An accidental change to directors' duties?

Alcock, A

Abstract

For the first time, the general duties of directors have been given statutory form in the Companies Act 2006. This article concentrates on the duties of compliance (with the company’s constitution), proper purpose and good faith contained in sections 171 and 172. In the first judicial comment on these sections, Lord Glennie has said in passing, “these sections appear to do little more than set out the pre-existing law on the subject.”1 But is that true?

Citation

Alcock, A. (2009). An accidental change to directors' duties?. Company Lawyer, 30, 362

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: Feb 25, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 25, 2010
• Journal: Company Lawyer
• Publisher: Sweet and Maxwell
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 30
• Pages: 362
• Publisher URL: http://www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/Catalogue/ProductDetails.aspx?recordid=458&productid=7056