Rights and Duties of Directors

This highly practical and comprehensive tenth edition of Rights and Duties of Directors is relevant to all UK company directors and their advisers. It clearly explains the rights and powers of directors and their specific duties as prescribed by UK company law and legislation. This edition covers the following main developments which mainly arose from the October 2009 implementation of provisions in the UK's Companies Act 2006: the ability of directors to have a 'service address' on the public record * the protection of information concerning a director's residential address * the suppression of residential address information currently on public record * share and share capital changes * a new company names adjudicator. As well as the changes derived from the Companies Act 2006, the tenth edition also includes: changes to reflect updates in employment regulations and best practice (for example, repeal of the statutory disciplinary and grievance procedure by the Employment Act 2008 and amendment of flexible working rights for employees) * relevant information from the Shareholders Rights Directive * an update on corporate governance (in particular, changes emanating from the Financial Services Authority's Walker Review) * updates in case law (such as, the first prosecution under new corporate manslaughter legislation).