Staff profile

Jonathan is an Associate Professor in Corporate Law at Durham Law School. He joined Durham in October 2010. He teaches mainly on the postgraduate taught programme and supervises numerous postgraduate dissertations in broad areas of corporate law and commercial law. He also teaches undergraduates on the Company Law module.

Jonathan's research interests lie primarily in corporate law, especially European corporate law. To date, his work in corporate law has focused on takeover regulation and corporate governance, including the role of shareholders and the protection of minority shareholders. He is the author of the Takeovers and European Legal Framework: A British Perspective (Routledge-Cavendish, 2009), a monograph that provides a detailed understanding of the implementation of the Takeover Directive 2004/25/EC into the UK. He is currently researching on the interaction between free movement of capital and regulation of takeovers in light of the Brexit implications for the UK.

Research Supervision

Jonathan would be delighted to hear from potential PhD students interested in researching any area of corporate law, especially in relation to takeovers, interaction between takeovers and free movement of capital, corporate governance, directors' duties, minority shareholder protection, and corporate social responsibility. His most recent PhD students researched issues in takeovers, mergers, corporate governance, and sale of goods issues related to the Vienna Convention.

Please read the information here and contact Jonathan for advice on your draft proposal.

Teaching Areas

Company Law

Takeover Regulation in the EU

• Regulation of Takeovers
• Corporate Governance
• EU Internal Market, particularly Free Movement of Capital
• Commercial Law, particularly Sale of Goods

Authored book

• Mukwiri, J. (2009). Takeovers and the European Legal Framework: A British Perspective. Routledge-Cavendish
• Mukwiri, J. (2006). Commercial Contracts Law. Arima Publishing

Book review

• Mukwiri, J. (online). 'European securities law' by Raj Panasar and Philip Boekman, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. Journal of Business Law, 119-120
• Mukwiri, J. (online). 'The law and economics of takeovers : an acquirer’s perspective' by Athanasios Kouloridas, Oxford : Hart Publishing, 2007. Journal of Business Law, 295-297
• Mukwiri, J. (2012). 'EU Law and the Harmonization of Takeovers in the Internal Market' by Thomas Gr. Papadopoulos, Alphen aan den Rijn : Kluwer Law International, 2010. European law review, 37(1), 108-110

Chapter in book

• Mukwiri, J. (2019). Cross-Border Mergers Directive and Its Impact in the UK. In T. Papadopoulos (Ed.), Cross-Border Mergers (477-503). Springer Verlag
• Mukwiri, J. (2017). Takeovers. In S. Fleet, & C. Gerner-Beuerle (Eds.), Gore-Browne on EU Company Law. Jordan Publishing

Conference Paper

• Mukwiri, J. (2015, December). Harmonisation under siege in the EU market for corporate control. Paper presented at Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Seminar, London, England
• Mukwiri, J. (2015, December). Investor protection and protectionist nature of the EU market for corporate control. Paper presented at Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Seminar, London, England

Journal Article

• Mukwiri, J. (2023). Negative Implications of Greater Access to the Courts in the Takeover Process. European Company and Financial Law Review, 20(2), 358-384. https://doi.org/10.1515/ecfr-2023-0018
• Mukwiri, J. (2023). Lawful circumvention of the jurisdiction of the Takeover Panel in UK takeovers. Journal of Business Law, 6, 431-451
• Mukwiri, J. (2023). Get Off My Land!. The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer, 4, 318-334
• Mukwiri, J. (2020). The end of history for the board neutrality rule in the EU. European Business Organization Law Review, 21(2), 253-277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40804-019-00164-w
• Mukwiri, J. (2019). Brexit and implications for the free movement of capital. Legal issues of European integration, 46(1), 7-28
• Mukwiri, J. (2018). Protectionism and the EU market for corporate control: Is it possible to get the best of both worlds?. European Company and Financial Law Review, 15(2), 308-338. https://doi.org/10.1515/ecfr-2018-0011
• Mukwiri, J. (2017). Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance in the UK. European Business Law Review, 28(4), 547-573
• Mukwiri, J. (2017). Negotiating Brexit Free Trade Agreements. [Editorial Comments]. European Company Law, 14(1), 5-5
• Mukwiri, J. (2016). How independent are independent committees and advisers in Mergers and Acquisitions transactions?. Butterworths journal of international banking and financial law, 31(2), 99-102
• Mukwiri, J. (2015). Reforming EU Takeover Law Remains on Hold. [Editorial Comments]. European Company Law, 12(4), 186-187
• Mukwiri, J. (2015). British law on corporate bribery. Journal of Financial Crime, 22(1), 16-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfc-12-2013-0072
• Mukwiri, J., & Siems, M. (2014). The Financial Crisis: A Reason to Improve Shareholder Protection in the EU?. Journal of Law and Society, 41(1), 51-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2014.00656.x
• Mukwiri, J. (2013). Free Movement of Capital and Takeovers: a case-study of the tension between primary and secondary EU legislation. European law review, 38(6), 829-847
• Mukwiri, J. (2013). Takeovers and incidental protection of minority shareholders. European Company and Financial Law Review, 10(3), 432-460. https://doi.org/10.1515/ecfr-2013-0432
• Mukwiri, J. (2013). Myth of Shareholder Primacy in English Law. European Business Law Review, 24(2), 217-241
• Mukwiri, J. (2008). The myth of tactical litigation in UK takeovers. Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 8(2), 373-388
• Mukwiri, J. (2008). Directors’ duties in takeover bids and English company law. International Company and Commercial Law Review, 19(9), 281-289
• Mukwiri, J. (2005). The no reflective loss principle. The Company Lawyer, 26(10), 304-307
• Mukwiri, J. (2005). Section 459 on parent and subsidiary companies. The Company Lawyer, 26(3), 75-78
• Mukwiri, J. (2005). Credit cards and section 75: Misconceived interpretation?. Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, 13(3), 268-271
• Mukwiri, J. (2004). Using section 459 as an instrument of oppression?. The Company Lawyer, 25(9), 282-284