Company directors : principles of law and corporate governance / R. P. Austin, H. A. J. Ford, I. M. Ramsay.

Sydney : LexisNexis, 2005.

1st edition

25229

Corporation law -- Australia.

Corporate governance -- Australia.

Directors of corporations -- Australia.

Part A: Structure and powers of the board of directors:

1. Issues in corporate governance

2. The structure and operations of the board of directors

3. Directors and authority to act for a company

4. The rights of directors

Part B: The duties of directors:

5. The function and nature of directors' duties

6. The duty to act with care and diligence and the duty not to fetter discretions

7. The duties to act in good faith in the best interests of the company and for a proper purpose

8. The duty to avoid conflicts of interest and conflicts of duty

9. Improper profits and the appropriation of corporate property and opportunities

10. Insolvent trading and the protection of creditors

11. The duty to act lawfully, with power and within authority

12. Duties in relation to meetings of members and financial statements

13. The duties and liabilities of directors in the context of capital raising

14. Common directorships and nominee directors

15. Related parties, termination benefits, insider trading, and other statutory liabilities

16. Concurrent liability of directors

17. Ratification of duties, insurance and indemnification, statutory validation

Part C: Remedies for breach of duty and enforcement:

18. Remedies and penalties

19. Members' derivative litigation to enforce directors' duties.

One copy donated to Maroochydore Library by W. A. (Tony) Lee 13 February 2007.

Copy donated to Maroochydore Library is inscribed "To Tony Lee with compliments Warren Ford".

Includes index.

0409313351

lxxxiv, 822 pages