Rights and Duties of Directors, 14th edition is a highly practical and comprehensive publication relevant to all company directors and their advisers. It clearly explains the rights and powers of directors and their specific duties as prescribed by company law and associated legislation.This is an invaluable guide for all company directors - and their legal advisers - whatever the size of their organisation, as well as company secretaries and HR professionals. Rights and Duties of Directors details each and every duty in relation to the core administration, compliance and disclosure requirements of company law and other closely associated legislation.Previous print edition ISBN: 9781780432076
Explaining the rights and powers of directors, this guide explores their specific duties area by area, as prescribed by company law and other legislation. These include financial responsibilities, duties to shareholders, the board and the community, and the director and insolvency. This fifth edition incorporates all developments to provide an up-to-date account of directors' rights and duties for 2002. This includes full coverage of the increasing demands of corporate governance following the adoption of the Cadbury Greenbury combined code. It should be relevant to all company directors, and especially to those newly appointed.
"The Director's Handbook is published by the Institute of Directors (IoD) in association with law firm Pinsent Masons. It is not a legal text book; it is a practical resource for those who run companies and need to understand the ever-changing legal and regulatory environment in which they operate. All companies - large or small, public or private - and many other organisations too, will find it useful."--BOOK JACKET.
The new edition of this well-established title (the eighteenth in the series) covers a comprehensive range of topics, from the personal affairs of a director on appointment to the conduct of a company's business and questions of governance and strategy. It gives the reader an understanding of the practical application of all the legal and regulatory issues facing directors, both on a day-to-day operational basis and in relation to questions of importance to long term decision making. Updates to the previous edition include: - new material covering the AIM regime and the AIM Rules for companies, and the application of the Market Abuse Regulation to both listed and AIM companies following Brexit - an updated chapter on insolvency issues, covering the reforms and structures introduced by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 - new and updated sections on directors' 'general' duties under the Companies Act 2006 (including s.172) and on directors' disqualification - reviews of directors' reporting obligations in the Annual Report and otherwise, and of relations with shareholders The new edition also covers the administrative and accounting obligations of directors under the Companies Act 2006, the role of directors and board decision making, the listing regime and governance arrangements applicable to different types of company, employees and customers, aspects of competition law, requirements concerning the environment, and public company takeovers. Available as an electronic publication, this e-Book provides easy access to formal guidance notes and other publications of third party institutions and organisations and supports cross referencing in the text. This book aims to be a compendium handbook with a legal basis and will help the reader to: - understand the full range of issues which may face directors and those proposing to become directors - provide information and guidance on matters which boards may need to address in their decision making processes, including appendices detailing some practical checklists and a practical Glossary of terms with electronic links to the text aiding the accessibility of the work to all readers. - broaden the horizons of those seeking to understand the extent of the legal, regulatory and practical considerations which may need to be considered in companies both large and small It's an invaluable resource for company directors, company secretaries, and governance and HR professionals in organisations of all sizes, as well as their legal advisers, in house lawyers, company law practitioners, and financial advisers.
...the book will be a useful tool for directors and company secretaries, and legal practitioners will welcome the broad scope PLC June 09 The new, 9th edition of Rights and Duties of Directors is a highly practical and comprehensive publication relevant to all company directors and their advisers. It clearly explains the rights and powers of directors and their specific duties as prescribed by company law and legislation. This new edition covers the following main developments: The Indemnification of Directors (The Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004; Cases and stats on breaches of duty by directors; Changes proposed to take-over and merger provisions; Money laundering provisions and proceeds of rule; new listing rules, prospectus rules and disclosure rules; amended revisions on insider dealing and market abuse; and an update on the Turnbull Report.
"The new, 8th edition of Rights and Duties of Directors is a highly practical and comprehensive publication relevant to all company directors and their advisers. It clearly explains the rights and powers of directors and their specific duties as prescribed by company law and legislation. Extensively updated to take account of developments since the previous edition, coverage includes The Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004, new Listing Rules, Prospectus Rules and Disclosure Rules, progress in corporate killing and corporate manslaughter proposals and developments in age discrimination, maternity and paternity leave."
