Quick Reference Card: Corporations Law - Directors’ Duties

Quick Reference Card: Corporations Law - Directors’ Duties, written by highly experienced law lecturers and LexisNexis authors, Margaret Hyland and Marina Nehme, clearly summarises directors’ duties under Australian corporations law, including the most important principles, legislation and cases.

This card covers the role of the board, definition of director, appointment of directors, removal/resignation of directors, to whom directors owe a duty, civil and criminal actions against directors for breach of duty, duty of care, duty to avoid conflict of interest, duty to act in good faith, duty to act for a proper purpose, duty to prevent insolvent trading, liability for breach of directors’ duties, relief from liability and statutory relief from liability.

This Quick Reference Card makes an ideal study aid both for classroom and exam use and is an excellent quick-reference tool for those working in corporations law.

Features

Concise summary of the most important principles in the practice area

Overview of key legislation and case law

Quick easy and clear access to key principles

Portable

Durable laminated card

Great as a revision checklist

Perfect for exam use

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Harris, Hargovan & Adams, Australian Corporate Law, 6th ed, 2017

Hyland & Nehme, Quick Reference Card: Corporations Law - Remedies that Apply when Directors Breach Their Duties, 2011