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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Fiduciary Duties"”.
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Fiduciary Duties in Corporate Law and Privacy Law
… states, requires directors to "discharge their duties with the care that a person in a like position would reasonably believe appropriate under similar circumstances." However, both the business judgment rule and Delaware General Corporate Law (DGCL) Section 102(b)(7) shield directors from …
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NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS’ SELF-INTEREST: FIDUCIARY DUTIES AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
… by examining the nature of a nonexecutive’s fiduciary liability to the company focusing on the nature and purpose of the duty to identify when and why the duty is owed. Identifying the nature and purpose of the duty will allow the thesis to demonstrate that existing authority and academic …
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The basis and boundaries of employee fiduciary duties in South African common law
… and potential application of the common-law fiduciary doctrine, and of the distinctive nature of the duties to which it gives rise, is seldom appreciated or analysed in South African law. This is particularly evident in the law of employment, where the courts’ references to the …
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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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Legal Accountability and Nonprofit Governance: An Exploratory Quantitative Study of Board Member and Executive Knowledge of Fiduciary Duties
… who have legal responsibilities based on the fiduciary duties of care, loyalty, and obedience. Boards, along with the chief executive, are held responsible to fulfill these standards which are designed to hold nonprofits legally accountable to carry out their tax exempt purpose by using …
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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
… Hence, directors are subject to various duties, which are normally classified as the duty of care and skill, and the fiduciary duties. The effective control of the directors is dependent on the enforcement of these duties, which are based on common law.
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Verslo sprendimo taisyklė bendrovių teisėje: lyginamieji aspektai /
… itself. Various different aspects of the duties that managing bodies related to the making and execution of business decisions are analyzed. The work focuses on the purpose of distinguishing the concept of the business jugdmeng rule and argue on interpretation whereas doctrine separates …
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Regulating the Corporation from Within and Without: Corporate Governance and Workers’ Interests
… review. Chapter three examines the expansion of fiduciary duties and changes to corporate governance, including Benefit Corporations, and how expanded fiduciary duties can be used to increase the interests1 of workers. Chapter four contains a case study of the Rana Plaza disaster to demonstrate …
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Corporate opportunity doctrine: A South African company law perspective
… limited to those who could be said to stand in a fiduciary relationship with the company. The common law duties of directors are fiduciary duties of good faith, loyalty, and honesty. Every director owes to the company a duty to act in good faith and to serve in the best interests of the company. …
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Verslo sprendimo taisyklė bendrovių teisėje: lyginamieji aspektai /
… those decisions essentially looks at whether the fiduciary duties of good faith, loyalty and care have been fulfilled. Similarly, in Germany, which is particularly significant as the first country to incorporate the business judgment rule model into its legal system in Europe, business decisions …
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A comparative study of selected aspects of corporate liability of directors under Swiss and South African law
… of liability of directors for breach of their fiduciary duties and their duty of care and skill.
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A Phenomenological Study of V.A.-Affiliated Nonprofit Leaders: Experiences Navigating the Blurred Lines at the Boundary Between the Public and Private Sectors
… mixing; and (5) problematic governance and fiduciary environments on NPC Boards. In response, a four-part solution was proposed to promote more effective VA-NPC partnerships, both in structure and practice.Keywords: Public-private partnerships, quasi-governmental, nonprofit corporations, …
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An investigation into the doctrine of proper purpose
… their powers. Its origins are to be found in the fiduciary relationship in which a director stands towards his company and the concomitant duty that this relationship imports, namely, to use his office and to exercise his powers bona fide in the interests of the company. The significance of the …
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Responsible investment in the South African pension fund industry: a critical analysis
… of their beneficiaries, according to their fiduciary duty. According to the preamble to Regulation 28 of the Pension Fund Act of 1956, this includes responsible investing (RI). However, the South African RI landscape, barring a few exceptions, is dominated by financial institutions other …
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Company law and the interests of company employees
… is currently bound, in the exercise of his fiduciary duties, to act only in the "interests" of his company. It seems more than likely that South Africa will have a mixed economy . based on market principles for the foreseeable future until constitutional · issues have been laid to rest. The …
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Administration of the Public Finance Management Act 1999 in the North West Provincial Administration in South Africa
… Auditor-General (AG). The managerial control and fiduciary duties by the structures in government departments will have to be enhanced in order to ensure that financial management is aligned with the PFMA. Policy implementation requires the necessary tools, techniques, procedures, shared vision, …
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The structure of the social and ethics committee in South Africa and the protection of non-shareholder constituencies
… the exclusive beneficiaries of the director's fiduciary duties. However, the requirement for certain companies to appoint a Social and Ethics Committee in terms of section 72(4) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 read with Regulation 43 of the Companies Regulations, 2011, arguably disrupts the …
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An exploratory study of the governance and management processes of family foundations in South Africa
… including: Family foundations felt that the fiduciary duties and responsibilities, fiscal oversight and internal controls were duly executed. Family foundations were satisfied that the board knew enough about investment principles, however environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices …
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