12 Directors’ duties: Conflict of interest duties AIMS AND OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter you should be able to: Distinguish: a director contracting (or having an interest in a contract) with his company other conflict of interest situations Understand the scope and operation of the two general conflict of interest . . . Read more
11 Directors’ duties: General considerations and management duties AIMS AND OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter you should be able to: Discuss the rationale behind reform of directors’ duties Discuss the extent to which the statutory statement of directors’ duties is a codification Understand to whom directors’ duties are owed Understand . . . Read more
13 Directors’ duties: Remedies and reliefs and director disqualification AIMS AND OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter you should be able to: Understand common law and equitable remedies for breach of directors’ duties Understand the civil consequences of failure to comply with statutory provisions governing directors contracting with their companies Recognise . . . Read more
6 Financing a company AIMS AND OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter you should be able to: Identify the basic methods of funding a company’s operations Recognise a financing lease distinct from an operating lease Identify six types of debt financing State the benefits to a lender of a secured loan . . . Read more