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Company Directors: Principles of Law and Corporate Governance 2nd Edition

Company Directors: Principles of Law and Corporate Governance 2nd Edition

Name: Company Directors: Principles of Law and Corporate Governance 2nd Edition
Brand: LexisNexis Australia
SKU: 9780409357912
Price: 3431.00 HKD
Availability: InStock
Author: Ian M Ramsay
ISBN: 9780409357912

By Ian M Ramsay

LexisNexis Australia January 2023

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780409357912
Publisher: LexisNexis Australia
Publication: January 2023
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Australia ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Company Directors: Principles of Law and Corporate Governance is a detailed, scholarly and comprehensive analysis of law and governance as they relate to Australian company directors. This updated second edition examines the duties of company directors, remedies for breach of these duties, and the structure and operations of the board of directors, taking into account legislative and case law developments which have occurred since the first edition was published in 2005.

Written by highly-respected authors in the field of corporate law, the book also includes expert commentary on corporate governance as it relates to company directors.

A new title in the LexisNexis Black and Silver series, this text is divided into three comprehensive parts, covering the structure and powers of company directors, specific duties imposed on directors, and enforcement of duties as well as remedies for breach of directors’ duties.

Features

Well-written by expert authors in the field
Comprehensive coverage of corporate governance and directors’ duties
A highly regarded and authorative practitioner text

PART A: The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance; Structure, Powers and Operation of the Board of Directors; 1.
Issues in Corporate Governance: 2.
The Structure and Operations of the Board of Directors: 3.
Directors and Authority to Act for a Company: 4.
Remuneration of Directors and Termination Benefits: PART B: The Duties of Directors; 5.
Introduction to Directors’ Duties; Who is Subject to the Fiduciary and Statutory Duties?: 6.
The Duty to Act with Care and Diligence and the Duty Not to Fetter Discretions: 7.
The Duty to Act in Good Faith in the Best Interests of the Company and the Duty to Act for a Proper Purpose 8 The Duty to Avoid Conflicts of Interest and Conflicts of Duty; the Duty Not to Misappropriate Corporate Property and Opportunities: 9.
Insolvent Trading and Other Circumstances Where a Director may be Liable for the Company’s Debts and Other Obligations: 10.
Duties in Relation to Meetings of Members, Financial Reporting and Continuous Disclosure: 11.
Common Directorships and Nominee Directors: 12.
Financial Benefits to Directors and Other Related Parties of Public Companies: 13.
Insider Trading: 14.
Concurrent Liability of Directors: 15.
Ratification of Duties; Insurance and Indemnification; Court Exoneration; Statutory Validation of Acts of Directors: PART C: Remedies for Breach of Duty and Enforcement; 16.
Remedies and Penalties: 17.
Members’ Derivative Litigation to Enforce Directors’ Duties