Research Handbook On Directors Duties

Author : Adolfo Paolini
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781784711511
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Handbook on Directors' Duties written by Adolfo Paolini and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 ƒHandbook 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.

Author : Institute of Directors
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0749462841
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Director's Handbook written by Institute of Directors and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2010-05-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Director's Handbook, first published in 2005, filled a gap in the market by providing a practical guide to key issues facing board directors and senior business decision-makers in the UK. Now, with far-reaching changes in directors' duties and other principles of company law, this new edition updates and explains the laws which affect the way every director does their job. It deals with all aspects of a company director's role, duties, responsibilities and liabilities within the context of the current law and good practice. Written by leading experts and fully supported by research findings, this 3rd edition also contains case studies from companies of varying sizes and sectors, plus new chapters on the role of the company secretary plus the latest legal developments in the health and safety arena. The Director's Handbook is the essential reference and source of advice for all new and existing directors, as well as those who aspire to this position.

Author : Jonas Gabrielsson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786439751
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Handbook on Boards of Directors written by Jonas Gabrielsson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boards of directors are complex systems, and it is imperative to understand what the contextual forces are that shape the direction and make-up of boards. This Research Handbook provides inspiration for researchers and practitioners interested in the manifold dimensions and facets of context surrounding boards of directors.

Author : Stephen Tully
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1845428285
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Handbook on Corporate Legal Responsiblity written by Stephen Tully and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What I liked in particular about the Handbook was that each chapter identified the issues within a theoretical context and then gave the historical perspective with an accurate account of the current legal position and set down clear markers on the issues likely to influence future developments in corporate responsibility. Phillip Taylor, The Barrister This book has drawn together a distinguished and international group of writers to provide a wide-ranging discussion of the responsibility of corporations to society in general, including discussion of the role of companies in promoting human rights, accomplishing sustainable development and restoring and keeping public trust . The contributors put calls for Corporate Social Responsibility into its legal framework and provide a wide range of possible solutions to perceived weaknesses in the law. The authors are to be congratulated for adhering to the editorial mandate to provide information in a succinct style which is comprehensible to the lay person as much as the well-informed . This work is an indispensable tool for anyone engaged in the globalisation debate. It gives valuable, international, multi-faceted insights on the current situation, on work-in-progress to create change and of the theoretical perspectives which inform both. Janet Dine, Queen Mary College, University of London, UK Finally a book that explores the legal considerations related to corporate responsibility, and does so from a global perspective with strong underpinnings of ethics. This book should prove a useful guide for those academics and managers interested in the historical and emerging legal framework that guides corporate decision making around responsibility. Sandra Waddock, Boston College, US This volume provides an invaluable collection of essays that consider diverse perspectives on the social responsibility of corporations. As such it provides a very satisfying and balanced combination of contributions that should be useful to any serious student either in practice or academe of the role of corporations in society. David Crowther, London Metropolitan University, UK The ever-important topic of corporate legal responsibility is deconstructed into many multifaceted components in this fascinating Handbook, which systematically examines each in turn and describes the contemporary legal position. The Research Handbook on Corporate Legal Responsibility considers general theory and basic concepts such as corporate legal personality, the doctrine of attribution, corporate governance and directors duties, and reviews the range of individuals to which corporations may be held responsible, particularly employees, suppliers, shareholders, stakeholders and women. The substantive grounds for corporate responsibility under civil and criminal law within the North American and Commonwealth jurisdictions are evaluated, and mechanisms of accountability such as novel regulatory processes (interactive regulation, codes of conduct and social reporting), risk management and the significant role of non-governmental organisations are identified. The thought-provoking chapters contained within this Handbook go on to present perspectives on topical international questions (corruption, labour standards, human rights, environmental protection and sustainable development) including an analysis of recent initiatives from several international organisations. Bringing together the work of around thirty leading academics, practitioners, campaigners and policymakers from North America, Europe and Australia, each chapter locates these issues within a theoretical context, giving an overview of its historical evolution, providing an accurate account of the current legal position and identifying policy issues likely to influence future developments.

Author : Joan Loughrey
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857939661
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Directors' Duties and Shareholder Litigation in the Wake of the Financial Crisis written by Joan Loughrey and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÔThis book takes us back to the financial crisis and asks: should the directors of the financial institutions that caused the crisis be held responsible to their investors? LoughreyÕs and her contributorsÕ analysis of that question and the suggestions to implement their proposals are insightful and timely. This is a must-read book for those of us who are still trying to determine how to avoid the next financial crisis.Õ Ð Randall Thomas, Vanderbilt Law School, US The financial crisis revealed failings at board level at many financial institutions. But despite calls for bank boards to be held to account, there has been a remarkable paucity of litigation against bank directors for breach of their duties. This book assesses whether the law relating to directorsÕ duties and shareholder litigation has contributed to this, taking into account the changes to both that were introduced by the Companies Act 2006. With contributions from leading academics and practitioners, the book examines the directorÕs duty of care and skill, the s.172 duty, reporting obligations under s.417 of the Companies Act 2006, and shareholder litigation including the derivative action and just and equitable winding up. It concludes that neither the common law nor the statutory duties and derivative action under the Companies Act 2006 function effectively to hold directors to account and analyses why this is so. This detailed book will appeal to academics in company law and corporate governance as well as commercial law practitioners particularly those who specialize in company litigation.

Author : D. Gordon Smith
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784714836
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Handbook on Fiduciary Law written by D. Gordon Smith and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Research Handbook on Fiduciary Law offers specially commissioned chapters written by leading scholars and covers a wide range of important topics in fiduciary law. Topical contributions discuss: various fiduciary relationships; the duty of loyalty and other fiduciary obligations; fiduciary remedies; the role of equity; the role of trust; international and comparative perspectives; and public fiduciary law. This Research Handbook will be of interest to readers concerned with both theory and practice, as it incorporates significant new insights and developments in the field.

Author : Patrick J. O’Malley
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786436523
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Directors' Duties and Corporate Anti-Corruption Compliance written by Patrick J. O’Malley and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This discerning book examines good governance developments concerning anti-bribery efforts in the US and the UK, recognising that with each new major case of corporate malfeasance the parameters of directors’ duties change and expand. Taking this expansion of roles and expectations into account, and acknowledging the respective increase in exposure to civil, criminal and reputational liabilities, Patrick J. O’Malley compares the fundamental national compliance experiences of the US and UK. Investigating anti-bribery, corporate and securities law and guidance, this engaging book explores systemic expectations of directors, executive officers and compliance personnel in public and private companies.

Author : Afra Afsharipour
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788975332
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comparative Corporate Governance written by Afra Afsharipour and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research handbook provides a state-of-the-art perspective on how corporate governance differs between countries around the world. It covers highly topical issues including corporate purpose, corporate social responsibility and shareholder activism.

Author : Claire A. Hill
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781005214
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Handbook on the Economics of Corporate Law written by Claire A. Hill and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprising essays specially commissioned for the volume, leading scholars who have shaped the field of corporate law and governance explore and critique developments in this vibrant and expanding area and offer possible directions for future research. This important addition to the Research Handbooks in Law and Economics series provides insights into subjects such as the role of directors, shareholders, creditors and employees; empirical studies of litigation and shareholder activism; executive compensation; corporate gatekeepers; comparative law; and behavioral approaches to law and finance. Topics are organized within five sections: corporate constituencies, insider governance, gatekeepers, jurisdiction, and new theory. Taken as a whole, the volume serves as an introduction for those new to the field and as a reference for those unfamiliar with some of the topics discussed. Authoritative and accessible, the Research Handbook on the Economics of Corporate Law will be a valuable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners of corporate law and economics.

Author : Frank M. Placenti
Publisher : American Bar Association
ISBN 13 : 9781634258111
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Director's Handbook written by Frank M. Placenti and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2017 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As directors continue to grapple with ever expanding agendas and complex issues in the boardroom, the Director's Handbook provides a valuable practical resource that identifies 101 topics commonly encountered by public company directors. This valuable resource focuses on equipping individual directors to function at a higher level by arming them with general background on a topic and then questions to enable the director to gather the information required to reach an informed decision. It is designed as an excellent training tool for both new directors and younger lawyers entering the governance field.