Directors in United Kingdom

Formalities of Company Directorship

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How many directors?

How are directors appointed?

Are there any age restrictions?

For how long do directors hold office?

How may a directorship be terminated?

What are the notification requirements relating to directors?

Register of directors

Disclosure of transactions with directors

The Fiduciary duties of Company Directors

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Duty to promote the success of the company

Duty to act within powers

Duty to exercise independent judgment

Duty to avoid conflicts of interest

Competing directorships and post-resignation confl icts of interest

Authorisation by the board

Company Directors’ powers

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The board of directors

The managing director

The ordinary director

Executive directors

Non-executive directors

Other categories of directors

Corporate (criminal) liability for directors’ actions

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The board of directors

Individual directors

Corporate manslaughter

Directors as agents

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The authority of the board of directors

The managing director

Other directors

Company Directors’ duties in General

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The codification of directors’ duties in the Companies Act

To whom are the duties owed?

Introduction

Definition of director

Company Directors: The rule in Turquand’s case

Directors’ duties: introduction

The Corporate Form. Introduction

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The corporate relationships: the company and its members

The company and its directors

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