Melbourne Law School’s Obligations Group and
Centre for Corporate Law & Securities Regulation
(CCLSR) invite you join them to celebrate the
launch by Justice Neave AO, of Dr Rosemary
Langford’s book: -
Directors’ Duties: Principles and Application outlines key fiduciary and statutory duties of
Australian company directors, with detailed reference to the position in the United
Kingdom. It gives practical guidance on the characteristics and application of general law
and statutory duties and, in so doing, provides critical analysis of the scope and content of
fiduciary duties in general.
Particular focus is given to the duties that have traditionally been
characterised as fiduciary: the duties to avoid conflicts and profits, to
act in good faith in the interests of the company and for proper
purposes, to retain discretions and to disclose information. The duty
of care is also examined and the book demonstrates why this duty is
different from other key duties.
The book also outlines the statutory duties in the Corporations Act
2001 (Cth) which correspond to the general law duties, as well as the
consequences of breach of the statutory and fiduciary duties of directors and the
significance of fiduciary classification.
The book provides certainty for practitioners, academics and students in the organization
and application of key directors’ duties. It presents a clear structure for such organization
and application, and its outline and resolution of the contours of the fiduciary concept are
also of direct relevance to scholars and practitioners in the areas of Equity and Trusts.
Directors’ Duties: Principles and Application
(The Federation Press, 2014)
Date:
Wednesday, 5th November
Time &
Venue:
6.00 - 7.30pm, Room 920 on Level 9
(refreshments available from 5.45pm)
Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton
A location map can be found here
RSVP:
To register please click here
Speaker:
Justice Marcia Neave AO, Court of Appeal
Supreme Court of Victoria
Professor Elise Bant
Obligations Group Co-Convenor
Associate Professor Matthew Harding
Obligations Group Co-Convenor
Professor Ian Ramsay
Centre Director - CCLSR
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