Research handbook on directors' duties

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Author:

Paolini, Adolfo, editor.

ISBN:

9781781004401

Physical Description:

xvii, 354 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Series:

Research handbooks in corporate law and governance

Research handbooks in corporate law and governance.

Contents:

Evolving directors' duties in the common law world / Directors' duties in Canada : paintings in a stream? / Directors' duties in the UK / Almost codified almost 20 years on : the effect of the Companies Act 1993 on the development of directors' duties in New Zealand / Directors' duties in Italy / Directors' duties in China / A brief note on directors' duties of care and loyalty in Portugal / The limits of directors' duties in fostering corporate social responsibility and the idea of a multi-stakeholder board / In loco parentis : directorial duties to consumers / Connections between ethics and directors' duties in Australia / Navigating financial turbulence : directors' duties in the face of insolvency / Non-executive directors in financial institutions : a demanding standard of care / The relationship between investors and corporations after the financial crisis

Subject Term:

Directors of corporations -- Legal status, laws, etc.

Added Author:

Paolini, Adolfo,

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Summary

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.

Contributors: C. Amatucci, A. Anand, V. Brand, T.A. Gabaldon, M.M. Harner, J.G. Hill, S.H. Goo, M. Jaramillo, D. Klingler, A. Lista, J. MacIntosh, A. Paolini, P. Pais de Vanconcelos, S. Watson