Rights and Duties of Directors, 11th edition

The new, 11th edition of Rights and Duties of Directors is a highly practical and comprehensive publication relevant to all company directors and their advisers.

“For any director (experienced or inexperienced), this is a key text they should not be without”  Student Law Journal

"Rights and Duties of Directors is an essential guideline for any company director."  German- British Chamber of Industry & Commerce

It clearly explains the rights and powers of directors and their specific duties as prescribed by company law and legislation. Includes:

• Changes to reflect updates in employment regulations and best practice, for example repeal of the statutory disciplinary and grievance procedure by the Employment Act 2008 and amendment of flexible working rights for employees;
• Relevant information from the Shareholders Rights Directive;
• An update on corporate governance, in particular changes emanating from the FSA’s Walker Review;
• Updates in case law, for example the first prosecution under new corporate manslaughter legislation.

Reviews:

Being a director of a company has been a challenging task over the last few years due to the international financial and economic crisis. Since this crisis turned into a European sovereign debt crisis things are not likely to change in the years to come.

Considering this difficult economic background and the recent legislative developments any director should know what his rights and especially what his duties are. Rights and Duties of Directors by Martha Bruce delivers a very good outline on this topic.

The standard work provides the reader with practical and up-to-date advice on all important aspects of a director’s work. After a general introduction on the role of a director, the board and the company secretary and a chapter on the rights of a director the book addresses the different types of duties a director is charged with.

The structure of the book enables the reader to find the information required in an instant.

The eleventh edition covers all recent developments in the new legislation (including the Bribery Act 2010) and best practice and their practical effects. 

Concluding, Rights and Duties of Directors is an essential guideline for any company director.

--- German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce, 2011