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Information barrier

A rule that stops named information reaching a named person. For an investor's director it must close two routes: the papers she receives as a director, and the investor's own information rights. Charter §7.3 · Charter §8.3 · Chapter 5

Explained in Chapter 5, The Investor Director, of Corporate Governance.

How it comes up, in Chapter 5
The conditions build an information barrier: a rule that stops named information reaching a named person. A barrier works only if it closes every route. From the company to Calderbank there are two.
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