, L. and Yan, F. (2022). Assurance process for sustainability reporting: Towards a conceptual framework. Journal of Cleaner Production, 377. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134156.
- Yan, M. (2022). Permitting dual class shares in the UK premium listing regime – a path to enhance rather than compromise investor protection. Legal Studies, 42(2), pp. 335–357. doi:10.1017/lst.2021.50.
- Yan, M. (2021). The myth of dual class shares: lessons from Asia’s financial centres. Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 21(2), pp. 397–432. doi:10.1080/14735970.2020.1870843.
- Yang, L. and Yan, M. (2021). The Conceptual Barrier to Comparative Study and International Harmonisation of Data Protection Law. Hong Kong Law Journal, 51(3), pp. 917–950.
- Yan, M. (2020). The Role of Government and Regulation in Corporate Social Responsibility - The Case of China. Columbia Journal of Asian Law, 33(2), pp. 264–294. doi:10.7916/cjal.v33i2.4778.
- Yan, M. and Daoning, Z. (2020). From Corporate Responsibility to Corporate Accountably. Hastings Business Law Journal, 16(1), pp. 43–64.
- Yan, M. (2020). Shareholder Control in the Context of Corporate Social Responsibility—A Fundamental Challenge to Modern Corporations. Hong Kong Law Journal, 50(3), pp. 1057–1079.
- Yan, M. (2020). Differentiated voting rights arrangement under dual-class share structures in China: expectation, reality, and future. Asia Pacific Law Review, 28(2), pp. 337–359. doi:10.1080/10192557.2020.1855794.
- Yan, M. (2020). A Control-Accountability Analysis of Dual-Class Share (DCS) Structures. Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, 45(1), pp. 1–48.
- Yan, M. (2020). The Rise of Shareholder Primacy and Corporate Responsibility in China: An Overview. International Company and Commercial Law Review, 31(6), pp. 323–336.
- Yan, M. (2020). Agency Problem, Ownership Structure and a Lesson for China. Company Lawyer, 41(6), pp. 162–170.
- Yan, M. (2019). Corporate social responsibility versus shareholder value maximization: Through the lens of hard and soft law. Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, 40(1), pp. 47–86.
- Yan, M. (2017). The Corporate Objective Revisited: Part II. Business Law Review, 38(Issue 2), pp. 55–60. doi:10.54648/bula2017008.
- Yan, M. (2017). The Corporate Objective Revisited: Part I. Business Law Review, 38(Issue 1), pp. 14–20. doi:10.54648/bula2017003.
- Yan, M. (2015). Evolution of the Corporation and the Shareholders’ Role in China. International Company and Commercial Law Review, 26(11), pp. 355–363.
- Yan, M. (2015). Agency Theory Re-examined: An Agency Relationship and Residual Claimant Perspective. International Company and Commercial Law Review, 26(4), pp. 139–144.
- Yan, M. (2013). The Failure of the Entity Model. Company Lawyer, 34(9), pp. 272–280.
- Yan, M. (2012). Morality—An Equivocal Area in Patent System. European Intellectual Property Review, 34(2), pp. 261–265.
- Yan, M. (2012). The Law Surrounding the Facilitation of Online Copyright Infringement. European Intellectual Property Review, 34(2), pp. 122–126.
- Yan, M. (2011). Remedies under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980) and the Sale of Goods Act 1979: A Comparative Examination. City University of Hong Kong Law Review, 3(1), pp. 111–139.
- Yan, M. (2011). Obstacles in China’s Corporate Governance. Company Lawyer, 32(10), pp. 311–320.
Dr Min Yan
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About
Overview
Dr Min Yan is a Reader and Deputy Associate Dean (Research) at the City Law School, University of London. He is also the editor of the City Law Forum, the forum for the exchange of ideas and the reporting of new developments in all aspects of law by CLS’s academics, doctoral researchers and visiting scholars. Before joining City, Dr Yan taught at Queen Mary University of London, where he was a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in business law and Director of BSc Business with Law Programme. He holds a PhD in Law from King’s College London and a fellowship of Higher Education Academy.
Dr Yan’s research engages with the intersection between business and law and specialises in corporate law, corporate governance, and corporate responsibility. He has published in leading refereed journals such as Legal Studies, Journal of Corporate Law Studies, Asia Pacific Law Review, Hong Kong Law Journal and well-known U.S. law reviews such as Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, Hastings Business Law Journal and Columbia Journal of Asian Law. His monograph Beyond Shareholder Wealth Maximisation is published by Routledge in 2018 (paperback in 2019). Dr Yan’s research has also been featured on the Oxford Business Law Blog, Business Times and Columbia University’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets etc.
Dr Yan currently serves as an expert reviewer for the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad and the Canadian Social Science and Humanities Research Council. Meanwhile, Dr Yan is a dual qualified English and Chinese solicitor. Before entering academia, he practiced law and worked as a legal consultant.
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
- PhD in Law, King's College London, United Kingdom
- LLM in Commercial Law, Durham University, United Kingdom
Administrative roles
- Co-Director of Company Law, Sino - UK Research Centre on Commercial Law, Economics and Business
- Deputy Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, The City Law School
Employment
- Reader in Law, City, University of London, Sep 2023 – present
- Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Business Law, Queen Mary University of London, Aug 2021 – Aug 2023
- Lecturer in Business Law, Queen Mary University of London, Sep 2016 – Aug 2021
Fellowships
- Fellow, Higher Education of Academy, Jul 2018 – present
Memberships of professional organisations
- Member, Law Society of England and Wales, Apr 2022 – present
- Member, Society of Legal Scholars, Dec 2017 – present
- Academic Member, European Corporate Governance Institute, Dec 2017 – present
- Member, International Corporate Governance Society, Jun 2017 – present
- Member, All China Lawyers Association, Oct 2010 – present
Publications
Publications by category
Books (2)
- Fort, T. and Presser, S. (2023). The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business. (Liu, J. and Yan, M., Trans.) Taipei: Angle Publishing.
- Yan, M. (2017). Beyond Shareholder Wealth Maximisation Towards a More Suitable Corporate Objective for Chinese Companies. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-97358-8.
Chapters (3)
- Yan, M. (2020). Residual Claimant Theory. Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management (pp. 1–5). Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-02006-4.
- Yan, M. (2020). Corporate Objectives. Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management (pp. 1–4). Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-02006-4.
- Yan, M. (2020). The Modern Corporation and Private Property. Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management (pp. 1–5). Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-02006-4.
Journal articles (23)
Professional activities
Editorial activity (2)
- International Journal of Technology Management, Guest Editor, Aug 2022 – present.
- International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility, Editorial Board Member, Jun 2018 – present.