Duties and responsibilities of directors and officers / Professor Robert Baxt.

Sydney : Australian Institute of Company Directors, 2016.

21st edition

88594

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

Corporation secretaries -- Australia -- Legal status, laws, etc.

Corporate governance -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Corporation law -- Australia.

Business law -- Australia.

1. Introduction

2. The company and its components

3. The duties of directors - a broad overview

4. The fundamental duties of directors - duty to act in good faith (honestly) and to avoid conflicts of interest

5. The fundamental duties of directors - duty to act with care and diligence

6. Day-to-day duties

7. Insolvent trading

8. Insurance, forgiveness by shareholders and by the court

9. Remedies for shareholders (members) and stakeholders - statutory, as well as common law remedies

10. Traps for the unwary director

11. The role of corporate social responsibility in assessing the duties and responsibilities of directors.

For the past 33 years, Professor Robert Baxt's Duties and Responsibilities of Directors and Officers, 21st Edition has been a must-read for directors, corporate lawyers, academics and those focused on governance in Australia, and its context internationally. Written in plain English, the work provides a thorough discussion of the legal duties, responsibilities and rights facing today's directors and officers - at a time when regulation remains a main priority for government, and despite efforts being made to reduce the complexity of the regulatory environment. It remains the "go-to" source for a clear understanding of the fundamentals of the very broad legal/regulatory environment within which directors, officers and the boards of their companies must operate. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781876604271

xviii, 414 p. ; 25 cm