Company Directors: Duties, Liabilities, and Remedies

The second edition of this highly acclaimed standard reference work on company directors provides analysis of the many important cases which have materially changed the law and provides an update on the myriad of subordinate legislation passed since first publication. Crucially, this new edition also includes more depth of analysis on dynamic areas and has been expanded to cover additional topics. Extensive rewriting of chapters on derivative claims, unfair prejudice, and reorganizations take into account new judgments such as Lesini v Westrip Holdings Ltd [2011] and Re Neath Rugby Ltd (No 2), Hawkes v Cuddy (No 2) [2010] in which the Court of Appeal partly reversed a decision discussed in the first edition. New to this edition are additional sections on attribution, directors' liabilities to third parties, and the interpretation of a company's constitution. For the first time the book includes a chapter dedicated to tax law specific to directors recognizing this as a specialist and important area. The chapter on criminal liability analyses the broad changes which will be made to the law on corruption by the Bribery Act 2010 when the Act comes into force. This new edition is a complete reference on the law relating to company directors and is the first port of call for all serious corporate lawyers and scholars on this subject. Contributors to this volume - Adam Al-Attar, 3-4 South Square Mark Arnold, 3-4 South Square Edward Brown, Essex Court Chambers Tom Chacko, Pump Court Tax Chambers Charlotte Cooke, 3-4 South Square Glen Davis QC, 3-4 South Square Adam Goodison, 3-4 South Square Martin Griffiths QC, Essex Court Chambers Marcus Haywood, 3-4 South Square Stuart Hill, Hogan Lovells Lexa Hilliard QC, 3-4 South Square Cary Kochberg, Hogan Lovells Blair Leahy, 20 Essex Street Henry Legge, 5 Stone Buildings Simon Mortimore QC, 3-4 South Square Georgina Peters, 3-4 South Square Stephen Robins, 3-4 South Square Claire Sibson, Cloth Fair Chambers Tom Smith, 3-4 South Square Lloyd Tamlyn, 3-4 South Square Hannah Thornley, 3-4 South Square William Willson, 3-4 South Square Antony Zacaroli QC, 3-4 South Square