Company Law

Research Handbook On Directors’ Duties

By Adolfo Paolini
Edward Elgar Publishing May 2016

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ISBN-13
9781784711511
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication
May 2016
Format
Hardback , 384 pages
Jurisdiction
International ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Directors’ duties and liabilities have become the centre of a general legal discussion following the 2008 financial scandal that resulted in global recession. Questions have arisen regarding the ways in which the directors of the world’s major financial institutions have handled their duties and how their decisions have impacted investors, shareholders and consumers. This detailed Handbook discusses the nature of the relationship between a company and its directors, assessing issues such as how duties are discharged, liabilities that may arise and what interests directors should consider before embarking on commercial ventures.

The 2008 financial crisis brought increased scrutiny to the ways in which the directors of the world’s major financial institutions handle their duties and how they impact investors, shareholders and consumers. In this comprehensive Handbook, leading scholars from around the world explore the nature of the relationship between a company and its directors, assessing issues such as how duties are discharged, what liabilities may arise and whose interests directors should consider before embarking on commercial ventures.

The Handbook begins with chapters that explore the range of company law developments in several common law countries, with further chapters examining the law in several civil law jurisdictions. The Handbook then looks beyond company law to issues such as the role of directors in fostering corporate social responsibility and directors’ duties to consumers. The final chapters consider directors’ duties in times of financial turmoil.

A comprehensive and ground-breaking book of original scholarly research, the Handbook will be a valuable contribution to the libraries of company law scholars and students, as well as to business people with a professional interest in the topic.

Table of Contents

Contents
Preface

PART I: DIRECTORS' DUTIES IN THE COMMON LAW LEGAL SYSTEM
1. Evolving Director's Duties in the Common Law World Jennifer G. Hill
2. Directors' Duties in Canada: Paintings in a Stream?Jeff Mackintosh
3. Directors' Duties in the UKAndrea Lista
4. Almost Codified almost 20 years on: The Effect of the Companies Act 1993 on the Development of Directors' Duties in New ZealandSusan Watson

PART II: DIRECTORS' DUTIES IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS
5. Directors' Duties in ItalyCarlo Amatucci
6. Director's Duties in ChinaMarcos Jamaramillo
7. A Brief Note on Directors' Duties of Care and Loyalty in Portugal Pedro Pais de Vanconcelos

PART III: DIRECTORS' DUTIES BEYOND COMPANY LAW
8. The Limits of Directors' Duties in Fostering Corporate Social Responsibility and the Idea of a Multi-stakeholder BoardS. H. Goo and D. Klingler
9. In Loco Parentis: Directorial Duties to ConsumersTheresa A. Gabaldon
10. Connections between Ethics and Directors' Duties in AustraliaVivienne Brand

PART IV: DIRECTORS' DUTIES IN TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL
11. Navigating Financial Turbulence: Directors' Duties in the Face of InsolvencyMichelle M. Harner
12. Non-executive Directors in Financial Institutions: A Demanding Standard of CareAdolfo Paolini
13. The Relationship between Investors and Corporations after the Financial CrisesAnita Anand
Index

About the Author

Edited by Adolfo Paolini, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, University of Buckingham Law School and Consultant, DACBeachcroft LLP, London, UK

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