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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Duties of Directors"”.
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The Impact of mandatory audit firm rotation on the statutory duties of Directors
… independence in South Africa. The introduction of MAFR has been met with criticism from many stakeholders due to the adverse effects many believe the implementation of MAFR will have on audit quality and auditor independence. To date, there have been limited studies which focus on the impact of …
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Regulating Fiduciary Duties of Directors Towards Company Property in England and Saudi Arabia: a Comparative Analysis
This thesis investigates the regulation of fiduciary duties of directors towards company property in England and Saudi Arabia. The analysis concentrates on the statutory law of both countries as the main legal instrument to prevent exploitation of company property by company directors. The study …
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How effective are the frameworks regulating the duties of directors in insolvency in Nigeria and England and Wales? Prospects and challenges
… go into liquidation for many reasons. Breach of directors’ duties is one of these reasons and can have a devastating impact on companies in England and Wales and Nigeria. The role directors play in any company cannot be overemphasised. They can be blamed, depending on the situation, for the …
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A study of the impact of company legislation on the fiduciary duties of directors with regard to contracts with the company
… through natural persons acting on its behalf. Directors are the persons who act on behalf of the company in transactions with third parties. Their functions and responsibilities arise by virtue of the company as being a separate legal personality. The company acts through its organs. One of its …
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Does the role and duties of the business rescue practitioner as conferred by the South African Companies Act 71 of 2008 give rise to conflicts with respect to the powers and duties of directors during business rescue proceedings?
The objective of this thesis is to research to what extent do the duties and powers conferred to the business rescue practitioner conflict with that of the directors during the business rescue proceedings since both of them form part of the management of the financially distressed company. In so …
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Directors’ duties and the race to incorporate corporate social responsibility into company activities in South Africa
The principle of good corporate governance denotes that a company’s board of directors should not only look after the interests of shareholders but also of other stakeholders when managing the company. The obligation of taking care of stakeholder interests can be enforced through Corporate Social …
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Corporate opportunity doctrine: A South African company law perspective
… doctrine is a legal principle that demands that directors, officers and controlling shareholders of a company must not take for themselves any business opportunity that could benefit the company. However, this restriction does not apply to every member of a corporation. It is rather limited to …
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The enforcement of directors' duties in the context of shareholders' rights protection : a comparative study between UK and Saudi law
Corporate governance has been the topic of intense research and policy debates over the past two decades. Clearly, the duties that directors owe to their company are a key component of corporate governance. These duties were introduced in an attempt to create a fair and balanced relationship …
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Legal controls of corporate management in Japan : comparisons with common law jurisdictions
… Among them, in theory, the shareholders and directors play the critical roles in managing the corporations. Shareholders have the ultimate power in managing a corporation, and directors actually exercise these powers under the instruction of shareholders. Directors are also conferred with …
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Company law and the interests of company employees
The present state of law in South Africa appears to create a dichotomy between labour lawyers on the one hand, and commercial lawyers applying their revered company law principles, on the other. This dissertation will deal with some aspects of law which create tension between the two and discuss …
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The relationship between the business rescue practitioner and the directors of the company
… between the business rescue practitioner and the directors of the company under business rescue. In essence, this dissertation investigates whether a conflict arises between the duties, roles and powers of the business rescue practitioner and those of directors of the financially distressed …